Young Guns GB #2

Nick, remember to post pictures!! We want to see your work!

YG, did you use water slide decals?I noticed in pic 2 the right of the star is a little chipped.

REB-Just got another kit,the Tamiya Corsair w/moto-tug(F4U-1D).Can you put me down for that too?My 4th addition to this build.

QUOTE: Originally posted by ygmodeler4 Thanks guys. Some people have pointed out things so im going to fix them. Tanky- No its my second time using the airbrush. Does it look ok?

It looks great to me, what kind of airbrush do you use? I use the Passche VL?? double action Internal mix brush. I've only used It 3 times and I'm ok with it.

YG, i was wondering that. Because in some places it looks very smooth and well done, but in others it looks a little rougher. In the 6th picture it doesn't look like an AB job. Also, i saw a couple of decal bubbles in one of your stars. Other than that looks really nice. You gotta love those shermans.

Thanks guys. Some people have pointed out things so im going to fix them.
Tanky- No its my second time using the airbrush. Does it look ok?

comrad sergei, yes, the blck will show through, so it will be darker.
Yg, nice looking Sherman
on the scratchbuilding thing, I agree, Why scratch something if it is not going to be accurate? But, if you do your research then it can all be worth it. Like my scratched tiger mud gaurds. I didnt have thmoney for a PE set, so I researched the size, scaled it down to a certain size brass and boom, there you go. Lots of work though.

Well the airsoft thing kind blew. The first day was great, we held of all resistance unil our flank collapsed. Then all hell broke loose. But, sometime during the night, the enemy decided they wanted to go home so half of them left. The second day was cancelled! Unfortunatley I didnt get pics cause of the cancellation. sorry bout that. Better luck next time.

YG, did you hand paint that?

Whooops, just saw that I didn't tell what model I'm going to build yet...


I'll make the 1/72 Revell Me-262 A-1. (I'm working on it right now...)


Cheers,

Jürgen

Very good. Very very good.

More Questions:
How would I do smoke stains on a gun barrel (which I have painted steel for lack of a better color)
Also:
the instructions call for these grill things to be painted the smae color as the tank, but I want them to be a little draker so they stand out. If I paint them black first, then spray the whole thing with green, do you think any of the black will show through and give the grills a sense of depth?

Awesome!

Looks great!

Yeah that looks real nice great job!

Well its done. Finally.
Tamiya's 1/35 M4A3 Sherman. Painted in Model Master Acryl Olive Drab. And some Testor scale black. Its built OOB. Its not weathered because Im going to put it in a dio eventually and I will weather it accordingly then. I will also add the commander and extras when I do the dio. So here it is.
I probably need to add another dull coat to some of the decals again.

Nice work YG, and congrats gringe on 1K

As for the BMP, well, erm, ahem, the tracks, well, they sort of....suck. sort of REALLY suck. I have severe doubts as to wether they are going to fit together at all. So I have been advised to get aftermarket. any suggestions? (It's a BMP-2) If so, keep it simple. With luck and a few bucks this will be my first non-out of the box kit!

I agree with gringe about why i don't scratch as much. Howevr, for things like the nterior i scratch, where the width is not visible it's OK and i go ahead and scracth.

OK, the 7TP is offically done!!! (i still have to finnsh the boxes and stuff (just paint))
i will get pics up (didnt take any progress cuz i was too lazy to get batteries)
REFLECTIONS ON MIRAGES 1/35 7TP; that kit was AWESOME!!!!! one of the best i have done!!! the kit was flawless, i understand why they would make the track links to long cuz the suspension was moveable so if someone wanted to put it in a dio theyd have no problem w/ tracks. the entire kit had only 4 sinkholes all were covered up after assembly, the rivets were awesome (even though i lost a lot of them when i sanded. the seams were all easily filled!! its a great kit I HIGHLY RECOMEND IT!!! IT WAS EASY ON ASSEMBLY TO SO IF YOU WANT AN EASY GONE STRESSLESS KIT THIS IS IT!

now, progress on the f-14, well first let me tell you what was wrong with it, i spent an hour looking for all the pieces that were scattered everywhere, i lost one elevator, which i scratchbuilt with balsa, i sanded most of the seams which still have to be puttied, the paint has drip marks that i sanded, has some uneven fits, and right now im drilling out the holes for the engines...
i have just 4 more dayz to finnish it

only reason i dont do as much scratchbuilding right now is cuz im a rivet counter, and i want just the right thickness o plastic to build with. i hate having to sand a flat piece of plastic to thin it slightly, and then find out i went to far, or not far enough, or theres bumps......

progress pics soooooooon!!!!!

.........oh, BTW that was just my 1,000th post here. just to mention...........

Its 9:46 right now and me and my dad jut got back from watching some fireworks from our yard(dont know why they would have them on june 25)When we saw like..a fat mountain lion or something.It looked like a small horse or someting.Well enough about that.Tomorrow I will probably go to the Hobby Shop,and get 1 or 2 kits.If i do,theylee be for this GB.Thatll be 6 for this build.Im a mad man,

SWEET!

Looks aweosme YG

Got some more pics.
Im gonna call it a night.





The progress was the entire hull and turret. Not everything is glued on the hull though. Tommorrow im going to paint everything as well as put the gear on the tank. So tommorrow Ill be finished with the Tank.

awesome work on that!

nice work on that sherman!! those tracks look great!!
well i guess the 7TP is done, i just need to put some more stowage on: finnish an axe (that took me an hour to scratch9burning sprue)) finnish a box, weather a bag, put straps on a rifle..
so seeing as i still have 5 days till i go to poland i will do a 1/72 F-14 (the smithsonian kit got it a long time ago, finnished it without any paint and jsut recently i decided to cut it apart and redo it..)

Hey that looks great!

Hey Double-d
I also am stinge when it comes to buying kits, as I would rather spend a few dollars on the cheap airfix kit and scratchbuild all the detail, then spend $30 on a more advanced kit which you can build from the box with no mods!... were's the fun in doing that???

Ok All I have left to do is the Turret and Upper hull.
Here are progress pics.
The front before tracks.

The back before tracks.

Side before tracks.

The tracks.

Front after tracks.

Back after tracks.

Side after tracks.

I airbrushed the lower chasis with Model Master Acryl Olive Drab. I got just the look I wanted. And I brushed Testors Burnt Aluminum on the tracks.

Thanks Tigertankman!

Yeah I saw it yesterday, looks great nick! I've almost finished my Halftrack, all's I need to do now is do the tracks and finish the interior and exterior

The F-16 is done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK to be honest all said and done, I have now spent over 200$ on the T-90 conversion. However, I have another 130$ save up with another 150 on the way. I feel happy.