1,000 Roadwheels - 2009

Wow nice work everyone!!!!

Do any of you know if the amunition for an ausf. G was stored in the turet?? if so could you post a pic if you have one.... Thanks!!!!

TD4438 wrote:

You're off to a good start.How did you get those guys in there????

Well...it was tight...Hans (L), Fritz (R) and Helmut (the gunner) had to do some pushing and elbowing . I had no idea that the cupola is so cramped...

Hi all,

I've made a little more progress over the weekend. Probably not as much as I'd hoped for. Next job is to paint the wheels and attach.

Cheers

Tony

Very nice work Castelnuovo! Looks great with the figures inside!

Nice paint job Tony!

Cheers,

Azgaron

Nice work, gentlemen.  Tony, I like the "leopard spot" camo.  Castelnuovo, it sure is cramped in there. One suggestion is to drill out the guns. 

 Don

Nice work guys!! your builds are realy comeing along nicely........

I picked up a Tristar Ausf C from the LHS westerday so could you add that to the roster. Thanks!!

I also plan to try and get some paint one my Ausf G today if so I will post pix.

Well, sort of. All suggestions of what else to do are appreciated.

Hello guys

is it possible to come in with Revell's "Hummel" 1:72 scale??

Best regards

Dirk

Lots of good work, fellas!

Tigerman - be sure to shoot us a pic once your construction is complete!

Stick Man - will add your Ausf. C on the front page. All we need now is a Hornisse and a Mobelwagen and we've got all of the "major" variants covered.

DBaumi60 - that 1/72 Hummel certainly qualifies. Will add you to the front page - welcome to the GB!

dupes wrote:

Lots of good work, fellas! Tigerman - be sure to shoot us a pic once your construction is complete! Stick Man - will add your Ausf. C on the front page. All we need now is a Hornisse and a Mobelwagen and we've got all of the "major" variants covered. DBaumi60 - that 1/72 Hummel certainly qualifies. Will add you to the front page - welcome to the GB!

O don't tempt me. I have the Tamiya Modelwagen and the LR Flak 43 in my stash and very nearly got the DML Hornisse today.

I've got to the painting stage on another project ( Tamiya B1 Bis /forums/1088505/ShowPost.aspx) and I decided to repaint my A/O as well. Here it is with just the base coat of dark yellow. I switched to Tamiya paint this time to see if it responds to washes any differently than the PolyS did.

 Everyone's build are looking great. Keep it up.

Erik

Nice work Geist good to see that with paint on!!

stick man wrote:

Nice work Geist good to see that with paint on!!

It's actually the second time I've painted it. I finished the camo scheme and decided that I hated it. Then I started over and what you see is the frist step in the starting over process.

Erik

Hey Guys!  I'm sooo busy with work this month...hardly any bench or forum time, but I saw this today and I had to share it. 

From this weekend's Nuremburg Toy Fair courtesy of Great Models website and for all you Panzer IV fans:

http://www.kitlink.com/Images/ProductImages/salespic/toyfair09/DML6300.JPG

Its not even on Dragon USA's website yet!!

Man oh Man I can't wait for it to hit the shelves!!

PS....sorry to miss all the great work going on recently.  I'll try to catch up this weekend.

detailfreak: Did I mention the richness of your paintjob!?  The color looks real deep with just the right amount of sheen...share your paint mfr, technique, etc., please  Almost hate to see winter camo' over it...nah...you can never go wrong with the winter look!

Guys: Here's a WIP of my Jagdpanzer IV L70 Lang.  It is the old Tamiya kit...and as expected the parts are "clunky".  The schurzen are too thick not to mention the brackets that hold them on.  In scale they would be a min. 1" thick steel...enough strength to hold a ton...literally!  I built this bad-boy in less than 8 hours though, which was nice.  This is my first AFV where I will be leaving the color Dunkelgelb.  I lightened the Tamiya dark yellow with some white and a pinch of buff (thanks again wing_nut for that info) and sprayed everything.  Then a little post-shading (first picture), added decals and SEVEN filter washes (second photo).  Here's a side-by-side progression where I'm at as of last night:

SMJ - looks great! Hard to get a plain dark yellow paintjob to look interesting, but you've pulled it off nicely.

Only comment/criticism has to do with the decals...and I have a feeling a lot of the problem is the old Tamiya decals themselves. They tend to be very thick, and don't lay down particularly well. Next time you may want to trim the excess clear film off of the edges to make them look more 'painted on'? Hopefully the upcoming battering they're going to receive through your extensive weathering process will help them blend in a bit more!

dupes wrote:

SMJ - looks great! Hard to get a plain dark yellow paintjob to look interesting, but you've pulled it off nicely.

Thanks... still A LOT of layers to go too!  This is my "guinea pig" dunkelgelb attempt.  I want to get the kinks out before I tackle the 251 and Panther A.

dupes wrote:

Only comment/criticism has to do with the decals...and I have a feeling a lot of the problem is the old Tamiya decals themselves. They tend to be very thick, and don't lay down particularly well. Next time you may want to trim the excess clear film off of the edges to make them look more 'painted on'? Hopefully the upcoming battering they're going to receive through your extensive weathering process will help them blend in a bit more!

Thanks for the tip.  I had the same problem with the T34/85...the additional layering will help it blend.

dupes wrote:

Shoot, you're just getting into the weathering, and I have to say that the kinks are already out!

I wish you could see the real thing...it looks a bit monochromatic...don't get me wrong, iIam VERY pleased with the results so far ESPECIALLY the streaks on the schurzen.

I kinda' test myself at the end of each weathering step before I trudge on...I ask:

"If I added a nice panel line wash now, would I be proud to put it on display???"

If I can answer "yes", I move on with confidence...

Very nice weathering SMJ!!!!