SPASIBA!!

Hi chaps, sorry for delay in posting, but, here goes! The Academy MiG-29 is coming along nicely with the cockpit finished and the fuselage halves joined. The main planes have been added, and everything sanded and smoothed in. It looks pretty fab! Being 1/144 scale, there's no instrument panel, but there are side panels, and I painted in the seat belts using a cocktail stick sharpened to a fine point. Not as easy as it sounds, but, it looks reasonable, and not too wide. Sorry no pictures, but having some technical difficulties! I did take them, but, having a hassle uploading to photobucket.

I have though been reading everyone's progress on the emails! Well done y'all! As an aside, I bought today the Italeri double kit of the ISU 152. It comes with one normal kit, and one quick-build kit. I suspect that both would end up looking pretty much the same, so, it's down to colour schemes. A Hungarian uprising version for one, and a German defeat version for the other (with multi coloured front)? Let's see... Pity I don't the decals for a Russian P-40 as I have some beautiful P-40's from Hasegawa, 2 of which are part built, and one is waiting to be unboxed. Lovely kits.

When I can, I'll upload the pictures.

Speaking as we did of tanks, I used to be a Centurion driver, back in the day, way way back when!

Oh, guess what, just after I write that, I get my uploads working!

OK, here's the view just after I sealed up the cockpit - sanded in, and smooth, but some panel lines need re-scribing

 

Here's the cockpit seat.  I know it's not brilliant, but, the headrest is probably 1/20" wide - pictures make it seem worse!

 

Here's the model, with the main planes attached

The underside with the intakes and FOD

Thanks for looking folks! 

Nice job Sherman!  That's one interesting kit, be nice to see it finished!

OK, here are the initial pictures, from the sprue, sorry for not posting them first!

and here with some interior blue added and the exhausts metalized.

I used Revell 65 enamel for the interior (in some versions it really is that blue!), with Humbrol metalcote, polished with kitchen tissue paper. 

Hi everyone,...

Ummm i share some people's fondness of anything soviet, modelingwise and would like to ask if there's room for another participant to the group?

The model i want to build isn't decided yet... Ive got revells SU25, same as thunderbolt is doing wich i picked up during my holiday in the US. Then i have Revell of Germany's 1:72 MIG21 and lastly i have made a very small start already on a KV2 from trumpeter a while back... Either one of these would apply for the group and i like all of them...

Richard

kermit wrote:

Hi everyone,... Ummm i share some people's fondness of anything soviet, modelingwise and would like to ask if there's room for another participant to the group? The model i want to build isn't decided yet... Ive got revells SU25, same as thunderbolt is doing wich i picked up during my holiday in the US. Then i have Revell of Germany's 1:72 MIG21 and lastly i have made a very small start already on a KV2 from trumpeter a while back... Either one of these would apply for the group and i like all of them... Richard

Hey

      Richard

 

                   Your in! Just let me know later what you want to build. Believe me your not the only "to be determined" on the main post. 

And a SHOUT OUT to Sherman and osher those builds are coming along nicely guys.

I'll post some WIP pic's of my T-62 in the near future.

Hope everyone had a great Holloween!

Scott

Thanks for the approval scott!

After some thinkwork after my last post i decided on the Trumpeter KV-2. It has been a while since i have last built a tank and this particular model is said to be a rather good KV-2 representation. So... the tank it is

And got some WIP pics too to get things underway:

Firstly the boxart and what i had built yet from the start...

worked on the suspension and roadwheel assembly...

and completed most of the hull assembly as well...

Only have to finish on the sideskirts/ wheel covering thingies and then its on to that huge turret

Thanks for letting me participate and see you gents soon.

Richard

Nice going Kermit!

road wheels done tracks next 2S6M Tunguska

Privet!

Heres the latest on my trumpeter KV2... All assembly, apart from installing the towing cables (real brass wire is supplied), is done and everything is ready for the first coat of paint. Building went smooth and mostly without problem apart from the track tighteners. I would have preferred a somewhat more sturdy design here...

Also the only thing i, personally, didn't agree with is the gun barrel... In retrospect i would have wanted a metal or aftermarket one... But all things considered (great kit for a great price) im am very satisfied sofar. Building time at this point has been somewhere around 8 hours.

Turret (good heavens what a juggernaut...):

And for the picture i installed it on the hull wich has received its sideskirts and stowage boxes and some other bits and bobs...:

Untill next time!

Richard

Sherman1111 Your TUNGUSKA is lookin good although I dont know much about tanks.

Osher Nice start thats a sweet lookin airframe cant wait to see it finished.

Kermit I see you have ventured to the dark side and are building a tank Can't wait to see how it comes out.

Got started on the T-34 today, did a base coat across most most of the sprues, then started on the hull etc

 

should get alot more done tonight

 

Andrew

When building the upper hull I came across a lapse from the instructions.

While there is an option to to use either a plastic engine grill dragon also supplies a lovely PE grill. The lapse is here, in the pack with PE parts is also a piece of printed cardboard not mentioned at all in the manual. My best guess is that its goes under the grill as a picture of engine parts as oppossed  to leaving a window to an empty hull

 

Konigwolf,

Very interesting T34 to see being built. I still have fond memories of the Tamiya T34 model 42 i built a while ago. This is dragons model right?

Before i go ahead and finish my KV2 by trumpeter without having showed some inbetween pics i could stop myself for a minute just now to show a little update on this very nice kit. The model almost builds itself. I have sprayed the green colour, proceeded with white and rust colored drybrushes and applied a black and rust colored wash afterwards. First pic is a bit blurry, sorry.

Next up are the decals for the turret and toning the heavy rust wash down with some pigment powders and chalks, attaching the tow cables and fitting the tracks.

Richard

Kermit, yes shes the dragon kit 

Well have been working alot on the girl, almost all being the tracks. I must of fudged something somewhere as I had to insert an extra link on one side for it to join, otherwise this has been a very enjoyable build. Only have to do all the small pieces then choose what paint scheme to.

Andrew

Hello

       All

               Sorry, have been away so long. Family, school and such, you know. Anyway, I have updated the badge on the main post to hopefully fit in with your other badges. If it still seems to big feel free to reduce the size or let me know and I'll do it.

Decided I need to get on this right away as I noticed that Kermit (Richard) and Konigwolf13 (Andrew) are moving along at a good pace. And those builds are looking AWESOME, guys.

Remember, once your done feel free to grab and add the badge.

See ya

Scott

 

 

Yay!! I'm done Oooh and i believe im even the first to finish a model for the group??

Ok, done the weathering and fitting of the tracks, as well as the decalling. Considered a mud coat for a minute but i like it the way it turned out like it is

Behold, trumpeters 1/35 KV-2:

And for the peeps who have never seen my models yet: I always include a sepia tone for creating a bit of a mood:

Kermit WOW! I like this "Kermified" tank ! Your washes really made the detail pop and the weathering isnt over done at all, I find most tanks over done. I really like how the rivets came out and the tracks too. Very well done. I have never done a tank before and have thought of doing a Sherman in 1/48 might have to really give it some thought now. Ya dun good my friend.

Oh hey my son in law is starting to build too !! Cant wait to see what he does.

Randy, Thanks my friend. You will find it is sometimes a welcome deviation to build a tank inbetween as you can build and glue without painting for most of the time. It relaxes me when i dont feel like painting and cleaning my airbrush

This tank cost me around 20 hours to build (a weeks worth of evening building time). Alot shorter than most of my aircraft. And ofcourse i used my trusty watercolors, tamiya weathering set and chalk pigments for the weathering. Wanted a rusty tank....

Richard

Looks great Kermit. All I can say is I hope my painting skills are up to the challange.

 

Andrew

 

As said before. Looks AWESOME, Kermit!!!

Now, add that badge.

 

See ya

 

Scott

P.S. And yes you are the first across the finish line. Congrats.

 

Hey

     All

 

              Here is my first WIP pic for my Tamiya T-62A.  I decide to try duplicating the cast texture on the turret. And after some trial and error found that by stripling Squadron Green putty on then grinding it down with a bit in my Dremel I got a decent (not great) approximation. I am also replacing the kit grab handles with ones made for brass rod. So anyway here is the pic:

 

 

 

 

Any suggestions for improvement, please feel free.

 

See ya

 

Scott

 

Scott,

Thank you for your comment. It was a fun build to do. Your T62 is coming along great and i think that your added texture will look great once it is painted and weathered up. Hats off for some nice scratching/ bashing there

Would like to do another one for this group... It would be either a 1/72 scale Mig 21 or a 1/48 scale SU 25 frogfoot... What would you guys like to see?

Oh, also made myself a bit of a new banner showing the various builds i did for the groups i participated in sofar.

Richard

kermit wrote:

Would like to do another one for this group... It would be either a 1/72 scale Mig 21 or a 1/48 scale SU 25 frogfoot... What would you guys like to see? Oh, also made myself a bit of a new banner showing the various builds i did for the groups i participated in sofar. Richard

Hey

     Richard 

           How about a MiG-21? SubRevolution is doing a SU-25 already not that someone else cannot do the same. But we don't have a MiG-21 on the list yet. Just my .

 

And love the banner!!! How do you do that?

 

See ya

 

Scott

 

Ok, talked to my other half too and made her pick the one i was going to do. Showed her the Frogfoot, the Mig and a FW190 i never got around to start on and she chose the Mig as well

So The Revell 1/72 Mig 21 it is... Lets get started right away, shall we

The boxart:

Sprues and clearparts:

And a quite extensive decalsheet for Eastern German, a bunch of finnish and a soviet Mig:

Guess the Mig21 needs no introduction as we all know its familiar shape and appearance. A thing some of you might not know is that this particular jet is the single most produced one in the world after WW2. Designed in the fifties it still saw combat action as late as 1999 (!)

Oh, and Randy, it will be NMF...

Anyways, looking forward to make a nice start on it and see you guys soon

Richard

Richard your other half does truly have good taste in aircraft I like her choice for the group. I was hopeing you would do the 21. In NMF too huh ?? Do I see a cross over in the works ? (HUGE EVIL GRIN) do I see foil in your future ??? Hey I like your idea for the slideshow in your sig well done.

Kermit

Great build and quick to, I think Ill drag the Tunguska out tomorrow and se what I can get done, been woorking on a SA-6 and getting burt out time to change.

DONE!!! Well almost. Build is done need paint, decal, etc

 

 

Andrew