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Jack12477
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I have a gunmetal gray color, was thinking of using that on the metal parts, I might try the black tho. Thanks Gotta find some of Chuck's rope and use it to tie down the extra gear. -
That's the color called out in the instructions, but I don't like it. Too reddish. May change it. What are your thoughts on it ?
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Ok, Lou, you want to throw a couple boat anchors over the side so we can slow down a little Decals in place - just have to seal them once they completely dry and set. Attached a fraction of the extra goodies. See all those ammo cans on the rear deck - well there is at least 10 more like them plus two more of the smaller K ration boxes, plus more ruck sacks. Guess they might have to go in the stash box..... Anyway, it is not finished completely - the track area needs some camo treatment and is too pristine for a combat tank. So more work there. I still have the 3 infantrymen shown on the box art to finish plus decide what to do with all the weaponry on the weapons sprue - grenades, etc. The we take on the display question - how to display? I know ! I know Diorama, please ! Patience grasshoppers. Patience.
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It's 44 F at 8:30 PM here right now. High was 55 F.
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Actually Edward I had started glueing small sub-assemblies together Saturday night before ASAT complained abot "40 posts and nothing glued". I actually some sub-assemblies glued up just not posted. I probably will have the tank and crew finished by tomorrow. But any diorama is going to take a bit longer. Thanks! Nah ! Just have nothing else to do with my time right now! Still to cold here at night to plant any veggies in the raised bed gardens, so might as well build tanks.
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Yeah, I am not finished with it yet. More tweaking to do on it
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A couple of GIs grabbed a couple of white wash brushes and couple of buckets of white paint and slapped a little camo on the tank. Didn't want it to look too professionally done. Next up is the decals, load up the accessories, and figure out how to display it.
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Oh I have plenty of soldiers in the stash box, extra arms, legs, bodies, etc. Plus Tamiya makes some nice figure sets. Thanks for the compliment
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AH64 A Helicopter by kpnuts - Academy - 1/48 - PLASTIC
Jack12477 replied to kpnuts's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
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I have done it in past, but not very good at it. I may do it with this model. We'll see !
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Nah ! It's easy, OC. Did all of those in little over an hour, including painting. The way Tamiya makes these, they go together easily. And no flash to remove.
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Mark is this enough extra goodies to add to the tank ? These all came on sprues with the tank. I have additional Jerry cans in my stash if needed. Probably ammo cans too. There's 2 size of ammo cans here 8 of each, 2 oil drums, 2 crates, 4 boxes, extra helmets, backpacks,, ammo packs.
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LOTS of spare parts 😁 Stay tuned Mark ! 😁 there is enough extras to overload a tank
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Thank,, Craig, interesting video.
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Ok, Lou, I did the rest of the tank after supper tonight The basic tank is finished. Up next is camouflage, add all the extra gear needed for combat mission. finish the 3 infantry figures that go with the kit. Basically 4 sprues worth of fiddly bits to add to the tank. And then the hard part, coming up with a suitable display format for it. Compared to my other tank models in my collection, this one is tiny, even for a model. Fixing the figures to their respective posts. Assembled tank tread (one of two) Turret prior to installing on tank Tank upper body half Lower body half with tank treads installed Upper and Lower body halves glued together Turret attached Finally all parts together Stay tuned while I work on the extras.
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Yea, Edward, it is a major distraction 😈😈 😁😁😁 Lou, I've got nothing else to do in cell block 22. So might as well build models. Only thing slowing me down is stopping to paint all the piece before I attach them . Actually the speed with which I can do these is really a tribute to how well Tamiya manufactured these kits. Very precision made, clean castings with no flash. Everything fits perfectly on 1st try. Their 1:35 armor line is fabulous. Mark, yes, there are scads of extras to hang on the tank, ammo cans, helmets, tank tread links, boxes, etc. Going to be fun loading her up for battle. 😁
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Yea, I knew that. But only a couple of figures have the pre-molded on leather helmet, everyone else is helmetless, you have to glue on the steel pots. The one standing figure with leather helmut is too tall to fit on the platform that gets installed inside the tank for them to rest on. I figure the driver has the correct helmet and the 2 in the turret are exposed to fire so they need a steel pot. The driver figures are torso only, no legs.
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Some more updates for a rainy, windy day in the dungeon. For some reason I have 2 sets of spruces which are exact duplicates Duplicate set #1 Duplicate set #2 And then a "main sprue" with the driver and commander figure which are slightly different than the same figures in the sprues above. Notice the torso from the knees to head. He's the one included in the instructions and the only one which will fit on the insert platform. Not sure what the other figures are for. But if nothing else they will end up in my stash box of assorted figure parts. So after painting and test fitting them in place I have this dry fit assembly. Some touch-up due on the faces. But there is a slew if detail stuff to add to this tank. I could go really wild
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B-25J Mitchell by Tom E - Revell - 1:48 Scale - PLASTIC
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Okay, moving along with the build (thanks for all the chit-chat guys, enjoyed it). First of six track roller assemblies. There is a left side and right side to these sub-assemblies Bottom half with front and rear parts installed Right and Left side assemblies Tank's upper half dry fitted Turret assembly with gun tube that actually raises and lowers thanks to Tamiya's clever poly-caps I've given everything a coat of Tamiya Olive Drab paint before I start attaching other small parts. And I am just about out of that color. So re-order time.
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Bell UH-1H Huey By lmagna - Dragon - 1/35 - PLASTIC
Jack12477 replied to lmagna's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
About 50 of my fellow enlisted at the Arsenal had a Masters degree and one, who became a close friend, was just a thesis away from his PhD. As our Captain, our interim Detachment Commander while awaiting his Security Clearance, told us "even tho he had a PhD in Nuclear Physics he could be sent to Nam quicker than any of us because an Officer's job is first to Command" . Most of our Officers had advanced degrees in Science or Engineering also. One of the guys told me that he and a friend had gone thru school together, both had a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering, actually his buddy had a higher average, both got drafted together, did boot camp together; he got assigned to the R&D program at the Arsenal while his buddy was sent to Nam as a generator mechanic. Go figure ! I just got lucky. -
AMT Body Snatcher - 1:25 by Fright
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Interesting that the seats are offset from each other. Looking good !
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Bell UH-1H Huey By lmagna - Dragon - 1/35 - PLASTIC
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And along the way we make new friends thru conversation. Nice ! I have about the same number, but mine are all different tanks I'll be posting some updates later today.
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