75th Anniversary of 1942 (World at War)

Thanks LA. I think the problem for Dragon is that this has a leaft spring suspension. There would only be 2 ways that i can think off to make it adjustable. One would be to privide 2 sets of spings, one normal and one under tension, to be able to pose it differently. The other would be to provide real springs. Its a lot easier for types like the Panther and tiger with torsion bars to be able to fit moving suspension.

Unfortunatly i can't see your pics either.

Okay, how is this looking to people?

If I draw a blank here, it's off to Imageshack until they start to charge...

Done Dwayne's way:

Done another way:

lostagain

Okay, how is this looking to people?

If I draw a blank here, it's off to Imageshack until they start to charge...

Done Dwayne's way:

Done another way:

 

Yup, that worked.  I can see both pics.  I also tried using the "copy image location" and pasting it into the image link box.  That worked....and then it didn't.  Have no idea why. The email myself the link has always worked.  An extra step, and kind of annoying, but it works, and it's free.

That is a very interesting subject.  I like the look of the Marders.  I still picture an armor developer saying "Well, we got this chassis.  Oh look, we got that gun.  I can do this."

Happy modelling!

D

That worked, lostagain, and I've updated the build roster.  Welcome to the GB!  Good to have you join in.

And. . .who won the hockey match?

3-all draw with them scoring in the dying minutes - not happy!

Agree with you Dwayne, they would've stuck an 88 on a wheelbarrow given the chance...

Nice subject LA, not sure i have seen a Marder in 48th.

Dwayne, theres some good Marder kits out there, but can't go wrong with a Tamiya.

Thanks ManCityFan.

Thanks Checkmateking.

Thanks Bish: Nice work on the hull, and the PE parts look great.

Thanks & Welcome aboard Lostagain, a good start to your Marder III.

Well I'm calling my Panzer III Ausf. N done. This is a great kit from Dragon, with a part count in 600 to 700 range it might not be for everybody. Only disappoint is I didn't remove all the film from the decals. 

Next up is my 1/144 Junkers Ju 52/3M & 1/32 Junkers Ju 88 Stuka.

40 by Daniel Smith, on Flickr

43 by Daniel Smith, on Flickr

42 by Daniel Smith, on Flickr

41 by Daniel Smith, on Flickr

Thanks Dan, and great job on that one. Like how you have the gear on the rear dck.

Looking forward to seeing those next builds, but do you mean 87 rather than 88.

Thanks Bish, yes Ju 87 .  Been meaning to get one of the ICM Ju 88's.

Hi Dan, very good work on the panzer support vehicle. 

Really like the dusting/weathering you achieved, just enough for the desert enviroment, but not overpowering to flatten the details.

regards,

Jack

DantheMan85

Thanks Bish, yes Ju 87 .  Been meaning to get one of the ICM Ju 88's.

 

I'll be looking forward to seeing that.

Excellent Panzer, Dan.  Great finish!  

Do you have a preference for the completed build photo?  Actually, they all look very good.  Difficult choice.

Thanks for participating in the GB.  It's been a pleasure to have you join in.

Sorry Check, I forgot that I was posting here as well.

I put the wings and tail on the Zeek. The gaps are larger than the Hasegawa kit but aren’t too bad.

Thanks Jgeratic.

Thanks Checkmate: I'll pick the first photo.

Short update on the Pz II as i just finihsed off the construction and have been working on the building as well.

The tank got its coat of primer followed by the pz Grey and then some Dark yellow. Had a bit of an issue with the grey as it came up very flat rather than the gloss it should have been, so shot a coat of Alclad Aqua gloss to apply the decals. No great problem as its one less coat i will ahve to add before weathering.

The building got a coat oftan for the mortar followed by a flat brush for the brickwork useing tamiya red brown. Still got some touching up to do on that and then add some colour variation.

I did make a start on the tracks but soon realised this would not be a good idea. I thought they would be the click together type, but there not, and i will need to get the road wheels dry fited so i get get the right shape around the sprockets, idlers and the raised road wheels, so just a small section got done. But pretty easy to put together for such small links.

Thats all for now. Going to get the decals on, but will then focus on the building, figures and getting those tracks built.

Hey Bish, that building looks fantastic.  Those tracks do not look like fun at all, but the Panzer II is looking great too.

MC, your zero is looking good.  I am building an old Fujimi A6M2 kit for the Midway GB.  First time scratchbuilding detail in a pit, so it is taking forever.  Takes more time to figure out how I am going to do something than it takes to do the something.

Have fun,

D

Thanks Dwayne. Got quite a bit more to do to the building, but at least i don't have to worry about all the finery such as carpets, wallpaper and so on as i did on the E-100.

These tracks are actually easier than they look. Far easier than 251 tracks.

Nicely progressing work, Steve.  Really like the cockpit and engine assemblies.

Front page is updated, Dan.  Good choice of photo; it's pretty dramatic!

Looking forward to your next project!

Excellent work, Bish.  That's a very interesting camo scheme on the Panzer.  Quite effective.  And the ruins are looking very good.  It'll be quite compelling to watch all this come together.

Its coming on nicely there Steve.

Thanks check. I rather liked this scheme, apparently it was common for this division, but can't seem to find any pics.

OOP's. Is there much differance between the two.

That Zero's paint looks like the hemp colour that's lately been the rage, but could be quality of the lighting.

regards,

Jack

The JA gray has more green than the JN gray

Still looking good over here, too, Steve!

At least there aren't fifty shades of Japanese gray.

Are there?

Sorry Check, I forgot to post here as well.

I repainted with the JN grey. I think it looks better.
The decals are thick but were able to settle down. Now comes the washes. I'm going to try something diffrent on this one.

The colors really look great.  

Ok, since I'm now clear of my F-86, here we go....

Stik is building a 109? Yup, actually this will be my 3rd in the past 10 years. But I am gonna do my utmost to keep this simple and quick.

So here is the kit. It is Airfix's mid 70's vintage Friedrich version. I will be doing mine as a North Africa version.

I bought the kit at a local shop 20 years ago, that has since closed, for the princely sum of $9.98 plus tax. I think that I'll get my money's worth out of this...

So one of the first thing I did was take my Dremel to the pilot's seat. The part was way too thick as molded, and I'm not gonna use the kit pilot on this one. After about 5-10 minutes of careful work, here it is, before and after...

next I glued the rear cockpit wall to the floor and then placed it into the fuselage to set at the proper angle

Then I assembled and cleaned up the hub cannon cockpit housing, and assembled the propeller. Each blade is a separate part glued into place after seam clean up. And I drilled out the bore of the hub cannon the spinner.

and lastly I finished up basic cockpit assembly... all ready for paint now...