1,000 Roadwheels - 2009

PZ88... both look great.  Does the J have the side schurtzen?  The screens look awesome.

What kit is the Jagdpanzer?

panzer88 wrote:

Two at a time! Talk about efficiency! Not to mention they both look great...

Are those Thoma's kit parts? Or AM/scratchbuilt? Nifty. 

Great job Panzer88!!

Marc - you need to stop scratchbuilding parts (fine quality parts, I might add) in 1/72 scale. You're making the rest of us look bad!

Looks pretty darn good, btw.

Thanks guys.

Mobius, here is a pic so you can see some size comparisons.  The thicker cable is made the same way, 12 wires...1st 4 twisted then those 3 twisted, the wire if from a lamp cord.  The little rod buythe small cbale is a #80 drill bit.

Guys: It's been awhile since my last update...here's some WIP pics, I'm about 90% done.  The decals, if you recall, have been a sore spot...I did the best I could to make lemonade from lemons. 

SMJmodeler wrote:

Guys: It's been awhile since my last update...here's some WIP pics, I'm about 90% done.  The decals, if you recall, have been a sore spot...I did the best I could to make lemonade from lemons.

Steve,

Are you kidding me??!!  That thing came out GREAT!  Unbelievable - the way those decals used to stand out like a sore thumb, you've done a really nice job making them disappear.

Awesome!

I'll tell you what SMJ, that is a damn fine model you have going there, decals and all!

I have only one complaint about it Steve.

You have not asked me for my home address yet.  How are you going to know where to send it?

Panzer88 -- stupendous work!

Dupes -- your cable technique is amazing, I have got to try this one day!

SMJ -- my hat is off to you, that's one of the finest AFV paintjobs I have ever seen. Not just the painted save on the decals, but the sensation of this being a heavy, metal machine, not a piece of plastic!

No progress on my own Guderian's Duck yet, I'm over at Corsairs scrambling for my badge in the next four days (had to start something new -- long story...)

Cheers,

Mike

Nice work on that tinny little thing Wing_Nut!! it looks realy cool.

I like how worn the paint on your build looks SMJ nice job!

SMJmodeler wrote:

Guys: It's been awhile since my last update...here's some WIP pics, I'm about 90% done.  The decals, if you recall, have been a sore spot...I did the best I could to make lemonade from lemons.

Nice job, Steve.  What an intricate paint job.  And a great save on those decals!  I remember some of your earlier photos and thinking that there was no way you were going to fix the silvering short of removing them and starting over.  What a difference.

Gotta say the stylistically, I tend to the less weathered end of the scale, but you've done a really fine job here.

 Don

Thunderbolt379 wrote:

Dupes -- your cable technique is amazing, I have got to try this one day!

Dupes made a cable too?

wing_nut wrote:

The kit does not come with a tow cable.  I had been playing around with different method of twisting my own and I think I have some decent looking results.  The cable is made form 12 wires twisted.  They come form and ear bud headphone.  The strands are extremely thin, like hair.  4 wires are twisted together then those 3 resulting wires are twisted.  The sleeve is metal tubing and the insert for the loop is lead foil.

Hey Marc,

Great, and I do mean GREAT set of tow cables there.  Just one question...  anyone ever accuse you of having too much time on your hands??

Appologies, Wingnut my friend -- eyes are crossed here (it makes it hard building things!) No, of course, I'm talking about your breathtaking braidwork, making miniature bowden cable, complete with endpieces. How do you get the cable snugged into the ends? Do you crimp the tubing down around a double pass of wire to create the loop? I bought some Eureka copper cables for a couple of projects, but your homemade cables at even better!

Mike (who's determined to have his Corsair badge within the next two days if it kills him!)

SMJmodeler wrote:

Guys: It's been awhile since my last update...here's some WIP pics, I'm about 90% done.  The decals, if you recall, have been a sore spot...I did the best I could to make lemonade from lemons.

wackjob wrote:

this is only my 2nd or 3rd posting and i am too much of a newbie to your group here but i am putting my neck out ,waaaay out  but here goes.  your model looks great ,nice wear weathering but i think the undercarraige does not reflect the amount of wear the body shows. it looks too clean to match     Sorry ,i don't mean to be negative   if i offend ANYONE here at all please tell me  i will keep my yap shut

Hey wackjob,

Hopefully one of the things that you will realize here soon is that (to most people - don't get me started on the exceptions ), your number of posts is meaningless - well, unless you come off as a big fat turd with your first post, but this is your second, so you are good to go ...

Seriously though, I don't think anyone would tell you to shut up or to see your comments as negative - you pointed out something that you saw.   You made a valid observation and did it in a constructive way.  No reason to shut up with that type of feedback.  That is the kind of give and take that most of us look forward to.  And, knowing SMJ just a little bit, I doubt he will take any offense at your comments - he is one of those guys who puts his stuff up here so people CAN tear it apart because he is constantly striving to 'reach the next level' with his builds (he's kinda crazy like that ).

So, anyways, , and keep up with the good feedback.

Mobious/bbrokwniii/glamdring/wing_nut/T379/stick man/pordoi: Thanks for the kind words guys, I really do appreciate ithem...and it's good to hear the decal "save" doesn't look too hokey. 

wackjob: No offense taken whatsoever.  In fact, I'd like you to expand on your comment if you would please.  Does the amount of wear on the undercarriage look underdone, or does it look to clean?  If it's the wear please be more specific as to where you think it's underdone. If it's just too clean I may add some dirt...which I was already considering.  That's why we post our stuff, by-the-way...to get input, to have others point out obvious stuff we sometimes miss, re-affirm something we know we should have done or just to get a friendly "atta boy"...which is great to hear after all the hours of hard work.  Glad to have you here!

wing_nut: I didn't realize that was 1:72!  Is that the one that someone here said their wife thought it was "cute".  I agree it's just lovely  Seriously though, great work on such a small subject!

Very nice job Wing_nut! that looks realy good espechaly for a 1/72 build.

SMJmodeler wrote:

Mobious/bbrokwniii/glamdring/wing_nut/T379/stick man/pordoi: Thanks for the kind words guys, I really do appreciate ithem...and it's good to hear the decal "save" doesn't look too hokey.  wackjob: No offense taken whatsoever.  In fact, I'd like you to expand on your comment if you would please.  Does the amount of wear on the undercarriage look underdone, or does it look to clean?  If it's the wear please be more specific as to where you think it's underdone. If it's just too clean I may add some dirt...which I was already considering.  That's why we post our stuff, by-the-way...to get input, to have others point out obvious stuff we sometimes miss, re-affirm something we know we should have done or just to get a friendly "atta boy"...which is great to hear after all the hours of hard work.  Glad to have you here! wing_nut: I didn't realize that was 1:72!  Is that the one that someone here said their wife thought it was "cute".  I agree it's just lovely  Seriously though, great work on such a small subject!

 that said, you asked if i meant too clean or too underweared  (underweared  i made a funny)

i say both .     it needs some mud etc.. also with the kind of abuse that tank has taken to show that much wear on the top i think  a couple of the tyres should have some chunks missing , and the lower part of the fenders a few dents and maybe  a bit of the edges on one or more corners  missing  as seen in many wwii photos of war weary armor

thank you