T54-E1 FINISHED PICS!

Love the tiger stripes Karl, nice job all around.  I love unique paint jobs.

Karl, Just got a chance to come on here and read your final details on weathering, tracks etc. Good stuff. I enjoyed your detailed descriptions on the proper way to make these models look great. Great job on the figure too. Did you use mostly oils for your figure or do you use acrylics? I really want to try Adam Wilder's products and that book you recommended (Adams Armour 2) was a great help for my Kugelblitz build. I need to purchase some of his stuff but it is hard to find! You need to bring this beauty to the Model show in Columbia on Saturday, June 10th! I will be there. Let me know if you want more details.

Hi Doog ;

 It's been a while .Listen , you know that's beautiful as tanks go . You have spurred me to finish my " Dicker Max " . Even with my first attempt with Fruilmodel tracks , Yikes ! They were some work .

 I have been told that only two actually saw service . Both , on the Russian front , does that mean I gotta really get dirty ? One was destroyed and one retreated is the info I have .

 I hope to make it look as bad A*& as you did this one .  T.B.

Tanker - Builder

Hi Doog ;

 It's been a while .Listen , you know that's beautiful as tanks go . You have spurred me to finish my " Dicker Max " . Even with my first attempt with Fruilmodel tracks , Yikes ! They were some work .

 I have been told that only two actually saw service . Both , on the Russian front , does that mean I gotta really get dirty ? One was destroyed and one retreated is the info I have .

 I hope to make it look as bad A*& as you did this one .  T.B.

 

Thanks, Tankerbuilder! I hope you knock that Dicker Max outta the park; that's a mean looking beast! You can finish it any way you like--try something out of your comfort zone, that's what I would say. Thanks for the nice compliments here on this model. :)

Thanks too, SPrue and WIlbur! :)

panzer948

Karl, Just got a chance to come on here and read your final details on weathering, tracks etc. Good stuff. I enjoyed your detailed descriptions on the proper way to make these models look great. Great job on the figure too. Did you use mostly oils for your figure or do you use acrylics? I really want to try Adam Wilder's products and that book you recommended (Adams Armour 2) was a great help for my Kugelblitz build. I need to purchase some of his stuff but it is hard to find! You need to bring this beauty to the Model show in Columbia on Saturday, June 10th! I will be there. Let me know if you want more details.

 

Hey that sounds intriguing, Bryan; sure, let me know that details. I may be able to make that!

Thanks for the comps...I use acrylic on my figures. I learned years ago that oils will absorb into the acrylic or primer base and in about 6 months to a year, the highlights on the flesh tones will disappear, making the figures look sunburned. I switched to acrylics well over a decade ago, and have never had that problem since.

Adam finally got a distributor here, but with the internet, you should be able to find some somewhere. Maybe someone at the show will have them? Is it an IPMS? Or local show?

Hi Karl, wow I no idea about the oils absorbing six months later. That is defiantly something to be concerned about and will look into further. Would adding a clear coat help? About the show, it is really neither and a little bit different from the norm. As you know, last year I joined the AMPS Centeral South Carolina - Wildcats. They are very organized/active and actually hosted the International AMPS conf last year in Sumter, which is a big deal for such a small community. Anyway, they wanted to host more of a regional show this year and team with the "other" model community in the area. However, since that organization was already having another regional convention within a 200 mile radius (could be off a bit there on the mileage), it was not approved. Thus, our local AMPS group teamed with some "independents" to help support and put on our show. Therefore the show will have both AMPS style entry/judging as well as other categories outside of armor (i.e., aircraft, ships, cars, etc.) that will be judged separately. Basically two shows in one! So come on down. I will post a link to the flyer below.

Here is the link to the show with more links at that site for forms etc. The independent group is called Flight Deck, which will host the non armor categories.

http://www.ampscentralsouthcarolina.org/june-2015-contest.html

@panzer948:

I agree regarding your interest in Wilder products. They always catch my eye, especially since I'm a huge fan of Adam's. Once I have time and money I'm not devoting to educational purposes, I mean to splurge on some nice weathering supplies.

 

@Karl:

Have you tried any of Vallejo's new water/acrylic based weathering products? I'm curious to hear what people say about them.

panzer948

Hi Karl, wow I no idea about the oils absorbing six months later. That is defiantly something to be concerned about and will look into further. Would adding a clear coat help? About the show, it is really neither and a little bit different from the norm. As you know, last year I joined the AMPS Centeral South Carolina - Wildcats. They are very organized/active and actually hosted the International AMPS conf last year in Sumter, which is a big deal for such a small community. Anyway, they wanted to host more of a regional show this year and team with the "other" model community in the area. However, since that organization was already having another regional convention within a 200 mile radius (could be off a bit there on the mileage), it was not approved. Thus, our local AMPS group teamed with some "independents" to help support and put on our show. Therefore the show will have both AMPS style entry/judging as well as other categories outside of armor (i.e., aircraft, ships, cars, etc.) that will be judged separately. Basically two shows in one! So come on down. I will post a link to the flyer below.

 

Thanks for the info, Bryan! Yeah, I may go to that. Thanks for the links. Let's talk about it sometime in the next week!

Moff

@panzer948:

I agree regarding your interest in Wilder products. They always catch my eye, especially since I'm a huge fan of Adam's. Once I have time and money I'm not devoting to educational purposes, I mean to splurge on some nice weathering supplies.

 

@Karl:

Have you tried any of Vallejo's new water/acrylic based weathering products? I'm curious to hear what people say about them.

 

I have not tried them. I generally don't deviate from my old standards and what I have on hand; Tamiya and Testors stuff. (I have so much free product, some of it's drying out from want of use)

By the way, Adam's stuff is available from Michigan Toy Soldier. :)

Hey man.

That painting scheme looks awesome!! and as usual, weathering looks spot on.

the doog

 

 

I have so much free product, some of it's drying out from want of use)

 

 

 

You make me so jealous  

By the way, sorry for the ultra-late reply...over-the-summer education opportunities and over-the-summer procrastination opportunities have combined