greentracker98

checkmateking02

Progress looks good, stik.  You're not the only one who won't be finishing by 6 June.  The longest day just got longer.

I'm glad to come accross your post Check. I thought maybe I was the lone one who wasn't going to be finished. As it turns out, I think I will finish the P 47 in a week or so. I have the landing gear ordered from SAC, and the undercarriage covers ordered from my LHS. I should have both Saturday

Look forward to seeing the Jug wrapped up. And don't worry, your not alone.

I know there are a few still building but great job Bish!  

Excellent work to all those that participated whether you completed something or not.

And to all those that experienced the real great endeavor.........

A moment of silence for those no longer with us and to those few that are still with us......I can not express how much you have done for this world.

Awesome cake, Gamera.

It's sad that "cold beer and hot women" doesn't work the other way around.  It would save us a lot of money on electricity for refrigeration of the beer and cash for "heating costs" for the women . . .  dinner, movies, etc. 

Anyway, thanks all.  Keep up the outstanding building.  Hope to be up and building with you again soon!

Very nice results on the AFV's, Eagle!

Nice work, stik!

And happy birthday, bitbite!  Many more!

Happy Birthday Bitbite!

Hope you have a BLAST!!!

PS: Be careful- those little crunchy bits are Strontium 90, your urine may glow in the dark for a few days after ingesting one but it will clear up as it migrates into your bone marrow...

Somebody said that there was cold beer and hot women to be had there...

Around midnight paratroopers started landing in my backyard, then a wave of bombers came overhead, followed by a naval bombardment, and an amphibious landing in my driveway even though there's no water nearby.  Thanks for arranging all this for me!  You guys rock!  

Eagle, great work on your first armour build(s). I don't think I can add any more to what the guys have said. The only thing I will add is that this site has some of the best armour builders I have seen, so your defiantly in the right place

waynec

Eagle90

Thank you sir!

LOL!  I'm a little apprehensive about the tracked thingies myself!  But there is one on the way!

The netting is Verlinden Camo Netting.  Got it from a local guy who was selling off all his kits and it was inside one of the kit boxes....brand new!  I didn't think about spraying the netting!  Great idea.  I think I will work on the netting a little to get it looking more "real".  And you are the second person to mention the watered down white glue!  I think that is going to be a given for me to try...maybe tonight!

As for tie downs, I had thought about grabbing some of the wife's sewing thread, but wasn't sure if that would be to scale or not.  But the tape and/or foil idea is great too!  I'm still getting great tips!  Thank you so much!

Eagle90

don't start with an vehicle with independent tracks unless it has side skirts that hide the upper track run. it can get annoying as i am finding out with 81 track blocks per side. think it was easier to change real ones. just my opinion. 

as for rope and "strap" width, take a figure, put the string you are thinking of using in his hand. you know how big the real rope would look in your hand so see if it looks close. unlike ship rigging i tend to leave so rope on past the knot since the troops would need something to hold onto to untie.

LOL!  I hear ya!  I've got kits that have the individual links!    Oh my!  Not even close to being ready for that!

Use a figure!  That's one of those things that is so simple, but just doesn't cross my mind!  Brilliant!  Thanks so much!

Eagle90

bitbite

Nice, Eagle.  Now more dirt.

Oh, and did I mention it's my birthday?  

First.....HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Second, Thank you so much!  Yes, I agree....needs more dirt!

Eagle90

Like stik, I don't do ships, and I ain't silly enough to jump out of a perfectly good aircraft , so I will be brining the armour to BB's birthday, I hope you have a large parking space.

Eagle90

Thank you sir!

LOL!  I'm a little apprehensive about the tracked thingies myself!  But there is one on the way!

The netting is Verlinden Camo Netting.  Got it from a local guy who was selling off all his kits and it was inside one of the kit boxes....brand new!  I didn't think about spraying the netting!  Great idea.  I think I will work on the netting a little to get it looking more "real".  And you are the second person to mention the watered down white glue!  I think that is going to be a given for me to try...maybe tonight!

As for tie downs, I had thought about grabbing some of the wife's sewing thread, but wasn't sure if that would be to scale or not.  But the tape and/or foil idea is great too!  I'm still getting great tips!  Thank you so much!

Eagle90

don't start with an vehicle with independent tracks unless it has side skirts that hide the upper track run. it can get annoying as i am finding out with 81 track blocks per side. think it was easier to change real ones. just my opinion. 

as for rope and "strap" width, take a figure, put the string you are thinking of using in his hand. you know how big the real rope would look in your hand so see if it looks close. unlike ship rigging i tend to leave so rope on past the knot since the troops would need something to hold onto to untie.

Nice, Eagle.  Now more dirt.

Oh, and did I mention it's my birthday?  

Gamera

They look great Eagle, kudos sir!!!

If you go with the dilute white glue it's pretty easy. Just thin the glue down and soak the net. Then push it down how you want it and it will dry stiff.

And as SP said Welcome to the Dark Side- armour modeling is awesome, no canopies and a lot less complex schemes to mask! 

I'm thinking I'll be trying it out tonight or tomorrow for sure!  I'll post pics of how it turns out!

The dark side is looking pretty good to me!

Eagle90

They look great Eagle, kudos sir!!!

If you go with the dilute white glue it's pretty easy. Just thin the glue down and soak the net. Then push it down how you want it and it will dry stiff.

And as SP said Welcome to the Dark Side- armour modeling is awesome, no canopies and a lot less complex schemes to mask! 

stikpusher

Eagle those came out nice! A good pair of results for your first armor builds. Welcome to the dark side!

Thank you sir!

They may not be perfect, but man did I have a blast doing them!  I'm really looking forward to doing some more armor now!  Even the tracked ones! 

Thank you again!

Eagle90

Eagle those came out nice! A good pair of results for your first armor builds. Welcome to the dark side!

waynec

hey eagle very nice. and warwheels too not those nasty tracked thingies (though i am building one of those right now). i suspect the red brown isn't as red in real life. photos tend to do that. now you need to go crazy and build a truck.

what did you use for the net? it looks stiff and i don't see any straps indicating how it is secured to the vehicle. they don't have to be fancy; some really thin painted masking tape or aluminum foil or ship rigging thread. you might try airbrushing some camo colors followed by a thing white glue wash and sprinkled with oregano. to get it to "bend" more for sag try a piece of solder on the inside.

i have yet to find good material for deployed camo nets. my rolled ones like on my BEDFORD PORTEE are bridal veil. i want something that will look like its ganging loose the way the british and germans drape nets over the turret of their vehicles.

Thank you sir!

LOL!  I'm a little apprehensive about the tracked thingies myself!  But there is one on the way!

The netting is Verlinden Camo Netting.  Got it from a local guy who was selling off all his kits and it was inside one of the kit boxes....brand new!  I didn't think about spraying the netting!  Great idea.  I think I will work on the netting a little to get it looking more "real".  And you are the second person to mention the watered down white glue!  I think that is going to be a given for me to try...maybe tonight!

As for tie downs, I had thought about grabbing some of the wife's sewing thread, but wasn't sure if that would be to scale or not.  But the tape and/or foil idea is great too!  I'm still getting great tips!  Thank you so much!

Eagle90

jgeratic

Eagle90 - very passionate builds you have presented here.

I really like some of the chipping you got going on the decals, comes across very convincingly. There are one or two sections that appear the decal has broken and is still in 'play'?

The netting does looks kind of stiff, not sure what to suggest how to correct.  Maybe sightly wet it down with a water/white glue mixture and pat it down a bit?

regards,

Jack

Thank you sir!

It was basically first time for every trick and tip I got!  Definitely not as good as most others I've sen on here, but it can only get better from here!

I have heard of the glue tip before, but did not remember it.  Will have to try it out.

Thanks again!

Eagle90

hey eagle very nice. and warwheels too not those nasty tracked thingies (though i am building one of those right now). i suspect the red brown isn't as red in real life. photos tend to do that. now you need to go crazy and build a truck.

what did you use for the net? it looks stiff and i don't see any straps indicating how it is secured to the vehicle. they don't have to be fancy; some really thin painted masking tape or aluminum foil or ship rigging thread. you might try airbrushing some camo colors followed by a thing white glue wash and sprinkled with oregano. to get it to "bend" more for sag try a piece of solder on the inside.

i have yet to find good material for deployed camo nets. my rolled ones like on my BEDFORD PORTEE are bridal veil. i want something that will look like its ganging loose the way the british and germans drape nets over the turret of their vehicles.

Eagle90 - very passionate builds you have presented here.

I really like some of the chipping you got going on the decals, comes across very convincingly. There are one or two sections that appear the decal has broken and is still in 'play'?

The netting does looks kind of stiff, not sure what to suggest how to correct.  Maybe sightly wet it down with a water/white glue mixture and pat it down a bit?

regards,

Jack

I did it!!!!!!!!!  My first armor kits!  And I had a BLAST!!!!!!!  I finished them last night at around 2315hrs!  Was too tired to do pics then, but here they are!  A little over a day early...kinda. 

So, the first pic was after I finished decaling and hit them with a couple of coats of dull.  Well, they just didn't look right to me.....decals too bright!  So, I went old school, grabbed my charcoal pencil, tiny piece of sandpaper, and my "instant dirty up your model" brush.  Presto, old, beat up paint on the vehicles!  Oh, the "chipping" of the paint was done before the dull coat with my hobby knife.  I know, you guys probably already knew how to do that, but I had to ask Bish about it!  Thanks mate!  I think the camo netting looks a little off, but hey, it's Verlinden Camouflage Netting (#0042), it has to be right!  Yes?

So, enough talk and on to the pics!

See what I mean....too shiny and new.  Now, after some combat time!

And now for the extra bonus vehicle!

Now don't these two bad boys look cool together!  I love these 234's!  I have the /3 in my stash now and am looking to get the /4!  Stop laughing.  They are my first armor kits and I'm lovin it! 

O.K., I'll stop now.  Again, thank you Bish for a wonderful GB and being a great friend with all the help you gave me!  Thanks everyone for the encouraging words during the build, and thanks for checking them out!

Eagle90

Hey guys - make sure to check out the D-Day - Then and Now thread I posted in the FSM Ready Room.

"Frau Rommel?"  "Swimming pool?"

B17pilot will just have to aim that really nice c-47 at the bar b que

shivinigh

WOW!!!!!  Such invredible work done by everyone.

Happy Birthday Bitbite. For your present we are all going to do a beach landing invasion in your back yard. UMMMM........ You do have a swimming pool for us to come ashore I hope.

I'll be jumping in, thank you very much... I get seasick about 50% of the time in small craft... but never airsick... hopefully the flyboys can find the DZ...

WOW!!!!!  Such invredible work done by everyone.

Happy Birthday Bitbite. For your present we are all going to do a beach landing invasion in your back yard. UMMMM........ You do have a swimming pool for us to come ashore I hope.

bitbite

Everything is looking awesome in here guys but let's not forget the true significance of June 6 . . .

MY BIRTHDAY!!!! SEND PRESENTS!!!  

Frau Rommel? Is that you?