1/35 Soviet PG-117 Soviet WWII "Fast Boat"

IanIsBored2000

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August 2006
From: The Green "Mountains", Vermont

1/35 Soviet PG-117 Soviet WWII "Fast Boat"

Posted by IanIsBored2000 on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 4:50 PM

This is MIG productions' resin kit of the PG-117 WWII Soviet fast boat. It's my first stab at resin, and seperating parts from the "sprue" (Often simply a blob of resin with no easy way to detach the often fragile pieces from it) was quite difficult. Anyways, here it is so far. I plan to use the 3 color camo scheme from the box, and scrounge up some plain white number decals. Any ideas for weathering painted wood (The real vehicle was wood-hulled) would be very helpful, since I've never tried weathering anything except for AFV's, which are nearly always metal.

Comments/criticism welcome

Thanks for looking, Ian

"Scanlon: work your knobby hands on the table in front of you, constructing a make-beleive bomb to blow up a make-beleive world."

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philo426

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March 2005

Posted by philo426 on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 6:27 PM

Looks great!I use a razor saw to seperate resin parts from the sprue(Pour Stub).

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AJB93

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June 2006
From: Waiting for a 1/350 USS Salt Lake City....

Posted by AJB93 on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 7:16 PM

Looking excellent! Very nice kit, too bad the price is so high.

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IanIsBored2000

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August 2006
From: The Green "Mountains", Vermont

Posted by IanIsBored2000 on Sunday, March 30, 2008 5:20 PM

Finally got to the store for some paint, and made some progress. The camo was masked with silly putty.

Here's some WIP shots:

After decals, I probably should have airbrushed the red hull and the interior basecoat gray before weathering the exterior, but I was getting tired of airbrushing, and all my paint jars had teeth marks on the lids from my lack of a second arm to open them with. Censored [censored] cast.

After a light tan / yellow wash:

After a darker wash and some chipping and wear. The boat is wood hulled, so I had to use a different technique and color.

"Scanlon: work your knobby hands on the table in front of you, constructing a make-beleive bomb to blow up a make-beleive world."

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mfsob

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March 2005
From: West Virginia, USA

Posted by mfsob on Monday, March 31, 2008 11:25 AM

Nice job on the weathering, and I like that you were mindful of what's wood and what's metal on that boat. I swear, though, that rear seat looks more like a park bench than anything with those graceful curves.

About the paint jars, try looking in a kitchen gadgets store, or the equivalent over there, for bottle or jar lid openers. The one at our local mall has several kinds that can handle all different sizes of lids.

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IanIsBored2000

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August 2006
From: The Green "Mountains", Vermont

Posted by IanIsBored2000 on Monday, March 31, 2008 1:52 PM

Thanks...and you're right, the "bench' always catches my eye. Thanks for the tip on jar openers, I would look into it but I get my cast off in a couple weeks so I'll have full use of my other hand again.

"Scanlon: work your knobby hands on the table in front of you, constructing a make-beleive bomb to blow up a make-beleive world."

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IanIsBored2000

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August 2006
From: The Green "Mountains", Vermont

Posted by IanIsBored2000 on Wednesday, April 2, 2008 7:31 PM

Well, as promised I snapped some more pictures. Most of the new work was spent on interior painting. Doog's Hairspray tutorial worked great, although I then proceeded to blend in the rough edges, making the gray paint look worn rather than chipped, so it doesn't look much like the paint on his Nomad. I think that with some dusty pigments and cluttered stowage, the interior will look decent.