The Calm Before the Storm ...

Thanks Manstein and scratchmod ... glad you like the progress. Hope you guys will continue to follow .... 

camo junkie wrote:

yeeeeessss p.o. we all know how awesome he is...no leave it be!!!

... All must bow before thee !!!! ... the scratch-building KING!!!! HAHAHAHA!!! Whatever! ... You guys crack me up.

I'll try to get some more update pics up soon/ tonight. There's really not too much to show in addition to the first page. Like you camo, the weather's been nice, and two I'm still waiting on that second PE kit ... not that the second truck will look all that different. But I'll see what I can get done tonight.

Outstanding scratching going on here...sweet...

yeeeeessss p.o. we all know how awesome he is...no leave it be!!!

There's already a ton of detail- and what was that you were saying in the helo thread about being better at scratch building figure type equipment??? I bet this detail and these interiors are going to be just as good as your 15+ figures.

Thanks a lot for the PM, you got one coming back

That's some nice scratchbuilding. That's also a lot of extra weight on the suspention, you've captured that perfectly. This is going to be one cool Hummer.

 

Rob

nah that's ok. i'll keep 'em closed! so when we gonna see more pics? (see last face)

Hey, you can still open your doors! ...

... don't be a hater ... :)

yep...whatever man!! people can still be shot in the motor pool!

no no ... doors open in the motorpool .... doors closed on patrol ...

 

modelchasm wrote:

Part of my problem is that I want to model the dio in the motorpool. In our team, if the trucks were parked at least two of the doors were opened to help vent and keep the truck cool ... well cooler. However, I know what this means .... detail.

i thought that meant that was a NO-NO...leaving doors open!! oh sure...its ok 4 you...i see it all now...u just want to sabotage my dio...i get it its ok!! whatever! so long as it works 4 u buddy!!

Part of my problem is that I want to model the dio in the motorpool. In our team, if the trucks were parked at least two of the doors were opened to help vent and keep the truck cool ... well cooler. However, I know what this means .... detail.

I've already got plans to scratch build the radio racks and BFT screens etc. I also plan to scratch a red igloo cooler to go in btwn the back seats. However, the detail on the cooler will be kept to a minimum as it will only be seen from one side or the other.

Not from one single truck, but rather the whole of the dio, the view should get a good "sum-of-views" idea of what the inside of an 1114 in combat looks like.

Psst ... I also like your take of the title "The Calm Before the Storm". I hadn't thought about it in that way, and its good. Either way, I think that I'll be modeling it in that form .... True to camo's mind-thought .... I'm building this one for me...

i figured that was where you were going model but i guess mine is alot simplier than yours. you may need the sub assy's to get 'er done i didnt. good luck though and i cant wait to see it painted!

Thanks psst .... check your PM btw.

Also thanks to Geist for the reference photos .... can't have too many of those.

I'm finding that IOT do this build's paint job right .... there needs to be A LOT of prior planning. There's going to be a lot of little sub-assembles to paint.

I was wondering when you’d go back to your birdcage HMMWV, didn’t know you had two. This sounds like a great diorama, regardless of the title, I kind of like the idea of the calm before the storm being the group picture at the beginning of the whole tour, the storm being the tour itself as opposed to an individual mission. But that’s your call, your dio, your title, I’m sure you’ll make it for yourself in the end.

I know you said this one particular part was done, but if you need any ref. shots of those Rhino IED devices let me know, I think I can find you some from when my step dad was over there. All I remember was they were mostly made up of a giant warning label about radio frequency etc. or something...

But I’m definitely on board for this one, looks like great ref. for my HMMWV (don’t you know I have one of those half built too?? That’s the thing with my stash, I get a new kit, build anywhere from 25% to 80% of it and then never can pull through to get it done.)

I really think the paint job on these two will pull it together real nice. Anyway that I could get some rough 1:1 dimensions of that brass gun-shield? I might be able to pull that off in styrene...

No rush, way future build on my part, you know the mess that’s my bench. Thanks for sharing, and hope that write up turns out soon! I’m sure it’s worth my subscription.

Thanks Geist, I'll take a look ....

Ng, I took some demension measurements on my truck before I came home b/c I knew I wanted to do this build sometime. Unfortunately, I never found my notebook where I wrote them down, so I basically went off memory and pictures.

The Tamiya 1025 kit is good, but not great. However, it's probably the best kit out there. I also used MIGs 1114 update along with Eduards 35 629 PE kit fr detail. Other than that ... its got to be scratch built.

The biggest piece of advice that I can give if you plan to start this project is to make sure you have formulas down to keep all your conversions tight. As long as your paying attention to the scale scratch building is a sinch.

Anyway ... glad you guys like the build thus far. I'll try to post some more update pics soon.

 OHH MY GOSSHHH! that has to be the best scratch building that i have ever seen. where do u get the dimensions of the doors, they look excellent! i shocked at the amazing work youve done. what are you modifying on the tamiya m1025 to make it into a m1114. ive been dying to build one of these , but i dont know where to start. well great work !

modelchasm, check your PMs. I sent you some pics that you may like.

 

 

Erik

Thanks Stern, I'm glad you like it.

I've been thinking on the name. I'm bad about letting a name influence the build instead of the other way around ... funny, I know. So, anyway, ... "the calm before the storm", to me, sounds more like the crew should be preparing to roll. You know the Team leader briefing from a map off the hood ... a gunner and asst. gunner setting the headspace and timing ... stuff like that, instead of the crew posing for a picture. That would mean a lot more scratch work, but I think it would fit the name .... OR .... I could just change the name ..... Hmmm.

We'll have to think on that one.

I'm about done with the jerry cans that I needed to work on. The tamiya jerry cans that I have .... well, that kit is crap, and I think we all know it. So, I did some digging in my stash and found jerry cans from a 1/32 Forces of Valor kit I had. They're actually not that much bigger than the 1/35 cans and they're going to be much easier to work with. I've already finished the carriers we built from sheet steel to hold the cans to the rear bumper. I fit 4x cans together and glued them together using small spacers inbtwn. I'm getting ready to cast a copy of them for the second truck. After casting the second set, I'm going to add on the handles. (THANKS again Hans for the mini-write-up.)

I'm getting to a stopping point waiting for the PE set to get here .... so I might start on the base ...

Thanks again all for the encouragement.

Man, that is rockn! Fantastic work!!! Great scratch building! Will be looking forward to more! How is Team Infidel doing? Thanks again for putting it on the line!

yeah maybe so but no one remembers the "original hummer" anymore. all they see are these frankenstein creation now-a-days! oh well. nice work with the springs btw. see thats more work than i want to do although i suppose if i was building it uparmored like yours it be more than fitting!

Geist wrote:

and now that you're scratching one I'm sure a major manufacturer will produce a kit of it lol.

... that's not funny. :)

Well, I thought about it camo, but three was just too many... HAHAHAHA!!! Besides your's looks awesome!

Thanks for the compliments Geist. If you've got any reference pictures you'd like to share, PLEASE do. I find things that I initially forgot in almost every picture I look at.

That looks awesome! My dad was in Iraq not too long ago and saw a lot of the up armored HMMVs like the one you're building. He asked me to keep an eye out for a kit of one, and now that you're scratching one I'm sure a major manufacturer will produce a kit of it lol. I can't wait to see this one completed.

 

 

Erik

o.k. so model...y couldnt ya just make a few of those up 4 me for my dio?? see it helps to know the 2-day stuff rather than by pics only!!! looks great with all the scratch!!!