DML 88mm (Behelfslafette)

Winetanker 

very nice job on the 88

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  to you   Wood

I just signed up three days ago. I've seen a lot of good builds and got some good tips in that time. I like this site.

Double action AB's are definitely the way to go. As long as you remember to always start and stop the air AWAY from the model.

The reason there is so much brown on the right side is because I forgot

Bish

tigerman

 Winetanker. It's great seeing all these new names of late. People here were concerned about new blood.

 

Some people seemed to have been digging the grave for the site. Amazing how soon things can recover isn't it.

 

Hmm... I've been spending most of my time in the Group Build forums and just now am trying to get caught up here!  I still see many of the same members, but I've noticed quite a few new names as well!

Welcome Winetanker!  Its always great to see new members and nice builds like your 88!  Keep em coming!

Nice work on the 88! Airbrush painting always takes some practice...if you can get a double-action AB that will also help a lot with control and fine detail work. Each AB has its own quirks to work out but gravity feed definitely makes a big difference in the pressure and thinning department.

Thanx...yep, the nooks and crannies were challenging, but since the base didn't get camo, I was able to move it around to get good coverage..

My siphon feed is a Harbor Freight special that I can't seem to get to work below 10 psi, so I can't get as close in with it. Plus, I'm not sure what the nozzle size is.

The gravity feed is nice and hefty, has a 0.3 mm nozzle, and could probably spray Strawberry jam at 10 psi. The only problem is I keep mixing the paint too thin and it takes a while to dry.

oh yea well done   love artillery and SPGs  great job on the camo, i now use a siphon feed AB but if that much control can be achived with a gravity feed then i may have to comvince my wife to let me get one. that paint job is fantastic and can be very tough to pull off , especially with all the nooks and crannys artillery have.

Thanks for the compliments everyone. I've been here a coupla months now. Seemed like I joined as everyone else was leaving.

Tigerman: this was a late war static version of the 88. From what I've read most of them were in the West wall.

Bish: Gun shield was an option but I like being able to see the detail. I have the 'mobile' version in my statsh. I probably put the shields on that one.

This is my first tri-color camo with an airbrush and I used a gravity feed AB I got on Amazon for $20. Once I learned the paint didn't need thinned as much, I like it alot better than the suction feed. It works down to 5 psi whereas my suction feed vwouldn't do much below 15.

I think my next AFV will be either an upgunned Pz IV D or a Wirbelwind (with 'homemade' zimmerit)

The camo on the gun looks great. Well done.

tigerman

 Winetanker. It's great seeing all these new names of late. People here were concerned about new blood.

Some people seemed to have been digging the grave for the site. Amazing how soon things can recover isn't it.

Winetanker, welcome aboard. Great work on the 88. Personally, i am not so keen on this version without the shields. But still a great looking piece.

 Winetanker. It's great seeing all these new names of late. People here were concerned about new blood.

I like it, but know little to nothing of this variant. I too built the ancient Tamiya version back when I was a kid.

Very nice. I must have built that gun 4 or 5 times over the years, the last one being a tamiya, yours looks great