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popeye the sailor reacted to Canute in US Light Tank M41 Walker Bulldog by Jack12477- Tamiya - 1:35 scale
Nice bargain, Jack. I'll be following. 😄
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popeye the sailor reacted to Jack12477 in US Light Tank M41 Walker Bulldog by Jack12477- Tamiya - 1:35 scale
Of the 3 or 4 armor kits in my stash I decided to start with the latest acquisition, the Tamiya M41 Walker Bulldog which I picked up in Hobby Lobby for a ridiculously low price of $13. This is a remarkably simple kit to assemble. Painting it will be fun. It come with decals for 3 variants, 1 WWII US and 2 Japanese Defense Forces. I'm going to do the US markings.
The obligatory box art and contents
And the beginning assembly progress.
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popeye the sailor reacted to RGL in The War Trophy by RGL - diorama with Fowler D6 steam tractor (DModels) and Krupp 21 cm Mörser (Takom) - PLASTIC
So the concept is to have 2 soldiers collecting trophy’s oblivious of the refugees
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popeye the sailor reacted to RGL in The War Trophy by RGL - diorama with Fowler D6 steam tractor (DModels) and Krupp 21 cm Mörser (Takom) - PLASTIC
This actually comes with a roof which I won’t use
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popeye the sailor reacted to RGL in The War Trophy by RGL - diorama with Fowler D6 steam tractor (DModels) and Krupp 21 cm Mörser (Takom) - PLASTIC
So this is where we’re at; tractor taking Morser
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popeye the sailor reacted to RGL in The War Trophy by RGL - diorama with Fowler D6 steam tractor (DModels) and Krupp 21 cm Mörser (Takom) - PLASTIC
So black and then brown chipping, and a brown wash
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popeye the sailor reacted to RGL in The War Trophy by RGL - diorama with Fowler D6 steam tractor (DModels) and Krupp 21 cm Mörser (Takom) - PLASTIC
Well that’s the base coat done. This goes together beautifully and tomorrow I’ll get a clear coat on before I start weathering
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popeye the sailor reacted to RGL in The War Trophy by RGL - diorama with Fowler D6 steam tractor (DModels) and Krupp 21 cm Mörser (Takom) - PLASTIC
Getting some paint in the Fowler
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popeye the sailor reacted to RGL in The War Trophy by RGL - diorama with Fowler D6 steam tractor (DModels) and Krupp 21 cm Mörser (Takom) - PLASTIC
Well that’s the build of this done, there will be a fair bit more weathering yet but I want to get the tractor together so the colours of the dirt dust and mud are the same
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popeye the sailor got a reaction from CDW in The Last Bridge: Vadim with cart by Jack12477 - Master Box Ltd - 1:24 scale
that is a splendid model Jack! very well done I do believe there is a site where you can get 'eye decals'..............I recall seeing them, but I can't place where {no pun}. a good place to start would be military figures.
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popeye the sailor got a reaction from mtaylor in The Last Bridge: Vadim with cart by Jack12477 - Master Box Ltd - 1:24 scale
that is a splendid model Jack! very well done I do believe there is a site where you can get 'eye decals'..............I recall seeing them, but I can't place where {no pun}. a good place to start would be military figures.
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popeye the sailor got a reaction from Jack12477 in The Last Bridge: Vadim with cart by Jack12477 - Master Box Ltd - 1:24 scale
that is a splendid model Jack! very well done I do believe there is a site where you can get 'eye decals'..............I recall seeing them, but I can't place where {no pun}. a good place to start would be military figures.
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popeye the sailor got a reaction from Canute in The Last Bridge: Vadim with cart by Jack12477 - Master Box Ltd - 1:24 scale
that is a splendid model Jack! very well done I do believe there is a site where you can get 'eye decals'..............I recall seeing them, but I can't place where {no pun}. a good place to start would be military figures.
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popeye the sailor got a reaction from Old Collingwood in The Last Bridge: Vadim with cart by Jack12477 - Master Box Ltd - 1:24 scale
that is a splendid model Jack! very well done I do believe there is a site where you can get 'eye decals'..............I recall seeing them, but I can't place where {no pun}. a good place to start would be military figures.
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popeye the sailor reacted to Canute in At the Edge of the Universe: Ianis by Jack12477 - FINISHED - Master Box - 1:24 scale
Had an uncle on Mom's side of the family who I wasn't sure what he did, but he always drove big, new cars. Buicks, primarily. He must have liked me because he let me borrow one to haul my date and several other frat brothers and dates into NYC for a formal affair at the Waldorf. What a Yank tank.
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popeye the sailor reacted to Jack12477 in At the Edge of the Universe: Ianis by Jack12477 - FINISHED - Master Box - 1:24 scale
Newburgh is still the same, hasn’t change a bit, still the same reputation. You do not drive in or thru Newburg after dark, unless you're driving a MRAP.
When I first moved to this area 50+ years ago, there was a large horse farm on the West Saugerties Road, there were so many black sedans with darkened windows parked on the road opposite the farm with guys in suits with cameras and binoculars that the locals all joked about it. The owner of the farm was some dude named Persico. Need I say more? 😉🤐
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popeye the sailor reacted to CDW in At the Edge of the Universe: Ianis by Jack12477 - FINISHED - Master Box - 1:24 scale
I once had a good friend from Newburgh. He and his wife both have passed away now. He used to tell me tales about his good friend “Jimmy” from Newburgh and all the mischief they got into a long time ago. One time Jimmy drove down from New York and I got to meet the legend. He came down in a big new Lincoln Town Car. Turned out Jimmy was a hit-man for the good fellas. I was nervous as a cat on a tin roof around that guy. A man of few words but he meant what he said when he did speak.
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popeye the sailor reacted to Canute in At the Edge of the Universe: Ianis by Jack12477 - FINISHED - Master Box - 1:24 scale
Gotta go thru their sectional centers.
Of course, during COVID, I had a package come up from Savannah,GA to Greenville, SC. Should have come up US 25 to Hendersonville, but instead got 6 day vacation (?) in Durham, NC at the other end of the state.of NC. 🙄
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popeye the sailor reacted to Jack12477 in At the Edge of the Universe: Ianis by Jack12477 - FINISHED - Master Box - 1:24 scale
Mine too! I search his site first. And delivery to me is 2 days max. Altho I never understand USPS' routing, NH to Albany, then Albany down Thruway to Newburgh driving right past Saugerties, then Newburgh back north on Thruway to Saugerties.
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popeye the sailor reacted to CDW in At the Edge of the Universe: Ianis by Jack12477 - FINISHED - Master Box - 1:24 scale
He's my favorite online modeling supply shop.
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popeye the sailor reacted to Jack12477 in At the Edge of the Universe: Ianis by Jack12477 - FINISHED - Master Box - 1:24 scale
Apparently he uses the USPS facility in Hudson NH cuz that's were the tracking originates.
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popeye the sailor reacted to Jack12477 in The Last Bridge: Vadim with cart by Jack12477 - Master Box Ltd - 1:24 scale
C'est fini! Another figure for the shelf. A few bricks, some broken dead tree stumps, foliage and a little sand, most courtesy of Woodland Scenics.
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popeye the sailor reacted to Old Collingwood in The Last Bridge: Vadim with cart by Jack12477 - Master Box Ltd - 1:24 scale
Thats my job, when my admiral speaks to me while I have my optovisor on - having to lift them to see her.
OC.
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popeye the sailor reacted to king derelict in The Last Bridge: Vadim with cart by Jack12477 - Master Box Ltd - 1:24 scale
Great work Jack. I know how you feel about the vision. I am using +3.5 lenses and am constantly having to lift them to find stuff on the workbench.
Alan
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popeye the sailor reacted to Canute in The Last Bridge: Vadim with cart by Jack12477 - Master Box Ltd - 1:24 scale
The hand truck struck me as one of the "urban outdoors-men", but the AK puts that out the window. Like Denis says, a good start for a diorama.
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