Gamera

Bakster: That's okay, I won't make any threatning moves... 

You are wise. Nemo added technology to track movement. It's rudimentary but deadly in its effectiveness. No worries though--it is not armed. I made sure of that. 

Oh WOW, that's beautiful Dodgy!!! I'd come visit you but I'm scared the Drop Bear will get me!

Bakster: That's okay, I won't make any threatning moves... 

Hey Dodgy--where do I begin? I love the images you posted. How cool to see parrots as local birdlife? And what a cool view you have from your deck! And what an awesome looking beach, river, and lakes. You are a lucky man, mate. It looks gorgeous! I want to move there.

So if a person wants to swim off that beautiful beach-- would I get gobbled up by sharks? In my meager knowledge of Australia, I recall hearing of a great white problem.

And yes, I enjoyed seeing them. Thanks for sharing them.

Btw... I love your tag line. Lol. I too want to see a world where chickens motives are not questioned for crossing the road. 

Gamera

Oh that's cool! I love the metallic look you're got on the stack and the turret and the wood look on the inside of the roof is looking really good! 

 

Some of the local birdlife on our back deck. The larger red and green birds are King Parrots and the smaller multi-coloured buggers are Rainbow Lorikeets. I hope you enjoyed the pics mate.

This is a shot of the Lakes just near the entrance.

This is the Tambo River, about 10 minutes up the road.

This is a shot of the 90 mile beach. We live near the Eastern end.

Bakster

 

 

Dodgy

Sooooo good mate

 

 

  Thanks mate!

 

 

 

 

Dodgy

I will post a couple of pics of the local area for you.

 

 

Sounds great! I am looking forward to seeing them!

 

Ok Bakster, here are a 3 shots of Lakes Entrance. This is what the local bush looks like. Its only about 4 minutes from home.

Oh that's cool! I love the metallic look you're got on the stack and the turret and the wood look on the inside of the roof is looking really good! 

keavdog

 

 

Bakster

The roof assembly is essentially complete. The only thing left to do will be to make the hood that goes over the power plant. I will wait to do that once when I get the engine mounted.

As much as I liked the pristine metal finish, it would not be fitting for a weathered model. I sprayed the metal pieces using a similar formula of Testers Dullcote with a drop of white mixed into it. On its own the Dullcote tones the pieces down but by adding a small amount of white it sort of provides a dusty look. With this piece staged in a dusty desert environment, I like it. Once I get to the undercarriage, I might use a drop or two of sand color. What I like about this is that it adds the color subtly and it can be built up.

The stack and gun housing is secured using CA.

 

I will set this piece aside and move to working on the carriage. The carriage will take some time, so I expect it to be slow going. There is a lot of work to do on it to make it presentable and to incorporate some of the things talked about earlier on.

End of update.

 

 

 

 

Cooooooooool!

 

Thanks!

Dodgy

Sooooo good mate

Dodgy

I will post a couple of pics of the local area for you.

Sounds great! I am looking forward to seeing them!

Bakster

The roof assembly is essentially complete. The only thing left to do will be to make the hood that goes over the power plant. I will wait to do that once when I get the engine mounted.

As much as I liked the pristine metal finish, it would not be fitting for a weathered model. I sprayed the metal pieces using a similar formula of Testers Dullcote with a drop of white mixed into it. On its own the Dullcote tones the pieces down but by adding a small amount of white it sort of provides a dusty look. With this piece staged in a dusty desert environment, I like it. Once I get to the undercarriage, I might use a drop or two of sand color. What I like about this is that it adds the color subtly and it can be built up.

The stack and gun housing is secured using CA.

 

I will set this piece aside and move to working on the carriage. The carriage will take some time, so I expect it to be slow going. There is a lot of work to do on it to make it presentable and to incorporate some of the things talked about earlier on.

End of update.

 

Cooooooooool!

Tanker-Builder

Here's one for ya. Make another  roof with all the stuff you have on that one.

Oh no. No thanks! LOL.

Tanker-Builder

That's a model in and of itself, Annnd Well Done too!

Thanks TB... 

steve5

gee, thats nice clean work steve .

 

Thanks Steve.Two assemblies down, several more to go.

Sooooo good mate. I will post a couple of pics of the local area for you.

He; He;

    Here's one for ya. Make another  roof with all the stuff you have on that one. That's a model in and of itself, Annnd Well Done too!

gee, thats nice clean work steve .

The roof assembly is essentially complete. The only thing left to do will be to make the hood that goes over the power plant. I will wait to do that once when I get the engine mounted.

As much as I liked the pristine metal finish, it would not be fitting for a weathered model. I sprayed the metal pieces using a similar formula of Testers Dullcote with a drop of white mixed into it. On its own the Dullcote tones the pieces down but by adding a small amount of white it sort of provides a dusty look. With this piece staged in a dusty desert environment, I like it. Once I get to the undercarriage, I might use a drop or two of sand color. What I like about this is that it adds the color subtly and it can be built up.

The stack and gun housing is secured using CA.

I will set this piece aside and move to working on the carriage. The carriage will take some time, so I expect it to be slow going. There is a lot of work to do on it to make it presentable and to incorporate some of the things talked about earlier on.

End of update.

Thanks Greggy...

Bakster

Masking/painting on stain went without a hitch. I painted the bracing/frames with a mix of Alclad steel and Alclad brass. The ceiling is glued using Tamiya Orange cap and with a good slathering of sprue goo.

I made the lightcage out of hobby wire. That was tricky but perseverance won the battle.

I will probably mount the guns and gun housing tomorrow. 

 

Ceiling is definitely worth clicking on to see it bigger. Nice.

Dodgy

That's what I mean, I love the way that you're not afraid to try new things and just having a 'go'. Thats a very important principal in Oz

Hey thank you Dodgy! Your words humble me.

Dodgy

Things here a generally pretty good. The Covid thing is a bugger, but that's so everywhere. We live in a fishing village on the coast of Eastern Victoria 4 hours drive from the State Capital and its a beautiful place with a good community. Even though it's Winter, the weather has been really mild so I'm still able to get lots done in the garden. 

I hear you about the Covid bugger. It is disrupting life in a monumental way. It is discouraging.

Where you live sounds beautiful! I looked it up to get a general idea of your location. If you have a few images of the area, I would love to see them. Feel free to post them.

Thanks for following along and I enjoy hearing from you Mate. 

Back to the bench

The side of me that likes bad puns way too much is tempted to comment about your willingness to go against the grain, having nerves of steel and getting down to brass tacks. But I will avoid that amateurish temptation

I love bad puns. Lol.  

Back to the bench

But seriously that looks REALLY nice and thanks for sharing the techniques for wood finish, I learned something today.

Hey, thank you, Gil. And yes, for this job, the stain fit the bill. What I like about it most is the even coverage. I was thinking it would be interesting to see how it would work to do some dry brushing on the base color and then apply the stain. I imagine it would blend things nicely. I will need to try that sometime.

Thanks again for following and for your post!

Bakster

 

 

Dodgy

Mate, I'm just so impressed with the way this thing callenges you and you keep pressing on. It's all looking great to me and it's such a cool idea.

 

 

 

 

Thanks Dodgy. I appreciate you following along on this bumpy journey!

So far, what the model has thrown at me I can fix but I know there will be more coming. I am holding my breath.

I tell ya. The thing I am worried about most right now is what I just did. Last night I applied the teak stain, and it looks GREAT! I love how stain looks on paint. What I am worried about is what gremlins are in hiding.

I learned about using wood stain on paint when I was working on a Mayflower ship build. I don't think the practice is used much because I seldom see it done. Frankly--it's a scary thought. Stain has some harsh chemicals and or oils in it, and I worry how that might affect the paint layer. Complicating things I am using a new paint. What works on one paint might not work on another.

The test piece seemed to fare well, so I took the plunge. My next concern is that I still need to spray the support and frame structures. I don't know how the stain might affect adhesion. I think I will be Ok, but one never knows until you get there. Long story short-- this is one piece that I don't want to do a do-over. It was a lot of work, and the electricals complicate a complete do over. Fingers crossed. 

PS: How are things in Australia? 

 

That's what I mean, I love the way that you're not afraid to try new things and just having a 'go'. Thats a very important principal in Oz. 

Things here a generally pretty good. The Covid thing is a bugger, but that's so everywhere. We live in a fishing village on the coast of Eastern Victoria 4 hours drive from the State Capital and its a beautiful place with a good community. Even though it's Winter, the weather has been really mild so I'm still able to get lots done in the garden. 

That is really looking the part! The side of me that likes bad puns way too much is tempted to comment about your willingness to go against the grain, having nerves of steel and getting down to brass tacks. But I will avoid that amateurish temptation

But seriously that looks REALLY nice and thanks for sharing the techniques for wood finish, I learned something today.

Masking/painting on stain went without a hitch. I painted the bracing/frames with a mix of Alclad steel and Alclad brass. The ceiling is glued using Tamiya Orange cap and with a good slathering of sprue goo.

I made the lightcage out of hobby wire. That was tricky but perseverance won the battle.

I will probably mount the guns and gun housing tomorrow. 

Tanker-Builder

Wood, finished and in an enclosed space will darken over time. It would get almost Black/Brown( Dark) if it spent forty or fifty years in a " Gentlemen's Club" What with all the Cigar and Pipe smoke

Maybe I should add some plush smoking chairs to the build. Could be nice for the person to sit and put their feet up on the pile of gold.

Correct!

 Wood, finished and in an enclosed space will darken over time. It would get almost Black/Brown( Dark) if it spent forty or fifty years in a " Gentlemen's Club" What with all the Cigar and Pipe smoke. By " Gentlemen's Club" I don't mean That place where wimmen are large on top!

Dodgy

Mate, I'm just so impressed with the way this thing callenges you and you keep pressing on. It's all looking great to me and it's such a cool idea.

 

Thanks Dodgy. I appreciate you following along on this bumpy journey!

So far, what the model has thrown at me I can fix but I know there will be more coming. I am holding my breath.

I tell ya. The thing I am worried about most right now is what I just did. Last night I applied the teak stain, and it looks GREAT! I love how stain looks on paint. What I am worried about is what gremlins are in hiding.

I learned about using wood stain on paint when I was working on a Mayflower ship build. I don't think the practice is used much because I seldom see it done. Frankly--it's a scary thought. Stain has some harsh chemicals and or oils in it, and I worry how that might affect the paint layer. Complicating things I am using a new paint. What works on one paint might not work on another.

The test piece seemed to fare well, so I took the plunge. My next concern is that I still need to spray the support and frame structures. I don't know how the stain might affect adhesion. I think I will be Ok, but one never knows until you get there. Long story short-- this is one piece that I don't want to do a do-over. It was a lot of work, and the electricals complicate a complete do over. Fingers crossed. 

PS: How are things in Australia? 

Gamera

Looks good from here too! 

 

10-4 Good Buddy. Over and out.