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Jack12477
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Since I had all day to fiddle with this and laying down the ground cover is easy, I think I am just about finished. Gotta sit with a few days before I say FINI but ...... Sorry if anything is out of focus I had to use the small pocket size digital because my really good Pentax DSL has a problem with the aperture control mechanism and nothing comes out with the correct exposure no matter what setting I use. Now I have to find a place to display it. The base measures 11 x 14 inches with a height of church at 8 inches
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Thanks for the compliments also.
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Thanks for pointing it out. Appreciate it. I have 3 WWII variants of the half-track, the M16, the M3A2 Personnel Carrier and the M21 Mortar Carrier. I was going to put one of the other half-tracks together with the M16, until both the Admiral and my son said it looked too crowded, so I pulled a "jeep" from the stash to add a 2nd smaller vehicle without of course checking that I had the right war and theater. Guess I will keep the MUTT for something with the 4 variants of the M113 APC I also have in my stash Thanks for the heads up.
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The MUTT was just a jeep I grabbed from my stash of finished models. I didn't pay close attention to its markings to tell which war it was from. The M16 definitely has 2 setsof decals for WWII, and also decals for Korea and "modern" whatever that means. I tried to match the decals to the previous M16 I built 30 plus years ago, also in my stash, choosing the alternate vehicle ID. I can still swap things around on the diorama to get everything in synch time wise. I've been away from the plastic so long I have forgotten which era is which vehicle. Way back when, I was buying and building kits of each variant of a WWII vehicle. Of course in 20-20 hindsight I should have stuck a hidden label on the underside to remind me what war the model was from.
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No, it's a Verlinden model of church ruin in Europe during WWII. Francois Verlinden was a Belgian modeler who started producing very beautiful, detailed, cast plaster, actually Hydrocal, kits of various ruins in 1:35 scale. He retired quite a while ago and his kits are still available but at a price $$$$$. I managed to buy two when my local hobby shop closed, actually the only two they still had. He also produced a lot of other accessories in cast resin. I have 2 of his accessory kits which are wood crates for artillery and small arms ammo, some Jerry cans, bed roles, tent traps, etc. He also published a series of books called the Verlinden Way describing how to do dioramas and super detailing. There were several volumes.
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Actually, Lou, they are from my stash of finished figures from prior kits that did not get used.
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While the Admiral and I sit in solitary confinement here in the Hermitage I completed the staining of the base (cherry over basswood) and applied 2 coats of satin poly. Did a first pass at weather the half-track and made a pass at the layout. I had to use modeler clay under the Infantry soldiers feet to get the to stop falling over as soon as I placed them. The entire base will be covered in an earthen material and other appropriate accessories including some oil drums, jerry cans and perhaps some discard ammo crates. I am still trying to figure out how I want to represent any collapsed beams inside the church walls. But here's some progress photos First the half-track First pass at diorama layout (could change) I might change out the two "passengers" in the Jeep too. Maybe a guy manning the machine gun, if I can find a figure in my stash.
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Looks nice !
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Thanks for info. I am not finished weathering it yet. Just set it aside while I work on the diorama base.
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Thanks Mark 🤔😎
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Me too ! Was heavy into Tamiya 1:35 Armor mostly WWII. Lost a lot of my reference material especially Shep Paine's books on dioramas. 🤐 Most of my aircraft got busted and had to be thrown out. Still have a few aircraft and all the armor.
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Well, here at the Hermitage things have slowed down a bit while I try to locate all the landscaping supplies from my N scale model railroad that I stashed away in unlabeled boxes somewhere in the basement. Can't run out to store since most are closed. So far we are not under lock down, but since the Admiral and I are in the at risk age group we are limiting our trips out. So the rest of this build will be slow. But I will continue.
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Thanks, Edward
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Thanks, Mark
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Thanks. But you might want to delete the pdf file you seem to have accidentally uploaded.
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B-25 Mitchell "Meet Miss Runyon" by Javlin-HK-1/32
Jack12477 replied to Javlin's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
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Thanks ! The manual I did find is the TM-9-710
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Thanks! Could not find that in the manual
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No clue ! But, I did notice a couple extra levers installed on the floorboards. I didn't see any explanation but will recheck the inventory list for any clues, Roger, do a Google search on wwii m16 half track operation manual look for an entry from biblio there is a pdf of the original operation manual. I can't post manual here or get a link, the entry just pops the entire manual up for you to view. Couldn't find much on manipulating the tracks other braking.
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I have that tank in my stash of completed models - only not in the camo colors shown on the box - just straight OD.
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yes, I guess they had too much of that French wine to drink last night
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Finished the M16 half track this morning. The decals were a bit of a problem due to their age. Took a long time soaking in water before they were release from the paper and then some were brittle and broke off pieces as soon as I applied them to the model. Guess I will just chalk up the missing stuff as "battle damage". Next up is some touch up of the paint and then some weathering of the model before I address the diorama scene itself. Still trying to visualize how I want it to appear. Some pre-decal photos Post decal application Little OOOOOPS on the speed limit decal - slipped after I applied it and turned to the other side of model. Oh well. Soldier must have been a little drunk when it taped the stencil on the back
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Yea, I've seen the Stryker, Lou, always wondered about those tires tho. A good marksman with a amour piercing round or a .50 cal round could easily take out all 4 tires on one side and disable the thing. Kinda hard to disable a tank tread with anything short of a bazooka or RPG or another artillery round. Small Update: I finished building the front and rear assemblies and getting them attached to each other. I am using Tamiya brand Olive Drab paint for the entire body. In comparing it to another model of this same vehicle I made back in the 1980s using Floquil brand Olive Drab paint I notice that the Tamiya is noticeably darker in color than Floquil was some 40 years ago. And at that time Floquil's paints match the US' Federal Standard (FS-55) color charts. See the comparison below. Model in background is the 1980s Floquil painted version. Notice how much darker the newer model in foreground is with Tamiya brand paint.
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The "rear wheels" are a tank tread. Hence the name "half-track". You will see shortly
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