D9R by Kevin - Meng - 1/35 - started 2015

[Kevin]

i abandoned this build back in 2015, as i just could not airbrush

 

anyway today i taught myself to do it and got a satisfactory result, time after time, so this is on the table for now as i plan to practise and hopefully get better to then complete the HMS Bluebell and ready for  the next big build hopefully starting in the  new year,

 

2014

 

 

[Kevin]

2021 

everything was put away safe, was still a big mess on opening it up today

[Old Collingwood]

Looking forward  to this Kevin.

 

OC.

[Canute]

Kevin, looks good. I'm in.

[yvesvidal]

Interesting kit Kevin.  I like the fact that it is not an armor vehicle.

 

Yves

[Kevin]

Good evening everyone

 

as i mentioned earlier, to proceed with the Bluebell build, i needed to get my airbrushing up to speed, the other day i thought i had made leaps and bounds, today no such luck

eventually i kind of made it work, but after lots of messing about and 3 brush strips

it maybe down to old paint, this primer is over 10 years old, also it could be the AB needles they do look bent, so i took the hit and bought another brush from Amazon, should be here tomorrow, along with new paints and a replacement coolant vent PE set

i did however get some primer of most of the build

 

 

 

 

 

Edited November 10, 2021 by Kevin

[Old Collingwood]

I too am finding airbrushing is a learning curve  - mine has taught me  it needs to be surgically clean, and the paint/primer needs to be the right consistency   - looking forward  to seeing more  Kevin.

 

OC.

[king derelict]

I even think that different colours make a difference. I think white is much harder to AB than dark greys. Maybe its something to do with teh amount of pigment in the paint = or its all my imagination.

Alan

[Kevin]

good evening

 

the  D9R kit  requires 43 links on the tracks 42 is to tight and 43 to loose, the looseness was solved by a simple solution i read about at the time in 2013 by cutting the wheel casing  in 1/2 and putting a sliding tube in to enable the two halves to be moved in or out

each link is made up of three parts,

 this was built up using pva glue and then the track was put on top with extra thin

 

 

Edited November 11, 2021 by Kevin

[Egilman]

That final pic looks perfect..... Just the right amount of sag.....

 

The adjustment you made fits the subject so it is completely hidden... Excellent work, much easier than doing it on a tank.....

 

Sometimes getting the pitch of the tracks right (distance between pins) is the most difficult part of building tracks cause any error is cumulative...

[Old Collingwood]

Excellent work  Kevin  - and what a Superb  rectification  - love it mate.

 

OC.

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

 

please dont laugh

my first decent attempt at spray painting

not a complete disaster the green is far to light, it will act as a base coat,  i wont be using the chipping method on here, but use the sponge method (even though i have no idea what i said there lol)

 

grey primer 

 

 

Lifecolor  metal LC-7001

 

i didnt like the results

 

lifecolor dark IDF LC-UA437 to light i will add brown on the top coat

 

[Kevin]

Good afternoon everyone

 

i continue to try  and bring my airbrushing skill upto at least a sub standard, how ever i am wuite happy with the way things are going, even if it goes into the bin at the end of this i will have learned something

 

 

[ccoyle]

Great job on the track links and weathering the blade! Tracks are the particular reason why I have never attempted any armor builds in card stock. 😬

[mtaylor]

The weathering on the blade is striking.  Keep going, you're showing mad skills at this.

[Old Collingwood]

I agree with Mark  mate  - excellent weathering work  - really looks  spot on.

 

OC.

[Jack12477]

I agree too. Weathering looks great. 

Edited November 18, 2021 by Jack12477

[Kevin]

Thanks guys

[popeye the sailor]

look'in MY-T fine Kevin.......nice work with the painting as well    the more you use the airbrush,  the better your gonna get.......by the time your finished with this project,  I think you'll have no trouble carrying what you've learned over to other projects    keep it up.......your doing fine!  interesting idea with tightening the track.  it'll never be noticed!

[Kevin]

thank you for comments and likes, these new skills will def go towards the German U-boot

i continued on with the the build today, with resprays and rubbing paint away, with some dry brushing,

black primer

lifecolor weathered steel

lifecolor matt black and now looking on how the get the sand weathering looking realistic, which it isnt at present

 

 

 

 

Edited November 18, 2021 by Kevin

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

 

play time continues, plenty of time to complete it 

 

i wanted to represent sand layers from the tracks, this looks ok to me, but im 1000% sure it could be better

[mtaylor]

The track sand looks good, Kevin.  I would think that a bit more sand should be put in the vehicle's flat surfaces (plow in the rear) and on top of all the flat surfaces.   That stuff goes everywhere.  The local farmers basically have to wash down their whole tractors after spring plowing.

[Kevin]

1 hour ago, mtaylor said:

The track sand looks good, Kevin.  I would think that a bit more sand should be put in the vehicle's flat surfaces (plow in the rear) and on top of all the flat surfaces.   That stuff goes everywhere.  The local farmers basically have to wash down their whole tractors after spring plowing.

still a lot of handling to do, yes i think the weathering has started to early, lol tons of sand still to go on, i sprayed the plough with a mat varnish to hopefully set it