Haliburton Posted July 22, 2023 Share #1 Posted July 22, 2023 While I haven’t quite finished the Mark IV tank, as a side build I started this heavy howitzer used by Germany in WW1 and WW2. There are decals to portray this as a captured by the Canadian 21st battalion at Vimy Ridge. GrandpaPhil, king derelict, mtaylor and 10 others 13 Quote Currently building: HM Yacht Chatham - 1:64 - Caldercraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haliburton Posted July 23, 2023 Author Share #2 Posted July 23, 2023 I’m impressed with this kit. The instructions are quite good - a few gaps but the parts are nicely detailed and the photo etch is very easy to work with. Roger Pellett, wefalck, king derelict and 9 others 12 Quote Currently building: HM Yacht Chatham - 1:64 - Caldercraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted July 24, 2023 Share #3 Posted July 24, 2023 Very very tempted to buy this! mtaylor, Old Collingwood, Haliburton and 2 others 5 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haliburton Posted July 24, 2023 Author Share #4 Posted July 24, 2023 2 hours ago, RGL said: Very very tempted to buy this! You totally should. I know you’d do a first rate job on the painting/detailing. On reflection I decided to go with the version that was not portrayed at Vimy (key difference are in wheels and barrel length) but I’ll likely still use the Canadian decals and something similar to the portrayed paint scheme. some update shots. There were two parts that try as I might (thin support rods) snapped. I’ve read other people comment on that. No big deal I improvised with some wire rod. The other thing I botched was photo etch to show the rifling. Scott Old Collingwood, Canute, RGL and 9 others 12 Quote Currently building: HM Yacht Chatham - 1:64 - Caldercraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javlin Posted July 25, 2023 Share #5 Posted July 25, 2023 (edited) A quick build means a Nice fit looking Good! Edited July 25, 2023 by Javlin Egilman, mtaylor, Old Collingwood and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haliburton Posted July 26, 2023 Author Share #6 Posted July 26, 2023 12 hours ago, Javlin said: A quick build means a Nice fit looking Good! Wow thanks Javlin! I’ve been struggling a bit on the painting to try to find an equivalent to the suggested A MIG 057 yellow gray as I can’t seem to find it at my LHS. So progress may be stalled until I figure that out or I will just get creative Scott Old Collingwood, Egilman, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote Currently building: HM Yacht Chatham - 1:64 - Caldercraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted July 26, 2023 Share #7 Posted July 26, 2023 Looking really good Scott! You're moving quickly! Egilman, mtaylor, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: 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 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 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 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haliburton Posted July 26, 2023 Author Share #8 Posted July 26, 2023 5 hours ago, Landlubber Mike said: Looking really good Scott! You're moving quickly! Thanks Mike! Taking a couple days vacation from work to do yard work only to have it rain does have its advantages!😉 Scott Jack12477, mtaylor, Canute and 4 others 7 Quote Currently building: HM Yacht Chatham - 1:64 - Caldercraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haliburton Posted July 30, 2023 Author Share #9 Posted July 30, 2023 So I’ve started playing around with some mud effects on the wheels both dry and fresh mud and some paint work on the howitzer itself, weathering to follow. Canute, Landlubber Mike, GrandpaPhil and 5 others 8 Quote Currently building: HM Yacht Chatham - 1:64 - Caldercraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haliburton Posted July 30, 2023 Author Share #10 Posted July 30, 2023 And now some additional weathering - hoping not to overdo it but guessing these field guns showed did not stay in pristine condition for very long. Javlin, Landlubber Mike, Egilman and 7 others 10 Quote Currently building: HM Yacht Chatham - 1:64 - Caldercraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haliburton Posted August 6, 2023 Author Share #11 Posted August 6, 2023 Additional mud effects were added to the wheels and the decal added showing the ‘graffiti’ (City of WPG) added by the Canadian troops who captured the gun - I understand this refers to the City of Winnipeg. With that I will call this build finished thank you all for looking in and your likes. Scott Egilman, GrandpaPhil, Canute and 10 others 12 1 Quote Currently building: HM Yacht Chatham - 1:64 - Caldercraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted August 7, 2023 Share #12 Posted August 7, 2023 Very nicely done! mtaylor, Egilman, Old Collingwood and 2 others 5 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) On the building slip: 1:72 French Ironclad Magenta (original shipyard plans) On hold: 1:98 Mantua HMS Victory (kit bash), 1:96 Shipyard HMS Mercury Favorite finished builds: 1:60 Sampang Good Fortune (Amati plans), 1:200 Orel Ironclad Solferino, 1:72 Schooner Hannah (Hahn plans), 1:72 Privateer Prince de Neufchatel (Chapelle plans), Model Shipways Sultana, Heller La Reale, Encore USS Olympia Goal: Become better than I was yesterday "The hardest part is deciding to try." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king derelict Posted August 8, 2023 Share #13 Posted August 8, 2023 Looks great. The paintwork is really well done Alan Canute, Egilman, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted August 8, 2023 Share #14 Posted August 8, 2023 Nicely done Scott, you have finished it off with some nice detailing. OC. mtaylor, Canute, Egilman and 1 other 4 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javlin Posted August 8, 2023 Share #15 Posted August 8, 2023 Scott that came out real Nice!Now if I was you make a display base for multi armor builds something simple but will enhance the look/aesthetics liek this for my PRU Mustangs. Egilman, king derelict, Jack12477 and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted August 8, 2023 Share #16 Posted August 8, 2023 On 7/30/2023 at 10:52 AM, Haliburton said: And now some additional weathering - hoping not to overdo it but guessing these field guns showed did not stay in pristine condition for very long. Amen brother, and this one would fit in any WWI landscape... dirty yes but not overpowering.... Well done.... mtaylor, Jack12477, Canute and 3 others 6 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" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haliburton Posted August 9, 2023 Author Share #17 Posted August 9, 2023 Thanks guys 20 hours ago, Javlin said: Scott that came out real Nice!Now if I was you make a display base for multi armor builds something simple but will enhance the look/aesthetics liek this for my PRU Mustangs. It’s a great idea Javlin, your display really accents your fine work on those Stangs and I foresee more armour etc in the future 21 hours ago, Old Collingwood said: you have finished it off with some nice detailing. Thanks OC, I’m a newbie with weathering but really think it take models to the next dimension. I’d like to experiment with chipping in the future. 16 hours ago, Egilman said: Amen brother, and this one would fit in any WWI landscape... dirty yes but not overpowering Thanks Egilman, weathering is definitely an art and not a science! On 8/7/2023 at 8:02 PM, king derelict said: Looks great. The paintwork is really well done Thanks Alan, I wasn’t able to find the precise recommended paints but these tamiya selections worked well I think. mtaylor, Canute, king derelict and 4 others 7 Quote Currently building: HM Yacht Chatham - 1:64 - Caldercraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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