king derelict

I’ve been a bit dilatory with the updates and actually the build has been pretty slow thanks to intrusions by real life. After finishing the undercarriage everything got a coat of MiG One Shot iron oxide (brown) primer. The color schemes show what I assume is a winter scheme in white with some brown creeping through in places. I rather like it and thought I would give it a try. I added several misted coats of Tamiya Flat White and was fairly happy with the results. it’s a bit paler in real life but I’m starting to think another coat might be a good idea. I’m scared of getting a dead white result though. Next up was the tyres on the road wheels. I had great hopes of the Dspiae circle cutter but I abandoned it in favor of the old circle template to make the masks for the wheels The Dspiae cutter worked flawlessly on a piece of copier paper but tore up about 75% of my attempts with masking tape. I think it’s my fault for not getting the right tension on the cutting blade, it’s probably fiddle with thin material like masking tape. I should have tried painters tape- next time. The tyres were sprayed with Mig Rubber black which is a grey in reality but I think it works and then the running gear was assembled. And that brings us to the next significant challenge, the tracks! The sprue has all the parts needed for one side. I’m not sure whether to try to build the tracks off the model or assemble them in place. Thanks for looking in and the likes and comments. Alan

Thanks Mike. As with their ship models the AFVs have some daunting small parts. Alan

Spectacular work with the rivets Alan

Beautiful work Mark. From the lovely glossy blue hull to the neat rigging and the magnificent sails it a lovely boat. The stand sets it off so well too. congratulations alan

Progress hit a bit of a roadblock. I had to order the hull grey, the Flyhawk guide calls for a darker grey than anything I have. Then I had to do taxes, vet visit, eye clinic visit and a trip to the dentist. Anyway, the has arrived and the hull and superstructure were given several light coats to try to avoid a uniform color. The decks then got a coat to the Tamiya wood deck and then I used washes of burnt sienna and burnt umber oil paints. I like the result so far but I may add a thin black wash to pick out the details. Next up will be painting the linoleum decks and then back to the photo etch and a lot of railings. Thanks for looking in and the likes and comments. Alan

Hi Ken, As far as I can tell very few are alternative options for a different version so it’s all going into that tiny hull. tracks are link and length which I like better than the elastic band style but the links are tiny and it’s all going to be on show. Alan

Nice planking. alan

You are making a beautiful model Mike. It looks fiddle but the results are great. alan

Beautiful, neat PE work. It was almost a shame to paint it. alan

Thank you OC. It’s an amazing kit with so many parts for such a small vehicle, although I have a feeling I’ll be cursing it later. Flyhawk make a small number of AFVs. This one and the regular Kpfw I and II, the Renault tank and the King Tiger which has a nice brass barrel. They make super little models and are very satisfying to build. Alan

While I was stalled on the Iron Duke build I opened this box to keep me out of trouble. It’s a tiny 1/72 model of a tiny tank but with all the details that Flyhawk do so well. As I understand it the Zusatzpanzerung refers to the additional amor added to the tank. For such a small tank the box is well stuffed with parts There is a small PE fret of delicate parts. Some look impossibly small. The finished model is going to be small even with all the extra parts added. Assembly has started with the lower hull adding some PE to the engine vents and armor. There is quite a lot of suspension parts to add to the hull . So far it’s all fitting very nicely although it takes several reads of the instructions to work out what is intended. And the instructions are printed very small. One side done and one ready to start Thanks for looking in Alan

You made a beautiful job of her and the color scheme really sets the boat off. Congratulations and the case looks great too. alan

Beautiful painstaking work. alan

Congratulations Rob What a maze! alan

Have a great vacation Mike alan

I’ll watch with great interest. It sounds like a nice looking model when finished with a rather different build method. Good luck, I’m sure it will come out well. alan

Absolutely beautiful work on the masts. alan

Thank you very much Phil. A great miniature of a very nasty man alan

Looking forward to seeing you build this one. It looks like a great kit alan

Nice modification and it came out really well. I always get nervous cutting into stuff like that. alan

I found a little courage this morning and cut the plastic supports off two of the platforms and added the tiny photo etch parts. It took all day to build them up with a few diversions to find the little triangles after they flicked off the tweezers. Oh and a three hour power cut. At the end of the day they came out okay but I’m not sure it justifies the work. There is one more to do but I’m thinking of passing on it and moving forward with some primer. Thanks for looking in, the likes and comments. alan

Thanks Andy, I knew I had heard of casements somewhere 😀 Now that I recall I seem to think fortifications had casemate walls and later casemates housing guns. alan

Thanks for the correction. I had the feeling that barbette was wrong but casement didn’t occur to me. alan

Exquisite work. I am very impressed with the aged screws. Beautiful detail. alan

Thank you OC. This is a great kit and the brass kicks it up a notch. I’m hoping I can make a decent job of it. alan