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  1. RGL
    So coming together now, a few days work to get the roof done now? Then I can do the other tractor
  2. RGL
    With a really big engine !
  3. RGL
    It’s all about layers, if you look at my Borodino, Graf Zepplin or Seydlitz builds it covers the rust and wear. I followed a U tube video from Captain Nightshift which is just excellent
  4. RGL
    Anyways, I now have 4 WNW kits which I intend to build on here if I live long enough. There are 2 more ships in the stash which will be done soon as there is very little that is grabbing me, maybe another Dreadnought ? Lots of stories about some new RN kits to be released but I don’t believe it.
  5. RGL
    Unfortunately for some bizarre reason shipping from the US to Australia is truely offensive. A $90 kit has the same amount for shipping pretty much. It does not make sense why it is to high short of blatant profiteering from the carrier companies, a Gotha has a $200 shipping fee!!
  6. RGL
    Starting to come together!!!
  7. RGL
    Nice. Ww1 modelling is really now a thing, there is new stuff coming out all the time, new 3D printed stuff all the time too. Look forward to this
  8. RGL
    So when I sanded down 50% of the interior of the tracked I stuffed up and added wrong tracks to each kit, and @Egilman pointed this out to me (I hadn’t noticed as I was probably a bit focused on the weathering), so I’ve been at work all afternoon and just got home after midnight and pulled them off and swapped them. 30 minutes of weathering the tracks tomorrow and I’m back on track. (He’s know, I’d know and it would just burn me up for stuffing it up. Thanks young man for saving me. Imagine if it was after I’d finished!!!
  9. RGL
    Dry brushed the tracks to bring out the worn bits and some rust wash
  10. RGL
    The weathering process begins
  11. RGL
    They do not fit well nor strongly. It came down to glueing them on piecemeal. I ended up with 2 spare links. Once I get some decals down it should accelerate nicely
  12. RGL
    Now there is a special place in hell for the bloke that designed these tracks.
  13. RGL
    Ok, I thought it would be lazy not to do one in the 3 tone camouflage. dry fit. Should look good weathered, one OD and one Camo.
  14. RGL
    Base coat of olive drab which was the US colour used for the Holts. I will now do about 3 graduating lighter shades then add a filter. My plan is to add the tracks before I add any more glue as apparently they are a nightmare to attach. they did 10,000 of these tractor for ww1! I recently saw a 3 tone camo in a magazine (it’s a what if as there is no reference so I may just do one of these in That scheme)
  15. RGL
    Base coats
  16. RGL
    Back to the Holt tractors. The injection marks on the inside of the tracks are massive. Primer coat them scrape back again, I’m not going to go to war with the inboard ones as you won’t see them .
  17. RGL
    Maybe one day a WNW Gotha!!!
  18. RGL
    So there will be a Holt tractor for each piece plus a lorry
  19. RGL
    And I’m back. The chassis of the cannon. I have to do the tools for the side them strap them in and I can add dust.
  20. RGL
    Finished!
  21. RGL
    I don’t know how people ever brush painted these things.
  22. RGL
    Very close to the finish now, I need to do some airbrush touch ups and rigging, then the windscreen and guns
  23. RGL
    Bombs
  24. RGL
    So decals done, a bit of weathering to go plus props etc etc
  25. RGL
    And the base coat done. I’m not sure if the colours are exact but Meh!

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