No More Excuses GB....end date extended

More the better

I will try and get around to updating the roster Friday. 

Thanks for the welcome guys.  I actually got all motivated and fired up the airbrush for the first time in about 8 months and put a coat of paint on the M13/40 last night.  Its the first time I've tried 'post-shading'.  Looks pretty cool so far.  I'll try to get some pics up soon.  RBaer, the Trump KVs are pretty nice, eh?  I'm just trying to muster up the courage to dirty it up a bit. 

I think that's one reason I'm such a procrastinator, I start a kit, then get to a point that I don't want to screw up, so I put it on the shelf for a while and end up forgetting it. 

LT Zogg, welcome! I've also got the Trump KV in this GB, maybe we'll have two going at once......

Roy, can I add something to my list? I have a Matchbox '32nd scale Lysander in the box, with maybe the cockpit area started, begun at least 10 years ago. It might be a fitting candidate for this GB, and I can make it dirty......

Sooo, I've been thinking of joining this group build for a while, but seem to keep putting it off.  Is it too late to join? 

I've got several kits that have been languishing for quite some time, and would like to use this group build as motivation to finish some stuff. 

These are the entries I'd like to start with. 

1/72 Dragon Su-100, started for the Hunters GB in Jan 08, needs some finish coats/weathering

1/72 Fujimi Stuka G-2, been sitting for many years with the blue underside painted, need to finish the camo and scratch build a part for one of the guns that got lost( I think this is why its been sitting so long).  My construction skills have improved since I built this, so it will be mostly practice for painting skills.

1/72 Eduard Sherman 76mm.  Needs photoetched headlight guards installed, and a scratch MG(the one in the kit was waaay too short), then ready for painting.

1/35 Tamiya M13/40 Italian tank.  Its been built for a couple of years, just waiting for some paint.

1/35 Bronco H-39 French tank.  Has a basecoat, just needs some weathering, and a new exhaust guard.

1/35 Trumpeter KV-1.  Has basecoat, needs weathering and track assembly. 

 There are more, but I think its a good idea to stop there and see if I can focus on these for now.

Jeff

dupes wrote:

So what does it mean if you run late on the builds-I-ran-late-on GB...?

All that means is that you are better at coming up with excuses than the rest of us.

Thanks, guys.

TBolt, the Merk is painted with Testor's MM rattle cans. I use SAC tan and SAC green, with tan being used on the lower surfaces and running gear. The green, then, is sprayed while the tan is still wet, leaving little or no demarcation. In fact, it blends pretty well. A raw umber wash (filter) ties it together. That's followed by dry-brushing in a tan/green/grey color. If MM would put the Sinai (Israeli) grey in a rattle can, I'd try it for sure. It's the same way I did the Megach for the IDF GB......

Now if I can just figure a way to get my hammy fingers to do the RPG chains.....

wyoroy wrote:

Welcome Joe.  I have added you to the roster #36

Really   there are 36 of us procrastinators?  Probably a lot more that aren't coming out of the closet too I bet! 

Ernst, that Sherman looks awesome.    I got a couple in the stash and I hope I can make them half as good as yours.

RBaer, the Merk looks fantastc too. 

Bufflehead -- superb Sherman, really, really good! You can be very proud of this one, it truly looks the part.

RBaer -- The Merk is coming along great! I've been at a similar stage for a looong time on the IDF GB, and I wanted to ask, did you mix the "Sinai Gray" shade? Testor have an Israeli camo shade in their range but I can't get it in this country, and Merks look different in every photo!

Cheers,

Mike/TB379

This is a well-populated GB. Does that say something about us as a group?

Welcome aboard, LeopardMan!

Okay since I procastinated long enough for the procastinator GB I think I would like to jump on board.

Trumpeter 1/144 USS Sea Wolf

Dragon 1/35 Panther A

Hasegawa 1/72 Shinden

Trumpeter 1/35 Type 82 Command Post

Italeri 1/35 Leopard 1A4

Heller 1/400 Duquesne

Joe

Lovely Sherman!

I did get a little done this weekend, and in typical fashion, I worked on a couple for this GB and one for another......

First, the Merk2. Tracks are painted and first washes on. I went with the Tamiya road wheels with the exception of the first one, in order to get the reinforced wheel at that station. The Acad rubber tires are a little nasty, with a difficult-to-remove seam between the tire and locating ring on the wheel. There's still putty on the first wheel. I still have to do the ball-and-chain RPG screen at the back of the turret. The last wheel on the left will also have most of the tire removed to get a level sit and show the heavy tire wear so common on these things. I also noticed in the pics that I have some very visible mold seems on the tow hooks and idler adjusters........

I will clean up the front of the hull where the missing fenders show irregularities also. Not sure actually if I'll leave the fenders off, either. I have a Tamiya Merk1 for parts, so I may cut the fenders off it and show them mounted but damaged/raised.

Next, the Trump KV got the tracks painted, since I was doing the Merk's tracks and the paint was mixed....

That was pretty much it, hope to have more in a week or so.

Coming down the home stretch guys!  Most of the painting and weathering is done on the M4A1, just a few final touches and this shelf queen will finally be crowned.  Still need to do the oil wash on the right side suspension and fix a couple of weathering booboos.  A little highlighting of the spare tracks and some steel highlighting of the tools, paint the tow cable, MG, headlights, taillights, gloss over the vision port, and then she can get a quick dusting before she hits the shelf.

Graham - I would post a few choice pics of your V-Dub both over in "Auto" and "Dio's" and casually mention you have not been able to find a driver. I bet someone has something hid away they dont need.

Or check ebay -Tamiya use to have a mechanic and driver years ago. 

Yeah, I know about the driver. I call the dio, "Ghost Rider" (Que Jhonny Cash music) Does anyone know by chance where I could get one? Or who makes them so I can order it? The B-17 is a G model I believe, I'll have to check it. The reason it's glossy is because there's no paint! I'm finishing the prep, and hope to get it in the booth soon. The pics on the Ferrari are pretty bad, but the texture is really obvious to the eye. Any other questions?

Graham, awesome work on the Vdub!    Nice action scene but now that Roy has pointed it out it is crying out for a driver. 

Love the Fortress too and as for the orange peel as an aircraft guy that does mostly flat finishes that looks mighty shiney and purty to me!