Ben,,, have to say again,, the black trak seems far superior to blacken-it. No doubt that the one step seems the same, but blacken-it is a single step (basically).. I'll have to look into that system more closely. Superb job !
Andy,, wow,, what a pickle those idlers seem to be,,, who thought of that engineering mess, Great fix on the hull details. Wonderful looking PE clamps and hooks too,, they sure do take it to a different level, big time ! And, glad you lept in with both feet,,, good to see your progress.
Rob,,, thanks much ! Did a bit more work on the base over the weekend - -
I laid down a few layers of Celluclay
I test fit where I wanted the Schwim.... and gouged out some "wheel" tracks... A test fit here and there to make sure.....
The little bastaad looks a bit lost.... will work on that aspect
After drying, I applied some base paint for the lake section.... I had to drill out the rear wheel areas to get the Schwim to sit a bit lower "in" the base. I thought about simply snipping sections of the back wheels to achieve the same effect.... I couldn't bring myself to do it... I figured if I goofed something up (base-wise) I would still have the completed Schwimmwagen intact.... so I opted for the safer, more time consuming route (drill and scrape out).
The lighter green area (left center) was what I used as a palette area.... sort of a dry-brush / wipe off for the lighter areas of the lake painting effort.
Next will be a resin pour followed by grass, brush, stumps, weeds, mud, fish jumping, Heron, etc. (ok, no jumping fish or Heron,, got carried away there).
I may have over estimated a small section of the scene,, as I see it in my head. BUT, I may be able to cover this oversight,,, time will tell.
So, nothing earth shattering to report, but,,,,,,, moving along a bit.
Hope you enjoy......
Bill