As with the tour bus in my previous post, another item I picked up in a car boot sale for a few pence was an old Majorette Saviem truck. Labelled as being 1:100, it's spot-on for 15mm wargaming, especially for post-colonial Africa. I have at least a couple of these already, but they're packed away somewhere in readiness for building work on our house. When I saw this one I knew it would save me the trouble of trying to find where I'd hidden the others for my objective marker.
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The original plan.
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I drilled out the rivets, disassembled and cleaned the parts. I had intended to re-spray the body of the truck but decided that the battered appearance was fine for my needs, and would also save time. Before reassembling the vehicle, I painted the seats brown, shaded darker brown and then drybrushed the front grille silver.
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| Internal detail. |
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I painted the yellow stripe around the cab, added the red lettering on the front, the orange indicators and a black front bumper with silver headlights. A wash of watered down brown paint was applied over the entire vehicle and then wiped off with a tissue, leaving the "dirt" in the recesses of the body and wheels.
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Details and weathering added.
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The completed vehicle was added to the plain base I'd made. I had 3D printed a couple of crates to use as cargo and added some 3D printed fuel drums I painted a few weeks ago.
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The finished objective marker.
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I might add some more details another day such as a logo on either side of the cab, if I find some suitable decals
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| The finished objective marker. |
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| The finished objective marker. |
A nice little objective!
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