Opel Blitz

[ollberger]

Although I have to fight with a bad cold, I couldn't resist to paint the Opel Blitz from Ebob Miniatures this afternoon.

I don't have much experience in painting vehicles. The last one I did was a WH40k tank and that is about four years ago. But I'm pretty happy with the result of the Opel:

[Westfalia Chris]

Excellent! But shouldn´t the Flatbed be Dark Grey, too?  :

[Operator5]

I think that looks fantastic. The weathering is amazing!

[ollberger]

Thanks for the posotive feedback.

But shouldn´t the Flatbed be Dark Grey, too?

In case of a Wehrmacht-Opel, yes. But it's supposed to be a civil truck, so I guess it's okay. The colours may be a little bit falsified on the picture though, the grey is in fact  more blueish than the Wehrmacht-Grey.

[Grimm]

nice I like the dirty look

[abbot_amaury]

... The last one I did was a WH40k tank and that is about four years ago. But I'm pretty happy with the result of the Opel:...

Much better than a 40k-tank IMHO :wink: . The weathering is great!

Gruß, Hagen

[Malamute]

Excellent paint job. I also agree, the weathering looks great.

[Driscoles]

The Opel looks fantastic ! Weathering is excellent. Great work Ollberger !
Björn

[W.B.Kurgan]

Excellent work ollberger! I agree about the weathering, and the choice of colour scheme is spot-on too!

 :love:

[Westfalia Chris]

Thanks for the posotive feedback.

But shouldn´t the Flatbed be Dark Grey, too?

In case of a Wehrmacht-Opel, yes. But it's supposed to be a civil truck, so I guess it's okay. The colours may be a little bit falsified on the picture though, the grey is in fact  more blueish than the Wehrmacht-Grey.

Ahh, now that´s clear. On my poor, old screen, it looks very grey, and the yellow convoy sign confused me. Superb weathering indeed.

[Big Juju]

... and the yellow convoy sign confused me. Superb weathering indeed.

Is the yellow pyramid on top of the cab a convoy sign?  I've been wondering what that is.  I've got an Opel Blitz from WestWind that I haven't put together yet.

[Westfalia Chris]

I seem to recall that in upraised position, it signifies "Convoy Following" or "Convoy Duty". I´ll look it up to be sure, but it left an impression when I first read about it.

[knoxville]

I don't like the wooden parts, looks too rushed. But the rest is very nice!

[KeyanSark]

A really good job!  :love:

I don't have much experience in painting vehicles.

I don't want to know what could it be if you had more experience!!  :mrgreen:

[Johan]

The triangle should only be up when a trailer is being towed.