1,000 Roadwheels - 2009

Detailfreak - you're on fire! Fifth one already (and all in 1/35) - that's impressive.

Psstoff - that StuG looks great!

As for me, I've FINALLY found some time to get into the modeling room and use some glue and paint. Completely ignored my backlog of other unfinished projects, and started in on something for 1,000 Roadwheels instead...far from finished, but she's getting there.

Just a quick snapshot this morning - better ones to come when I have time. 

psstoff995 wrote:

Dupes love the Jagdpanzer- your 1/72 kits always look amazing.

Thanks for the compliment sir...however, this one is 1/144!

dupes wrote:

psstoff995 wrote: Dupes love the Jagdpanzer- your 1/72 kits always look amazing. Thanks for the compliment sir...however, this one is 1/144!

NO WAY!! I thought it looked real small- that's why I went with 1/72, knew it wasn't 1/48

...but 1/144??? Is the whole base the size of a quarter? Wow... 

dupes wrote:

 Holy Cow, Dupes! I can see now the cutting mat grid, and can relate the size. Very nice painting indeed, and my hats off to your optomitrist!

Haaaahahahha...thanks a lot fellas. Yeah, she's pretty darn small. So small, in fact, that the static grass looks really out of scale next to the build. Next time I think I'd have to clip the grass into smaller pieces or something? Ughhhh!

Promise next time I'll throw a penny or two in the pics.

Mobious wrote:

Holy Cow, Dupes!

Hey, speaking of cows - my N guage cow set showed up today! N guage is 1/160, but it should be close enough to look the way I'd like it too. Maybe the cows are just small. Heh.

Dupes, do you mind if I withdraw my Tamiya Pz IV D as my second build? I'm just not winning the battle against those MK tracks. Can I replace it with the Cyberhobby Raketenwerfer auf Fahrgestell Pz. IV? Thanks.

Erik

dupes wrote:

Hey, speaking of cows - my N guage cow set showed up today! N guage is 1/160, but it should be close enough to look the way I'd like it too. Maybe the cows are just small. Heh.

 Hey Dupes, Cow Tipping with a panzer is STRICTLY VERBOTTEN!

 Mo

Hey guys, I think I am beating this beastie into submission and it is moving along quite nicely right now. All the major parts are on and painted so only the tracks can stop me now, I think. Speaking of which it says to melt the tracks together at the pins but is that the best way to do it. I remember doing the old airfix kits like that and I remember it can be messy. Any advise is welcome. So here is where I am.

Woring on all those wheels was fun but glad its behind me. Weathering is next up and I am thinking of doing a wash in the base colour, is that what you guys normally do at this stage. Thanks for looking and for the help with all my questions

Steve

Steve -- looking GOOD, that's a super-clean, precise paintjob, it's almost a pity to slather dirt all over it! It's going to be a real beauty! This is Italeri's? It's looking excellent, though I know how much work it takes at the building stage to line up those parts correctly.

On the tracks, I don't think I've ever done the pin-melt trick. I've never tried finishing Italeri tracks yet, though, and I've heard they can be stubborn. It usually takes just some superglue to join Tamiya tracks, and I once stitched together some cut and shortened tracks with black thread, reinforcing cya on the ends.

Good luck, but it looks like you're on a downhill run to the finish now -- I look forward to seeing this animal dirtied up and bearing tracks and tools!

Cheers,

Mike

Thanks Mike, I really do like the clean look but I want an in the field look to it. Gave it a wash tonight but think it was too thin as it didnt change much. Might play with it some more.

Steve

Mobious wrote:

dupes wrote: Hey, speaking of cows - my N guage cow set showed up today! N guage is 1/160, but it should be close enough to look the way I'd like it too. Maybe the cows are just small. Heh.  Hey Dupes, Cow Tipping with a panzer is STRICTLY VERBOTTEN!  Mo

dupes,

Good talking to you today!

1/144th??!!  Are you kidding me?  OK, show off, tell us, how the HECK did you paint that thing?

Sidure,

Really nice work on that IV.

Geist - no problem. This is mostly a free-for-all - no assigned builds or anything. Just add to your badge any time you complete something!

Sidure - that Italeri IV is looking great! Glad to see an older kit (especially one I have in the closet to build!) being done justice. Is your basecoat Testors dunkelgelb? Looks a bit greenish, and I know that theirs definitely tends towards that shade...I dig it. As for your wash(es) - generally people start with a brownish/blackish wash to supply some sort of shadowing effect. 

Boyd - good talking to you, too...can't believe that AMPS East is in 5 weeks!!!

As for the wee Jagdpanzer - airbrush control and confidence in your paint mix is the answer! Sprayed a 50/50 mix of Tamiya Desert Yellow and White for the basecoat, then very very thin mixes (like 20% paint, 80% iso) of Dark Green and Red Brown. Fire a bunch of paint off to the side to be sure you're getting a good flow, then sloooowly build up the blotches one at a time on the model. Just have to watch out for runs, as the paint can get away from you when it's that thin. You'll see her up close soon - sure I'll bring it with me.

Thanks Dupes. I didn't think it would be a problem. I'll probably start it some time today.  I've never seen a built up Raketenwerfer before this so this should be fun. There looks to be some cool stuff in this kit. You can even build the frames for the rockets out of PE. I think I counted almost 20 different parts to bend! I think I'll stick with the plastic option though. Weathering and painting will probably reflect the fact that it was a one off prototype. I'll probably go with the straight off the factory floor look. I'll post some pics today if I make any progress.

EDIT: So I was just looking at the directions. Dragon only gives you enough frames to have the launcher closed and not open. There is no way I'm working with the crazy small PE they want you to use. I'm probably not going to build this one unless I can find some plastic rocket frames for cheap. College is coming up here and money is tight.

Erik

Thanks for the comments Dupes. After getting over the hull fit problem and the molding problems the rest of the kit is ok, so far. Still havent done the tracks yet. On the paint job, for the base colour I used Tamiya TS-3 in the rattle can dark yellow I believe. It is a different colour but I have seen it inpics and other models. The green is panzer 43 green in MM enamel. For my first wash I mixed Tamiya smoke and dark yellow, it toned it down a bit but not as much as I wanted. Didnt want to go overbord with my first try at it. Tonight I will do another wash with brown and black to darken the recesses and tone it down further.

Steve

dupes wrote:

Boyd - good talking to you, too...can't believe that AMPS East is in 5 weeks!!! As for the wee Jagdpanzer - airbrush control and confidence in your paint mix is the answer! Sprayed a 50/50 mix of Tamiya Desert Yellow and White for the basecoat, then very very thin mixes (like 20% paint, 80% iso) of Dark Green and Red Brown. Fire a bunch of paint off to the side to be sure you're getting a good flow, then sloooowly build up the blotches one at a time on the model. Just have to watch out for runs, as the paint can get away from you when it's that thin. You'll see her up close soon - sure I'll bring it with me.

I forget what you use for an airbrush?  Compressor?

My airbrush is a gravity fed Peak C-5 (from Bearair - essentially an Iwata clone)...the compressor is a...hmmm. Also from Bearair, an "arctic" something or other? Two cylinder adjustable pressure, I remember that much. I turn it on and it goes!

Sidure - rattle can Tamiya base, eh? I like it. Think I'll have to try that on one of my next builds for a slightly different finish. Somewhat surprised that it doesn't match the tone of their acrylic dunkelgelb. Huh.

Here is where I am right now on my build. I have done 3 washes so far, africa yellow, brown, and smoke. Not sure if I have gone too far. I then did some pastel powders. Getty ready for decals and then some dry brushing with the base colour and silver for traffic areas. Yea or Na on this procedure. Here she is.

All comments and critique are very much welcome.........please

Steve

sidure wrote:

Here is where I am right now on my build. I have done 3 washes so far, africa yellow, brown, and smoke. Not sure if I have gone too far. I then did some pastel powders. Getty ready for decals and then some dry brushing with the base colour and silver for traffic areas. Yea or Na on this procedure.

Steve,

Your build looks great!  I think the washes have gone far, but not too far.  On your comment about high traffic areas: Do NOT use silver for high traffic areas on your tank.  If anything, use a grey or a brown/black to simulate wear and scuff marks, but not silver.  Remember, unlike aircraft, tanks are not aluminum and they have a couple of layers of paint and a pretty hefty primer to cover 'em up.  Even if you did scratch down through all that (and it would be a DEEP scratch), the underlying metal would probably be more of a dull metallic gray than silver...

Thanks for the input guys on the finishing effects. Never thought that silver would be to stark but what you guys say makes sence to me. Glad I have not started it yet before I read these posts. I put the decals on tonight and relieved the numbers on the turret snuggled down well over the vision ports. Might work on the tools and figures next. Thanks guys

Steve

Decals are on and conformed very well.

Steve

They sure did!

I wasn't aware that any Afrika Corps units used other-than-desert-yellow finishes. Interesting.