OTS (1/72) GB 2017

Hello!

1:72 is my favourite scale and I'd like to join! I'd like to show you my 1:72 Sd. Kfz. 251/7 Ausf. C. It started as this Revell kit:

I started by tackling the tracks - thaey are very nice, link and lenght. I had some problems with the direction the tracks go on, because they go on just the other way than on every tank we normally see - the "V" of the track points down on the REAR of the track run. But now it's done and here what the tracks look like:

I have also started fitting out the hull interior:

Now I have to finish that interior in order to close up the hull. Thanks for looking, good luck with your 1:72 builds and have a nice day

Paweł

Pawel, I recognize your name and model. Way to go man, that is gonna look great.

Modelcrazy, you did a magnificent job on that Val. Everything looks perfect man, the extra work you did really makes this pop.

Thanks Shamoo and Duke!

modelcrazy - that Val is really nice! Congratulations! Nice wooden deck, too!

That Revell model is really nice. Nice, new tooling and almost on par with the more expensive Dragon Model. Much easier to get, too!

Duke - thanks, I appreciate it!

Good luck with your 1/72 builds and have a nice day

Paweł

Thanks Pawel, the deck is from Coastal Kits. It makes a good backdrop.

Wayne, I started the Airfix Zero. As typical I started with the cockpit and engine. I assembled the pit and engine, added some belts, painted, dry-brushed, added a wash and assembled the fuse halfs.

Hello everybody!

modelcrazy - good start on that Airfix Zero. Ist that one of their new tools?

waynec - it sure would be nice to be on the roster here!

And I've got another update. I have painted the interior of my Hanomag:

Now I'm closing up the hull and I'll try to prepare that baby for painting. Thanks for lookin' and have a nice day

Paweł

MC very nice. 

Pawel my bad you are on the roster. i have one of those so look forward to your build.

been doing the world war toons TIGER and SHERMAN. primed both with usual primer and they pebbled really badly with my usual ACE NOW gray. scrubbed them down and tried with ARMOR PRIMER gray. same thing. This was in the garage in the afternoon, close to 90F.

thought about it and took both paints to the bunker in the basement, found some scrap and tried both paints and both were fine. very well could be the primer was drying before it got to the plastic due to the heat.

FYI the SHERMAN is s so but tthe TIGER is treally nice. never liked SHERMANs anyway and this added fuel to that.

Sign me up! TBD for now!

I had a little time this morning so masked the canopy .

. by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

. by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Theuns

Hello everybody!

Theuns - looks like it's going to be an interesting build! Do you have any shots of your cockpit here?

I have cranked up the tempo on my build and I have assembled most of the parts for painting. Wheelsm tracks and the assault bridge are still removable. The bridge parts (grey) are Italeri ex-ESCI. I have replaced the kit-supplied width indicators with wire - they look a lot better. Anybody knows what are those small rectangular objects just behind the air cleaners over the fenders? Anyhow, here are the photos:

And now it's time to put on some paint - thanks for lookin' and have a nice day

Paweł

Looking great Pawel. That thig is so cute!

I put the wings and tail on the Zeek. The gaps are larger than the Hasegawa kit but aren’t too bad.

modelcrazy - lookin' good, I hope you can take care of those gaps with some thin putty, maybe even surfacer would be enough here?

Now I don't know if you didn't hurt the feelings of my Hanomag, it's trying to look mean and you say it's cute :D:D

I have put on a coat of shaded panzergrau and some tinted future on top of that:

Now I'll put the decals on and then I'll try to put on some mud camouflage. Thanks for lookin' and have a nice day

Paweł

well it IS cute LOL. I'll bet you make it look mean though.

I repainted with the JN grey. I think it looks better.
The decals are thick but were able to settle down. Now comes the washes. I'm going to try something diffrent on this one.

Nice looking Zero :-D

Surprizingly the Heller decals were in register this time :-)

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Theuns

modelcrazy - ain't that a shame whaen it happens? Luckily you have made a nice save here. That machine is lookin' good - I wonder what's your weathering here is going to be.

Theuns - lookin' good! I kinda thought this is going to be done in South African markings!

Good luck with your builds and have a nice day

Paweł

The different weathering process I tried was a thick oil wash rather than my usually oil pin wash. I also used oils for the fuel and smoke stains.

modelcrazy - like I wrote, that Zero is lookin' good! The weathering is also spot on. Looking at your model reminds me that I also plan to build a Zero some time - it's a classic and I don't have it on my list yet, so I have to fix that!

For now I have detailed the Italeri pioneer bridges for my Hanomag:

I added carrying handles and snap fittings that allowed to join the bridges side by side to allow wider vehicles to cross the obstacle. But the most difficult operation was to mahe a new bottom plate with the cut-outs instead of the solid thick plate Italeri (ESCI) gives you OOB. I have also put down the Italeri decals and some mud camouflage and weathering:

Now I have to waether the bridges accordingly and it's starting to look almost done! Thanks for looking and have a nice day

Paweł

Here is is, not happy with the result but atleast its out of my way now ;-)

. by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

. by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Theuns

Excellent job on the Val and Zero!

I like it Theuns. It looks better than the one I did.

Excellent work overall. I need to get started on mine; if only I could find the time!

I'd like to kick my Matchbox Ju-188 from the Multiprop GB over here if thats okay.  I also have a Monogram F7F lined up after it.

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Wayne I had thought I expressed an interest in joining this Group Build with a TBD model. I didn't see my name there on the list though. My bad if I forgot. I'd like to submit this model here for this Group Build; the 1/72 scale Dragon LCM-3:

Please add me to the list and I'll go ahead and post some progress pics once you do. Thanks!

got it.

Wayne, I got started on the Monogram F7F-3 today.  The 188 is going to wait a little longer.