They look really cool Gamera , i likey too much ! Thanks 

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Ok, FINALLY I've got you guys a badge!!! 

Sorry, I asked a friend about doing it first of the year, he never got around to doing it. So I asked another friend, Rock Baker to do the artwork which I think turned out fantastic, not sure why I didn't ask him in the first place. And Jgeratic was kind enough to jump in and help with the colouring and the title. I can't thank you guys enough! 

BTW, Jack did two different fonts, I'm just going to post both and let you guys choose which you'd rather go with:

Joshiah: Don't mention it. I know what you mean. I haven't gotten much done here and I don't even have an excuse. Hope you're able to make the adjustment and get settled into your new job soon. 

Jack: Thanks a zillion! 

Hello guys, great looking stuff - both completed and those ongoing at the bench.

Cliff, can you take a look at your message box.  Something been waiting in there for you for a few days now.

regards,

Jack

I'm truly sorry for falling off the forums once again. I finally got a full time job up the 95 corridor from where I live. Not a long commute compared to many, but I'm used to 25 hour/week retail jobs with 15 minute drives so I haven't fully adjusted yet.

I'm trying to make an effort to peruse the forums more often though and in time get back to the bench! Keep on up with the fantastic builds so far everyone!

LOL guys, thanks for the first laugh of the day, I needed that! 

jugjunkie

 

 

Hunter

 

 

modelcrazy

Your pilot looks fantastic belted in JJ, just a little disturbing without his head though.

 

 

 

 

Why not (lol)...we had the "headless horseman" 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks Modelcrazy and Hunter - this photo was taken after he crash landed behind ISIS lines.

 

 

i doon't care about PC. THAT IS FUNNY!!!

Hunter

 

 

modelcrazy

Your pilot looks fantastic belted in JJ, just a little disturbing without his head though.

 

 

 

 

Why not (lol)...we had the "headless horseman" 

 

Thanks Modelcrazy and Hunter - this photo was taken after he crash landed behind ISIS lines.

modelcrazy

Your pilot looks fantastic belted in JJ, just a little disturbing without his head though.

 

Why not (lol)...we had the "headless horseman" 

jibber - 

Can't wait to see your dio. Build is looking great!

Your pilot looks fantastic belted in JJ, just a little disturbing without his head though.

Thanks Gamera, The pilot has now been strapped-in and sealed.

I normally leave pilots out but you've done such a good job there I'd be tempted to leave him in there too JJ. Great job on the cockpit, I was going to comment before but there were so many posts there somehow I left you out- sorry 

Bruce - It's the Hasegawa kit. Some photos with the pilot in and out of the cockpit. Not sure if it's best with him in hiding a lot of detail, or out showing the detail but maybe loosing some "life"

Wow, I'm falling behind here guys...

Wayne: Looks cool, nice to see you started on her. Most Trumpeter kits I've built seem to fit pretty well, and without all those independent track links she should go together without too much fuss. 

Terry: Looks good to me, I see you had the sense to leave the headlights off while painting. Wonder how I found out how easy it is to knock them off and send them flying???  And very cool jungle hut, looking forward to seeing what you do with them. 

Bsyamato: Good to have you back, the Rufe looks really good, and the Peggy is coming right along! 

Sorry for the asence guys.

So much great updates here since my last visit  

Excellent works !!!! specially the little claude better that my fujimi 1/72 

My few updates about japan works:

Unfreezed the peggy, done partially postshading and few highlights on the kakhi upper color

between Bish with his bases and you with your dioramas i am defintely uping my presentation skills. i like the green color, what is it? i also do the wood and bare metal on the tools even though we painted them the same as the vehicle. adds a bit of color. one thing i do wuth the metal is wash it with black or scrub it with black pastel to tone down the shininess.

completely out of character but i actually starte the JGSDF rcn vehicle 30 minutes after posting. working on suspension now. have the LionRoar PE since it was inexpensive so that may be something i add. i usually don't do AM on armor. after doing OTS i forgot how big the wheels are, which is why i am doing it. the tires are plastic which some folks really hate but doesn't bother me. sand down the seamsand prime, paint, weather. easy peasy.

should have suspension fone this week between classes and practicing my HISTORY OF THE USSR in 20 minutes presentation. basically talk fast and cover WW2 in 20 seconds.

A quick update on my Chi-Nu. Most of the build including sub-assemblies, base paint and wheels are done. I'me moving onto the weathering and a final topcoat. I also mentioned that the Chi-Nu will play a roll in a diorama i'm working on but will take till the end of the GB to finish but i'll present the tank when its finished. The dio will be a little big with a couple twists if I can pull it off.

Note: I just set in a 1/35 figure for scale. 

@BrandonK,

Nice start on the Raiden. Is that the 1/48 Tamiya kit?

@waynec,

The MCV looks great! I really like the camo pattern and the subtle weathering. Great job!

@jugjunkie,

Nice start on the Tony. Which kit is this?

Got some cockpit detail done on the Tony

put me down for the rcn vehicle

BK: She's coming along great! I keep meaning to try doing wingtip lights like that but somehow never seem to get around to it. 

Wayne: Very cool, great job and I love the camo! I'll get you posted asap. Lemme know if you want to go with the Type 87. 

PS: Wayne, just posted you! 

Wayne - 

Wonderful job Sir! great job on the build with a awesome camo paint job. Job very well done sir! 

got my JGSDF MCV finished. Tamiya colors with silly putty masking and a raw umber pin wash. going to keep this one clean since the AUTOBLINDA 43 was filthy.

since i seem to be back into modern wheeled armor i have the 1/35 JGSDF TYPE 87 6x6 rcn vehicle with some am PE i may break out. i need a break from OTS stuff.

Brandon - 

It looks great! Very clean and crisp build. Really like how you set the nav lights. Looking forward to the finish product.

I finally have an update on the Raiden. She is closed up and I am working on my Nav light mod.

Using the kit raised details I scribed and then removed the wing corner where the light is supposed to be painted. Making sure they are equal in size and are square I drill a hole in the rear of the cut and paint the hole red and blue. Once the paint is dry you can remove the excess paint and you are left with just a "bulb".

The hardest part is getting the sprue sanded to a 90 deg edge so you can CA them in place. Once they are mounted, let them dry a day or two and then sand them to fit the profile of the wing. When this is done you will have the correct clear lenz and bulb look. It's a pretty easy mod and worth the time to do.

BK

Hey Terry, that sounds really cool. You've got my interest piqued with the 'few other things that will be completely off the wall' 

jugjunkie

Hi Guys, I have just started the Hasegawa 1/32 Ki 61 "Tony"and all that has been done is I glued in the the cockpit side panels and painted the interior colour and started painting the pilot, would this be eligible?

 

 

 

 

JugJunkie - 

Looking great! Very nice work on the figure. Wecolme, and glad to have you in the GB

G, i'm having a slight issue with my camera that should be fixed tomorrow I hope, but I wanted to say that my Chi-Nu is almost completely built and primed. I applied my spray primer and I coated the tank with some "Heavy Chipping" just in case I want to take some paint off later. Instead of the same camo pattern i've done for your other builds, I think it'll be a straight Olive Drab base and some weathering. The kit came with 4 figures but i'm not sure how many or if i'll add any. 

I had planned a medium sized diorama to go with this build but the hut that I built is a little too big for what I have in mind. I'll show pics when my camera is up and running. If I can pull it off i'm going to tie in about three builds into one diorama using the hut and Chi-Nu and a few other things that will be completely off the wall. 

I'll get something up tomorrow

Terry

Hey Freddie, sorry I think I skipped a few steps there 

5). Coat the model with at least one good coat of gloss to protect the paint and hairspray from the decal setting solution, then decal as normal. Wash the excess decal setting solution off the model, so far I haven't had any issues with the water and detergent getting under the gloss. 

5.1) Coat the model with a second clear coat and then do your panel line wash. 

5.2). Coat model with your final matte finish coat.

You should be able to do your panel line washes at any point there, I'd just make sure to have a clear coat over it if you've done the hairspray and have the paint where you want it. It probably won't lift with a pin wash but I'd expect a sludge wash would take most of the paint up. 

JJ: Sure, looks under 10% done to me. Welcome aboard!