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                        Finished my KV-II Gigant

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                        Abastyr
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        Finished my KV-II Gigant
                        Posted by Abastyr on Friday, April 23, 2004 5:20 PM
                        Ok, So, I'm torn on the weathering on this piece. I was experimenting with some new things, and not sure if I think it's terrible weathering, or if I really like it... Take a peak, and let me know what you think. I always Love the good or (especially bad) feedback, it helps me grow as a modeler.

                        http://www.andysmodels.com/KVII.html

                        PS. I took previous advice, and silvered my Tracks to show wear, and tried to even out the Dust on the front...

                        abastyr
                        My Model Page http://www.andysmodels.com
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 23, 2004 5:23 PM
                        looks great
                        great web site too
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                        spector822002
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: Southern Maine
                        Posted by spector822002 on Friday, April 23, 2004 5:31 PM
                        That models looks really good as is , the only thing i would add would be to dust up the turret a bit , maybe a rust streak or two , but serious it does look good as is . heres a kool article on russian armour I found a bit back but could be applied to any stuff http://www.missing-lynx.com/articles/other/awpaint/awpaint.htm
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                        wipw
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Utah - USA
                        Posted by wipw on Friday, April 23, 2004 5:32 PM
                        Looks nice ot me. I haven't been able to get that "chipped down the the raw metal" look on mine. Tried a silver pencil, but just didn't make it!
                        Bill ========================================================== DML M4A2 Red Army ========================================================== ========================================================== -- There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness". (Author unknown)
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 23, 2004 6:35 PM
                        I really like it Abastyr! Particularly the rusty/dusty look to the upper hull.
                        The only thing I would do personally would be to bring out a bit more steel on the tracks through dry-brushing, but that is a personal preference; the big fella looks great as is!

                        Matt
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                        shermanfreak
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        Posted by shermanfreak on Friday, April 23, 2004 6:56 PM
                        I think it looks great ....nicely done Andy !!!!!

                        Gotta luv a filthy tank !!!!

                        Thanks for sharing.
                        Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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                        tigerman
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
                        Posted by tigerman on Friday, April 23, 2004 7:51 PM
                        Nice job Andy , great weathering job.

                        http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

                         Eric 

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                        Scorn
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: Sarepta, LA
                        Posted by Scorn on Friday, April 23, 2004 8:21 PM
                        That is a gorgeous model. Outstanding weathering job!
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 23, 2004 8:27 PM
                        Looks really good, nice work.

                        That wouldn't happen to be the PST Models kit, is it?
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                        Abastyr
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        Posted by Abastyr on Friday, April 23, 2004 8:35 PM
                        Tamiya Kit 35063 OOB
                        My Model Page http://www.andysmodels.com
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 23, 2004 8:38 PM
                        Ahh...okay, nevermind me then Blush [:I]
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                        fightnjoe
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                          September 2011
                        Posted by fightnjoe on Saturday, April 24, 2004 3:23 AM
                        looks good. well done.

                        joe

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 24, 2004 7:15 AM
                        Nice work andy i like the lookCool [8D]
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                        Build22
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: Upstate NY
                        Posted by Build22 on Saturday, April 24, 2004 7:18 AM
                        Nice job, Andy Thumbs Up [tup]

                        Way to get it dusty and rusty !


                        Jim [IMG]
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                        lizardqing
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
                        Posted by lizardqing on Saturday, April 24, 2004 8:09 AM
                        Great job, only thing I would do to it is drybrush the tracks some as previously mentioned.
                        Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop
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                        Buddho
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Newport News VA
                        Posted by Buddho on Saturday, April 24, 2004 8:48 AM
                        Excellent job, Andy.

                        Dan

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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Saturday, April 24, 2004 9:35 AM
                        Excellent work, Andy!
                        ~Brian
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 24, 2004 8:28 PM
                        Looks very good. I really enjoy seeing each one just a little better than the last, keep up the good work.
                        One suggestion, places of metal on metal contact would be pretty shiny, things like the drive sprocket and road wheels/idler wheels (if they don't have rubber tires) and where the guide horns rub the road wheels (if possible).
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 24, 2004 9:48 PM
                        Great model. But what I've noticed was that your decals don't make no sence. I myself can read in russian and i can see that on the marking you were trying to write in russian. It doesn't make sence because i think that you were trying to write "For Mother Russia" but you wrote For in English and not in russian. And as i know no one ever wrote anything like that. The russian always said For The Mother Land and not For Mother Russia. I know that because both of my grandpas were in WWII. One was a tanker and another was an officer so they told me that this decal is absolutely wrong. Still this is a great model, but try not to make anymore mistakes like that, if you can try to correct the markings. Good job on the model.Smile [:)]
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 24, 2004 10:09 PM
                        Nice model Abastyr! And nice weathering link spector! Don't think it's going to be easy getting those Russian letters off the turret though, so good luck. But nice model!
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                        erush
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: USA, GA
                        Posted by erush on Saturday, April 24, 2004 10:17 PM
                        Looks good to me Andy!! I can't read Russian but it looks like russian to me!! Weathering is great!

                        Eric
                        Hi, I'm Eric and I'm a Modelholic too. I think I have PE poisioning. "Friendly fire...isn't"
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                        Abastyr
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        Posted by Abastyr on Sunday, April 25, 2004 12:14 AM
                        QUOTE: Great model. But what I've noticed was that your decals don't make no sence. I myself can read in russian and i can see that on the marking you were trying to write in russian. It doesn't make sence because i think that you were trying to write "For Mother Russia" but you wrote For in English and not in russian. And as i know no one ever wrote anything like that. The russian always said For The Mother Land and not For Mother Russia. I know that because both of my grandpas were in WWII. One was a tanker and another was an officer so they told me that this decal is absolutely wrong. Still this is a great model, but try not to make anymore mistakes like that, if you can try to correct the markings. Good job on the model


                        ROFL....That's the Tamiya Decal.... I just wet it down, and stuck it on, than covered it with an overcoat....but it's nice to see that it looked like it was painted on, and not a shiny decal.

                        The Tamiya Painting Instructions state that it means "For Motherland Russia"....It could say that i'm funny looking, and wear a toupee, and I wouldn't know the difference....

                        Perhaps we should take that up with Tamiya??
                        My Model Page http://www.andysmodels.com
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 25, 2004 11:43 AM
                        I guess so. Still you made a great mosel and you shouldn't feel bad about those decals, because it happens once in a while.
                        Good Job.Smile [:)]Thumbs Up [tup]
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                        Abastyr
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        Posted by Abastyr on Sunday, April 25, 2004 11:44 AM
                        HAHA, so I had an employee of mine read it that is from russia. that is funny...he said it spells the word "for" and the other stuff is funny too...

                        Tamiya messed that one up...wish I'd known, I'd have put a different Decal on...too late now..
                        My Model Page http://www.andysmodels.com
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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Sunday, April 25, 2004 9:55 PM
                        Looks great. The waethering is very good.

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