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Posted by Gamera on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 7:16 AM

Sounds good Moff, looking forward to more photos. 

At least you're getting something done, I worked on my figures a little last weekend but otherwise haven't gotten much of anything done. 

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Posted by Moff on Monday, May 9, 2016 9:36 PM

hogfanfs

From the pictures I've seen, no it does not have a weld seem there.

But, this is a What if build. You could build up a small weld seem with putty.

 

 

Fixed.

And it turns out I have a set of metal files that I forgot about, which actually are less abrasive to plastic than the sandpaper sticks I was using before. Don't know why it is, but I'm not complaining. 

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Posted by hogfanfs on Friday, May 6, 2016 8:57 AM

From the pictures I've seen, no it does not have a weld seem there.

But, this is a What if build. You could build up a small weld seem with putty.

 Bruce

 

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                        1/35 Takom Merkava Mk.I

 

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Posted by Moff on Thursday, May 5, 2016 9:51 PM

About the glue seam everyone has noticed, would there have been a weld seam there anyway? I'm trying to figure out if I should leave any of the seam behind when I sand it.

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Posted by hogfanfs on Thursday, May 5, 2016 1:34 PM

I'm going to try to play catch-up here!

@Ken,

The truck turned out very well! The poochie on the seat is a great touch. If you are looking to dirty it up some, try some sand colored pastels and dust the rims, tires, and the under body. Otherwise, great job!

 

@Tates,

Looking forwrd to seeing some paint on the mouse! lol

 

@BrandonD,

The seafire looks outstanding! The weathering is spot on. Very, very well done!

 

@Moff,

The Waffentrager it turning out well! But, looks like you have a seam at the very front of the glacis plate. Other than the seem, it looks great! I'm looking forward to more WIP pictures. 

 

@Steve,

I can't get over how well you model water! The Prinz Eugen will fantastic in that stand! Looking forward to seeing it built! 

 

As for my Type 4, I have gotten more done, but, I've kind of put modeling on a back burner for now. The weather is a major factor in this happening. I've been spending more time outdoors. However, I should have some progress pictures posted in the next week.

 Bruce

 

 On the bench:  1/48 Eduard MiG-21MF

                        1/35 Takom Merkava Mk.I

 

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Posted by Moff on Thursday, May 5, 2016 10:58 AM

greentracker98

Hi everyone. I have to aplogize. I lost my build pics when my computer crashed,. but here are some finished photos Of the Deuce & a Half

PS I don't and I didn't cheat. I grew up that way

 

 

 

Nice work! Decals look nice and crisp. I've been trying to get people on the forum to give me some more constructive criticism, so please pardon if I administer a little. Have you considered weathering it a little more? I'm an admirer of the Spanish School, so that's basically what I'm all about. Ochre is the new black. 

"Gaiety is the most outstanding feature of the Soviet Union." - Josef Stalin 

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Posted by Moff on Thursday, May 5, 2016 10:54 AM

Gamera

Moff: Cool, looks good to me so far. I've found the newer Trumpeter kits to go together without much in the way of problems.

 

 

Yeah, I wasn't sure what vintage the Waffle Iron was, I guess I got the short straw...oh well, no pain, no gain Bang Head 

 

 

 

...I really do love those stupid cliches, don't I? Confused

"Gaiety is the most outstanding feature of the Soviet Union." - Josef Stalin 

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Posted by Moff on Thursday, May 5, 2016 10:46 AM

Bish

Some nice progress there Moff, i think your being a bit hard on yourself.

 

 

 

Thanks Bish! 

I probably am a bit hard on myself, but it's better to underestimate my abilities than overestimate them Smile

"Gaiety is the most outstanding feature of the Soviet Union." - Josef Stalin 

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Posted by modelcrazy on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 10:02 PM

Bish,

 

If you get a chance you should to check out “The Philadelphia Experiment” (1984). A movie that is very loosely based on “a true story” The first 10-15 minutes show what they were trying to accomplish and the last few minutes are from the “tales” of the result. I think there was a remake but I haven’t seen it.

Steve

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Posted by Bish on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 12:58 PM

modelcrazy

Hey, that gives me and idea Idea, the USS Eldridge. Just a water base with a blue hole LOL.

 

Must admit, i had to look that one up. Now i have, i like it.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

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Posted by Gamera on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 7:56 AM

LOL, I like it! 

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Posted by modelcrazy on Monday, May 2, 2016 8:19 PM

Hey, that gives me and idea Idea, the USS Eldridge. Just a water base with a blue hole LOL.

Steve

Building a kit from your stash is like cutting a head off a Hydra, two more take it's place.

 

 

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Posted by Gamera on Monday, May 2, 2016 12:00 PM

But where's the Priz Eugen Steve? I see a base with a hole in it... ohhhhh she's invisible right? A ramped up version of the Philadelphia Experiment??? Wink

All joking aside, great job there on the base. The varnish looks great, very liquid wet look to the 'water'. 

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Posted by Bish on Monday, May 2, 2016 2:49 AM

Thats good news Steve. Iteresting how you do the base, that does look very effective, i can really see depth in there already, just amazing how you do that.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

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Posted by modelcrazy on Sunday, May 1, 2016 8:37 PM

Bish,

Now that I'm finishing with a few other builds I'm going to get back on the Eugen. I'm just about complete with the doors and hatches PE and I can get back the assembly.

Here is where I'm at with the base. I am adding several layers of acrylic varnish to add depth and shine.

Steve

Building a kit from your stash is like cutting a head off a Hydra, two more take it's place.

 

 

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Posted by Gamera on Sunday, May 1, 2016 5:45 PM

BD: She looks great to me. I too wouldn't have noticed the twist if I wasn't looking for it.

Moff: Cool, looks good to me so far. I've found the newer Trumpeter kits to go together without much in the way of problems.

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

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Posted by Bish on Saturday, April 30, 2016 1:40 AM

Some nice progress there Moff, i think your being a bit hard on yourself.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

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Posted by jgeratic on Saturday, April 30, 2016 1:34 AM

Ken, good job on the cargo truck, I like the pup riding shotgun. Yes


Brandon, very nice French scheme on the Spit.  If it had not been pointed out, would not have noticed the twist, as you have done a fine job painting her up. Yes

Look forward on seeing more of those vehicles, Tates and Moff. Beer

regards,

Jack

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Posted by BrandonD on Saturday, April 30, 2016 12:26 AM

Moff - that looks good to me from here. Looking forward to seeing it progress.

Bish - thanks for the kind words. The jet is Tamiya, so I expect it to come together a bit easier than this one did.

-BD-

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Posted by Moff on Friday, April 29, 2016 8:08 PM

Here's a quick update. I've gotten the front hull and fenders on, but I haven't gotten much farther than that. I've basically taken a 4-month break from modeling after the intense JS-3 build. I finished the Waffentrager's wheels in February, and that was about it for 4 months.

My building skills are horrible, and you can tell in the pics. Oh well, I can say it's weathering...that's what I love about modeling Big Smile

 

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Posted by Bish on Friday, April 29, 2016 2:28 PM

Awsome job BD, relly like the finish, and nice to see these markings. Your wish is my command, your pic is added and can't wait to see the jet.

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Posted by BrandonD on Friday, April 29, 2016 1:40 PM


I'm calling this one done.

1/48 Special Hobby Seafire Mk.III, French Aeronavale and Irish Air Corps

This kit was fun, but it took a lot of work. That said, it's a short run kit, so that was expected. I enjoyed it, but even though I thought I was going carefully, there was one thing I didn't notice that kind of makes the end result a little janky.

Pros: Included PE fret and acetate instrument detailing means this kit has excellent cockpit details, an included harness and a realistic instrument panel. What I believe are catapult mounts on the fuselage are PE and give a great look at the finish. The adhesive vinyl strakes that strengthen the fuselage for catapult launches and strengthen the area around the radio compartment door on the port fuselage behind the cockpit are really nice, and spares are provided! Recessed detail is nice, if less refined than Eduard and Tamiya in places. The decals were also very nice, for the most part.

Cons: Large sprue gates and poor fit in many places make this one some work. The separate gun bay covers allow for multiple planes from the same molds, but the fit was really bad and took a lot of work to file, sand, smooth and fill to get right. The wing leading edges needed to be reshaped, and the fuselage was warped. Wing roots took a lot of work, most of which I was able to accomplish by test fitting, but filling was still required. The cannons were fine, but I used the Eduard pieces that were left over from my Mk.IX kit because they were pre-drilled (thanks, slide molding!) The wors part was the fuselage being warped. I clamped it together in what I thought was a good join, and only later realized the whole thing bends to one side, giving this Seafire a bit of a shark tail look (see top-down photo for what I mean). Now, this could have been corrected by heating the halves in water individually and clamping them flat to a piece of glass or something. Valuable lesson I will use in the future. Special Hobby also omitted most of the wheel well detail, which was an interesting oversight in a kit that othrwise gave more detail than the Tamiya Mk.I. The separate ailerons can be molded in different positions, but they are noticeably thinner than the wings around them and I added styrene to the bottom to make them match. The rudder is separate as well, but the elevators are molded with the horizontal stabilizers, which is mildly annoying, since, again, SPits sit with them down in most cases.

Despite all the work rescribing lines lost to sanding and making things fit, I did enjoy the build, and I built it as a French Aeronavale Seafire in use in Indochina/Vietnam in 1946. I did run into problems with the thin decals for the markings folding on me, and I used a second set of fuselage markings that the instructions don't acknowledge, but which match the style of the French ones. The roundel on the starbord wing didnt settle correctly and flaked a bit even after two clear coats. This could totally have been my error.

Paint: I used Model Master Dark Slate Grey for the greenish top color and a mix of Tamiya Dark Sea Grey and Rubber Black for the Extra Dark Sea Gray up top. Cockpit was Tamiya Cockpit Green, and the underside was Tamiya Sky. Spinner is Model Master Insignia Red. I stole prop decals from the Barracude Mk.I sheet for the blades here. Nice of them to provide enough for a four-blade prop.

Weathering: I used FLory Dark Dirt wash on the panel lines, then weathered it more with artist oils (burnt umber and raw sienna). The dark on the underside is Payne's Gray.

If you can use the first pic for the gallery, that would be great.

And I'll be back in here soon with my jet!

-BD-

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Posted by BrandonD on Friday, April 29, 2016 1:38 PM

Greentracker - Nice Deuce and a half!

Tates - those metal road wheels look awesome!

-BD-

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Posted by Bish on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 1:31 PM

tates, wow, now that looks scary. I had not realised there were 4 wheels on each bogey. Some nice added detail there, will be watching for more.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

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Posted by Bish on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 1:30 PM

Ken, nice finish with the truck, and no need for explanations. Thanks for posting it here, got you added to the front page.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

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Posted by Gamera on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 7:11 AM

Wow, that's a pile of bogies there. Nice work. 

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

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Posted by tates on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 10:10 PM

Been a while since my last update. assembly is done, road wheels and suspension are done and weathered. everything else is going to paint tomorrow then I tackle the tracks.

 

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Posted by Gamera on Sunday, April 24, 2016 2:55 PM

Hey thanks guys!

And Ken, really nice work there. I love the puppy!

PS: Yeah did seem really odd to leave the Royal Navy out of the intial release of WoW.

PPS: Ok, guess I'm done with Soviet Corps now, I stormed Berlin and won the war. There's a special mission you can get after that where Stalin basically decides to screw the alliance and take all of Germany. Here you take the Red Army up against the Anglo-American troops and that's the end of the campaign.

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Posted by greentracker98 on Sunday, April 24, 2016 1:19 PM

Hi everyone. I have to aplogize. I lost my build pics when my computer crashed,. but here are some finished photos Of the Deuce & a Half

PS I don't and I didn't cheat. I grew up that way

 

A.K.A. Ken                Making Modeling Great Again

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Posted by modelcrazy on Sunday, April 24, 2016 11:45 AM

Great work so far Gam. 

My wife would kill me if I started computer games again. I have no discipline with them and my relationship and building time suffer. She is very proud of me that I haven't started with them again. 

Steve

Building a kit from your stash is like cutting a head off a Hydra, two more take it's place.

 

 

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