My Oh My Wayne

I put marking for the 937th FA Korea on my M-43

Until next time carry on troopers

base coat is done. tools are done. will camo the turret sides separately (they are just sitting on the base right now) as well as cab and engine; dark earth and black. still some fiddly stuff that goes in the aft end of the gun after it's all together and some decals to put on before putting the turret together. at least the chassis and wheels are done and oil washed and won't have much dirt or mus applied.

looks good. got second pukey green base coat on DANA but didn't get as much done this weekend as hoped. was able to unpaint a clear porthole i missed.

Cool, some update!

as mentioned, starting to look real and slightly weathered.

Keep it going, sir.

Saturday M-43 Update:

Family Reunion

Thunderbolt379

PE is a PITA,......

That's why I'll only buy the EDUARD Zoom sets.

some PE can be annoying. for example on my DANA there are tie downs that have to be bent to go on the turret top, all 10 would fit on a dime and the glue dot would be bigger than the part so i left them off. the right tools and some practice and most armor PE, at least what comes in most kits isn't bad. some AM PE is just insane. got the base color on today and did some sanding and white glue seam filling. . it needs a second coat so no pics.

PE is a PITA, the chief reason this model has been languishing a year!

M/TB379

Dreaded PE?

Shame on you,PE is beautiful

Tony lee

Very, very good! This is going to be a sweet beast on the shelf!

I have the AS-90 opened up and am refreshing myself on where I was up to, hoping to get back to the dreaded PE maybe this weekend...

M/TB379

More M-43 progress

I see others are moving forward as well.

Get-R-Done

Wow guys! Those are looking great!

Thanks Greg.

That really is a monster Wayne. Good work, it's a really interesting vehicle.

Pvt Mutt, that M-43 is looking quite exotic, the paintwork is worthy of some study.

Cheers

Tony

i can help with a badge if you would like.

latest on DANA. this thing is a beast, not the build though there are some usual iffy areas, just big and heavy. i could kill someone with the back end and airbrush the evidence. need to mask off the front and prime it and then ready to mask off the chassis and base coat everything. when i do that i will base coat inside areas on gun and turret before assembly, left off the PE tiedowns. just too small and they had to in the second picture the frame looks bowed but it isn't. the second build will be much smoother.

Tony: love the Wespe....nice jog on a rough kit!  I'm really digging that camo scheme, too.

I got up early but found out I had three hours to kill before the WWII started on TV.

Bench time, beside the wife was still asleep.

Finished the M-43s back porch assembly.

Next up is getting some color on back there.

Thanks Mike, it's always a pleasure to participate in your GBs.

Cheers

Tony

Dang, we need some badges, don't we? Sorry, guys! Let me get something together!

M/TB379

Well done, Tony! Sometimes those old kits can be a lot of fun and you've certainly done this one justice. For myself, I really love early vintage Tamiya armour, they build so easy and make such a great canvas for finishing skills.

I'll update p1 right away.

Cheers, Mike/TB379

Chris, I've just remembered building that Priest back when it was a Matchbox kit, must have been the late seventies I guess. Don't think I'd hit my teens yet. I still haven't built anothery.

Here's my Wespe, completed. It's the Fuman/Bandai kit dated from 1971, with exhaust, wheels, headlights and a few other bits from a Tamiya Panzer II kit. I abandoned the resin tracks (and I'm not proud of it) as they required an enormous amount of clean up, and were brittle, not a good combination for me. So, the tracks are the rubber bands provided in the kit, tied or glued in place to try and hold the shape.

I like the scheme, makes me want another but I might be due for a more modern kit next time.

I hope you like it.

Clemens - at least I got the year right this time :)

Cheers

Tony

Got the tracks fixed, and starting on some more of the detail painting

Yeah 1071 Clemens, I heard that King William rode around on it whilst he was thinking about the Domesday book. It might have been handy at Hastings too, King Harald might have been shot in the eye by a Wespe, rather than an arrow.

Cheers

Tony

She's looking really nice, Tony! 1071? Wow, That model sure is old. It's even older than the real tank itself! Just kidding

I really like that unusual looking camo scheme!

Here's some progress photos on my 1/48 Wespe. Just found out that this kit dates back to 1071.

Cheers

Tony

I appreciate the fine comments guys very much

Thanks

Tony lee

She's looking great, Tony! The different shades of green add a lot of interest to the vehicle!

Looking very good! This will be a credit to your collection!

M/TB379

Wayne it does add some interest to a solid color and the washes should bring it all together too.

Thank you sir

Tony lee

i like the different shades of green

M-43 Saturday Update

Beautiful day here in the Ozarks