taxtp

 do the resin link and length tracks, which does look to be a chore, then weather it down a bit.

Cheers

Tony

which is why i usually do warwheels though i do have a JGSDF TYPE 87 SPAA in the duck hunter and japanese 3 GBs. and a GRILLE and a D9R  in the queue and a PZ-IIZ ready to prime and a ....... i like the 3rd pattern best. i think the "camo" on the sprocket and idler is shading and not real camo paint. while i will extend camo to the wheel hubs (1 color only) i rarely do it with WW2 stuff since everything below the fenders is dried dirt or mud anyway.

i intend to get the fiddly PE on the "turret" of DANA and the EVERYTHING primed and base coated (cab, gun assy, rear compartment). suspension and wheels are painted and pin washed so only some weathering is left for them.

 M-43 is looking good

M-43

Did some wheel painting, installed some PE and placed fender extensions.

Tomorrow is another day

It does look good, and one of my favourite vehicles too.

I've sprayed the camo on my Wespe. I don't have a photo of the model yet, but the scheme I've gone for is the top one of these profiles.

I still need to add the exhaust and do the resin link and length tracks, which does look to be a chore, then weather it down a bit.

Cheers

Tony

Still nice work Chris- looks good.

pyrman64

Chris: did you notice your track is backwards on the left side?

no I didn't - thanks for that catch!!!

Chris: did you notice your track is backwards on the left side?

I have added my track, filled some seams I missed before and primed them and its off for another round of OD.

Wayne, Tony, Deattilo: Great work there guys!

Put the primer coat down on the M40, found a couple of misaligned parts and gaps, guess that's the point of a primer coat eh?

Thanks -- so it's an "eyeball special" shade! I think that's what I'll end up with too!

Mike/TB379

The MTLB is a brew of colors and coats I kept tinkering with until it looked OK to me.  The base is 4:1 of Radome Tan and Skin Tone Shadow (Model Master Acryl) which still looks very light but was overcoated with an oil wash of Burnt Sienna and followed with a dot filter of Titanium White, Burnt Umber and Phthalo Green.  It has turned out slightly darker than I planned but, next to my NATO green vehicles it will be good enough for my shelf.

Great going, Deattilio! May I ask what shade of "ochre" you used on the MT-LB? I've not been able to figure out what the Russians used for their desert camo...

Cheers, Mike/TB379

I made minor progress on my LVTA4.  The interior of the turret is painted blue with the basket white and the exterior is nearing its turn for a coat of faded blue and Beach Red Three stripes.  The second image shows what has been taking time away from my LVTA4, Dragon’s HMMWV just finished and Ace’s MTLB nearly finished.

At the other end of the spectrum, here's my progress photo's of the 1/48 Wespe. This one is taking some building, I'm pinching a few parts from the spares box and Tamiya kits to try and improve it, but there is no etch available.

Cheers

Tony

The PE looks great

Yep, definitely it looks messy, but paint gets everything tied.

Is looking good!

Finally some update on this GB...come on guys....I wanna know more...I wanna know everything...info...info... hehehe LOL

work on the beast continues. a lot of PE work today. build is fast approaching the "looks like crap" stage but doesn't feel like it. had 2 pieces with complex folds and not good instructions so i made a practice piece from a 3x5 card and worked it until i figured it out and the pe fold went fine. probably sniffed too much cya today.

Hi Wayne,

Thank you very much for your comments, and for sure will be taken into consideration for next builds.

Im about to get my painting oils, so hopefully I will improve my weathering skills.

they are some good shots. a suggestion would be to get a bit of dirt to "hide" the bottom run of the track in the first pic so there isn't a gap. easy enough to touch up in photoshop. if you notice on most of my finished pics my bases are rutted since they are generic and the rut hides the track not sitting 100% on the ground.

the second and third pics are great. i like the way the 3rd pic empahsises the barrel length and they look good with the blue sky. the 2nd pic with the sunlight and the shadows could easily pass for a shot of a real vehicle. your weathering continues to grow on me every time i look at it

sometimes i will take a ground eye view of a ww2 vehicle, make it gray scale, blur it a tad and add some grain and see if folks think it's real.

Garzonh: Yeah great job- I'd swear she was the real thing!

pyrman64 & jibber, thanks a lot for your insights and compliments, I still need to work more on my models but at least Im getting better with the photos.

Cheers!

Thunderbolt379, thank you very much, I agree, the sky indeed gives it a very good scenery. Im glad I was able to achieve this.

Have a great weekend.

Garz it looks great. I think your pics brought out the best in the paint and the dust up. Nice job.

Garz: That M109 looks great.  Nice weathering....gives it that slightly used look!  

Rounds complete.......

WOW! Now this lets you see just how good the model is -- the natural light and sky conspire so the eye sees a real vehicle! Excellent!

Mike/TB379

Hi

Some update photos, the howitzer, just screams "ready to fire on that hill "

Tony & Wayne: Again those look great!

Okay, will go ahead and put her on the Honour Wall -- great work!

Cheers, Mike/TB379

Thunder, I'm calling the Ostwind done for this build, I'm working on a dio that will take some time as I have other work to do and will get to it occasionally. Thanks

Jibber -- not far to go, man! Looking GOOD!

Garzonh -- badges coming up very soon, promise!

Waynec and Pvt Mutt -- great progress!

I'm hoping to get to that AS-90 in the months ahead, my university commitments are tying up over the next fortnight so I'll get more bench time...

Mike/TB379

since this was a gift and, no surprise, i already have one i decided to build this OOB, learn the tricks, and build the next one with pe and open hatches. didn't finish the interior of the driver's compartment or super detailed the engine. everything is just sitting there so i can figure out what to paint before assembly. the frame in the front was not as parallel as i thought so some surgery to fit was in order. still not going to sxe much on the inside. this think builds more like a truck than a tank. the 4th pic is a 75mm PAK frrom 5 years ago i cleaned up and oil washed. it's there for size.