2016 OTS (1/72) SMALL IS BIG

This kit is going to take some work. The engines don’t have any locating pins and don’t match up very well. The seams will take some work and filling and will result in the loss of raised detail, but it’s not the first.

I have this A-37 I was just going to get started once I get an A-7E out of the way.

That looks great 68.

Alright, got her clear coated and dressed up.  Managed to break off the refueling probe while I was at it.    I always seem to break something...

Next up is a wash, give her legs, attach all the doodads and gizmos, and somehow manage to not break anything off...   Wish me luck!

Anyway, here she is atm...

Thanks for looking!

Very nice Krusty. Most impressive.

Krusty, that Scooter is looking great! I know how you feel; I'm always breaking off long parts all the time. I always put them on last because of that.

68GT, good luck with that model. I started one a long time ago and never finished it. After I closed up the fuselage with the cockpit inside, I tried to put the canopy on. It wouldn't fit on account of the cockpit seats sitting way too high. You'll have to pose this one with the canopy opened.

Great decal work on that A4. Really brings it to life.

modelcrazy, that's a rather ambitious project. Looking forward to seeing it. 

I managed a solution for the tail number decal issue on my Ms.406.

Krusty

Alright, got her clear coated and dressed up.  Managed to break off the refueling probe while I was at it.    I always seem to break something...

Next up is a wash, give her legs, attach all the doodads and gizmos, and somehow manage to not break anything off...   Wish me luck!

Anyway, here she is atm...

 

Thanks for looking!

 

 

 

That is looking good Krusty. I am sure we all your your pain on the broken probe.

suomi39

Great decal work on that A4. Really brings it to life.

modelcrazy, that's a rather ambitious project. Looking forward to seeing it. 

I managed a solution for the tail number decal issue on my Ms.406.

 

Nice job there, did you cut that mask yourself.

Bish

  

Nice job there, did you cut that mask yourself.

 

Bish, thanks! I did -- I used my fly-tying scissors and it took several tries. 

You've done a cracking job on it.

Well, I'm gonna call her done!  

Overall I'm pretty happy with this build.  Had a few "Happy little accidents" and would do some things a little differently were I to build her again, but overall a nice little kit!

.....and here she is!

Thanks for looking!

So cool, just loves the lines. It looks like a clean build and the panel lines make it pop.

Krusty, nice build. 

BTW I use Woodland Scenic products for groundcover about 90% of the time.

Terry

Your A-4 really turned out great Krusty. The weathering looks great and I agree with Terry about the panel lines.

jibber

So cool, just loves the lines. It looks like a clean build and the panel lines make it pop.

Krusty, nice build. 

BTW I use Woodland Scenic products for groundcover about 90% of the time.

Terry

 

Thanks Jibber!

IMO the panel lines on the fuselage were fairly deep and a bit out of scale.  Looking at it finished I probably should have gone a bit lighter on them or tried a different technique.  

Here I am being too self critical... 

...Anyway, I'm really liking Airfix new tooled kits and this one went together nicely.

Thanks again for looking!

Fantastic job Krusty! What a lovely little bird! I like the way this looks, congrats on getting done

Looks great Krusty. Love the decals from that era. Nicely executed. 

Thanks again guys! 

suomi39

Looks great Krusty. Love the decals from that era. Nicely executed. 

 

The decals on this kit were really nice to work with.  Thin and reacted very nicely with micro set/sol.  A big difference from the last few kits I've worked on.

I started on the A-37.  right off the bat I like the Academy kit over this Hasegawa.  Guess it's new verses old.

Wayne heres my German 8 Rad and diorama. It measure roughly 10" X 10" and i've included a transport vehicle, a lead motorcycle and a US spotter. Please wxcuse the multiple shots but I ddn't know how to cover the entire board.

Thanks for looking and apologize for the numerous pics.

Terry,

That is fantastic work. I love the attention to detail, such as the stream, rock wall, broken tree trunks and the spotter. Very nice work 

Steve

I, for one, will not complain about the many pics.  I especially like the inclusion of the spotter.  

Very nicely done!

Thanks guys. Looking back on this one, I think one of my favorite parts is the MC rider who is getting stuck and is working through the soft dirt. 

Terry

i too like all the pics. on dioramas like this you need different angles to see the work and a pic or 2 from the "soldier on the ground" level is always cool.

i know i asked before but what do you use for rock? i use hydrocal and molds whhich start out white than various WOODLAND SCENES paints. Only problem with hydrocal is it can get damaged easily.

i have hit the wall on everything but it will pass.

jibber - 

Wonderful job on the dio and build. Outstanding detail and I immensely enjoyed all the photos. Looking forward to the next one.

Hunter, Wayne thank you for those generous comments, these are so much fun to do and my biggest challenge to date will be a T Rex dio I have in mind. If that one works out I would be amazed but i'm trying something new (at least to me). 

Wayne I do use hydrocal 90% of the time in Woodland Scenic molds, then plaster cloth to bring it all together. I've used different paints but I think the best paint out there is from Woodland Scenic. Theres so much pigment in it and the colors blend nicely. In this past year i've had some medical issues and I just couldn't get in the right frame of mind to build, so I understand what its like but it'll pass. What always helps me back to the bench is trying different things, space crafts, a 70 ton tank the size of a golf ball and even a dinosaur so i'd like to thank you for those things.

Terry  

That dio is awesome. Thanks for all the pics. I even clicked through to the Photobucket album for more!

Things have got busy here at the homestead, as they always do with warmer weather, but I've got a flat coat in place on the Ms406 and it's waiting for pastel weathering to begin. So close!

Terry, that dio is incredible! Very well done sir! I personallly think there were not enough pics myself.

Been having a tough time getting to my little project. There've been too many other projects I'm trying to get done first but I hope to get more done on this soon. Stay tuned for more.

Thanks guys, but I dont know how you can work on multiple projects at once. Ones like this take up a lot of time.

Terry

jibber

Thanks guys, but I dont know how you can work on multiple projects at once. Ones like this take up a lot of time.

Terry

 

i do all the time but i am thinking of changing that.  even though i don't paint badly, at least for armor models, i have a hard time getting started which makes NO sense since i enjoy doing it  this means i will have a queue of models built and primed. 

decided to base coat JGSDF with Tamiya green and my soltar. been using a lot of Vallejo so i didn't thin the paint enough and clogged the airbrush. dumped the cup into my Badger, thinned it more and painted. cleaned both and had air in the Soltar cup so had to strip that down more to successfully fix that.

while there i melted the rubber band tracksd for 1/35 S-tank which, of course didn't take. fortunately it has side skirts so i wired the tracks together like i did on my T-72. becuase of the way things attach i have to add the track before finishing the lower hull hull and masking for the green camo.

oh and i am working on a base for 1/35 SKODA 305mm. siege gun. and a bunch of primed dinosaurs.