1:35 US NSI Fuel Cans 1943 (12 pcs)

American cans for fuel from the year 1943

A tiny accessory for building military vehicles in 1:35 scale. In the name, beside the mark of the maker, the year 1943 and a count of twelve pieces are given. The supplier of the item is GasPatch models.

The marking molded on the body

Portable containers of American production are among the best documented small items of the war exactly because they carried clear molded data. Anyone who finds such a piece today reads the mark of the works and the year from it and is able to place it. Modelers benefit from that: by the year a set can be chosen that matches the time of the scene being rendered, and an incongruous load thus avoided. The differences between the years are small, though, and concern mainly the marking and the details of the pressing.

The painting procedure step by step

First an all-over matte base, after drying the drawing of a dark color into the swages, so that the shape stands out. Then follows a light lightening of the upper surfaces, which gives the container volume. Do the lettering last, by all means only suggested with a few strokes of the thinnest brush: at this size the eye fills in the rest by itself. A final layer of dust joins the load to the vehicle and hides small unevennesses of the coat. Avoid gloss, period containers did not have it.

Whom the set is meant for

• Builders of Allied equipment of the middle period of the war
• Authors of scenes in which a vehicle is being refueled
• Modelers who want to match the year of the load to the vehicle
• Anyone interested in a stock of small items for several builds