frosty's first pix

And a fine kaomise it is!
Looking forward to more pix!

QUOTE: Originally posted by J-Hulk All right! Frosty-chan's on the air! Congratulations, young lady! Good-lookin' tanks. And here's where my colorblindness kix in: that Panther looks like light gray to me! I didn't realize it was pink until I read the caption. Coincidentally, the Pink Panther is on Cartoon Network as I'm posting this...

buraian-sama:

i forgot 2 say arigato 4 the warm welcome 2 my kaomise !
i'm kind of sad that u can't see just how cute the panther looks... pretty in pink, 4 sure !
Pink Panther on TV; talk about ur synchronicity... first it was tigers everywhere a couple of weeks ago, and now the pink panthers r proliferating !

frosty-chan

QUOTE: Originally posted by allan Very NICE! Good job, Frosty! I guess you werent kidding when you said pink panther. Wait... is that... is that the barracks behind those tanks?

allan:

thanx 4 checking out my pix !

i appreciate ur comments all the more coming from another small scale modeler... i still remember the pix u posted of ur M551 sheridan, which was quite impressive and made me want 2 work harder & do better myself !

and altho' the structures behind the afvs r part of my n scale model railroad, it serves pretty well as a backdrop... and even little 1/72 scale tankers need to lie down and rest between missions !

frosty

QUOTE: Originally posted by beav Frosty, i hope you don't mind, but I want to do a diorama with a pink panther(thanx for the idea) and a barbie, maybe on on a beach----lol just kidding...but really, that would be very unique, having a 1:16 panther with a barbie wearing a little tank crewmans headset....oh yeah, and ken marching along with his MG42....

beav:
i don't mind at all ! my own barbie dumped ken for GI Joe a long time ago, tho'...
ken worried too much about getting his hair mussed !
a panther just looks good no matter what color scheme it's wearing, but i never expected the pink 2 be so becoming, or so well received !
it just goes 2 show u shouldn't be afraid 2 try anything.... i'd love to see that dio one day !
thanx 4 checking out my stuff !
frosty

more info:

the panzer iv is a hasegawa 1/72 kit, as is the pink panther. the chieftain is by airfix., an old kit first billed as 1/76 and now sold as 1/72.. same kit, tho'...

my confession:

i wish i could take credit for the track sag on the panzer iv, but the fact is that there r little pins molded into the underside of the fenders which automatically create the proper sag when u join the upper & lower hull pieces... a very well engineered kit IMHO ! normally i'd create the same effect w/ little pieces of styrene rod or toothpicks, but this time the kit did that work 4 me !
the trax r very nice glueable vinyl 'rubber bands' which 4 once were the rite length to go all the way around..i've had 2 hide a gap on most vinyl tracked afvs i've built so far, one reason why i really love side skirts, LOL !

phew, i feel better now ....
but i hope that's not the only thing to like about the model...

frosty

So how'd you do the track sag on the 1/72 scale? 1/35 has its own complications to achieve track sag but 1/72 has to be a bear. Are they indys? or vinyl? or were they molded like that? Thats the attention to detail I like. And that impresses me.

Mike

Frosty, i hope you don't mind, but I want to do a diorama with a pink panther(thanx for the idea) and a barbie, maybe on on a beach----lol just kidding...but really, that would be very unique, having a 1:16 panther with a barbie wearing a little tank crewmans headset....oh yeah, and ken marching along with his MG42....

Great looking kits! Are these kits Revell-Germany, or someone else? I especially like the Panzer IV! Keep up the good work.
Gip Winecoff

QUOTE: Originally posted by frostygirl hey, eric ! LOL !!!! u sound just like me when u type like that ! and thanx again 4 helping 2 keep my pix up !!! frosty

Hahaha I asked Robert if I sounded like you but he said I typed in too deep a voice!! LOL I tried to type it in a teenage girls voice, but I guess since people thought I was my dad on the phone since 6th grade it just wasn't convincing!
No problem on posting the link for you Frosty! You just keep up the good work and I hope to see you post about placing in a contest one day soon!

Eric

QUOTE: Originally posted by THEFIRSTLADY Frosty I really like your pictures! Chris showed me the pink Panther, and I liked it! Im looking for a tank to do now doubt it will be pink though. Hey you never know lol, BUT IT CERTAINLY WONT BE SAPHIRE BLUE AS MY HUSBAND suggested as some 1/2 attempt at humor!(on the first page! Yes dear I saw it! Your in trouble now! LOL) I'll save that color for my bug or something!

thanx TFL !
the pink Panther has really been a hit !
and if anyone thinks it's pure fantasy, check out the pix posted by Captain Caveman on 11/16 in the Panther group build thread (sticky post)...
the third pic is of a real one ! (at least it looks pretty pink on my monitor!)
so hopefully the prototype police won't b knocking down my door anytime soon ...
looking forward 2 seeing ur model soon !
frosty

QUOTE: Originally posted by erush Frosty, the evil chuckle was all me. I was trying to type like you and give Robert a hard time too Eric

hey, eric !
LOL !!!! u sound just like me when u type like that !
and thanx again 4 helping 2 keep my pix up !!!
frosty

QUOTE: Originally posted by THEFIRSTLADY BUT IT CERTAINLY WONT BE SAPHIRE BLUE AS MY HUSBAND suggested as some 1/2 attempt at humor!(on the first page! Yes dear I saw it! Your in trouble now!

ROFL, Chris you are going to watch yourself from now on!!!

Frosty, the evil chuckle was all me. I was trying to type like you and give Robert a hard time too

Eric

Frosty I really like your pictures! Chris showed me the pink Panther, and I liked it! Im looking for a tank to do now doubt it will be pink though. Hey you never know lol, BUT IT CERTAINLY WONT BE SAPHIRE BLUE AS MY HUSBAND suggested as some 1/2 attempt at humor!(on the first page! Yes dear I saw it! Your in trouble now! LOL) I'll save that color for my bug or something!

Very NICE! Good job, Frosty! I guess you werent kidding when you said pink panther.

Wait... is that... is that the barracks behind those taks?

QUOTE: Originally posted by renarts So Frosty, if you don't have a desk how are you getting your homework done....hmmmmm? Display bases, display bases. I highly reccomend them. Its sort of like matting and framing a picture. Makes a nice presentation and allows you to display the model without having to touch it. It also discourages people from picking up the model to view it. They tend to keep it on the table then and turn it using the base. Again. Nice job. I know I've given you a hard time about the micro armor, but you do it well. You have a nice attention to detail. Keep it up. I imagine we'll be seeing you in some of the show results. Mike

Mike:
first off, thanx 4 ur compliments; when folks whose work i admire say nice things about my own stuff, it means a lot ! i have 2 say that it's been the exposure to the higher standards of work i'm seeing on this site that has really kicked my efforts up a notch or 2, not 2 mention the great support, enthusiasm &
flow of info from everyone !

the next set of pix will probably feature 2 display bases i've already done, a desert scene and a winter one... i also have an urban combat zone dio in the planning stages, but haven't decided whether to go WWii or Iraq yet.

and i do my homework (and most of my modeling) at the kitchen table !

thanx again !
frosty

QUOTE: Originally posted by Dwight Ta-ala Oh, there they are again. Those great little tanks. Thanks for readjusting the links Sherm. You know, I should try one of those. Afterall I have been doing 1/72 A/C already. What do you think Frosty? And honestly, I am running our of space. Small apartment, you know.

DT:

thanx 4 the compliments ! please do try an afv in small scale, i can hardly wait to see what u come up with, and it'll help stretch ur hobby budget...not to mention looking pretty good next to ur 1/72 a/c ! i know ur an abrams fan; the revell AG abrams m1a1HA (heavy armor) kit is pretty sweet in the box, and Major G. says it's just about the best in 1/72... and when it comes to anything abrams, i'd say trust a guy who's got a few of 'em parked rite near his office !
and i know exactly what u mean about running out of space ! do u have any models in ur office at work ?

frosty

QUOTE: Originally posted by erush Rn't U just 2 sweet Robert!!! * insert evil chuckle here * Eric

erush:
u took the words rite out of my mouth (even down to my accent)...
except for the evil chuckle part !

and a big thanx 2 u 4 ur own efforts 2 keep my pix linked !
u r just 2 sweet urself !

frosty

Yeah, give it a try, Dwight..!

Geez eric, what'd you expect from a big sugar donut.....
So Frosty, if you don't have a desk how are you getting your homework done....hmmmmm?

Display bases, display bases. I highly reccomend them. Its sort of like matting and framing a picture. Makes a nice presentation and allows you to display the model without having to touch it. It also discourages people from picking up the model to view it. They tend to keep it on the table then and turn it using the base.

Again. Nice job. I know I've given you a hard time about the micro armor, but you do it well. You have a nice attention to detail. Keep it up. I imagine we'll be seeing you in some of the show results.

Mike

Oh, there they are again. Those great little tanks. Thanks for readjusting the links Sherm. You know, I should try one of those. Afterall I have been doing 1/72 A/C already. What do you think Frosty? And honestly, I am running our of space. Small apartment, you know.

QUOTE: Originally posted by erush Rn't U just 2 sweet Robert!!! * insert evil chuckle here * Eric

As a matter of fact ..... YES.

Rn't U just 2 sweet Robert!!!
* insert evil chuckle here *

Eric

Went back in and adjusted the links, so the pics are visible again.

QUOTE: Originally posted by RAF120 Frosty They look real good. I have to say that I showed my 10yr old daughter your pictures and told her that a young girl built those tanks. She looked at them and her face lit up and said "Can I build a tank too?" Looks like I'll have to make a stop at the LHS and pick one up for her.

RAF 120:
that makes me feel really good !
go and get her her own model while she's still in the mood !
thanx,
frosty

wowie zowie !
thanx 2 u all 4 such positive reactions 2 my work !
(i was just hoping i wouldn't embarrass myself 2 much, really ) !

first, i want to apologize to Robert 4 not reading his comment about my panzer iv properly ( i was kind of in a hurry and mistakenly thought he was talking about the Panther). i did install the idler wheels where they were supposed 2 go as far as the kit instructions were concerned, but if they're wrong, i can always redo them (got any ref pix 4 me ?) or just keep the side skirts on i guess.

all pix r of 1/72 scale models (more nominal than actual 4 airfix, or so i've heard).... i put a quarter in the foreground 2 show scale (it looks huge!!!!)

the pink Panther project has been fun; i give thanx and all due respect 2 Shermanfreak, Renarts, & DJModels who kind of dared me into it... (otherwise i probably wouldn't have had the nerve 2 do something so girly)[

about painting roadwheels in 1/72: this is probably the most tedious part of afv modeling in small scale. i use a very small brush, an optivisor and lots of patience ...

to petbat: girls neater than boys ? that's the rumor... well, all i can say is my room is a real mess most of the time (mom says it's toxic, actually), and most of my friends r the same way !

brian-sama: what appears to b a small city is actually a small bit of my n-scale model railroad. i don't have a desk in my room, since the desk top serves as the base 4 part of the rr, so i posed my afvs on one part of the rr which is not too covered w/ structures (or other junk that just accumulates due to not having a desk... LOL !) makes a kind of interesting background tho'!
thanx again 2 u all !
frosty

Hey Frosty,

Nice to finally see some of your work!

Looking good (love the Pink Panther!)

All right! Frosty-chan's on the air! Congratulations, young lady!

Good-lookin' tanks. And here's where my colorblindness kix in: that Panther looks like light gray to me! I didn't realize it was pink until I read the caption. Coincidentally, the Pink Panther is on Cartoon Network as I'm posting this...

I'm intrigued by the fact that you are building your models in the midst of what appears to be a small city. Any comments about that?

Ack! They're TINY! Excellent sag on the IV's tracks! Brilliant job!

Thanks Eric, where would dopes like me be if not for guys like you.

Very, very nice Frosty. Love the colour on the Panther. Still looks lean and mean, even pink.

Lets see now, a green one, a yellow one and a pink one...............what colour of the rainbow are you going to try next? LOL

One thing though....aren't girls supposed to be neater than boys? Your work area looks as cluttered as mine.

Glad you found your USB port. Keep posting the pics.