Small Scale Military Headquarters

In order to paint the parts by all means you need to soap wash the parts .

A primer is a must on resin parts . I use automotive paint .

You can now go to Home depot or Lowes for the paint matching.

I have matched the paint for

21st Humvee
21st Stuka
BBI Pavehawk
New BBI Blackhawk.

All almost perfect matches . Now they offer small test cans about the size of a small tomato paste can , and the price is about $3-$5

CHEAP !!!.

The trick is to let the paint totally cure out . Then one cured I seal everything with tester dull clear coat.

I have used a make up sponge to paint . This gets the job done but you need to apply about 2-3 coats. It is better if your sponge is wet first . Dip it in water ( purified or bottle water ) squeeze it dry then start dabbing paint.

You can also airbrush the Home depot paint . Every body says that you can use denature alcohol but I never had success with it . IT CLOGS EVERY 3 SECONDS .

So I us Windex to thin out the paint. THIS WORKS GREAT !!! JUST LIKE REGULAR PAINT !!!!

Check out the location of the spare tire bracket slide it over so that it is up against the right side bumper bolt.

Also check out the locations of the 2 different types of u-bolts.









Here are the A/C vents and the smoke grenade launcher. the platforms may be a bit tall I need to recheck my measurements.










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The Majority of you have your kits by now.

I think the last 3-4 orders have yet to be filled .

How are you guys liking your kits ?
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Everything was perfect and Doug is a real nice guy to work with. Great job Matt. Thanks.

Hi,

I just received my kit today and I love it Matt, a wonderfull work.
Thank you Matt, thank you Doug!

alf aka the happy armored humvee contest winner

alf wrote:Hi,

I just received my kit today and I love it Matt, a wonderfull work.
Thank you Matt, thank you Doug!

alf aka the happy armored humvee contest winner

Yes you are and you are welcome !!!

It looks like we are getting down to the last kits .

I will start the full build / painted kits this weekend !!

Lot of work but I finally have gotten done with one of my full builds of the HUMVEE.

Sooooooooooooooo many parts !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It took me about 30 hrs to complete. I used Home Depot paint through an airbrush cut with Windex using about 30 lbs of pressure on my airbrush.

But when you stopped spraying it almost always clogged up. So I would screw the nozzle closed and used a Q tip with alcohol to swipe off the tip. Then it was ready to go.

Nice job Matt. Looks as good as the real thing. Can't wait to start mine.

WOW!

COOL ! I am an aircraft' guy so maybe my question is stupid but what is the "Flag" on the front bumper for ? And by the way why did they put a periscope on the rear bumper ? As i told you i am not an armor expert. PICKEL your job is fantstic

supersonicfifi wrote:COOL ! I am an aircraft' guy so maybe my question is stupid but what is the "Flag" on the front bumper for ? And by the way why did they put a periscope on the rear bumper ? As i told you i am not an armor expert. PICKEL your job is fantstic

The front flag device is an IED jamming device and the rear flag pole I am not sure some kind of incoming detection device ?

Great Job - looks awesome.

Knocked it outta the park. Amazing detail.

Received this full build Humvee already and this is one of the fantastic work from Matt. Thanks you very much.

Thanks Man !!!

I am glad you like it .



Here we go guys the last two HUMVEE builds.

Apprx.30 hrs each.

Now I can get started on the JUMBO and 251 backdate.














Here is a shot with the remade grill what a difference from stock !!

Those look amazing. That is a Humvee I would pay $100 for. Great job.

Great work!

Thanks guys .

$100 ?

Too bad the HUMVEES do not come like this .

I guess it is hard to put a price tag on 30 hrs worth of work.

Sorry P...I didn't mean to suggest your time and efforts were only worth $100 here...just that if BBI put this on the shelf I would pay 5X the old MSRP.

No worries my brother .

Bump for ebayers .

Here is another full build and the customer wanted it weatherd.

I think that it is just enough. I do not like heavy handed weathering.

looks amazing. Matthew I am interested in a kit. I need to make sure I still have Humvee.
what brand Humvee do I need ?