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Egilman
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Ok, after a couple of days working this out I've decided to temporarily suspend this one... A good chunk of my time has to be devoted elsewhere.... I can't give it the attention it deserves and rather than do a half-assed job of it I'll wait till I can do it justice.... Not abandoning it, just putting it on hold till life gets stabilized a bit.... Thank you for all the likes and vibrant discussions... More coming in the future..... but right now I need to concentrate on smaller quicker projects.... Not what I really want but life will have it's way, nothing I can do about it but roll with the flow..... Sincerely thank you.... EG -
Wow! Thank you brother..... Very kind, gracious and generous of you..... THANK YOU!!!! EG
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What do I say to you all..... Thank you it is GREATLY appreciated..... The Admiral is fine, and it did my heart good to see the hospital get a dose of the war department for once..... (but that's what you get when your doctors are a bunch of arrogant gods who know everything and nothing at the same time) Anyways, she is much much better and is her old self now..... Me, it's getting hard to be a care giver and a model builder at the same time, the demands get too heavy at times, so you have to drop one or the other and family come first as you all understand.... But I'm not giving up, just need something a bit less intense at this point, allowing a little more leeway in build tasks for interruptions..... I'll get it sorted my friends.... Being the young guy on the block here, it means a lot..... I can't tell you how much.......
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Yeah it's something we all run into at some point, and yes I've been there where a solution to a problem will just jump into my head outta nowhere, it's really amazing how that happens..... but not until you have rested and slept on it a while... Oh I'll get the hang of it, eventually... the size is mainly the issue just not used to working that small.... and some of it is pointless as well, I guess I forgot that from doing my F-104 cockpit, sometimes we have to relearn the lessons.... Oh I will come back to it, TF 18 has been a long term dream of mine, I'm going to finish it before I leave this world.... (as far as being the professor, there are people here who forgotten more than I know {chuckle}) I appreciate the offer to help, offered freely of course, you own me nothing brother..... If I have helped you in your modeling endeavors, I'm very happy.... Thanks my friend....
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McLaren M8B by CDW - Accurate Miniatures - 1:24 Scale
Egilman replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Craig, I saw one done where the modeler used the center engine cover as a mold to make a replacement out of paper and white glue..... He had to relieve the rear body section a bit but once sealed and painted the center cover fit like a champ..... The plastic parts are just too thick...... Beautiful paintwork though.... -
She's looking good brother, almost ready to go into battle.....
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Yep, RPG protection, distort the warheads penetration flame before it touches the hull... Challenger II Iraq 2003.... (on the rear hull and turret) M-1 Abrams had it covering their rears for a while in Iraq as well.... The Germans in WWII were the first to use it to counter the bazooka, and found it more effective than solid skirts but much more difficult to manufacture... From the Germans, the Russians adopted it to counter the improved Panzerfaust's they began encountering in '44.... It's a very effective shield against hollow charge warheads.... Been around for a long time, simple but very effective.....
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Yeah, I surely got to do some recharging brother it's wise advice.... Last three either haven't been finished or failed..... The next few days the wife is priority one though... So I'll probably be off line for a bit while we get that sorted..... Been kinda a roller coaster the last few months.... Too many issues going on right now brother making demands on my life....
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I'm not giving up, just very frustrated right now... And real life just jumped up in a big way..... I will be back.... Thank Ed, Greg for your support and understanding...
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Just a note to let everyone know, I've suspended this build for the foreseeable future... When it gets frustrating it's not fun anymore.... I must confront the fact that my modeling dreams do not match modeling reality, and today's reality with plastic ship models is that they require the skills of a surgeon and the patience of a saint.... You cannot build one that looks good without photoetch in today's modeling environment... And I just don't have those skills..... Sorry...
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Nice Bronze props brother, But I got's a stupid question.... You gonna run in scale mode, hydroplane mode or both? {chuckle}.... (never having built an RC boat in my entire life)
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Excellent my Friend, looks just like a coil of new tracks would....
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Take care of the family brother, The tracks will take care of themselves....
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No worries brother, It happens to me from time to time as well.... {chuckle}
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That's a nice image showing the overall variations post gulf war...... (when they were back in Germany) The three schemes in the Kit are all sandbox, 2008 when the 4th infantry Division was in Iraq, SSW of Baghdad..... I have 16 images of the actual tank in Iraq... (the M1A1H Tusk) That's the tank depicted in the kit... and 28 images of the actual tank Ken has chosen (the M1A2sep Tusk II) And that's the other one...... the third one, (M1A2sep Tusk I) I have been unable to find pics of it yet.... I'll post more when the build starts...
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I didn't either till on a lark I went and searched for Sky Lookouts.... The set is mostly resin with PE for three of them the sky lookouts, the open pelorus which would be good for LST's or Destroyer Escorts approaching a beach drawing fire away from the LC's, and the Mk 57 gun director good for late war or Korean war AA guns... The closed Pelorus is good for almost any US warship from 32 or so on and the binnacle further back than that..... And it gives you enough spares to do several ships.... I'm very pleased with it... Unfortunately it is only available at Hobby Link Japan, (where I found it) The Veteran Models website show them as not in stock.... I was lucky in finding it....
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McLaren M8B by CDW - Accurate Miniatures - 1:24 Scale
Egilman replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
It's a nice unit, but I though everyone knew about what low humidity does to paint.... Anyway, it should fit all the detail pieces for a ship model, that where it is really needed.... Nice find.... -
It just stands to reason, when you start talking about building something else, (M1A1 Abrams) Parts you are waiting patiently for, arrive faster...... It's majik I tell ya... Now to get my brain wrapped around this one again, I need to get it done in prep for the GB coming up, (chuckle, need to file that away for future reference)
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Just make sure they are fully dry before "wiggling" them..... Another thing to consider, one thin coat as a base color and dry brush the rest.... you will avoid most of the paint sticking issues that way.... There is a lot of consideration given to washes but the issues with washes stem from their ability to flow into all the nooks and crannies, a good thing with fixed static parts not good with parts that are supposed to be flexible.... In the end, the overall flat coat will stiffen the tracks anyway, but you don't need stiff when your mounting them....
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Well the kit decals for the 1st of the 22nd IR, an M1A2sep/Tusk II, Baghad 7/08 in desert sand.... Then a generic 68th AR in Iraq, undated, an M1A2sep/Tusk I in desert sand.... and finally a generic 1st of the 35th AR, an M1A1 Tusk in euro brown, green, dark grey camo, (with sand colored tusk panels). The instructions for the 2 different M1A2's are combined, (and printed in black) so you need to watch for the changes between the two versions... And the M1A1 instructions are in the back printed in green with different modifications needed to build the earlier version........ I"d be willing to do the M1A1 version, if you all can stand hand painted camo....
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Agreed, And maybe when he's ready, we could do a group build, My ..... is begging to be built..... It's been sitting on my shelf too long....
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I just hope the medium dries completely, it should, but I never trusted acrylics in an enclosed covered place to cure completely....
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There are several build reports of using peel and stick decks lifting up even before the model was finished.... The solution was 3M Permanent spray adhesive, a similar bond to contact cement, (will destroy the wood getting it off) without the nasty smell or melting plastic.... And from what I read, it goes down thin and right over the sometimes weak or incomplete coverage factory glue.... I would test on surfaces first though, this is one I've never done myself...
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Pretty close to spot on, Brother.... Links and outer surfaces dark grey with heavy washes of dirt with rubber colored pads, inside color would be washed out grey with black on the tyre running surfaces from rubber transfer...... Images courtesy of Tanknutdave of course and published on the website... http://fighting-vehicles.com/challenger-2-megatron/
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Yep, good workable tracks work like the real thing.... and that certainly is a typical roll of tank track.... Well done!
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