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Started by terry35 at 04-12-2009 6:55 PM. Topic has 68 replies.
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 04-12-2009, 6:55 PM
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terry35
 
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Re: 1/35 "Hell Hound" hover truck - W.I.P.
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eeeh............. just brilliant, can't do anything but be amazed..... awe struck.... Coming along great, Terry.
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05-22-2009, 4:33 AM
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Cosmic J
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Re: 1/35 "Hell Hound" hover truck - W.I.P.
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Sorry to have been away for a bit. I had a thing. Y'all know how it is... ![Cool [8D]](/emoticons/icon_smile_cool.gif) Interior of the turret is done, and the seam has been filled and painted. Mr Surfacer 500 was very useful here. I don't know if anyone will be able to see any of these details once the completed gun and spotlight are in place, but there it is. Applying washes to the pieces and hull now.
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05-30-2009, 5:37 PM
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Barry C Hark
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Re: 1/35 "Hell Hound" hover truck - W.I.P.
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That is looking Very Smart So far ! Nice use of detail and parts from other kits to get your desired look. A lot of heavy looking Engineering going on there, and it all looks Right. All the Best, Barry.
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05-30-2009, 11:31 PM
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Cosmic J
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Re: 1/35 "Hell Hound" hover truck - W.I.P.
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LOL! It does take me a bit, don't it? I hope to get it finished in less than a month, which would be good because I'm falling behind the rest of y'all. Ok, here she is w/ the washes applied to the panel lines. It took a long time to do because this sucker is way bigger than any model I've ever done this to before, and it's got a lot of panel lines. Whew! This is most of the bits: Closer on the little parts: Hull: Cargo bed: You can see a sheen on some of the pieces; this is because the washes aren't completely dry. Over the next couple of days (and a final layer of Dullcote) the surface will have a nice matte finish. I assembled the engines and you can see the fans from both the top and bottom. I like it. I also painted lots of little details like the tail lights and the bare steel sections of the compression cylinders on the engines. Next step is drybrushing, which will tone down some of the gaudiness and bring the edges of details into sharp relief.
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06-01-2009, 11:53 AM
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sumpter250
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Re: 1/35 "Hell Hound" hover truck - W.I.P.
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| this sucker is way bigger than any model I've ever done this to before, and it's got a lot of panel lines. Whew! |
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Sounds like maybe your next build should be even bigger.....just to "push the envelope". All the right techniques, well executed. My "Kodiak" build has taken me into "territory" I haven't fully explored before. I hope it turns out half as well as yours.
  ,  Lead me not into temptation ..................I can find it myself
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06-01-2009, 10:38 PM
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psstoff995
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 Cosmic J wrote: | |
Hmm... looks like there's a lot of room, and plenty of attachment point looking thingers in there. If it doesn't I'm sure some styrene and spare parts could dress it up nice enough to open the doors. The 8th MS series has quite a few episodes that spend a good bit of time with the "camera" in there, plenty of reference at least. Even if there's an interior "dead zone" that didn't get it's 15 minutes of fame on the series, I guess it'd be totally open to one's own interpretation. No one could tell you that ___ wasn't there anyway lol BTW great looking paint job Cosmic!! Been following this and I enjoy the look, nice IDF future feel so far ![Thumbs Up [tup]](/emoticons/icon_smile_thumbsup.gif)
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06-02-2009, 10:32 PM
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Cosmic J
Joined on 12-13-2007
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| psstoff995 wrote: | | Looking really good- the dry brushing should really make things pop! |
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Thank you. I finished DBing the main hull and engines today, still have to finish the ramp and other bits. | sumpter250 wrote: | | this sucker is way bigger than any model I've ever done this to before, and it's got a lot of panel lines. Whew! |
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Sounds like maybe your next build should be even bigger.....just to "push the envelope". All the right techniques, well executed. My "Kodiak" build has taken me into "territory" I haven't fully explored before. I hope it turns out half as well as yours. |
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LOL! Yeah, I would build more big stuff if I had the space to display it. When I finish this Hovertruck, I got this guy in the stash, and he's been winking at me slyly... and he doesn't seem to have as much surface detail...: http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN949844 | smeagol the vile wrote: | | question, does this monster have an interior? |
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None to speak of, but as psstoff995 points out, there is a lot of space in there. There's a dividing wall/support structure between the front and rear compartment that seems to be in the correct position. It has a major seam running horizontally, but that could be hidden by seats and various greeblies, or just blanked off w/ styrene. All the hatches have only rudimentary detail on their inner surfaces, but that could be spiffed up easy enough. The three hatches on the top, the front armored window covers and the cab doors can all be opened. There's even some clear pieces to represent windshields. The big side hatch door cannot be opened without some conversion/scratchbuilding. All the interior surfaces are marked by ejector pin marks and reverse relief indentations of the exterior details. Lots of sheet styrene would be needed to blank off these areas. Other than the driver's cab, I don't know that much else would be visible w/o major surgery. When I first started building this, I considered taking the cab details from a Revell Fuchs (or some similar truck type vehicle), but then decided I didn't want to pay that much money to finish this kit. I still haven't figured out where the main engine/power plant is supposed to be. ![Question [?]](/emoticons/icon_smile_question.gif) Sooo, no interior detail worth noting, but lots of possibilities for improvement.
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06-05-2009, 5:01 PM
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Cosmic J
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Re: 1/35 "Hell Hound" hover truck - W.I.P.
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Finished drybrushing all the major and minor components, getting close to the end now. I still have some minor detail painting to get to, like power cables and such, and I'll be applying decals and dry transfers before I Dullcote the whole thing. Comparisons of the painting process. Base paint. Post shading. Drybrushing.
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06-06-2009, 11:52 PM
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Cosmic J
Joined on 12-13-2007
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Thank you SG. You always have a kind word, I really appreciate it. Painting went like this: 1) Base Coat w/ Israeli Armor Sand 2) Shadows airbrushed by mixing the base color w/ Burnt Umber at about a 4 to 1 ratio. 3) Panel lines are darkened w/ a wash of Burnt Umber and Black, at about a 1 to 5 ratio (1 part paint, 5 parts thinner). Same was used on the engine fans. 4) Drybrushing was done w/ the base color mixed w/ White at about a 2 to 1 ratio. Fans were drybrushed w/ Steel and then Silver. It not really hard, just time consuming. Try it out on something small, like a 1/72 or 1/48 scale tank, and you'll get the hang of it quick, I'm sure.
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06-07-2009, 12:28 AM
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psstoff995
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| Cosmic J wrote: |
Try it out on something small, like a 1/72 or 1/48 scale tank, and you'll get the hang of it quick, I'm sure.
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Hmm- at 1/72 the size might make it a small/quick test bed- but the parts are so tiny and any weathering/dry brushing could quickly become over done. And any kind of chipping/scratches would be almost pointless. 1/48 might be a good bet- for a bigger sized tank. But a 1/35 scale smaller sized tank (think Panzer 1 or even a Jeep) would give you a small enough piece of armor to work on/get the build over with quick, while also giving you a bigger/more common scale test bed to practice weathering/shading/chipping techniques etc. Just my $0.02. Weathering a 1/72 tank is different than a 1/48 is different than a 1/35 in the finer techniques. Just make sure if it’s for practice, that it’s a skill that can trasfur over. I guess dry brushing is dry brushing and a wash is a wash though.. I mean definitely don’t go 1/35 if you’re planning something like this Hell Hound- it’s huge!! Looks bigger than a King Tiger or an Abrams... That comparison shot with the Russian tank at the beginning of the thread was out of control!! lol
-Chris
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06-24-2009, 11:11 PM
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Cosmic J
Joined on 12-13-2007
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Well, I'm calling it done, at least for now. It's not weathered yet, I'm waiting to figure out what kind of display I want to do first, so I can avoid handling it once the powders and such go on. I finished painting the detail parts. The gun in particular has lots of little bits, including a camera/light fixture, a targeting screen and three ammunition feed belts. I added some MV lenses for the headlights, and the top-mounted searchlight. I was afraid they might look like craft store rhinestones, but I think they came out ok. I added Verlinden Dry transfers for markings. Not many, because most Israeli vehicles don't carry many markings. I replaced the antenna w/ a length of .010 brass wire, painted black. I also didn't like the power cable on the seismic sensor, so I made a new one out of 1mm spring tube and wire. It hangs much better than the kit supplied cable. After that, a final layer of Dullcote to seal it up and level out the color layers.
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