king derelict Posted September 17, 2022 Author #31 Posted September 17, 2022 22 hours ago, Old Collingwood said: That is looking excellent Alan, consider the working area at 1/72 scale - you have done a great job. OC Thank you very much OC. I really need to up my game and try a 1/35 scale AFV Alan Edwardkenway, mtaylor, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote
king derelict Posted September 17, 2022 Author #32 Posted September 17, 2022 8 hours ago, Landlubber Mike said: Nice job on the camo - that must not have been a fun masking job! Looks really great! Thank you so much Mike. It was a bit like masking those 1/700 scale destroyer decks. Seemed to go on forever but it actually was easier than I thought it would be. One piece at a time. I was very thankful none of the paint peeled off with the tape. Alan Edwardkenway, Landlubber Mike, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote
king derelict Posted September 17, 2022 Author #33 Posted September 17, 2022 4 hours ago, CDW said: That's a super camo job, Alan. Looks awesome! Thank you very much Craig. I was wondering if I could pull it off. I just took advantage of a Takom sale to get the 1/35 Chieftain to see how it compares. Alan Old Collingwood, Canute, Edwardkenway and 3 others 6 Quote
king derelict Posted September 17, 2022 Author #34 Posted September 17, 2022 This morning was spent with a major effort air brushing primer onto all the detail parts left on the sprues. touching up I had noticed a bit of an odd smell as i worked but just finished the last parts and the compressor started vibrating and air pressure dropped. Shortly afterwards it gave a lurch and expired. It was my first (cheap) compressor and its been good for four years. I rather think I may have overheated it with the big spraying sessions on the corvette hull. I had thought the motor had a fan but stripping it down this afternoon to see if there was anything obviously fixable (there wasn't) I found it didn't have one. Replacement on order. Then onto touching up the paint scheme and adding the detail parts. I decided it was going to get too confusing to try to air brush them before adding them and figuring out which colour they need to be - and most pieces need just a touch with a brush anyway. The fun part was adding the periscopes around the commanders cupola. Nine tiny pieces to space around the cupola rim. Each piece has a lug to fit into the slot but in keeping with all lugs and slots on this build the lugs are oversize and had to be filed in both thickness and width. Naturally one pinged off into never never land but thankfully there is one spare per tank. The remaining details were added fairly painlessly and will be painted appropriately. The baskets and lockers will be panted before going on the turret. Not much more to do to the hull apart from a bit of light weathering. As a garrison vehicle I can't imagine they were allowed to get very grubby. Thanks for looking in and for the likes and kind comments. I hope everyone has a great weekend Alan Canute, ccoyle, mtaylor and 7 others 10 Quote
king derelict Posted September 23, 2022 Author #35 Posted September 23, 2022 The Berlin Mk10 work continues with addition of the baskets and lockers along with the detail parts. There are a surprising number of small details including PE. The L7 GP MG is really nicely detailed although painful to assemble. The headlight guards are three small pieces that also challenge patience. The continuing problem of pins being too big to fit holes and lugs too large for recesses continued and rather spoilt the fun of adding all the detail. I should have seen it coming after finding the first problems and drilled and filed everything to fit before painting. It was a challenge getting the parts modified to fit at this late stage and trying not to damage the paint scheme or liberate other parts. The Berlin Mk10 is now complete but needs the gun barrel painting (Mig Khaki paint arriving tomorrow) and then a cear coat before a light wash and decals. So what of the orphan - the poor neglected Mk11? Last seen with its base green paint. I masked up for the matt black part of the paint scheme. Paint applied And masks removed. A little of the paint came off the PE skirts (and the PE skirts came off the hull too) I quite like the black / green scheme. Now details get added to this one and finishing paint details. Thanks for looking in and the likes too Alan Egilman, Baker, Edwardkenway and 7 others 7 3 Quote
king derelict Posted September 27, 2022 Author #36 Posted September 27, 2022 The last few days have been spent adding the last small details and touching up pint. Not really worthy of an update. So; the Berlin Mk10 is almost complete. I added the decals today. I am still sitting the fence about weathering. I don't think they would have got too dirty so I am tempted to add the dull finish and call this one complete. The Mk11 has now got its lockers and kit baskets added and the final small details. There is a little PE to add and the decals still to go. This one can probably be made a little dirty so I'll think about that. Curiosity got the better of me after reading that the 1/72 version of the Takom Chieftain is just a straight scale down of their 1/35 model which seemed to explain the poor fit of some of the parts. I had read that the parts on the sprues were in exactly the same places even. So I bought the 1/35 Mk10 and a satisfyingly heavy box has shown up. The kit is actually extremely different. The packed box has huge parts count. The tracks are all individual link; the PE is very different and there is a lot of detail. As far as I can see the skirts are not bits of PE this time which is a relief. A decent sized instruction booklet is also a plus. I look forward to getting into this one. The box art makes me think that a very light addition of dust to the skirts might be worth a go . That is a nice image. Thanks for looking in Alan Canute, Edwardkenway, AJohnson and 7 others 10 Quote
Egilman Posted September 27, 2022 #37 Posted September 27, 2022 Very well done my friend, especially in that small scale... A vey nice addition to the armory.... CDW, Canute, Old Collingwood and 4 others 7 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow"
king derelict Posted September 27, 2022 Author #38 Posted September 27, 2022 22 hours ago, Egilman said: Very well done my friend, especially in that small scale... A vey nice addition to the armory.... Thank you very much Egilman; very much appreciated. I really liked how the Berlin paint scheme came out. Alan Egilman, Old Collingwood, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote
king derelict Posted September 28, 2022 Author #39 Posted September 28, 2022 I couldn't leave well alone so I broke out the latest purchase from the Mig range of goodies. In the event I only used the pigment and dusted down the road wheels enough to take the shine off them and along the skirts on the left side For comparison I used dry brushed buff paint instead to see how it compared. It came out well but I liked the pigments so I'll be buying some more (sigh) The last paint touch up has been completed and that important feature - the orange light on the turret. It must be immensely helpful to alert people that there is a 56 ton tank tip toeing towards them. This one is finished I think Meanwhile I added the tiny PE bits to the Mk11. Mostly tie downs and hatch covers. The tie downs are barely discernable The Pe has been painted. Clear coat added ready for weathering and decals Thanks for looking in Alan Edwardkenway, Old Collingwood, Egilman and 7 others 10 Quote
Canute Posted September 28, 2022 #40 Posted September 28, 2022 Special Berlin Garrison rules, maybe? Probably some peacetime requirement. If it gets hot, I as tank commander, will shoot out the light. 8-) Egilman, Edwardkenway, CDW and 3 others 6 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild
king derelict Posted September 28, 2022 Author #41 Posted September 28, 2022 Or maybe its like a taxi. If the light is off they are not on duty Jack12477, CDW, Canute and 4 others 2 5 Quote
Landlubber Mike Posted September 28, 2022 #42 Posted September 28, 2022 Love it Alan, really nice job! mtaylor, Canute, Egilman and 2 others 5 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: Hs129B-2 1/48 SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans)
king derelict Posted September 28, 2022 Author #43 Posted September 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Landlubber Mike said: Love it Alan, really nice job! Thank you very much Mike. I've really enjoyed playing with the paint schemes. Alan Canute, mtaylor, Jack12477 and 4 others 7 Quote
king derelict Posted September 29, 2022 Author #44 Posted September 29, 2022 I decided to try out the Turned Dirt splatter effect paint and the Europe Earth pigment powder from the Mig weathering set. I applied the pigment powder with a stiff brush and then loaded another stiff bristle brush with the turned dirt paint and flicked it onto the model with a knife edge. I think I was a bit heavy handed. Its difficult to judge while its being applied but it was an interesting experiment. The pigment also tones down a bit when the matt coat is sprayed on. I think it would be better with a bit less weathering but I think it looks alright for a big day out on Luneberg Heath I really liked using the Mig acrylics on these models. They seemed to brush nicely straight from the bottle and they worked well in the airbrush with dilution with acrylic thinner - at about 50 / 50 ratios. I finally came to the end of the Gators Grip glue so I am using the Mig equivalent. So far its working well. Its a bit thicker than the Gators Grip Thin version so I may try to dilute it next time. So I think this is finished. The Berlin paint scheme was a fun masking effort but I'm generally happy with it. Thank you all for looking in, liking and commetng Alan Egilman, Edwardkenway, mtaylor and 5 others 8 Quote
Old Collingwood Posted September 29, 2022 #45 Posted September 29, 2022 You have done well with these Two, I have the Mig Dust/Dirt I dry brush it on my figures, the splatter tech is something I have not tried (guess it takes a few tries to get a feel for it) OC. Jack12477, mtaylor, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote 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
Canute Posted September 29, 2022 #46 Posted September 29, 2022 Looks like a nice day in Graf down in Bavaria. US Army equivalent down there. Old Collingwood, Edwardkenway, Egilman and 2 others 5 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild
mtaylor Posted September 29, 2022 #47 Posted September 29, 2022 Looks like a tank that had a busy day from here. We have to remember that a tank doesn't go across the terrain but through it. Tracks kick up a lot of dirt and dust. Egilman, Landlubber Mike, Jack12477 and 3 others 6 Quote 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)
Egilman Posted September 29, 2022 #48 Posted September 29, 2022 And in wet rainy weather a lot of slurpy mud... That looks the part.... Very Very well done Alan, Excellent weathering... mtaylor, Old Collingwood, Edwardkenway and 2 others 5 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow"
rudybob Posted September 29, 2022 #49 Posted September 29, 2022 I like your work. The weathering is very good. I think tanks are hard at 1:72 which is why guys buy the big ones. Tonight I essentially finished my first tank a 1:72 Pegasus Pershing. I only work in 1:72 and it is fine for planes but this kit...I dropped the small pieces a lot and lost the front MG. Edwardkenway, Canute, Old Collingwood and 3 others 6 Quote
Landlubber Mike Posted September 29, 2022 #50 Posted September 29, 2022 Well done! Personally I like it with all that mud on it. Looks like it had a productive day. Great job! Egilman, mtaylor, Edwardkenway and 2 others 5 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: Hs129B-2 1/48 SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans)
king derelict Posted September 29, 2022 Author #51 Posted September 29, 2022 22 hours ago, Old Collingwood said: You have done well with these Two, I have the Mig Dust/Dirt I dry brush it on my figures, the splatter tech is something I have not tried (guess it takes a few tries to get a feel for it) OC. Thank you very much OC. I need to experiment and learn the fine points of using the dirt paint and pigment - and generally be a bit more subtle in general use. I do like them though. I think I am becoming a Mig fanboy alan mtaylor, Egilman, Old Collingwood and 2 others 5 Quote
king derelict Posted September 29, 2022 Author #52 Posted September 29, 2022 22 hours ago, Canute said: Looks like a nice day in Graf down in Bavaria. US Army equivalent down there. Definitely not a day on the highway Canute, Egilman, Edwardkenway and 2 others 5 Quote
king derelict Posted September 29, 2022 Author #53 Posted September 29, 2022 22 hours ago, mtaylor said: Looks like a tank that had a busy day from here. We have to remember that a tank doesn't go across the terrain but through it. Tracks kick up a lot of dirt and dust. Thank you Mark. Apparently in the nineties when the British Army gave their bit of Luneberg Heath back to the Germans as a nature reserve it was pretty much reduced to bare sand dunes Alan Edwardkenway, mtaylor, Old Collingwood and 2 others 5 Quote
king derelict Posted September 29, 2022 Author #54 Posted September 29, 2022 21 hours ago, Egilman said: And in wet rainy weather a lot of slurpy mud... That looks the part.... Very Very well done Alan, Excellent weathering... Thank you very much Egilman' much appreciated. I think I'm getting braver with the weathering. Alan mtaylor, Canute, Edwardkenway and 2 others 5 Quote
king derelict Posted September 29, 2022 Author #55 Posted September 29, 2022 21 hours ago, rudybob said: I like your work. The weathering is very good. I think tanks are hard at 1:72 which is why guys buy the big ones. Tonight I essentially finished my first tank a 1:72 Pegasus Pershing. I only work in 1:72 and it is fine for planes but this kit...I dropped the small pieces a lot and lost the front MG. Thank you very much. I have been enjoying the 1/72 armour; its probably the same perversion as 1/700 naval. It does delay the display dilemma a bit too. I do want to try a 1/35 tank soon though. There are a couple of kits on my shelf now Alan mtaylor, Egilman, Old Collingwood and 3 others 6 Quote
king derelict Posted September 29, 2022 Author #56 Posted September 29, 2022 9 hours ago, Landlubber Mike said: Well done! Personally I like it with all that mud on it. Looks like it had a productive day. Great job! Thank you Mike I'm usually a bit conservative with the weathering but this was great fun. I have a T-34 begging for the full treatment. Alan Landlubber Mike, mtaylor, Egilman and 3 others 6 Quote
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