Red Storm on the Reich GB - Sept. 8, 2008 - May 9, 2009

hello,

mmc, I know you weren't refering to me and my abilities, but I'm glad to see another build started. Looking forward to seeing progress on the SdKfz. 7/2 and crew.

 Best Regards,

 Mobious

  Got this beast pretty much done. Added the weld seams to the grab handle's and lifting-tow hook's. All's that's left are the fuel drum's and road wheel hub's which will be done tonight.

  Looks like I might be able to get some paint on this guy some time this weekend.

Hello,

 panzerguy the JS2 is looking sweeet! really like the way your weld seams turned out. Very nice work. Looking forward to updates.

 Mobious

 Mobious thanks bro. Doing some final touch ups today and hope to get some primer on tonite. Tommrow I'm off to Baycon so no updates till at least Tuesday. 

dupes wrote:

Very interested to see how well you can duplicate that criminally difficult paint scheme. Fire away, brother!

   Dupes you and me both brother!   I have an old panther that I'm gonna try it on first cause I cant decide if I want to use putty or low tack tape. But that will Have to wait till Monday.

Hey panzerguy, I would recommend the silly putty, if you're using acrylics. I've used it with a biplane and the edges came out nice and sharp. It was real easy to use. Roll it into thin strips press it onto the area you want masked, paint, remove.  Don't know if I would recommend it with enamels, depending on the thinner used may turn the silly putty into silly poo!

 be looking forward to updates Tuesday. Have a safe one!

 Best Regards,

 Mobious

Steve - I'm usually quite fired up to attempt tough wacky paint schemes...but I really haven't got my head around how I would try to replicate that swirly look on there. Very interested to see what you can do with it.

Caught some of a show on the Military Channel this morning - called Battlefields: The Battle of Berlin. They tend to show things in bunches, so if any of you get to check it out, it's worth it. TONS of good footage of T-34/85's and IS-2's rumbling around. Juicy!

dupes wrote:

Steve - I'm usually quite fired up to attempt tough wacky paint schemes...but I really haven't got my head around how I would try to replicate that swirly look on there. Very interested to see what you can do with it. Caught some of a show on the Military Channel this morning - called Battlefields: The Battle of Berlin. They tend to show things in bunches, so if any of you get to check it out, it's worth it. TONS of good footage of T-34/85's and IS-2's rumbling around. Juicy!

I've had that saved on the DVR for a while, there is some great footage in those episodes! 

Well I finally broke open my Dragon T-34/85 and got a little accomplished.It looks like a straight-foward kit,I am just a little concerned about the magic tracks even though I read a lot tutorials,and the PE which is fairly new to me.But I am hoping for the best and we'll see what I come up with.

dupes wrote:

Steve - I'm usually quite fired up to attempt tough wacky paint schemes...but I really haven't got my head around how I would try to replicate that swirly look on there. Very interested to see what you can do with it. Caught some of a show on the Military Channel this morning - called Battlefields: The Battle of Berlin. They tend to show things in bunches, so if any of you get to check it out, it's worth it. TONS of good footage of T-34/85's and IS-2's rumbling around. Juicy!

Frickin great documentary. I used to have it on VHS until it went belly-up on me. I'm still waiting for it to come out on DVD in bulk. You can get some individual episodes, but they are expensive.

panzerguy wrote:

Got this beast pretty much done. Added the weld seams to the grab handle's and lifting-tow hook's. All's that's left are the fuel drum's and road wheel hub's which will be done tonight.         Looks like I might be able to get some paint on this guy some time this weekend.

Looks great!

My little 1:72 Italeri JS-2 is now being painted. Surprisingly the link and length tracks went on with only a little fuss, thanks to Doog's method.

The Gaz-67B is finished as well.

Cheers

Mike

   Managed to get some paint on last night.

    Started with a coat of Model Master dark green with a little bit of flat black added. After that had dried I did some shading using flat black.

   Next using the same color as the base coat I sprayed it again hitting the flat areas while just misting the nooks and cranies as well as the weld seam's.

   In this pic the lower hull is shaded while the turret has had the second coat applied.

   Heres a couple more pic's all painted up 

   Well now it's on to the fun part....Cammo Time!

Looking good, Steve...you figure out how to attack that camo yet?

T-man - do you have a lot of those military channel shows on VHS/DVD?

 Panzerguy,

 the shading looks great. Shows of the texture of the cast turret very well. Looking forward to updates.

 Mobious

Sir Panzerguy:  Really like that first photo, nice to have the turret next to the hull in different phases of completion.  Looks like you've got some interior work going too, I like it!

Flat black shading!?...I'd expected that it would be too much contrast, but it looks great!

  Mobious thanks man.

  SMJ... Sir Panzerguy?lol  The "interior work" is just some sheet styren that was added to close off the hull.  For a dark color like this green or a panzer gray the flat blk works great. 

dupes wrote:

Looking good, Steve...you figure out how to attack that camo yet?

  I was kinda thinking about sneaking up on it and trying to catch it off guard .

   We should know by tonight if I was successful or not

panzerguy  Your JS-2 is really looking good.  Like the others can't wait till you get the crazy paint job on her.  It looks like a ton of fun.  Better you than me.

And here is my Brandenberger Tiger.  The Master Club tracks were very nice.  I just messed up by using a thin CA.  Don't know what I was thinking on that one.  And ended up gluing serveral tracks together and then breaking them.

Then only thing not on her is the antenna.  I don't add them till the end.  I'll break them off and have to reglue them.  Just like the tool box straps on the rear of my tiger.  I think I broke that one off at least 8 times. 

Enough words here she is, beautiful tiger queen.  Sorry, about that.

And as always, all coments and critisim is welcome.

Sorry, dupes about the amount of pics.

Beautiful paint job on the JS-2 Panzerguy!   I like the effect of the pre-shading.

Nice work on the Tiger Moose!  Your Tiger looks like it's been through a lot, very nice!  

 Moose, The tiger really is a beauty, she's looking great. Paint really looks blended very well. The MC tracks look very detailed. One question, I'm not familiar with the Master Club tracks, just wanted to know why use CA on the tracks? 

 OBTW, That's not nearly enough pics!

 Best Regards,

 Mobious

Moose buitifull lookin tiger!!!!!!!

Panzer guy nice paint job.

Mobious  I neded the CA for the two small track pins that hold the track links together.  The instructions called for a 0.6 mm drill bit and the closest I had was a .63.  So there was a little slack and needed to be glued.  Otherwise the tracks are beautiful.

Thanks for all the great comments so far.

Keep up the great work everyone.

  Thanks everybody

  Moose the tiger came out great love the weathering

  Well I painted up the turret on the JS2 and I'm not happy.  The tan doesn't look right and I'm not happy the way the drk brown stripes came out. 

   Imo I think I could have done it with my AB with out the silly putty. And to be honest I was liking that green. It really showed off the casting texture on the hull and turret. Guess I'll sleep on it and decide tommorow.

moose421 wrote:

Sorry, dupes about the amount of pics.

Hehehehe...no worries, man. 4-6 finished pics is fine, it's when people throw down 10...12...20+ pics that just make me have to ignore the post.

Looks awesome! Very beat up, in a convincing way. You going to do a base for that puppy? It certainly deserves it!

Steve - I think you should try to freehand it w/the AB. Masking all of that stuff is going to take you forever.  

moose421: Where did you come from dude?!  I've seen you post here and there and then it seemed like a wave of good stuff you produced showed up.  I recall some top-notch PE work, etc...now BAM!!!...this beauty...I REALLY like this one moose!  The missing fenders really compliment the amount of wear you portrayed.  All sides of the build are addressed well, but that last picture is by far the best.  I like the pastel work around the exhaust and the amount of dirt and grime build-up is just right.  Unfortunately the track problem shows up on the back of that left-side track, but hey...happens to all of us.  Be proud of this one...well done!

Little suggestion...watch those kinks in the tow cables..they detract a bit from their realism.

Sir Panzerguy...like that one, huh?...after that AMPS East repeat I felt the need to show respect...I'll go back to just plain panzerguy now, OK?:  I feel your pain on the JS-2 paintjob...It looks "off"...somewhat cartoon-ish.  I'm sure the weathering would tone it down a lot, but I think you had something really nice going already.  Are you considering a re-paint back to dark green with flat black shading or what?

 panzerguy, Don't jump the gun on the Three-Tone camo yet. You may want to hit it again, making your green/brown stripes larger. Looks to me from the reference pic it's about equally divded into thirds or close to it. The texturing should show thru with washes and drybrushing. Just my 

 Mobious

   Dupes heres the deal I'm going back to the green.  The tan has a funky tinge to it because of the green underneath. Also this pattern was used by a polish unit in the summer of 44. Even though this unit entered Berlin I'm not to sure they were still painted this way when they did. So in keeping in the spirit of the GB the green is in. Also PM coming your way

   I think I would have had better results if I gone with a tan base coat. Oh well live and learn right?

   SMJ if I take it next year then will go with the sir 

   Mobious not giving up just putting it off till another day

dupes wrote:

Looking good, Steve...you figure out how to attack that camo yet? T-man - do you have a lot of those military channel shows on VHS/DVD?

I have 3 series: "World at War" and "World War I" narrated by Robert Ryan, and "Victory at Sea". Three of the best IMO.