I call hax...... 

fantastic work! clean build, no real obvious signs of it being rushed, and it looks pretty darn good overall!

Once again thank you all for comments and support.

wbill76

Congrats on meeting the challenge! Only suggestion would be to finish the 2.0cm main gun in the same finish as the coaxial MG. The barrels weren't painted to match the hull and were left in their gunmetal finish as a rule.

Concurr... The paint would get burned off a 20mm cannon most tick...

Out-effin'-STANDING!

For any amount of time, that's a great job.

For 24 hours that's just incredible!

Congrats on meeting that challenge!

<----- *Mind Blown!* 

Seriously, I would be lucky to get all the pieces cut off the sprue in 24 hours.

Very nice!

"No AM used Stik - the clamps are made from scrap brass, the springs from coiled up wire, and the headlight lenses from clear sprue."

Very well done. 

WOW--I guess we really can't complain of say anything about a 24-hour job on a model that turns out looking that good!

Congrats on winning your bet! It looks great!

Thanks again all!  You're right about the gun color.  I've had that argument with him on 3 other occasions so this time I just painted it grey from the start. 

Congrats on meeting the challenge! Only suggestion would be to finish the 2.0cm main gun in the same finish as the coaxial MG. The barrels weren't painted to match the hull and were left in their gunmetal finish as a rule.

Looks pretty good Bronto !! Better then some of my full time builds.

Damn!!!   It looks real good... 24 hours?!?!  You got to be kidding me.  One figure alone will take me 24 hours to finish it.  Maybe this is something I should build for Weekend Madness. 

Thanks for all the compliments!  There wasn't any problems with drying times, decals, etc.  Done enough to be able to work around the items drying.   I had it mostly done last night about 9pm, put the mud on, then went to sleep for about 6 hours or so, then woke up this morning and finished it up.  No AM used Stik - the clamps are made from scrap brass, the springs from coiled up wire, and the headlight lenses from clear sprue. 

That's amazing. It looks great. Love the weathering. Any problems with the decals in such a short time?

Did you geet any sleep in that 24 hours? In any case, a great job on that build- and with AM to boot 

The cowling looks a bit out of shape and the canopy looks a little thick I would of gone with a vavcuform.

Were you sweating any drying times....glue,paint,mud.

She turn out great now go finish my floats for my WildCat Catfish!

Thad

Thats Canadian for May long weekend! (Victoria Day)

Good results and weathering. Even had time for a quick WIP! Now thats a dedicated forum member.

Daaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnngggggggggggg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Really nice job! Looks a heck of a lot better than one of my 24 month builds.

Completed with an hour to spare!  Replaced all the tool clamps, headlight lenses, and added the rear fender springs to it. It's a good kit, couldn't find much more that needed to be done to it.  Comments and criticism welcome.

KINGTHAD

I have never built that kit.....I dont see any filler, is any needed?

Thad

Besides the many ejector pin marks, just a little was needed on the back of the turret.  The main painting is now done.

I have never built that kit.....I dont see any filler, is any needed?

Thad

KINGTHAD

Are you done yet?

Thad

It's getting there, a few more latches to make and a couple springs for the rear fenders and I should be able to start painting.

Hans von Hammer

24 hours isn't a "rush job" for most tanks...  Seriously...

The hard part isn't completing a tank in 24 hours... The hard part is getting 24 consecutive build hours in 24 hours...

I understood that.  There are very few kits that I've had to put that much build time into for decent results.  It's when the total time available, including having to allow for paint and cement to dry, is so limited that it gets tricky.  My total build time spent on those 48-hour GBs was probably only about 12 hours or so, but there's only so much you can do when you're waiting on putty, primer, or paint to dry before going to the next step.

And, of course, there's the extra time any mishaps can add...

Are you done yet?

Thad

Time has started!

LOL.. Ok, I gotcha, KT..... Check an' a Rog.. I was under the impression that the kit-pick was from your stash Bronto, rather than his...

Hans I could not let Bronto off easy, That Jarhead can take it. Besides if anyone could do a Dragon kit in 24hrs he could. His stuff is pre-mo.

Thad

Hans von Hammer

 

Seriously, I'd just get for the simplest  and cheapest (yet most entertaining) 1/35th tank kit on the market, In or OOP, and blow through it in a few hours, leaving ample time for painting and weathering...   And you never know when you're gonna get a "Monday kit", either...

 

I couldn't just pick any cheapo kit to build.  It had to be one from the pile of his that I have to build, and I can't just build it without doing the same things i do to any other kit, fixing accuracy, adding details that need to be added, crew figure, etc.  (hence the can't compromise on standards part of the deal).

KINGTHAD

A real modeler would do a Dragon kit........by the way I got your dull coat you were looking for but you left so I sold it to someone else.

Thad

It figures you would do that to me!