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Topic starter
17/05/2021 5:46 am
these are die-cast models made in China for the French company Maqmadon (MQM), founded in 2007 by two enthusiasts originally not connected with the forwarding business or trucking industry.
https://www.maqmadon.com/?sl=en
I have a copy of each variant of their Berliet GLR 1957 models, some of them received a weathering done with watercolor pencils, pastel pencils, artist oil colors and dry color pigments.
Two of them here: a platform truck for container transport for the French railroad SNCF and a skip loader truck of a construction company from Nice / South of France...
This topic was modified 5 years ago by Ralf
Ralf Buyer
Wiesbaden, Germany
17/05/2021 6:23 am
Ineresting Trucks, they look like nice ones.
17/05/2021 6:55 am
Beautiful detailing.
17/05/2021 7:26 am
Interesting. Could you show pics of whole trucks, especially the skip loader?
Topic starter
17/05/2021 7:41 am
@rich-sufficool There you go 🙂
this one and the following are all straight out of the box.
Wine truck with barrels full of Alsace wine...
Dump truck of a sand pit on the river Rhine bank
Truck with tarpaulin
This post was modified 5 years ago by Ralf
Ralf Buyer
Wiesbaden, Germany
17/05/2021 4:43 pm
they're great, thank you gentlemen.
17/05/2021 5:38 pm
Masterfully done Ralf !!! These are a feast for the eyes......do you use the same fixative for the water based applications as you do for the oil base?.....and do you care to share what fixative(s) you use ?.....Thanks,jB
17/05/2021 6:47 pm
I like'm all. Thanx for the extra pix.
17/05/2021 9:03 pm
These look excellent ! New or weathered, very interesting and good-looking trucks.
Topic starter
18/05/2021 7:59 am
Thanks all for your kind words!
John, I use fixative only sparingly, watercolor pencils used dry give a wax-like finish - I tried to show it on the quick shots of the bus model in 1/43 scale.
In most cases I use a "spray pen" shown in the picture. I buy them in packs of 5 in a local art supply store for 7.00 Euros per pack. They nebulize the liquid and do not simply spray it - an important difference compared to most spray cans (I don't have an airbrush).
The fixative itself is water-based and very thin. I use it for water-based, acrylic, enamel and oil paints.
A suitably cut piece of drawing cardboard helps me to protect areas that should not be touched by the fixative.
For pigments I use the shown "pigment fixer", it makes the pigment layer really durable.
"Ammo mig" is a Spanish brand, but I know at least https://www.hobbyworld-usa.com/Store/index.php
sells it in the United States.
By the way I am looking forward to new pictures of your cabover... 😀 😉 Ralf
Ralf Buyer
Wiesbaden, Germany
18/05/2021 10:26 am
@ralf .......................Thank you Ralf......it`s very interesting to see these products......none of which I`ve seen previously.....your application of them,aided by your talent and unique eye for detail, produce a still-cant-imagine-how-he-did-that effect....your work stands alone
as for my cabover,the propmaster has sent it`s carcass parts far and yonder......from the backwaters of Mississippi to the Coastal Peruvian Wetlands......it would take a gap filling glue of an unimaginably high level to join the pieces
