Oh cool! Aways nice to see another from you! 

Well thanks G. I seem to have a little more modeling time than usual at the moment....

Hmmm...  lots of modeling time, no computer time. Pics will come, plus another build started.

Academy parts on a Takom hull, fit is surprisingly good in most cases. The major hiccup is the relative lengths of the two front hulls and the armor module that fits correectly on the Academy hull. I had to jiggle some things, and exend the fenders to make it work, but other than that, not bad.

IMG_1292 by Russel Baer, on Flickr

Rear, needs some cleanup...

IMG_1293 by Russel Baer, on Flickr

Looks good to me! If half the kit isn't putty the two kits fit pretty well.

Not that much putty......  yet.

The beginnning of the turret armor modules:

IMG_1295 by Russel Baer, on Flickr

The several separate pieces of this stuff are often pictured out of alignment, and that's what I'm going for, as well as showing the minor gaps between them, not well done by Academy.

And on, looks like wasted effort from here, but the basket came out nice....

IMG_1298 by Russel Baer, on Flickr

Looks dang good to my eyes, Russ.

That looks fantastic to me. Love the bustle rack and the added armour. 

Gamera

That looks fantastic to me. Love the bustle rack and the added armour. 

 

It's funky. I was playing with some different materials for the mesh floor of the basket, not happy yet. It's supposed to be thin pierced steel, not mesh or expanded metal, and the only etch set has a very poor representation of it, so I'm still thinking about it while I work on the slick, lots of eye pain there.

Still playing with this one too:

IMG_1314 by Russel Baer, on Flickr

IMG_1315 by Russel Baer, on Flickr

Playing around:

IMG_1320 by Russel Baer, on Flickr

That's cool looking! 

T'anks.

Yum.

Loving this build.

Back at it...  After finishing the Stuart and doing figs for a half dozen or so models that needed crew, I nosed back into the two Magachs. Looking at this one, I realized I was just stalling, looking for ways to put off painting, as I hate to forget something and have to do it after I've painted. I did the last remaining little things like spare tracks, fire extinguishers, smoke launchers with wiring and some added detail, anti-slip where needed, and stretcher and tent tie-downs on the front fenders, and realized it was time to paint.

IMG_1344 by Russel Baer, on Flickr

For anti-slip, I tried something new: MIG anti-slip texture paste, which is apparently acrylic paint and fine grit in a tube. It turned out perfect for this model, but is way too fine for other applications. On the plus side, it's easy to use and of consistent texture, so overall I like it.

That looks good!!! 

I love painting- seems my airbrush hates me though. I swear the more I clean it the more it wants to act up... 

Gamera

 

I love painting- seems my airbrush hates me though. I swear the more I clean it the more it wants to act up... 

 

I don't particularly like painting, much prefer kit-bashing and used parts....  But, I don't worry my pretty little head over an airbrush, cuz I use rattle cans. I actually have an airbrush and compressor, new and unwrapped, in a drawer, just waiting till we end up in a house where I can set up a spray booth.

Some detail painting is happening, almost time for washes and such.

IMG_1347 by Russel Baer, on Flickr

Close to done, skirts are ready to go on, then tow cables and antennae should just about do it.

IMG_1355 by Russel Baer, on Flickr

Almost there now, love how the extra armour on the turret looks. 

T'anks! I wanted to show a color and texture difference between that which has anti-slip and that which doesn't, without getting it dirty.

Not forgotten:

IMG_2794 by Russel Baer, on Flickr

IMG_2796 by Russel Baer, on Flickr

I'm calling it done.

And it looks great!

Oh yeah!!! Love how she came out! The extra turret armour and skirts look great! I love how they look!!! 

T'anks y'all! As soon as it stops raining, I'll get some decent pics taken and posted. My workbench tends to be a little cluttered.

A couple of decent pics:

IMG_3094 by Russel Baer, on Flickr

IMG_3092 by Russel Baer, on Flickr