OTS 2015 (One True Scale or 1/72)

AUSSIE 747 will watch your build. i do JGSDF stuff which is how i got into OTS have the JGSDF {atriot, tank transporter, Type 74, Type 90, 8x8 Recon vehicle. not to mention the 1/35 stuff..

Trumpeter LAV

Toxso SCUD-B i have a more extensive WIP in armor. This thing is in 3 GBs, OTS, Gulf War I, Artillery. makes me want to cash in some stocks and buy the Trumpeter 1/35 but instead will get Trumpeter Patriot, HEMMT tractor, and SA-8. andi have the 1/35 SS-23 in the stash.

and now the SCUD. this is an unusual build for me because i know it will be on a base so some of the underside isn't even painted. the front cab fender wells had the same mold "holes" but this time i didn't even bother to fill them. the cab is a bit tricky. You build each side, glue one side to the engine cover, glue that to frame, glue other side and rear panel. Acetate windows were ok. I did scan them in so i could make new ones. bumper is tiht but i had a gap on the sides, my fault and easily filled in with 101 size. styrene. overall the front is a tad rougher than the rest. missile is just sitting there. i think i will paint parts of it a bit darker and other parts a bit lighter.

Something I started a while back but screwed up the base coat. base coat is desert sand which has a tan hue. i modulated it with desert tan, pin washes with oil burnt umber and overspray with ComArt soft dirt. 

Wayne,

Could you please remove the F-14 from the roster? I will just be doing the Sd Kfz 7/1....soon.

Wayne I have a ton of 1/72 so count me in on something. I'll have to wait to see how its going and I'll pick something out.

Terry

DUKE hope you feel better.

got some more done. i put the control section together and had to work on outside seam. sanded promed repainted and didn't feather enough so resanded and reprimed and painted. another lesson learned. there is a decaled instrument panel in the compartment. obviously wheel wells aren't going to be seen so my rough fillls and sanding were good enough. decided to paint chassis black. wheels are fit tight, no glue.

saw this little bogger i missed. since i might have missile in launch mode, grabbed some styrene from the stash, cut, promed and painted. it is sand, i used white to show what i was doing.

also got the Elevator and Launcher assembled. had to take a deep breathe and easily pry the rear of the glued and painted Elevator to fit the Launcher.  also had st scrap down the Elevation piston and ream out the cylinder on the Transporter sop they would fit. this kit has some nicely fitting parts. kneeling dragon gunner shows size.

Wayne I seem to have picked one of those colds up as well. I feel fine except for sore throat and cough and some lightheadedness. It has slowed me down a bit from working on the bench but I'm hoping to shake this soon.

I hear you Wayne, I work for myself so even if I feel like doodoo I still need to work in a cold hanger sometimes......the boss just doesn't want to give me off LOL

I have the decals for this and another T-6 in the mail, but here in SA one is never sure they will acytually deliver. Not like you guys "no rain ,no sleet.no snow" thing. Here they either strike for 4 months or have no fuel for the delivery trucks.....just hope I get them soon

Theuns

Welcome OWL

DUKE interesting technique. i snapped the front differential on the bowser with just my fingers.

THEUNS the masking must be tedious but feels goo when it;s done.got the roster updated, i think. picked up one of those nagging colds, not bad enough to stay home from work but not feeling great either.

Shoot, 1/72 is pretty much all I've been building... Put me down as tbd. I've got a lot to choose from!

" you can crossover with the OTS GB i am running too.

I have just completed the masking on my T-6's canopy...nw that was not fun! And I have more of them in the stach to do LOL

Theuns

Okay, here's my submission to this Group Build:

1/72 scale Modelcollect T-90 tank with a welded turret:

Well, I finally found time to get to the workbench after all this time. Now I managed to get enough progress to show here. It ain't much but it's a start.

I started by assembling the road wheels and then gluing them with Gator's Grip Glue to the (metal) lower hull:



Since I couldn't get the road wheels to line up properly, I adopted a radical solution: I placed this in a vice and carefully tightened it up until all the road wheels were aligned:



Yeah, crazy idea, but it worked! I doubt I'd try this on a plastic-hulled tank though...

Like I said, not much done, but I hope to get more done on this soon. Stay tuned!

Looking good Theuns. I am finally uinpacked from the Nationals and able to get started on some more models. One of them (or more) will be for this Group Build.

Stay tuned.

SOme work done.

Sweet! I went to Nationals with the specific intent to buy that (among others) and couldn't find it. No one had one! I'll be looking forward to seeing it built. Meanwhile, I have to catch up on stuff at home after unpacking, but I hope to be back at the bench in a day or so.

Hey Duke

good to have you. i started on the Toxso OTS SCUD. haven't posted here yet but have a thread in armor and in gulf war 1 GB

Hey Wayne! I now have a model (or three) to add to this that I got at the Nationals. First is a Modelcollect T-90 with welded turret; then I have a tractor and trailer for my V-2 rocket. Gonna see how many I'll be able to finish.

Looking good guys!!!! :)

Wayne, that is a cool idea with the window's edges.

Here is the T-6 sofar. The kit has one mistake though, the arrow shows the starbord elevator to have the tab actoator on the top. This should be on the bottom.

The t-6 has only one elevator that gets swapped arround.

Theuns

one thing i will do in the future is paint the edge of the windows black so the thickness is hidden a bit.

decals were amusing maybe because i don't like doing them and get impatient. one slipped on me and i damaged it moving it back. not too badly as it's a Japanese character at 1/72 so there is more forgiveness with broken "text". also some silvering again my fault. first time i airbrushed a flat coat and, like Vallejo paint, it looks much better after it dries. now for the fun part, washes and weathering. i  think one front tire sits .5mm off the ground after fixing the differential i broke so a base is due. if i can find one of the JASDF or JGSDF CH-47s i will use that and dust up the truck from rotor wash. 

painted. upper is Vallejo  olive gray which ls close to Tamiya JGSDF od. chassis is black. canvas top is a Vallejo german green which also looks close to Tamiya JGSDF green. mirrors wont be on until after decals and most of the weathering because i know i will knock them off. learned a lot for the next OTS builds

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monitoring :)

I have to wait for my AM decals for aleast 6 weeks , so my T-6 will be a slow build.

Theuns

painting looks better. ready to start putting the big parts together. started with mounting the tires, applied too much pressure and snapped a differential in half. that created a 15 min fun fix and now the right front tire is  just a bit too high. not going to try to fix it but it looks like this will be parked on dirt instead of concrete. looking for a 1/72 JASDF helo now. there are some CH-47s but  all seem to be back ordered.

Not a huge amount to report on with this build,the cockpit is just dressed up with tamiya tape belts.

Theuns

pics don't show it but everything is now primed and ready to paint. chassis is black, exhaust is metallic gray or aluminum, upper body is JGSDF OD at least the Vallejo AV equivalent, and cab top is canvas so a slightly lighter OD for contrast. wheel hubs should be black but will be OD for wash effects. this won't be dirtied up much.