No More Excuses GB....end date extended

Thanks Josiah!  BTW, those are all steel wheels on Stikpusher's T-34, not rubber on them. Looks like he painted the contact surfaces a metallic color which would be appropriate.  Same with the tracks, the surfaces that contact the wheels are shinier than the rest of the track due to the metal to metal contact. 

That being said I do like the way these are turning out Stikpusher.  I agree with Josiah though regarding the bright look of the T-34.  Are you planning on some special weathering on this guy?

OK, so I managed to fix, replace or remake the booboos on my KV-1. 

Cut off the molded on tow hooks an drilled new holes.

Fixed the tow hooks with .020 brass wire.

Voila!

I don't know what this cable & hook assembly is for.  Maybe the engine hatch is too heavy to lift by hand?  Anway I cut off the molded, oversize cable & ring and replaced with wire.

The front DT mg was an easy fix...just a little liquid cement and it was back in shape.  The turret rear mg was a different story.  It disappeared, so I made a new one from SS tube, brass wire and aluminum sheet.

Actually, before I did all this I drybrushed the entire model with a light olive-green oil paint.  This helped to lighten the paint job a little before the upcoming oil washes. The oil paint allows the drybrushing to be much more subtle.  Its disadvantage is that it takes 1-2 days to dry.  Sorry I didn't take photos of the model.

Wow that KV looks NICE Ernest.

Stikpusher, can't wait to see those weathered. I like the "look" of the M12 GMC better as it stands right now. I guess because the flash makes the T34 look to bright...looks like either the tracks arent painted, or the rubber on the road wheels and the middle of the tracks arent painted. Maybe it's just the flash playing tricks with my eyes.

My update is that I didn't like the color on my F-14, so I'm masking everything to paint it a lighter gray. Otherwise it would've looked alright in the pictures but I would see the white overspray and the leakage onto the gray and I'm just not going to settle for that. I'll post some pics later tonight when I'm done...definately not going to finish the M113 Fitter before the deadline, but I think I might be able to pull the F-14 right before it.

Josiah

Decals are applied and air recognition strip painted on. Now I just need to weather it.

And my M12 GMC is now ready for weathering...

Hmmmm...Roy hasn't answered my question, but it appears that the end date for this GB is August 1 and there is open enrollment for its length so I'll assume that I can enter another unfinished build!   I'll start posting, but if anyone objects to this I will cease posting and retract the entry.

This is the Trumpeter 1/35 KV-1 (1941) "Small Turret" that I built in Oct 2006, OOB except for a metal gun barrel from....??.  Just when completion was nearing little things started breaking, caused by my less than nimble fingers, and total completion was not achieved.  In disgust I sent it to the display shelf with the intention of someday completing it.  Needless to say it sat untouched and forgotten until last weekend when I started to weather a JS-2 tank for another GB.  I then remembered this tank and that it was a similar color so I grabbed it off the shelf to see how it looked.  After checking it out I thought about it a bit and realized that I could use it as a weathering test bed before trying out some new techniques on the JS-2!!  AND I figured this was the perfect time to complete the repairs along with the weathering and in the process could enter it into this GB!  Woo Hoo!!

I'm not worried about the end date as I can do all the fixes tomorrow and then just play around with the weathering for a couple of days. 

Anyway, if anyone objects please let me know!  I'm going to start working on the completion now!

Hey dupes, found some more pics for ya, they were on my old photobucket...

dupes wrote:

YGModeler - that Tomcat looks great! I'd like to see slightly more in-focus pic of your pit if you can pull it off...seems to be top notch from this angle. "No More Excuses"...what a fitting name. Seems like I'm about to come up with some more excuses as to why I can't finish some of these gosh-darn builds.

Thanks Dupes, I'll try and find one, I know I have a pic of when the tomcat was unpainted...I'll look around some and post later tonight.

YGModeler - that Tomcat looks great! I'd like to see slightly more in-focus pic of your pit if you can pull it off...seems to be top notch from this angle.

"No More Excuses"...what a fitting name. Seems like I'm about to come up with some more excuses as to why I can't finish some of these gosh-darn builds.

Alright, as promised here are some pics of the tomcat as it stands right now.

My favorite picture...the cockpit (because this is the best detail painting i've ever done...kinda sad, but whatev, im still young..ish)

 Not the best I've done, but not the worst, I'm trying to get it done, but at the same time, I don't want anything bad to happen because I rushed it at the end. Comments are welcome.

Josiah

Well, all I have left are the annoying little bits of pieces and touchup painting and the the gazillions of decals on my F-14, will update with pics hopefully later tonight. I haven't even touched the M113 like I hoped, I've been working on my F4F a lot lately for assembly and decided to focus on the F-14 for painting.

Josiah

RBear, its looking good. I love it. One question though, what color did you use?

Joe

I'm soooo sloooow......

But, here's a wee bit of progress on the Merk, I think......

I had a road wheel on one side that I removed the rubber tire for a beat-up look, and didn't like it, so I changed it up, and added a little more dirt overall. I'm down to that darn ball-and-chain stuff, and no progress there.... and I need to do it before I add stowage in the turret basket and a fig. I may end up just passing on it, much as I hate to do that. Anyway, a pic or two, with a new (to us) camera. Woo hoo!

I think need to correct the area at the right front where the fender is missing. It should be "open", according to the pics I have.

Summit wrote:

Harv -  Nice to see your work being posted again, when do we get to see them on the racks ? Give my Best to Bev

  Hey My friend, how ya doing?? Saw your "mowing" outfit. NNIIICCCCEEEE!! Thanks for the look in. On the RACK? You mean finished? Lets just say I`m shooting for years end

 No updates as of today. Maybe this weekend. Suppose to be 105 this weekend!.....Harv

OK,  here is where I am at with my entries.

The Kingfisher is so close to completition, I just need to mask the canopies to get on with painting

The KC-10 is in a similar state though I have been having trouble with getting a base coat on it. Did you know that Tamiya spray pack paint does not like going over Revell paints, well I do now! I have also knocked the engines off their mounts a few times so the alignment is not the best anymore. I might try and fix them up again.

So off to the bench....

LeopardMan wrote:

ygmodeler: I guess I take the chance and welcome you aboard too since it appears you got overlooked. I want to see that Fitter done. BTW what color are you intending on using?

Thanks, I forgot what the name is, some Model Master Acryl paint, the base coat is already on it, I gotta add a bunch of smaller parts and paint stoage items, attach stoage items, finish up the crane, put decals on it, and then weather it...doesn't sound like much, but I'm starting up physical therapy so I won't have TOO much time on my hands, and i'm a slow worker :\

Josiah

LeopardMan -  I have been backreading post as I had missed several when I popped back up on the main grid.  Some Fantastic work  you have submitted, I need to spend more time at the bench and get caught up on my shelf sallies also... Thanks for being on the welcoming committee - I feel you are due for a promotion but in true to this GB Procrastination I will submit the paperwork to Roy when I get around to it

ygmodeler - Bummer to hear about your shoulder. Glad to see you aboard and looking forward to your progress.

Harv -  Nice to see your work being posted again, when do we get to see them on the racks ? Give my Best to Bev

ygmodeler: I guess I take the chance and welcome you aboard too since it appears you got overlooked. I want to see that Fitter done. BTW what color are you intending on using?

 Ray: Welcome aboard

Summit: Forgive me if I overstepped my responsibilities. But I thought the more, the merrier.

Ray - Welcome aboard , Wow a 1/144 KC-10 and one of my favorites a Kingfisher .Our Fearless leader is on R&R somewhere cooking Bratwurst and Brewing Homemade Beer.

He wanted me to tell everyone Fantastic Jobs on the completions and keep completing those "Shelf Sallies"  Look to see him back posting in the near future. 

Can I join?

I will be conservative with what I can finish in the time left!

So put me down for a 1/144 Revell KC-10 and a 1/72 Lindberg Kingfisher. Pictures in current condition to follow shortly.

Thx dirtball and tax. Unfortunately not having a job right now helps in that matter. I sure it will change eventually.

Dirtball: I like the way the bombs turned out

Hey Leopardman,

You are on fire ! You're knocking these off really quick. Nice Sub by the way.

I can report absolutely no progress on my Komet, and I don't have an excuse within reach.

Cheers

Tony

  Thanks . Not a sub guy, but it looks awsome! I like the weathering effect. I use skewers about 6" long. They are just jammed into the hole in the nose for the fuse. Not majic. I have them painted now..............Harv

Hey guys, all your builds are looking fantastic.

I was hoping to get in on this one with a couple models. I recently had surgery on my shoulder, so I can't be as active as I wanted to be...can't get a job for the summer now, so I want to focus on finishing some of my already started builds. The builds I'm hoping to finish for this GB are:

Academy 1/35 M113 Fitter IDF

This was started A LONG time ago

Revell's F-14A

Also started a while ago, but it has some paint on it.

I have a couple more builds that need to be finished, but I won't be able to finish them before the deadline and I really want to concentrate on finishing these because all I have to do is some final assembly and that time consuming and hassling painting stage....so what do you guys say, want some more company?

And there were only 3 left. Here is my first submarine ever. The Trumpeter 1/144 Seawolf. Never thought that such a big model could have so few pcs, I think it totalled out at about 45. well 45 pcs just gonna be a walk in the park I thought. yeah right. This wonderful model contains approx 6ft in seams that need to be filled and sanded thanks to the .080" length difference in the hull halves. I also had some problems with the decals, even so they were printed very nice and were thin, I have problems with silvering even so I used Solvaset. Also the decals around the periscope and radar mast were a pain in the. But I got her done and that counts. I teid a full oil wash and since I never did a wash on an almost house sized object that leaves plenty of room for improvement for me as well. Anyway here she is, enjoy and as always cirtique is welcome. (btw my large tripod gave out on me so i had to make do with the little one).

Dirtball, better late than never. you still got 6 weeks to procastinate. I am not sure about a prize though. And I am sure there are more contenders in the race since I still have 3 more to finish. Anyway how did you attach the tooth picks?