DOGS of ALAN re-visited

detailfreak

Member since
December 2006
From: t.r.f. mn.

DOGS of ALAN re-visited

Posted by detailfreak on Thursday, March 10, 2011 10:18 AM

As I was working on the Tiger I felt the need to work on something new and perhaps a bit more OOB so I grabbed this little flammpanzer from the shelf. In trying to keep it as much OOB as possible I may have missed an ejector pin mark and definately a sink hole or two,the sprocket hubs,I will fill those before final painting begins. The only parts that are not kit parts are the lift hooks on the hull and turret which are from the spares box,the kit hooks were little blobs with virtually no detail. The Notek light and taillight are also from the spares as is the antennae mount,so other than that she's all ALAN.As usual any snickers guffaws and comments are welcome.Thanks for looking.

Greg"Detailfreak"Rowley Yes

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tigerman

Member since
March 2003
From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA

Posted by tigerman on Thursday, March 10, 2011 11:27 AM

Nice. It looks like you've beaten this poor dog down. Big Smile Since I've never seen one built here, I will be tagging along for the ride. Yes

Do you rattle-can your primers or AB them?

Eric

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deafpanzer

Member since
April 2009
From: Carmel, IN

Posted by deafpanzer on Thursday, March 10, 2011 11:57 AM

Greg- It looks great! Yes I don't think I have seen it built before. It is good to take a break from being a 'detail freak' sometimes. We all understand and support your decision to do a OOB this time ONLY. Stick out tongue Dumb question... I assume those stuff in the rear are smoke dischargers?

I will be following this...

Andy

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Rob Gronovius

Member since
December 2002
From: Fort Knox

Posted by Rob Gronovius on Thursday, March 10, 2011 12:10 PM

deafpanzer

Greg- It looks great! I don't think I have seen it built before. It is good to take a break from being a 'detail freak' sometimes. We all understand and support your decision to do a OOB this time ONLY. Dumb question... I assume those stuff in the rear are smoke dischargers?

I will be following this...

The items on the rear are small rockets. The way this flammpanzer works is that it shoots gasoline from those turrets on the fender and then pops the rockets to ignite the gas on the ground and in the trenches. Doesn't work in the traditional way US flamethrowers work.

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Labour In Vain

Member since
June 2007

Posted by Labour In Vain on Thursday, March 10, 2011 3:42 PM

I have not built anything by that brand so I take your word for it being a dog.
In that case you have done a great job so far.
It looks very interesting, looking forward to your next update Big Smile

As always
Boarder

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TD4438

Member since
March 2006

Posted by TD4438 on Friday, March 11, 2011 8:16 AM

No snickering here.The ALAN kits need a little TLC,but they build up nice.

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detailfreak

Member since
December 2006
From: t.r.f. mn.

Posted by detailfreak on Friday, March 11, 2011 9:48 AM

Thanks for the comments,The Dogs of Alan was a term I used awhile back when I was building three other Alan kits and just seems fitting. Tigerman that primer is Krylon from the can,indoor /outdoor ruddy brown is the color.

I have a question on the launchers as I have no reference material,are the rockets electrically fired or mechanically?

Back to the build. Greg"Detailfreak"Rowley Yes

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wbill76

Member since
July 2004
From: Texas

Posted by wbill76 on Friday, March 11, 2011 8:45 PM

Nice little change of pace for sure, looking forward to the finish. Yes

BP Models

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JohanT

Member since
April 2005
From: Gothenburg

Posted by JohanT on Saturday, March 12, 2011 3:12 AM

Nice work on a very interesting subject.
By coincident I was going through some older numbers of FSM this week and I found this in the November 1992 issue.

The price tag of the FSM magazine was $ 2.95 or Swedish Kronor 32:-.
Ruffly the same as a Big Mac at the time.

Looking forward to se your continues progress on this kit.

Very Best Regards
Johan

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ozzman

Member since
February 2010

Posted by ozzman on Saturday, March 12, 2011 3:28 PM

I built this kit too, pretty nice,

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terry35

Member since
May 2005
From: Dublin Rep Of Ireland

Posted by terry35 on Saturday, March 12, 2011 3:50 PM

Nice clean build going on there Greg, again I have no personal experience of the Alan kit, but other Alan products I have seen in the box seemed to be very rough. As a young chap I had the ADV kit and it was a beauty, i will be following this one as its a very unique subject.

Terry.

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detailfreak

Member since
December 2006
From: t.r.f. mn.

Posted by detailfreak on Sunday, March 13, 2011 7:14 PM

Brushed on alittle grey. Lots of nooks and crannies to deal with. The individual link tracks suprised me in that ther was a heck of a lot more detail than the tracks on the three previous Alan builds. It seems to me that at one time Isaw a photo of a flammpanzer II and it had dark yellow pattern over the grey,anyone re-call seeing this?

Greg"Detailfreak"Rowley Yes

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BaBill212

Member since
February 2003
From: Allentown, PA

Posted by BaBill212 on Sunday, March 13, 2011 7:21 PM

Great subject,, thanks for sharing

Enjoy the ride!

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detailfreak

Member since
December 2006
From: t.r.f. mn.

Posted by detailfreak on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 11:38 AM

Ok ,both sides of the track are finished and primed,and painted.Started to apply some decals,they seemed very thick and it took multiple applications of micro-sol to get them to snuggle down.Seems to be a nicefit as I was looking through the opti-visor,to the pics.