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Started by mg.mikael at 06-05-2009 9:08 PM. Topic has 570 replies.
  
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 06-05-2009, 9:26 PM
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bobbaily
 
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Re: Lend-Lease GB (1/1/09-7/1/09)
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Unfortunatly, my lack of updates is due to my lack of progress. However, I did decide to modify the resin side panels & IP for the Monogram P-40B. After some sanding, the side panels have been installed. I will be using the kit cockpit floor due to fit issues, but I've tried to dress it up a bit with some spruce. It has been primed and hopefully will get a coat of interior green tomorrow...or Sunday. The resin seat will be used. I hope to have some 'Before & After' pictures afterwards. With a little luck, I may have the fuselage together before the start of the week.
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06-08-2009, 4:59 PM
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White_R34
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Re: Lend-Lease GB (1/1/09-7/1/09)
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My BM-13 KATUSHA on a US-60 6X6 Studibaker Late version Done!
  Building the Impossible Is my main goal!!
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06-08-2009, 5:01 PM
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White_R34
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Re: Lend-Lease GB (1/1/09-7/1/09)
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06-08-2009, 5:03 PM
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White_R34
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06-08-2009, 5:54 PM
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Mobious
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Re: Lend-Lease GB (1/1/09-7/1/09)
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Hey White_R34, Outstanding! Congrats on a fine looking Studebaker. The weathering looks great. I really like the mirror, very cool. I have to tell ya, I haven't seen many Katyusha's built up, and fewer yet with all the excellent scratched effort you've put into this one. The battle damage is just awesome. Any plans for a base? Figures?
"You can't hear me? YOU CAN'T HEAR ME!!?,The reason you can't hear me is, You're firing your mortar on your end and they're landing here on our end!!" Big Joe
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06-08-2009, 8:13 PM
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mg.mikael
Joined on 12-16-2007
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Re: Lend-Lease GB (1/1/09-7/1/09)
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Now that's a stunning build, White_R34!!![Bow [bow]](/emoticons/icon_smile_bow.gif) All the extra time you put into modifying and scratching parts really paid off. Especially love the bullet holes running up the side of the hood, along with the chains you added to the front & back. So how exactly did you weather those chains? (gotta ask since they look great.![Cool [8D]](/emoticons/icon_smile_cool.gif) ) *First page has been updated.*
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06-09-2009, 3:07 AM
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White_R34
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Re: Lend-Lease GB (1/1/09-7/1/09)
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Thanks Mobious & MG.Mikael it was a lot of fun to work on. Mobious asked: Any plans for a base? Figures? Why yes I'm working on two figures right now one male co. driver and one female driver. The landscape will look some thing like this: Half stone street and half mud or just mud. So how exactly did you weather those chains? (gotta ask since they look great.) I'm glad you asked First I taped the two chains to my clip bord, so they would lay flat. Then I mixed Tamiya XF-1 FL-Black with a little XF-9 Hull Red (50-30)for the first layer. It starts off a little (off black) to keeps that faded tarnished steel look. (the darker base color helps the rust stand out)! Then I mixed Testors Rust 1185 with Fl-Black about (70-20) just to make the rust color a little darked for stage two. Stage three I needed to mix in more rust 1185 to brighten up the rust color a bit. Oh and you must roll the chain from back and forth (side to side) so you cover the hole thing. Now for the last stage I hand brushed on #1 Rust stain from a Rustall kit. Let it dry for 1hr or less. Ha Ha Ha now here's the good part to make your chain look even more real, rub a #2 pencil across the chain; to give the chain a rubbed off tarnish look. Any one that has ever used old rusted chains can tell you once you start using them and they rub against any othere matel you get that look. Now if you move your chains around a lot befor you get them in the right place on your model just hold on to them wile on your model an rub them once again. [#2 pencil across the chain]
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06-09-2009, 1:02 PM
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White_R34
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Re: Lend-Lease GB (1/1/09-7/1/09)
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Thanks guys I'm trying to live up to a top level of work in my scratchbuilding that is. The kit I used and the projects started on page 4 of this GB is a 1/35 Italeri BM 13 "Katyusha" 1950s version, changed to a late 1944 war version. Oh and one more thing about the painting of those chains don't (Airbrush) your rust color on the hole length of the chains; paint it heavy in spots and light in otheres. Now Like I said hand brush on the rust stain on the full length of the chains.
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06-09-2009, 3:26 PM
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mg.mikael
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Re: Lend-Lease GB (1/1/09-7/1/09)
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Might as well get up my next update(got some work done), so here it is. About ninety-five percent of all the hull portions are completely on, by that I mean sanded, modified, and painted. Thus soon my work will be moving into the more detailed parts like the guns, gun mounts, tools, tarps, and other random accesories. However here's whats done with the main hull parts. The windshield is in(terrible fit by that I mean too gaps left over.![Disapprove [V]](/emoticons/icon_smile_disapprove.gif) ) So I used Testor's Clear parts glue to put the winshield in and to slightly fill in the gaps the best I could on the sides. I also masked off the wiper area(that's why their's some blue-ish tape on the winshield) for weathering that will happen at a future time(will be too hard to mask properly later, so be sure to do it beforehand.)   The upper armor plate on the passenger side is also in place with the scratched hinges also in place. As for the drivers side I be leaving the armor plate in the down position. (NOTE: I had to leave the driver's side armor plate down since it wouldn't fit properly in the up-armored position due to the skate rail. However the passenger side did fit properly up-armored so that's why that side is up. I know strange fit issues.![Alien [alien]](/emoticons/icon_smile_alien.gif) ) As for other parts, I've glued the two gun mounts for the skate rail together. However their fit just isn't bad its non-existent! The pieces look like ![Censored [censored]](/emoticons/icon_smile_censored.gif) , so I'm gonna have to putty, sand, and slice till they look presentable. As for the tools they have all had the seams removed and the shovels handle area was drilled out(for some reason it was a solid piece of plastic with the opening.![Dunce [D)]](/emoticons/icon_smile_dunce.gif) ) Thanks for looking!
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06-09-2009, 3:38 PM
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Mobious
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Re: Lend-Lease GB (1/1/09-7/1/09)
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Hey White_R34, I like the idea of the mud with the 2 figures, Lot's of possibilities. Also illustrating that the Soviet Union was one of the first Nations to utilize women in a modern combat role. I believe that I'd read somewhere, that Russian women also served as fighter/bomber pilots in WWII with some attaining ace status. mg mikael, Nice job on cleaning up the OBT's. I wonder why the shovel handle was molded solid? Hmm. The gas cans really look great and worth the extra effort you've put into them. The mg mounts and tool/holders will be worth it too. Looking forward to updates on the M3.
"You can't hear me? YOU CAN'T HEAR ME!!?,The reason you can't hear me is, You're firing your mortar on your end and they're landing here on our end!!" Big Joe
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06-09-2009, 8:42 PM
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mg.mikael
Joined on 12-16-2007
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Re: Lend-Lease GB (1/1/09-7/1/09)
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 Mobious wrote: | | mg mikael, Nice job on cleaning up the OBT's. I wonder why the shovel handle was molded solid? Hmm. The gas cans really look great and worth the extra effort you've put into them. The mg mounts and tool/holders will be worth it too. Looking forward to updates on the M3. |
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Thanks for the comments. I'm assuming the shovel handle was molded solid because it's a 40 year-old mold(thus probably didn't have the tech or know-how at that time to do it correctly.)
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06-10-2009, 5:50 AM
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White_R34
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Re: Lend-Lease GB (1/1/09-7/1/09)
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Hay Mobious your right that is fact and I remember reading about it back in grade schools World History class. An even now I see show or Documentaries on the history channel and otheres. http://www.elknet.pl/acestory/raskov/raskov.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_the_Russian_and_Soviet_military The Soviet armed forces employed Women as pilots, mechanics, truck drivers, gunnery instructors, sniper and electricians passed the end or the war. So seeing that I live in a house full of young and older weman and when I started working on the female figure for this truck the house was a buzz with talk. I'm getting a lot of ![Big Smile [:D]](/emoticons/icon_smile_big.gif) latey mmmmm..... I'm just doing it because I always see guys doing Soviet armor with men. So I said Why not? Try something different an I do have some soviet female solders any way. An mg.mikael I wanted to get that model your doing an I'm gladd to see you doing it and it's making me want one even more!![Thumbs Up [tup]](/emoticons/icon_smile_thumbsup.gif)
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06-10-2009, 10:44 AM
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stick man
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Re: Lend-Lease GB (1/1/09-7/1/09)
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White your build looks realy good great work! MG your builds comeing along nicely I hope to see more soon! As for me all modleing is on hold for the time being because of school exams but I should be back to it in a week. ![Smile [:)]](/emoticons/icon_smile.gif)
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