Duck Hunter GB

I was extremely busy lately but I'm back now.

Peter: Your 251 looks truly awesome with that faded-looking camo! The Drilling is my favorite version of this vehicle together with the Pakwagen!

Wayne: Now that looks damn perfect! Great job on both the camo and weathering!

thanks to all for the kind words. i think i like the left side view the best. i'm glad i painted all the wheels on the truck green or brown. personally i think even a dirty round yellow would stand out too much in a tree line.

btw just ordered the new THE WEATHERING MAGAZINE on snow and ice and the new SQUADRON has a tutorial on snow base building. it's time to do a snow scene and i have a camoed 50mm PAK mit crew to practice on.

as for being a "styrene machine" (i like that), region 10 regionals is next month and, though i will take a number of wins with me from my local contest, i also want  to take some new stuff. i posted the list to finish over in 1944 GB.

wayne, that is a really stunning build, awesome.

Wayne!  You are a model making machine!  Awesome builds my friend!  Great work!

Which pic would like on the front page?

Eagle90

Fantastic build Wayne, I love it.

You are a building machine Wayne! A styrene AFV factory!!! And another very nice build on your part!

DUCKHUNTER 4 is done and 5 is 35% done. turret is done most of hull, damned indy tracks are next.

this base is not as fancy as i would like so as to keep it in armor soft skin and not vignette. paints are TAMIYA and MMA. all the weathering is oils again, raw umber and medium gray. base is model clay and liquidtex. first time i airbrushed the dirt. grass is obviously turf and base was oversprayed with dust to tone everything down.

Thanks. Will start weathering  today. had tornado warnings tonight so my frau joined me in the bunker. Didnt stop my building. Also got M -1117 base coated for MERDC desert camo. Still debating stuka build as i have 5 but overcommitted and now hosting 2 GBs. Sci fi could be huge and 1/72 looking good. Longest day lcvp still vexing me. May have try a different green. Oh well. Regionals in july my first.

Looking really good wayne.

got green and brown on. obviously very stark. tried something new doing an overspray with the base color. really toned it down.

waynec

got the green on the gun. brushed. played with sponge but too many nooks and crannies. may try it on the truck since it has flat sides and i think it will be interesting to have a different pattern from the gun. different crews, painted at different times, maybe even a different unit. i think i will add some broad brown as well. read a technique to tone down the contrasting colors by misting the final pattern with the base coat. may try that bit will have to mask the cannon. i will spot paint the control handles. i know they were painted but the gray adds some color. artistic license because, as my friend says, i am an artiste.

i think i have a "tell" on my camo because i like to run the colors onto the wheel hubs.

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got the green on the gun. brushed. played with sponge but too many nooks and crannies. may try it on the truck since it has flat sides and i think it will be interesting to have a different pattern from the gun. different crews, painted at different times, maybe even a different unit. i think i will add some broad brown as well. read a technique to tone down the contrasting colors by misting the final pattern with the base coat. may try that bit will have to mask the cannon. i will spot paint the control handles. i know they were painted but the gray adds some color. artistic license because, as my friend says, i am an artiste.

i think i have a "tell" on my camo because i like to run the colors onto the wheel hubs.

That's looking really nice there wayne.

no 4 for this build continues. all the tools are painted, tires, almost all the accessories. chassis is washed. next is camo.

TAMIYA dark yellow. chassis is red brown and will wash with oils; dark gray, black, burnt umber may try using a sponge for some texture effect. still haven't gotten the paint color i want. i am thinking for my modern WARWHEELS i will be mixing (for the first time) dark gray with a little gloss black and a touch of brown. haven't decided on camo as yet but will probably try a green sponge on one and freehand airbrush. might try out new soltar fine AB. streaks on the other. not sure how dirty this is going to get or even what the base is going to look like. 

obviously i now have plenty of rocks. 2 batches of hydrocal rocks. right side are from big mold and small mold, left side is the broken rocks and assorted scree. will paint with various WOODLAND SCENICS paints.

jibber

Wayne thats a great layout, looking forward to the completed DIO.

me too. just finished a PORTEE with base. everybody liked the base but me so i  am doing another. but i digress. first airbrushing in months and got the dark yellow down on 4x6 and 37mm. trying a base coat of red brown for chassis. airbrushed tire hubs but will brush paint the tires. easier and faster than masking. have some brush paint touching up which isn't unusual with suspensions. touching up is easier than sanding runs. which i also have. just put it together and i think i can pull off a rollover off the road showing the suspension. if the camo turns out, i know the oil washes will, i will be finishing up some camo for other GBs. pics posted later but WOOHOO i painted something and it went well.

Jacinth68

here are the pics of the finished 88. first model that ive completed in 25 years. hope to get better.

its obvious you haven't lost your touch. nicely done.

Now that's nice, its certainly a boat load better than my attempt at this kit. We all hope to get better and your starting off a good level.

here are the pics of the finished 88. first model that ive completed in 25 years. hope to get better.

Bish

Looking good there wayne.

Ok guys, the GB is now officially over. So for those who have not yet posted progress pics, sorry guys. For those who have, we look forward to seeing the rest of your builds.

Thanks to all those who took part/are taking part. Some really nice builds there. maybe we can have a round 2 in a couple of years, in the meantime, look forward to seeing more of you guys and your builds around the forums and especially in more GB's.

And a big thanks to eagle for helping out with this one. Cheers buddy.

Thank you Bish!  For letting me get my feet wet on hosting GB's.  It's been a pleasure my friend!

And a thank you to all who participated in the GB.  Many thanks for all the help I received with the 88 and for what I learned watching everyone's awesome builds!  Bloody good show everyone!

Eagle90

Wayne thats a great layout, looking forward to the completed DIO.

Looking good there wayne.

Ok guys, the GB is now officially over. So for those who have not yet posted progress pics, sorry guys. For those who have, we look forward to seeing the rest of your builds.

Thanks to all those who took part/are taking part. Some really nice builds there. maybe we can have a round 2 in a couple of years, in the meantime, look forward to seeing more of you guys and your builds around the forums and especially in more GB's.

And a big thanks to eagle for helping out with this one. Cheers buddy.

stikpusher

waynec

To paraphrase the romulans... "matters more urgent caused my absence. I am back." 

Wayne, was this you?

not ,e. i would be a romulan warbird sub commander. started on the truck this afternoon. progress to date. suppose to warm up by end of the week so i hope to get some priming done on friday. saturday and sunday i will be at STAR FEST 2014. i won a pair of tickets at the natiionals raffle last year. not sure what the colors are going to be but i suspect '44 camo, western front.

My build, the M247 Sgt York, is finished.  I just need to pick up some CA & camera batteries.

hiya folks, sorry for the tardiness, the 88 is all dine but havent the time to post the pic, have to go to work. will do that first thing int he morning.

waynec

To paraphrase the romulans... "matters more urgent caused my absence. I am back." 

Wayne, was this you?

Nice work there wayne, i like the 88 bunker.

as promised, pics of FLAK 37. ready to prime. and, to atone for my absence i will throw in the prime mover for it. why not would work in a number of other GBs too. also added a pic of 88mm bunker progress.

To paraphrase the romulans in ST TNG "matters more urgent caused my absence. I am back." And what is one of the first things i did? Joined the orphan armor GB with a BM-21 MLR. and probably be every piece of AMM out there for it. Obviously my urgent matters did include working on my AMS? Pics in later today on the 37mm.