Jack12477

4 minutes ago, king derelict said:

I get that catalogue. Full of stuff you must have - but thankfully the prices stifle any impulse buys

Alan

Ditto ! 😇

Check out Hollowneck's HMS Sphinx discussion on making sea scape for his ship diorama starting at Post #400.

3 minutes ago, Egilman said:

Hey brother, looks like you went aftermarket on the tracks? Excellent choice... (does a lot for the look)

 

Nope ! Those the out of box Tamiya tracks, which unlike other kit model tracks don't disintegrate after 5-10 years. 

For now I'm calling Walker tank #1 complete.  I decided to hold off on weathering and/or camouflage until I decide on how I want to display it and the Walker tank #2 kit build is completed. But both will have to wait a while until after I deal with a medical issue that just cropped up unexpectedly. 

Note to Moderators: This build log is NOT FINISHED YET, only part 1 of 2 is finished.  And there is a possibility of a diorama to be added to this build thread.  

The Walker tank model #1:

2 hours ago, king derelict said:

Thank you very much Jack. I grew up with Plasticine in the UK and have never been able to come up with the US equivalent. Its handy for a bunch of modelling activities. Off to Walmart!

 

Alan

I think it's called Crayola Air Dry clay here. Check out a Michaels store if you can't find it in Walmart. 

Alan, you can also use kids brand modeling clay to hold your figures while spraying them. I think it was Crayola brand.

1 hour ago, king derelict said:

which I seem to recall emanated from the Night Shift guy.

Yes, it was Night Shift

I think the hand vise would work. It comes with a set of metal pins/rods to insert in holes to hold irregular shaped objects. I have that hand vise and another different style both work well for holding small things. Are these figures metal or resin?  Watch the MicroMark demo video on that webpage

1 hour ago, king derelict said:

Glad you are here, Jack.

I’ll be leaning on your expertise I’m sure 

alan

I'm a neophyte like you but will be happy to share what I've learned so far.  

That's okay! There's no penalty for Senior Moments 😇

36 minutes ago, king derelict said:

I'm trying to work out how to hold them for painting

Would this Universal Clamp from MicroMark work ? 

I'm in!

Looks like the tire gnomes snuck into your stash. 😒😠 But I do agree with Ken's solution.

In anticipation of possibly doing a diorama I did pick up two cliff rock face rubber molds by Woodland Scenics. Incredible detail in these molds. 

10 hours ago, Haliburton said:

Time for a diorama?

It's under consideration!  Big issue is where to display it. The ship models already take up all the display space. I have maybe 30 completed armor vehicles stored in plastic containers because I ran out of space. 

Stopped by the Hobby Lobby store today; the model kit area had a sign "All boxed kits 40% off". So I browsed the shelves, mostly cars, way down on the lowest shelf were 5 Tamiya Walker Bulldog kits. Sale price after discount was $13.19.  😲 Picked up another kit, was very tempted to buy 2 but resisted the temptation. So Walker #1 will have a companion tank. 🤔 

Happy Birthday Craig  from a real old fossil

21 minutes ago, Rik Thistle said:

looks like the Small Shop has a UK distributor

Yep , that's the tool, 2nd one in from left is The Bug, one on left is the Mini. Prices, even in British pounds, is close to what they cost in US. ($36 vs £37, close enough)

30 minutes ago, Rik Thistle said:

Did the Small Shop come up with original layout?

Yes they did.  

They announced awhile back that they intended to retire the end of 2023 and were not selling the business or their patents. Shame because they had a reasonable low price for a quality product and delivery in US was very quick. Can't speak for Canada or UK delivery. 

Update : I just checked Their site , it appears they might be reincarnated soon. See banner at top of their web page. Bookmark it if you want. 

That looks almost identical to the Hold and Fold tool produced by The Small Shop. The owners retired end of 2023 and closed up shop but some may be available on FleaBay. They also sold an 8×10 inch black plexiglass sheet.  I used them a lot when I build my 1:350 plastic ships with add-on PE.

The Bug (smallest of the set) 

The mid sized 5.5 inch

19 minutes ago, CDW said:

Very sharp figure. I like the fact it does not fit a well-beaten path of many figures associated with conventional war themes. Master Box are a sort of treasure for unusual figures. 

I wonder how hard it would be to build a bridge diorama similar to the one on the box art.

Thanks ! 

I have 2 more figures in that same series but in 1:35 scale. I was wondering about the bridge diorama also. 

Great job Tom!  Sorry I have to miss this years New London, but real life interferes. 

I'm in!

I really like the color scheme. Nice painting! 

First coat of Vallejo Dark Green, airbrushed on.

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Now to find where I stashed my Badger fine needles/tips from my previous years of modeling armor so I can do some shading, etc. I just hope I can remember how I used to do it  😉🤔🤫. Some parts will be hand painted and/or dry brushed. Still have the 3 figures that were included to do.