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castelnuovo - That really turned out great - Nice work!
Kirk
Yup,thats pretty humbly nice mister.
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Gentlemen,
Thank you for your comments. I will take a little break from building as I am experiencing a bit of SPB (small parts burnout )...plus work plus a baby . My book on French Foreign Legion has arrived and I'll read that before I attack the Marder III.
Cheers...
Nice 38(t) Castlenuovo. I love that tank and you did it proud!
One point, if I may, for future reference. I believe that the inside of the turret hatch would normally be painted the exterior camo color. Not a big deal, and definately does not detract in any significant way from a really nice build!
'All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing' - Edmund Burke (1770 ??)
PanzerJ,
I am lovin' your Marder! Can't wait to see it all dressed up!
Thanks bbrowniii. It has been pointed out to me on the armor forum. I guess it makes sense as the white would ruin the camouflage effect.
castelnuovo Thanks bbrowniii. It has been poited out to me on the armor forum. I guess it makes sense as the white would uin the camouflage effect. Cheers...
Thanks bbrowniii. It has been poited out to me on the armor forum. I guess it makes sense as the white would uin the camouflage effect.
Don't feel too bad about it. I learned that the same way you did - posted a build with the white interior on the hatch....
All in all, still a very good build! One to be proud of.
Heh fellas!
Not only did the Hetzer arrive today, I set up my new dedicated work space! (pictures to follow) Not big or fancy yet my lill' corner to escape & build models... live the dream!
Here is a picture of the version I intend to build & some corrective measures taken on the lower hull. Easier to remove than add the injector pin marks were raised, unfortunately some sink holes to fill as well. The suspension springs will need some work as well. All good & plan on a few scratch built modifications to enhance the basic kit.
I hope its ok, this build is in 2 GB's... the NO aftermarket GB as well.
No worries, x-builds are OK.
castelnuovo No worries, x-builds are OK.
Tanks buddy!
Itty-bitty link & length tracks made me decide to build the lower 1/2 before painting. Some are in lengths for the straight runs, aiding this I removed the plates above the tracks for assembly & ease of painting. Also pictured is the gun, found a 1/8" aluminum tube to replace the kits (GASP!) barrel. May scratch build the gun breach if its decided to open the hatches.
General thinner! If said hatches are opened its best to thin ASAP!
Progress on the Hetzer!
Without 'cutting & pasting' from the 'no AM GB' thread I will briefly summarize whats been going on in my lill' work shop...
^^^ self explanatory, decided on the styrene barrel as the aluminum tube had too larger of a I.D.
^^^ Turn baby turn! Separation between the rim & tire deepened w/ scriber for ease of painting. Poor boy lathe in action again!
^^^ Italeri's revenge! Yipes the horror...the horror! Also the kits space between the double wheels had to be narrowed on both front & back sprockets.
^^^ The making of nightmares! This is why I fear the dark...may the engineers who designed these tracks be demoted to janitors!
WQW,those tracks look magnificent.I don't believe I've ever seen anything as grand as those.Actually they look like they could so be filed you know where. These nasty creations are Italeri? Holy crap! Are they soft plastic?? I feel you're pain man
detailfreak WQW,those tracks look magnificent.I don't believe I've ever seen anything as grand as those.Actually they look like they could so be filed you know where. These nasty creations are Italeri? Holy crap! Are they soft plastic?? I feel you're pain man
Lucky they are normal plastic. I would prefer 'rubber band' type instead as link style in 1/72 scale should be banned! All good, something new to challenge my modeling Kung-Fu. Besides I have always built & painted tracks, wheels and lower hull separately. Its time to step up to new techniques.
Modeling and Kung-fu???
detailfreak Modeling and Kung-fu???
Yes grasshopper to be fully enlightened you must answer one question:
'What is the best technique?'
*Hint* Enter the Dragon
Hey all, is it too late to join this GB? I've been out of the modeling loop for a few months and need something different to get me motivated again! Never built a 38(t) kit before, but I do have 3 different kits in the stash (Italeri, Dragon, & Tristar). Even though the GB started 2 months ago I think I can finish at least one on time (I hope )
BTW, everyone's been doing a great job...those are some nice looking builds!
Ernest
Last Armor Build - 1/35 Dragon M-26A1, 1/35 Emhar Mk.IV Female
Last Aircraft Builds - Hobby Boss 1/72 F4F Wildcat & FW-190A8
Hi bufflehead,
Wellcome to the GB!! No worries, you can join . Just let me know what would you like to build and I'll add you to the list.
castelnuovo,
Planning on scratch building the interior.. why? because it can't be seen! All ready decided to scrap what is done in there and get it more accurate as I pulled up the Doog's thread on his excellent Hetzer. All good just more delays and not getting in enough quality bench time Grr!
Anyhow till I get some progress worth a few pictures that is all the up-dates I have right now.
Sorry for the delay, getting close will be done soon!
Here are some teasers for you:
PANZERJAGER
Like I said when I saw this at your house, love the "Allis Chalmers" tractor seats and the rear "rumble seat". This is one cool little panzer. For all the rest of you guys on the forum, you really have to see Tom's models in person. The pictures don't do them justice.
Pat
Sorry for the late response! Thanks castelnuovo for letting me join the GB! I've decided to build the old Italeri Pz. 38(t) with some AM additions to spruce it up a little! I'll post photos this weekend and start building!
I don’t know why, but even with newer, nicer Dragon Ausf. G and Tristar Ausf. E/F in the stash, this old Italeri kit just jumped out to me begging to be built! Maybe it’s the lower parts count, or maybe that its been in the stash longer, or maybe the fact that its sort of an underdog…whatever, this is my GB choice!
These AM items were bought long ago:
Jordio Rubio aluminum gun barrel
Dragon individual track links & road wheels
Bought this a few months ago. Not sure why, but I’m glad I did!
That’s it! Well, I might add some scratchbuilt items and/or parts from the scrap bin if necessary…..if necessary
Building starts Sunday!
PANZER, that is looking realy good
Bufflehead, I have added you to the list, go for it...
Bufflehead,
Cool AM accessories for your 38(t)!
Progress has happened! Took Sunday off to build all day!
Scrapped this interior after finding the Doog's thread. Decided to get it more accurate...
Back wall will drop in from above, fenders too thick so will replace with sheet styrene.
Floor rough so added sheet styrene instead of filler, scratch built drive train. 75mm ammunition poor boy lathed out of styrene rod. Discs cut out of shell holder w/ new punch set.. really impressed & wonder how I did without one for so long.
Suppressionfire, that looks
Here is a bit of a progress from me. Nothing is glued yet, just a dry run. I tried to create a bit of a fuel spill around the caps on fuel tanks, hope it is visible.
The interior of your 38(t) is looking great!
Up to old tricks, fashioned a periscope out of dollar store swimming goggles.
Here it is at a random length through the hull....
PANZERJAGER - That's a really nice looking Marder III you've got there! It's going to be a beaut when its done!
SupressionFire - That's some fine interior detailing going on! I LUV the scratched periscope glass!! BTW, I just realized all that is 1/72!! Holy cow!
castelnuovo - Interior is coming along great on your 38! I noticed that you added me to the list, but how did you know the Italeri kit is an Ausf. D? It doesn't say that anywhere on the kit.
bufflehead,
Dollar store swim goggle lens! Cost 1$ and will make periscopes for dozens of models!
Onto the Hetzer...
Jig for forming lead foil into shell holders...
In place, 75mm ammunition is removable. The upper hull has camouflage tie downs installed & CA glued through the hull.
the Doog's thread shows 8 round clip on the upper hull on the gun side (access for the loader) These will sit on a angle and the extra clearance will be carefully filed inside the brackets. Shells will slip in after paint from below BEFORE plate above the tracks is added.
That scratchbuilt interior is coming along well suppressionfire. As you may recall I am building the Italeri Hetzer,still struggling along with the cannon camera,pics are a bit dark but you get the idea of where I'm at in the build. Still looking for some indy link tracks.The gunners sight and commanders telescope are extras from dragon kits. Thanks for looking..
detailfreak,
Which Cannon camera are you using? I just use automatic with the 2 second timer, if the picture looks bad on the 2x3" view screen on the back it is deleted, light or distance to subject is changed and taken over. One more thing, I never use 'zoom' just position the lens close, if the focus green box won't appear then the distance is increased untill it wants to auto focus.
Mine takes better pictures (close-ups) on the dark side, no flash as it floods to much light in. Also may I suggest a flat back ground, it appears you have a glossy back drop. Construction paper (blue or green) works great, allow it to bend without a fold. Position the model so just the color paper is in the back ground.
Hope these photography tips help.
More done on the Hetzer:
Upper loaders ammunition racks in place, upper 2mm longer than lower. No problem as it can't be seen through the open hatch.
Brown plastic used to model the front interlocking armor, upper & lower hulls will be painted separately so did not want inaccurate seam on the front after it is together.
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