Gamera

the tracks are done I found that installng them unside down on the wheels is the way to go. Putting this tracks togethere is still eaiser then BMF .

Griffin25 yes I met him a few times at miami beach nice guy .I remember him from a local show on PBS call que pasa USA. when his name was rocky echevarria and I did see scarface being filmed at so.beach with all the old folks boy has that changed

here are my pics so far. I been watching the beast on my pc while I'm building this thing getting ideas I hope.

"The Beast" is starting to come together. Great work. I watched that movie last week. Steve Bauer is in it too! Manny from Scarface. I had no idea. 

Thanks Nick! And wow you're about halfway done already! She's looking pretty darn good. 

gamera nice PE I dont have what it takes for that. Modelcrazy you to great stuff with PE. Waynea cool suspenion.bufflehead nice work on those gaps. das beav cool tracks . here is my latest pics base coat down now a ways to go on the other side tracks . I hope I didnt leave any one out if so I'm sorry this GB is moving very fast. thanks for watching

Steve: Looks really good!

I've been applying PE till I'm almost blind. And I've still got to do the other fender....

waynec

 

 

Griffin25

Looking good bud. Those cables look the part. I did the same thing but I used regular thinned white glue. 

 

 

 

 

i have used fake flower stems. easy to get the bends you want and they come in different diameters. tried wrapping them with speaker wire strands but was not worth the time. could probably make nice ones using a rope walk. if i borrow one and it works i will just block off an afternoon and make about 20 feet.

 

I usually use 20 - 24 ga twisted wire but I didn't bring any with me to Dallas. The string actually looks like it will work out pretty good.

Steve

Griffin25

Looking good bud. Those cables look the part. I did the same thing but I used regular thinned white glue. 

 

i have used fake flower stems. easy to get the bends you want and they come in different diameters. tried wrapping them with speaker wire strands but was not worth the time. could probably make nice ones using a rope walk. if i borrow one and it works i will just block off an afternoon and make about 20 feet.

Wow Awsesome stuff guys I better get going on the t62 pics still working on the other side tracks did paint the base coat on the tank

Griffin25

Those soviet armored cars were nice looking vehicles. Looking good. I wonder how they performed in combat. That's a decent sized gun and probably did well against the eary panzers. It not easy to get a lot of info on them. 

 

it is a BT series turret. The 1/35 BA-10, what i am working on, has a different turret than the BA-6, the little one, but i have a 1/35 in the queue for our civil wars theme. Both had 45mm gun which, as you know, outgunned 90% of German armor in Barbarossa. they used a lot of armored cars and armored trains during the Russian Civil War

Looking good bud. Those cables look the part. I did the same thing but I used regular thinned white glue. 

Some more work on the PT-76. I attached all the fiddly bits, hand holds, cleats, etc. Trumpeter included string you're supposed to use for the tow cable. At first, I was thinking that's not going to work but thought I'd give it a try any way. I applied some thin CA, sanded the hardened string to remove the fuzz, cut them to length, attached them to their ends, then painted the cable with steel. After I apply some oil wash I think they are going to work fine.

The instructions show the turret next.

Those soviet armored cars were nice looking vehicles. Looking good. I wonder how they performed in combat. That's a decent sized gun and probably did well against the eary panzers. It not easy to get a lot of info on them. 

Ernest, that's such a great comparison. The tracks look great!!

Wayne: Looks good! The Soviets had some cool looking armoured cars like these. Looks like a truck with an armoured body and a BT turret on top (which I'm guessing it was).

Ernest: Great progress there. Those MK tracks came out great. No idea if they're underscale but they look 'right' to me.

Looks like a lot of work on tracks this weekend!  Great work everyone!

I also got some track work done!  Some progress on the MK tracks for the JS-3 but not as much as I had hoped.  The pin marks on all the links were finally sanded down and cleaned up.....took nearly a week to do them all, whew!  With that done they needed to be assembled.

Here are 86 links in progress.  75 with pins glued in place, 5 on the jig ready for the pins, and 6 already complete:

85-86 links is what I estimated for one side and I was spot on!  Here's one set done and test fitted along with a pic of the kit vinyl tracks on the other side just for comparison:

The Model Kasten workable links are a definite improvement over the kit tracks, even though they're slightly underscale (or perhaps the kit tracks are overscale? ).  I'm not sure if I'm happy with the track sag...might be a bit too much.  I'll try 85 links on the other side tomorrow and see how it looks.

Here you can see the size comparison between the MK tracks and the kit tracks.  Some reference photos indicate that the dimensions of the MK links might actually be accurate.

Hopefully the tracks will all be done tomorrow!

Wayne, that's a tiny little thing,
At 5 tons did they really parachute those things like the box art showes?

Neat looking car with a 45mm turret.

Steve

PEGASUS BA-6 painted in Vallejo russian green but the lighter colot than the 1/35 BA-10. I like this color better than the darker so will overspray the outer surfaces but NOT frame, wheel wells, and wheel hubs. The other little one will be winter camo. managed to lose 2 tires but they were spare tires so they fit on front axle.

PEGASUS 1-72 BA-6 PAINTED (2)

PEGASUS 1-72 BA-6 PAINTED (1)

Griffin25

 

 

DasBeav

Looks like everybody is making great progress...except me. Yesterday, I worked on the engine compartment and the driver's area. I had to stop because I have no oil wash and HL is closed. Sooo....Track Links!

 

 

 

 

Hey Das how do those tracks go together? You need glue or do they snap together? 

 

DasBeav

Looks like everybody is making great progress...except me. Yesterday, I worked on the engine compartment and the driver's area. I had to stop because I have no oil wash and HL is closed. Sooo....Track Links!

 

Hey Das how do those tracks go together? You need glue or do they snap together? 

Wayne: Another good point there, if you can't see it no point in detailing it.

DasBeav: I guess you might as well get the most tedious part out of the way, you're making good progress there.

Hello everyone! I'd like to join this group build if you'll have me! I've been a lurker in these forums from time to time; I love checking out the beautiful work that you guys do! I think it's been over 20 years since the last time I actually completed a kit and it's something that I keep planning on doing. I've made it one of my goals for this year to really focus and spend a lot more time building and having fun with it. Anyway, I only have a couple of armor kits in the stash but I do have one kit that fits this perfectly. Tamiya's 1/35 JS-2. 

Plan on starting it this evening.

 nice I think it’s relaxing with a crown n 7 drink  and working on metal tracks 

Looks like everybody is making great progress...except me. Yesterday, I worked on the engine compartment and the driver's area. I had to stop because I have no oil wash and HL is closed. Sooo....Track Links!

Wow, it's getting hard to keep up with all the great stuff going on in this GB.  I think I have all the roster updates.  

Got a couple painting sessions in today.  Home sick.  But not sick enough to stay away from the bench (cough, cough).  Hope to have enough progress for a few pics soon.

crown, those friuls look fantastic!!

fender fills look good.  even though i am wearing down some of my perfectioniam such as "why spend time on the interior if all the hatches will be closed?" or "why clean up all the track links if half of them are under the side skirt?" BUT openngs under fenders have to be filled.

BTR-70 UPPER HULL STARTED by bravow01, on Flickr

i put the top on before putting the back on. it was easier to fit and get the angle. as soon as fills on left hull are sanded i will add all the handles and stuff.

yes i asked to add this and a pair of OTS PEGASUS BA-6s

may as well add the 1/35 DRAGON Ukrainian BTR-70 to my list. It is for a February club contest, anything DML or DRAGON. is it just me or do certain mold colors seem "off" i find the white a bit disconcerting i also have a pair of OTS (1/72)  PEGASUS BA-6s in the works. more gamey than serious kit but can try some stuff.

Kien: Sounds cool!

We keep after Steve/Modelcrazy about doing a YouTube demo or something showing how he works his water magic after his treatment! 

Steve, looking forward to seeing the PT-76 charging though a river or pond! 

Thanks Kien,

I use medium acrylic gel, acrylic varnish and cotton. I'll be doing a water dio for this one so I'll go through the process again.

Gamera

Griffin: That colour modulation looks terrific! I know some people don't like it but I think single colour subjects look dull without it.

Steve: Looks great! 

If I may echo Hunter and brag a little on Steve/ModelCrazy he just finished this and now he's got that much done on his entry here! 

 

A while back I built a p40 and zero diorama with the zero crashed into the water. I used the vallejo pacific water product that comes in a blue paste. For the splashes, I used some DAP silicone caulk. This worked and looked nice, but I think it could be better. How did you create the water base above? and the spashles? The colors look great and much more realistic than the vallejo stuff. 

On another note, I think I'll join this GB soon! I have a build or two to do first, but after that I got an Is2 and takom ZSU-57... will most likely build them for this GB. 

Kien

Sackgasse: Good work there on the suspension. A lot of parts but still not as annoying as independent part tracks. And not sure I'd worry too much about the paint, since it did discolour and fade from the weather a good dark green should work in any case. 

Crown: Those look fantastic! Guess I'll be taking the plunge on using on Spade Ace metal tracks on a IJA Type 95 soon- if they come out anywhere near as well as yours I'll be very happy. 

DasBeav: Now that's a box of parts. Always good to see you get your money's worth in styrene! 

Steve: Nice start there!