Service&Supply GB 6/15/08-1/15/09

 Hello,

 FINALLY paint is on the LWS

 Comments and Suggestions welcome,

 Mo

Hey Dupes, thanks for checking in. I took a consensus here at the homestead and decided to drop the light green. I would have kept it if I would have had enough silly putty to begin with, as it worked out I had to do the stripes in 2 parts. I could have used about 4-6 eggs on this one. Have most of the weathering done just need to seal it up. The bumpers haven't arrived yet, those will probably be best installed last anyway. Right now, I'm in the pit, working on the tracks. The soft compound plastic has me a bit worried though. The instructions call out for no adhessives they are engineered to be workable. The engineering part is what has me worried. The tracks are small, I think PzII type. They fit together nicely but I'm thinking of maybe hitting them with laquer thinner to help set them in place once they're fitted to the vehicle. The tracks look like they will give me trouble after they are installed. If all else fails, may have to go with Fruils. 2 sets, YIKES!

 Best Regards,

 Mobious

Great job Mobious! the camo looks realy nice.

That camo scheme is just sweet as, Mobious. This is shaping up into a seriously impressive build, my friend.

...Guy

 Hello, Thanks for the comments on the camo, I decided to drop the light green. It looks more like a salamander without the green spots. The tracks worked out pretty good. They're nicely detailed with no pin marks or flash. It would have been a shame to replace them, not to mention a bit pricey.

  Did manage to get the floor and interior walls dirtied up a bit with a pastel dirt wash used on the exterior. Tried to keep the weathering in the same tonal colors on the interior as those on the exterior. Will be installing the little round windows later tonite.

 Thanks again for your comments and suggestions,

 Best Regards,

 Mobious

Mobious wrote:

  Now that is cool   This is turning out to be one spectacular build Mobious.

Mobius,

Got any pics of her on her tracks yet?  You're doing a superb build.  I did some work on my Renault UE yesterday.  Got some of the running gear on, don't remember them being this fiddly or the road wheels being that problematic the last time I did one.  I was working on this at a friend's house yesterday and he asked me why I was torturing myself so, I didn't (and still don't) have a good answer for him.  If you want a standard UE the Tamiya looks to be the way to go.  Mirage makes some cool/weird variants, but they're rough.  If you wanted those maybe a kit bash.  I am so not looking forward to those tracks.  Anyways, heres the link

http://public.fotki.com/lewbud/renault-ue/

Mobious: Man your work is stunning man

Ok you guys as for my project I'm realy done with it so far as the building. All i need to do now is place the numbers,cross and add some stane to some of the tools. My figure is done and the base needs a thine layer of sand and that will be that. Here's some of my on going work.

Every thing has bean glued in place.

Wow White, the figure is awesome fella. Looks like a bloke i work with. LOL.

...Guy

WoW nice work White!!!!

I'm almost finished my build all thats left is to glue one one more side of the tracks but that'll be hard probably on the trailer ech side was missing about 3 or 4 likns and one the one side of the UE itself 2 links where missing. I've also started the stowage and base.

 Hello Steve,

 I can relate. Had a major problem with the LWS and had lost a few of the pieces. Thought I'd never find them and was about to shelve the whole project. Decided to make one more monumental effort in order to find the missing pieces. I located the missing parts with a thorough sector by sector grid search of the entire room. Will be restarting the stalled project and expect to be finished before the deadline.

 Looking forward to seeing the RSO. Think they are cool tractors. One of my personal favorites. The WWII Victory Museum in Auburn, IN has a couple of them on display. I believe they have one of the late model RSO/PAK40 and an early rounded cab version.

 Best Regards,

 Mobious

Man I've been so busy I almost forgot about my own GB!

  White, great job. The fig looks great and adds a nice touch. Now grab that badge.

   Stick man sorry to hear about the track problem for what companies are charging for these newer kits problems like this should be non-existent.

 Mg. sorry to hear that. I know were your coming from I wont be making he deadline on the half track GB.

 Steve please don't rush. If you need an extension I have no problem stretching this till the end of January, after all it's my GB. I've seen some of your other work and I'd rather see it done right than just done.  

 Hello,

 Put Humpty Dumpty back together again after a nasty fall off the wall. All the seams on the cabin had to be repaired along with location of a zillion small pieces traveling in several different trajectories. Some have found a new home in the unknown wilds of the pit, others were more fortunate and were reintroduced to the remaining pieces. Touched up on the paint, added massive light green stripes. Free handed them with the airbrush, then tidied up with a small liner brush. Tried to follow the box art somewhat. Close to finishing this up. Need to apply decals, blend the weathering with the newly added green camo, attach the bumpers, add the anchor/moring lines, and lastly attach the flag. Don't think this one will ever float again, but here's where she's setting now.

 White, the figure looks fantastic. Very nice work. The little schlepper turned out really well and there was some very nice scratchbuilding done on it. Two Thumbs Up! Think I'll try that salt painting technique on an DAK PzIV I'm planning. 

 Steve, Looking forward to seeing pics of the RSO.

 Best Regards,

 Mo

Hay now that came out realy well. I see on the list I'm finished so here my "Sd.Kfz 11 Munitionsschlepper I Ausf B.!"

First let's do a Recap the start of the tank, in all it's PE.

An now just the tank.

 White,

 That schlepper is sooo cool. The paint and weathering is great. I will try that salt technique. I really like how easy it looks and the effects. I've done something similar with a latex mask, but wow that's alot of work getting all the masking agent off and it didn't look nearly as good. The ammo that's being schlepped looks like the real deal Neal.

 Stayed up late trying to get this one finished. Got the decals on. All six of them. Attached the Techweave bumpers. Added an Archer Transfers flag. Here are a couple of pics...

 This one is ready for the bathtub.

 Mobious

Great job White it looks realy good! the chiping is superbe.

Mobious that looks realy nice I can't wait for more pics!

Wow, 2 world class builds. White. You schlepped the hell out of that little beauty. The weathering is just amazing. And the figure . Awesome.

Mobious. Great save with the LWS. I bet you almost cried when you dropped her. Looking at it now youd never know. Its looking fantastic. I love the fenders. An absolute must for the build. I love it all.

...Guy

Man...great builds, both of you!

Certainly don't see those built up in the armor forum every day.

Great looking builds White and Mobius! You fella's have been much more productive than I. But I hope to catch-up. After working my tail off for the last couple of months I have rewarded myself with taking the next couple of weeks off work, so it looks like I'll be able to finish this GB on time after all...

Today was the first productive day I've had on my M113-Fitter. I've decided to finish it in the IDF markings provided in the kit. There are alternate decals for an Australian unit if a person desired. Earlier work saw the assembly of the hull, suspension and interior. I have opted to seal this bucket up, so no detailing was done on the interior at all. Today the top of the hull was secured along with the side cabinets and a plethora of goodies on top.

This being my first armour model of any significance (the only other being a Kettenkrad that met an unfortunate end a few months ago when the turpenoid I used in my oil wash ate through the kit's paint)...but I must say that I'm astounded at the quantity of "fiddly bits"...lol.

It's also been very humbling; my skills at glueing the aforementioned very tiny bits are not as advanced as I wish they were, and I'm frustrated with the outcome in some areas. That being said, I'm not getting discouraged and am still having fun while I "pay my dues" in this new-to-me genre. (I've decided to take my own advice that I give to my son about his model building: "You can not expect to do something perfectly the first time...so take your time, enjoy yourself and learn from any mistakes you make along the way"). It is now a 3-foot model: most displays that our club puts on won't allow the spectators any closer than 3 feet...and from 3 feet, this model will look fine...lol

Anyways, I thought I'd best get something WIP-related up here so you could see that I hadn't just faded away. More progress pics to come...I hope to hit the paint booth late Sunday or Monday.

Cheers

 Hello Cassius,

 Glad to see ya at the bench. Looks like positive progress. Looking forward to seeing some Israeli Armor built. Post progress updates.

 Thanks stickman, Loftwoller, dupes, white, and cassius for the kind words. I apologize for taking so long to post anything. I did replace the flag pole with a piece of .032 brass rod, the weight of the lead foil was just to much for the plastic. Finished the life preserver and attached a rope to it as well. Will be adding a coiled moring line to the bow.  An additional fuel drum or two to the rear deck, along with another moring line. Should have it wrapped up Sunday evening.

 Best Regards,

 Mobious

 Hello,

 Built a quick base for the Floaters,snapped a couple of pics..

 Pass the fork this one is done. Next project up, a DUKW 353 in Soviet service to accompany the Soviet GPA. Planning on having a bowl full of Floaters...

 Comments Suggestions are always welcome,

 Best Regards,

 Mobious

Great work Mobious, the base looks great.  Everytime I see your build it puts a smile on my face...it was such an outlandish idea, it's hard to believe. I love it!   Good luck with your next Floater, I'm lookin' forward to seeing it. (Heck, I may have to track down some of these floating monsters for myself...you've got my interest piqued...lol)

Some forgotten Holiday activities kept me away from the bench Sunday, but I should have some progess pics up for the M113-Fitter late tonight or tomorrow

Cheers

 Thanks caSSius,

 It was a fun build and large. When I showed the family what I was working on I always got this "WTF" look. Overall it went together well. The cabin seam where it attaches to the lower hull I'm not at all pleased with, which was my own doing though. Everytime I began working on one of the smaller subassemblies, I'd find myself moving it off the bench to some precarious spot. Luftwoller was right about the tears after mashing the cabin. I'd just recieved the bumpers and was looking forward to installing them when fate struck! That was truely a down point in the build. All the seams I'd worked on were split. I was so mad at myself. I took a couple weeks off just to cool down. That's when the idea to add the green again brightened my entire outlook. And yes, I caught myself moving the LWS off the bench to the same dumb locations as before. I now have a reserved parking location for in progress items. Lesson learned.

 Thanks for checking in. Will be looking for update pics of the IDF M113.

 Mobious