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3 hours ago, mtaylor said:

Don't forget the noise either.   Engine, tracks... etc. and maybe exhaust smoke.  Seems to me, that such a beast would draw fire.

Probably felt nice and invulnerable until it got bogged down and the artillery started getting the range.

Alan

 

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I wanted to add a black wash to bring out the panel lines and hatched. In the past I have used a very dilute acrylic wash straight onto the surface. It has worked quite well but it tends to end up all over the various surfaces and darkens the base paints. I decided to try a different approach and air brushed a coating of Future floor sealant and when it was dry ran a dilute wash of artists oil black paint. I used Q-tips to clean up the surplus. I maybe should have made a stronger effect but I like the result.

The decals were applied. Not the kits strong point, lots of backing film but they went on quite nicely.

I will add a dust film over the running gear and lower hull next. I don't plan to weather too much. I don't think these were around too long to get heavily corroded.

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Thanks for looking and hope everyone has a great weekend

Alan

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Excellent work  Alan.

 

OC.

Current builds  


28mm  Battle of Waterloo   attack on La Haye Saint   Diorama.

1/700  HMS Hood   Flyhawk   with  PE, Resin  and Wood Decking.

 

 

 

Completed works.

 

Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic.

HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts.

HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine  plastic.

Black Pearl  1/72  Revell   with  pirate crew.

Revell  1/48  Mosquito  B IV

Eduard  1/48  Spitfire IX

ICM    1/48   Seafire Mk.III   Special Conversion

1/48  Kinetic  Sea Harrier  FRS1

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1 minute ago, Old Collingwood said:

Excellent work  Alan.

 

OC.

Thank you very much OC. Its not a Flyhawk standard kit but it still makes a very nice model. I enjoyed it enough to buy a couple more Emhar kits; the Mark IV tank and the Whippet Tank.

Alan

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The tank came out great.  Looking forward to your next piece of armor.

Mark
"The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me

Current Build:                                                                                             
Past Builds:
 La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD           Triton Cross-Section   

 NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit                                                                            HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64               

 

Non-Ship Model:                                                                                         On hold, maybe forever:           

CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed                                                   Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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A very nice model.

Congrats 

Regards, Patrick

 

Finished :  Soleil Royal Heller 1/100   Wasa Billing Boats   Bounty Revell 1/110 plastic (semi scratch)   Pelican / Golden Hind  1/45 scratch

Current build :  Mary Rose 1/50 scratch

Gallery Revell Bounty  Pelican/Golden hind 1/45 scratch

To do Prins Willem Corel, Le Tonnant Corel, Yacht d'Oro Corel, Thermopylae Sergal 

 

Shore leave,  non ship models build logs :  

ADGZ M35 funkwagen 1/72    Einhets Pkw. Kfz.2 and 4 1/72   Autoblinda AB40 1/72   122mm A-19 & 152mm ML-20 & 12.8cm Pak.44 {K8 1/2} 1/72   10.5cm Howitzer 16 on Mark. VI(e)  Centurion Mk.1 conversion   M29 Weasel 1/72     SAM6 1/72    T26 Finland  T26 TN 1/72  Autoprotetto S37 1/72     Opel Blitz buses 1/72  Boxer and MAN trucks 1/72   Hetzer38(t) Starr 1/72    

 

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Nicely done Alan.

It is amazing how you can take a box with guns and make it an interesting build to follow. It may have been a simple kit but your effort made it better than it's parts. I for one enjoyed following it.

Lou

 

Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence

Currant builds:

Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold)

Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral)

1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin)

Currant research/scratchbuild:

Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes

Non ship build log:

1/35th UH-1H Huey

 

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Very nice Alan, I really like the camo method, turned out great! I'm looking forward to the mk IV and whippet😉

Current builds;

 Henry Ramey Upcher 1:25

Providence whaleboat- 1:25     HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 

Completed:

HM Cutter Sherbourne- 1:64- finished    Triton cross section scratch- 1:60 - finished 

Non ship:  SBD-3 Dauntless 1:48 Hasegawa -FINISHED

 

 

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On 11/7/2021 at 3:03 AM, lmagna said:

Nicely done Alan.

It is amazing how you can take a box with guns and make it an interesting build to follow. It may have been a simple kit but your effort made it better than it's parts. I for one enjoyed following it.

Thank you kindly Lou

I'm glad you enjoyed the build. I had a lot of fun with it and it actually came together quite nicely. And PE - free too😄

Alan

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On 11/7/2021 at 11:29 AM, Edwardkenway said:

Very nice Alan, I really like the camo method, turned out great! I'm looking forward to the mk IV and whippet😉

Thank you for the kind comment. The masking looked a mess but it worked out OK. The Mark IV is in progress - I made the mistake of opening the box - just to look.

Alan

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I decided on some very mild weathering. I don't really know what a realistic level is. Some models seem to have been an exercise in adding as much weathering as the model would hold and that seems a bit too much for me. I can see vehicles on long campaigns bashing cross country are through rubble are going to get pretty beaten up but it seems the WW1 tanks would not have that sort of life and would be dirty in use and relatively tidy when in the rear. So I decided to add a little rust to the running gear, tracks and the edges of the lower panels. I currently using the Vallejo product and like the effect of the dark and light rust colours provided.

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I used the dark rust colours at the edge of the lower panels and then a touch of the light rust within the dark rust and then diluted it and spread it with a wet brush. 

After it dried I air brushed a mist of buff onto the lower hull and running gear. I'm trying to emulate OC but its not as good. Finally a matt coat was air brushed to lose the gloss applied earlier.

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Lastly the point of this build - to meet the Renault FT17 to compare sizes.

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Oh my

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Can't we just get along?

 

Thanks for looking. all the kind comments and helpful advice

Alan

 

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I do like your weathering  Alan  - that looks Spot on to me  - dont foreget the dust/mud can  go on in different ways  -  I thought of spraying it  but decided to dry brush it instead  - there are tons of different ways  we can achieve  our weathering  - I like yours mate.

 

OC.

Current builds  


28mm  Battle of Waterloo   attack on La Haye Saint   Diorama.

1/700  HMS Hood   Flyhawk   with  PE, Resin  and Wood Decking.

 

 

 

Completed works.

 

Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic.

HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts.

HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine  plastic.

Black Pearl  1/72  Revell   with  pirate crew.

Revell  1/48  Mosquito  B IV

Eduard  1/48  Spitfire IX

ICM    1/48   Seafire Mk.III   Special Conversion

1/48  Kinetic  Sea Harrier  FRS1

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I really like the way this model turned out Alan. Your camo and weathering are very convincing. Nice.

 

Gary

Current Build   Pelican Eastern-Rig Dragger  

 

Completed Scratch Builds

Rangeley Guide Boat   New England Stonington Dragger   1940 Auto Repair Shop   Mack FK Shadowbox    

 

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21 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

I do like your weathering  Alan  - that looks Spot on to me  - dont foreget the dust/mud can  go on in different ways  -  I thought of spraying it  but decided to dry brush it instead  - there are tons of different ways  we can achieve  our weathering  - I like yours mate.

 

OC.

Thank you for the kind comment OC. I am a bit heavy handed when I dry brush so I thought the air brush might work. The down side is trying to keep the spray where you want it. I didn't want a line so I couldn't mask easily

Alan

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19 hours ago, FriedClams said:

I really like the way this model turned out Alan. Your camo and weathering are very convincing. Nice.

 

Gary

Thank you very much Gary

These Emhar kits are nice little side projects and come out well. I'm also improving my knowledge of WW1 fighting vehicles too.

Alan

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