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  1. mikegr
    Fitting these tracks was the most troublesome job of this project. Now I realize how painful is to assemble these one by one piece even in larger scales. The result was bad at the round cornern but hopefully was hidden under the side skirts
  2. mikegr
    I painted the tracks. I wasn't sure about the color as they were many options. I chose silver metal as a base color the black on top. Finally added some sand wash effect.
  3. mikegr
    I worked on the rear section adding details. In this interesting picture you can see the natural wear of the deck color along with some rust. Finally I managed to print some life rings with tripod base and rope
  4. mikegr
    So I finish painting the model using lighter shades to give a color deterioration and dirt effect. Some dark color lightly sprayed over wheels. On a later phase I will use wshing oils to finish it
  5. mikegr
    I sprayed the wheels and made some corrections with mini brush. Perhaps it should be better if I had sprayed them before glued in one piece. Too late. Hopefully the way I put them in place and the side skirts along with the tracks and usage of oil washes will minimize the imperfections. Side skirts also may need to be removed for positioning the tracks easier. Will see.
  6. mikegr
    Looks like the 500$ Iranian drones worked pretty well against the M1A1 in Ukraine. Of course this is a downgrade version but Ukrainians did also improve it with additional armor. For a 10 millions a piece you can have 20.000 drones instead. The gun of the M1 is no doubt a success thus the powerful and accurate shots. But its a German one by Rheinmetall, same mounted on Leopard. A verified Leopard shot at the target at 5.8 kms, back in 2017 proves this. I have worked on these during serving but on a 30mm AA guns, pretty impressive back then. A think the new M1 need to be equipped with self defense active system like Merkava, Leopard, T14s, even the new Turkish Altai has a domestic produced one. The passive armor protection belongs clearly to the battleship age, though its useful for protection against smaller caliber. Needless to say at the moment, companies are working on anti drone mini weapons, Rheinmetall has already produced the SADM, (Small Anti Drone Missile) with more to follow.
  7. mikegr
    Thank for the comments about the model and pictures. Here are a few more from Corregidor. Was there in 2014. There are 11 or 12" mortars. You can see the marks from the bullets shot and realize how close was the combat. Best sightseeing in Manila is actually off Manila
  8. mikegr
    I can't understand why the orgininal instructions showed the forward leg of the main mast rest on the deck. Time to make some space and fit it properly The forward mast was made with the usual material, pe, plastic, brass, hair. I'm glad with the result but I can still work to improve my pe handling skills When the masts glued the model looks like a proper Tico cruiser.
  9. mikegr
    Painting started with careful moves not to delete the dark shades After 1rst coat After 2nd After 3d After the last one
  10. mikegr
    Small update While working on the mast I managed to fiinish the area around the forward mast adding some details
  11. mikegr
    The turret was easy to built. I did some improvement, drilled the barrel and put some grill behind the gun house. For this I used 3 pieces of tap mini filter
  12. mikegr
    Next part was the new set of Harpoons and the forward radar mast. I made only the complex lower part to save printing time, the upper I can built later. It was my surprise to find that it fitted perfectly.
  13. mikegr
    Though it is a simple kit my inexperience cause me some troubles. The structure of the exact squared box chassis wasn't easy. Finally before give up and doing a lot of online research I manage how to fit the upper part without gaps. Note that if this doesn't match perfectly it wont allow the right wheel alignment.
  14. mikegr
    The reason I choose this model is because its easy to paint with one color only. The details on the main body surface are crispy. The tracks are flexible easy to bend not plastic I am following a video of a similar Flyhawk model assembly. There are two main pieces the body and the turret. I start making the body. Then the wheels. They primed separately and glued together. Then I preshadow the darker areas behind the fenders before I place them
  15. mikegr
    I printed some parts with my new machine. Turned out nice. SPG 62, Phalanx and barrel rafts Then I installed them
  16. mikegr
    Before model introduction I will post some pics of my visit at the Panorama museum in Cairo. Cairo isn't all about Pyramids, it has many sightseeings within the city center like the Saladin Castle which also has a big mosque, a police museum and other modern fighting machines like aircrafts, howitzers and tanks. And from the Castle of Saladin What is impressive is how these metal beasts are made. Makes you wonder how these super heavy vehicles can develop decent speeds. What makes me wonder though is what is the great force required them to blow them in pieces like we have seen in the documentary films. Especially in the modern warfare days, the challenge of survival among new threats like guided missiles and UAVs is definitely rough. However seems like there is some future left for these battle machines. We can imagine a fleet without carries but we cannot imagine a modern army without tanks.
  17. mikegr
    While I feel tired and bored to build a plane model I'm excited to build a simple tank diorama in the humble but still efficiently detailed and space saving, 1:72 scale. The reason I picked this model is to avoid camouflage patterns. A single colored vehicle in the dessert scene. Let's see how invisible I can make it.
  18. mikegr
    the hull looks incredibly nice I think i like it better as it looks, unpainted The wood and brass combo is perfect also
  19. mikegr
    very scientific work
  20. mikegr
    I wanted to design and print the forward radar mast but my printer died. A replacement ordered but need to wait for a week. In the meantime I finished the forward section. Removed embossed anchor chains and install new. Added few manifolds, boxes. Also the two machine guns forward. Weathering with light gray, decals and light weathering with darker gray. I finally installed the gun.
  21. mikegr
    after the mismatch of the rear 4 legged mast instead of tripod, i noticed that forward mast also is not on the desired shape. Also the room at the base of the forward mast is of a box shape not triangle as in the present model. You can see it here clearly From all pictures i studied i saw nowhere these mods to CG 52 here in 1987 with mast here is 2023 ,retaining the tripod with the triagled space behing navigation deck i don't know maybe this refers to another ship of the class. The fact is that if i fit the triangle part a new tripod mast must be made , the PE part should be omitted.
  22. mikegr
    sad that there in not a worthy kit of this class in 1/350 or even in 1/700
  23. mikegr
    I decided to work on the mast. Different materials used. PE parts, plastic rods,, rails and brush hair. After painting, time for dry fitting
  24. mikegr
    One evening one piece. I decided to work on the main mast. While assembling the PE part it came obvious that while it was detailed, the tripod was too thin, more of a 2d shape. And since Ticos have a reinforced mast like Spruance class I decided to work on the original part. Work begun on SPS Radar. While holding the arm with tweezers and trying to attach the radar, it twisted and bended. I took another set from my spares, but proved very delicate and broke after a slight bend. Perhaps If i could use 10 sets I could have damaged all. An attempt to glue them failled, still looked wrecked. So basically I took the arm of the plastic piece and add the main radar plate on it. It was the best solution I could think after all other options have failed
  25. mikegr
    The helicopter deck has been fitted. A third pipe was installed on both funnel caps. Hangar reconstructed. All major pieces have need added i only need to glue the forward bridge section

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