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  1. mikegr
    now looks even better
  2. mikegr
    Great PE work
  3. mikegr
    Is there a dent on the hull or is just a photo issue?
  4. mikegr
    That is what I do. I strip down a 1 dollar paint brush. Use the hair for paint as well. Some can be tear apart to 2 or 3 sections . can't find anything thinner than this.
  5. mikegr
    I'm glad I helped. I remember artist Chris Flodberg mentioned the usage of gesso even to a dozen of layers to get the desired effect. While forming the big waves is relatively easy and can be achieved with different materials and ways, making the actual surface texture in accordance always with the scale is trickier. The Korean artist you are watching in you tube is I believe the finest in the world. However his skills are unreachable for the average modeler. Lately he has released a series of simplified versions of his works. I also found the epoxy putty quite pricey. Therefore I switch to resin, not only more affordable but also for its transparency. But also has its limitations. Of course you can't create a heavy sea with resin.
  6. mikegr
    Maybe use some thick gesso layers instead of gel to smoothen up things. Its really easy to work with
  7. mikegr
    I 3d printed a model of a Chinook helicopter which founded online, after doing some necessary modification. I confused the fuselage length to the total length which include the blades. So after doing my maths at 43mm fuselage length it turned to be in 1/372 scale. Nevertheless instead of throwing it away, I made a simple diorama. The blades were scratched. The resin wasn't polished because this had to ended today last day before my 3 weeks leave. Pics were also taken in a hurry. Fortunately I didn't miss the ferry im actually on board as I'm posting it.
  8. mikegr
    i see some white spots. Is this a desired a effect? If not may need to regulate your airbrush possibly the spitting effect is created by thick paint
  9. mikegr
    Nice I'm going to present my own collection of less famous, smaller vessels soon. Some are 3d printed.
  10. mikegr
    Nice paintjob
  11. mikegr
    Thank you. This is actually the first part of the trilogy. In the future a Spruance and a Burke will be added so I can have a complete collection Thanks as always for your support and dedication
  12. mikegr
    Work proceeded in the usual way. A comparison with a scratch built type 53H3 PLA frigate Definitely not the most practical place to store but at least it keeps the dust away. Maybe I should put some lights
  13. mikegr
    Spent an evening to paint a few black dots and add few decals. Helicopter was landed safely. Then I followed the trusted method of making sea bed. This time the model shut forward with lot of space aft so I can work better the rear wakes
  14. mikegr
    Be hold the mighty Abrams, the king of the dessert! I was quite satisfied considering the effort I spend, no PEs, just a bit of scratch built add on. Not the best M1 model out there but I will definitely repeat. This time with another dessert rat, the Merkava, by Revell too, rated at skill level 5. I will make a small collection including T-90MBT and a Leopard II.
  15. mikegr
    Thanks for the supportive comment. I have now finished the rigging. Added few details and some light-moderated weathering and a bit of dark oil washing. Final step before seamaking is the SH60 helicopter. Again a 3d printed item enchanced with PE rotor blades. For the landing system I modified a ww2 gear set, in V shape and glued the smaller wheel, on the rear.
  16. mikegr
    The model is almost done. Need to erase some imperfections especially shinny bits of PE parts, I can't get rid of them. Rigging and oil washing is the next step. A helicopter will be added also
  17. mikegr
    Work started. I'm not experience on this had to apply thinner to correct mistakes. One small decal melted. I should have put them after oil washing. Nevertheless the overall result is satisfied, I only made one tank model this was 30 years ago and with out any paint just assembly out of the box. A kinda overused Abrams but ok it's an old A1 version. Next week I will make a display base
  18. mikegr
    Sometimes it take me a century to move a small step forward. The boat sections on both sides are rebuilt from zero. I lost one boat so I took one from my stash, I cut it shorter and with sanding it took the desired space. Fitting rail bits was time consuming also. At least I had made some progress on my layout base
  19. mikegr
    Final details -rear lights drilled filled with silicone and painted clear red. -Antennas installled. -Spare wheel and track added. -Secondary guns added -Decals Ii gave it a coat of clear varnsih before applying some oils.
  20. 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
  21. 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.
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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.
  25. 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.

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