a friend at my col sprgs meeting gave me a hobbyboss DANA for helping with the raffle at nationals. this is great because now i can build the one i am doing OOB and take all the lessons learned and build the new one with all the PE stuff. how cool is that?

How about a  Dana, that's very cool Wayne. I hope you get to it soon I'd love to see that build.

working on it now. since i am not opening storage boxes i shold have the 4 major pieces finished and primed today (front 4 wheel suspension and back 4 wheel suspension bothe primed. chassis will be reprimed as i am adding stuff, engine block primed bit have to paint and add engine crap and paint that before installing) still haven't decided on painting may try mixing some hull red or flat brown with some black to get that umberish effect. outer parts will be base coat pale green. suggestions on painting wheeled suspension colors GREATLY appreciated since i have 20 trucks and 18 other warwheels in the bunker stash

was reading a GB post in general modeling about committing to a GB and posting more and commenting so....

didn't get as much done as i planned, no surprise, and kinda screwed up the big bins so did some damage control today. will work on turret some today and prime this bunch at the end of the day in the bunker.

wayne, I think your PB link is broken.

Mike, I am afraid I am going to have to drop out of this one. I have am changing my build for the Duck Hunter GB and I have way to many others commitments at the moment. I am going to cancel a couple of planned GB I was going to start as well so I can spend more time on the builds I have without struggling to meet deadlines.

So can you take my name of the roster please. I will defiantly keep an eye on the GB as its a great idea.

Ammo storage construction sitrep:

Left side yet to do

Tony: Looking good!

Bish: Sorry to see you go but I understand about taking on too many GBs.

Bish -- no worries. As someone who has been way overcommitted too, I quite understand!

Tony -- coming along nicely!

Mike/TB379

Bish you've been a great source of info and assistance. I know now the correct colors of Tiger Tank 131's  numbers. And much more, THANKS....

Thanks Mike.

jibber, don't worry, I won't be going far. I will still be watching the builds in here. And its nice to be able to pass on the info we come up with while doing our own builds.

M-43 ammo storage update:

See ya Monday

M-43 is looking good.

working on the gun for DANA. have to plan out painting as everything has to be primed and there are numerous moving parts plus this thing sits between the turret halves. engine i sready to prime unless i add wires like on the diesel in the PLA DF-21 tractor. then again no one will see it. lost a part. little part with the ammo handling. don't kmnow how that happen but my bunker floor is now cleaner than my kitchen floor. easy ennough to make a new one.

Tony, Wayne, Garzonh: All three of you are doing some pretty damn excellent work here! I love everything about it!

Oops, this 2nd post here belonged in the Duck Hunter GB. Sorry!

Spartan does that mean we're not doing a good job after all?

Tony lee

You are doing a great job!

The 2nd post (I removed that one already) is the one I was referring to...

Wayne & Tony: Nice work there guys!

This is the last update...as of September 30.

This kit has many small parts like a PE but in plastic. you were not mistaken you have to be very careful as parts are very soft and can be damaged.

I have an idea for NASA, put a spacecraft attached to a BIG plastic sprue and then use GIANT cutters and it will take flight!. This happened to me on a handle and hinge, they were never seen again. I will have to fill the hole.

I just assembled the cannon and supposedly it should recoil with the spring but I cannot make it do it. I have gone through the model instructions and try to figure how to make it recoil...

Not sure why it's even useful. The kit has many parts that will probably are not needed, too much detail for something that will end hidden forever, like a clear lens part for the cannon, just to be covered by a cap..  

Anyway,..here it is:

Garzonh you've got this one in high gear.

With AFV Club kits I find they have soft to brittle plastic all in the same kit, a gentle touch is needed sure nuff.

I think the recoil feature is just a gimmick of marketing.

See ya on down the road.

Tony lee

Tony my sympathies on those lost parts. I guess thats what we do best. Coming along very nice.

Garzonh: I know what you mean about lost parts- my favorite is the part that falls straight down to your workbench- you can SEE it fall- and then when you look for it - gone! Where did it go, it fell STRAIGHT DOWN!?!!?

And nice work there!

it is a law; styrene and PE do not follow the laws of physics. i have done the same thing; watch it fall could pinpoint where it hit the floor and it's gone. i had a part on the desk with 2 others to sand and it just disappeared.

latest pics. i will be adding all the OOB PE this week and start painting. this will be done in sections due to the nature of the braekout of the sub assemblies.

Looking good Wayne, complete engine too? Nice kit there!

Garzonh, Wayne: Nice progress on your projects! Both of them look really good!

Bring it on Wayne

Tony lee

thanks all. i looked at the diesel build in the instructions of my DF-21 tractor and they add some wire. not sure if i am going to jazz this one up since i don't know if i am opening the engine compartment. second DANA build will be all crazy, may even have a bit of scratch build turret interior so i can at least partially open some hatches.

BTW anybody know what color the soviets painted their engines. i figure all the interior will be dirty white. my PLA engine block is orange which i may do here just for some contrast. can't remember what the engine block color was on my M60A2 but thinking white with a lot of staining

More bits and pieces installed

Gainin ground

Looking great, Tony!

Thank You Sir

Tony lee

this is going to look nice tony. what will be the final color?

took a break from DANA and working on a towed 37 FLAK in travel mode for a local contest next week. started cleaning up the bunker and trashed a 75mm PAK diorama from '08. took a second but is old. saved the gun and crew, looked at the gun and decided to practice a pin wash on it.