Rob: Thanks, I'm still new at filters though. I'm hoping I don't screw this up somehow.

JC: Sorry, I just assumed it was sold in Europe as well, maybe it goes under another name? It's not a modeling product but a toy for children. It's something like sculpting clay but takes a long time to dry out and become hard. It has little stickiness and leaves nothing behind so you can cover what you don't want to paint and then peel it up.

http://sillyputty.com/product_library/prod_library.htm

Seems you can make it yourself but I haven't tried it since the it is cheap:

http://www.ehow.com/how_2046029_make-homemade-silly-putty.html

Hi guys, at last I has started my model, I´m building a munitionsschlepper I from Master Box. This kit includes Dragon tracks and photoetched parts.

Doing my research I have found that 51 vehicles where available at the start of the campaign. I choose it because I has never built one. (my original choice was an sdkfz 222, but I can´t find the model)

After open the box I was a little disapointed, the plastic is a bit soft for my taste, there is some warping and flash and the instructions are lacking, but I think is a good model, it only needs a little work.

On the very plus side they don´t only include the dragon tracks, in the same sprue there are the dragon wheels and suspension, so I ended with two sets.

I´m working on the hull now, Tomorrow I will post some photos.

Good modelling!

Hello ,

Excellent models here .

Silly Putty? do you have a link to see this product?  TaMIYA ? GUNZE or other ?

thanks

Jc

ps : No problem tigerman

treadwell

Shellback:

Gents , i wont be posting for about a week .  My son and grand daughter are staying with me for another week and i havent been able to get to the bench anyway so nothing to report on Pz. 1 . I'll catch up latter.

 

We'll all miss you, Shell and don't worry, family is everything... have a great time , and don't be concerned how we are all passing you up 

Did I tell you about my headlight idea I just got a patent on ?.... ya see, ya take some clear sprue........

have a great time my friend :  )

tread

Tread , Tread , Tread ............................

I'm back . I ended up going camping at the Snake River with the family for the last 6 days . Good time , good to get away , good to be back .

Stik , that little fellow of yours is a beaut !

wing_nut

Jc I don't think you need to worry about Eric.  Too nice of a guy to have given you any crap.  If I were to guess... he means it was a long day and that's one of those things he should've known.  In fairness to Eric though... I must say I didn't realize that either until I stated doing some searching on the B1 bis.  Starting see the word "char" in front of lots of tanks.  I finally figured it out.  I guess I was tired of being stupid

Yes, sorry Jean. You didn't do anything. I was having some memory loss there. Very tired from working long hours. I might be wrong, but perhaps the car business isn't for me. Two of my workers got fired in the past two days! Too early to admit defeat. I should have looked deeper into the work hours. I'm gonna burn out I'm afraid. My days off will be full of getting things done and catching up.

Stik, nice little build. I like the addition of the figures and their glasses look fine. Congrats on being the first finished.

Thanks to all of you for the comments on the Somua.  Will try to get an update posted tomorrow?

MARC - The extra time put into the tracks is really going to pay off!  Thin is good, I like it!

ERIC - Great work thus far with your Hotchkiss!  Done a fine job with all those small parts and have to agree the the rear skid is pretty cool.

TREAD - Good question on how the Somua was serviced?  For routine or simple maintains theres plenty of hatches for access, 2 on each side, 2 on top and 1 large one on the inner firewall.  Anything like pulling the block??  Have been researching this but have not yet found anything.

BOBBAILY - Look forward too your 109E.  Hope you get your compressor back up and running soon.

CASTELNUOVO - Looking good.  Really like the tone on the seats and the chipped paint / exposed wood.

CLIFF - Nice job painting the camo pattern   She is going to look awesome with filters and weathering.  I've used sharpie's before and believe they work really good but they do take a few filters to tone tit down.  Anxious to see end results of the Terra cotta, thats new to me.

STIK - BEAUTIFUL!!!  She really looks good.  You were able to pull out all the detail with your washes and dry brushing.  Really like the French heads poking out, they add greatly to the overall build.  Finish / weathering the running gear while on really payed off.  Came out very nice, good ' n dirty.

Wow, Stikpusher she looks great! Very nice build and the yeah the weathering looks pitch perfect.  The other thing I notice is wow that was some cramped cabin there!

Thread: Thanks! I'm starting to love playing with Silly Putty all over again! Now I just need to tone the finish down a little to get rid of the brand new show room look.

tread @ Cliff

perfectly executed dude ...... your camo looks really sharp and I guess that silly putty really does it's job!

you are now light years ahead of me... learning alot with the putty technique.

I must say I can't believe how many guys have their paint done already.... amazing..

Excellent job,Cliff

tread

Hot Dang Stik,,,,    great job on the UE / trailer       the lil bugger sure does look road-worn,,,  excellent work!

Thank you guys! For my weathering inspiration I remembered this single day patrol in the Balkans. It was a hot July day, no rain, but cross a few streams and run down a few dirt trails and...

It was clean when we left the base camp...

That UE is a thing of beauty stikpusher! congrats! I really like how it looks real dusty. Really looks like it hit those dirt roads hard.

Nicely done Stik! Congrats on being the first across the finish line.

Like the 1940 Battle of France, this one is done quickly. I am calling my UE Carrier finis! Going on what was suggested here, I applied some graphite highlights to the track road contact surfaces. I was unable to get a make up sponge (with three daughtersand a wife living here you would think I could get a new clean one,but NO!) So firstI tried a Micro brush... not very effective,then I went with K.I.S.S.- runing the pencil directly across the tracks. And I gave a very light dusting of pigment on the central lower front plate. And I put in the crew... boy those poor guys were cramped in on the real beast.

Gamera

Bill: Thanks!

CN: I'd dry-brush with a grey just a tad lighter than the grey you painted her. When that's dry I'd dry-brush again with a slightly even lighter grey than the first time going very lightly hitting just the high points.

Of course I think I'm the only person that still dry-brushing models- it seems to be out of favour right now so you might want to wait for other opinions.

Cliff

I still drybrush Cliff I did on my UE before the wash and lower hull dusting. I gave the perfect effect on a single color scheme. Thats where dry brushing is almost required.

Bill: Thanks!

CN: I'd dry-brush with a grey just a tad lighter than the grey you painted her. When that's dry I'd dry-brush again with a slightly even lighter grey than the first time going very lightly hitting just the high points.

Of course I think I'm the only person that still dry-brushing models- it seems to be out of favour right now so you might want to wait for other opinions.

Cliff

Castelnuovo, if you want to add some diversity to your scheme, you can apply the 2-tone scheme of 2/3 panzer gray and 1/3 dark brown to your Protze. The scheme was ordered for all vehicles not just tanks.

Gamera, sharp work on the puzzle-piece hard-edged scheme!

Stik, agree with the others on adding a little extra dimension to the track wear. I would also suggest (given how dirty/dusty you have the suspension) perhaps a light dust treatment to more of the hull around the glacis? Given how small these vehicles were and how low to the ground, I imagine they would get the short end of the stick on any kind of road march.

Gamera

Castelnuovo: Looks good, yes a little wash and drybrushing should break up the grey.

Thanks gamera. What colour shoud I use for drybrushing?

Cheers...

treadwell

Instead of thinking that the all gray color scheme as boring, think of it as authentic. Doesn't that sound better?

Yeah, that sounds much better Thanks...

Jc I don't think you need to worry about Eric.  Too nice of a guy to have given you any crap.  If I were to guess... he means it was a long day and that's one of those things he should've known.  In fairness to Eric though... I must say I didn't realize that either until I stated doing some searching on the B1 bis.  Starting see the word "char" in front of lots of tanks.  I finally figured it out.  I guess I was tired of being stupid

tigerman

 

Vit13:

 

correct tread char is for tank

 

Jc

 

 

 

Can you say that I'm tired and stupid at the same time. 

Yes, we need to unleash the badges soon, so Stik can pick her up. (Nice and I agree on a little highlights of steel.

Eric ,

why you said that?

Maybe we misunderstood between you and me .

My apologizes .

Jc

SP: Sharp work on the carrier, I'll have to agree a little metallic highlights and a light brown wash on the threads would make the detail pop even more.

Castelnuovo: Looks good, yes a little wash and drybrushing should break up the grey.

Well, I did promise photos....

The unveiling of a diabolical new weapon by the Wehrmacht - covering their foes with bubble gum!!! Second time I've used Silly Putty as a mask and so far very happy with what I've seen.

Camo and decals done. I did the black demarcation lines with a Sharpie felt tip marker. Rather stark but I think a few filters should tone them down.

Slapped a little mud on her last night. I borrowed this idea from Steve Zaloga- terra cotta texture paint with a little cheap craft store paint added for colour and a little static grass for 'turf' texture. Sorry for the blurry nature of the photo- I think you can make out most of what's going on . Going to add more mud streaked up the sides and then add the filters this weekend hopefully.

Bought this small diorama for the tankand the 20mm German AT gun and crew. Ordered it off Ebay straight from MiniArt in Ukraine.

Cliff

FOr those doing the Char Bi bis I stumbled onto this site. Figured I would post the link just in case you hadn't seen it.

http://www.military-kits.com/sections.php?op=printpage&artid=92

tread @ castelnuovo  :  )

your Krupp is coming along beautifully ! 

Instead of thinking that the all gray color scheme as boring, think of it as authentic. Doesn't that sound better?

On all gray, I usually use the very darkest pinwashes I can get away with... make every seam, doorhandle, and sculpted line pop out.

tread

Vit13

correct tread char is for tank

 

Jc

 

Can you say that I'm tired and stupid at the same time. 

Yes, we need to unleash the badges soon, so Stik can pick her up. (Nice and I agree on a little highlights of steel.

Some progress on my Krupp...

The all German Gray colour is kinda boring. Any ideas for a bit of weathering? Nothing drastic, it is early in the war, the roads are good and not much fighting in France anyway

Cheers...

treadwell

tread @ Stickpusher : )

your UE is looking really great... everyone is talking about a light touch of graphite, and I agree, but I also think a nice light wash of black or dark brown ( Van D y k e  brown) would make the track links look more individualized and make them stand out a bit... not a criticism, just a matter of personal taste

great job man ... looks like you will be the first to finish and we still have no badge to award !

tread

Badges??? We don't need no stinking badges!

modeler #1.... where are you man?

tread

I have the B1 Bis in my stash. Had it before the UE. I just wanted a Tamiya quick build to recharge my model building batteries.

I think I will have to go with the graphite highlights.

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