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

Panzerguy... IMO I think your JS-2 would look beter if the wellow was green and the green was yellow.

Hope you can get it to how you like it!

I'm seeing lots of good quality work on this GB. I'm reading everything and trying to learn the processes you guys use. I've finished my Dragon 1/72 Panther. I tried to do a winter wash and make it dirty via washes of various hues and colours. I think it being 1/72 didn't do my eyes any favours. I learnt as I went along which was the main thing.

I've ordered a Eduard 1/35 Hetzer - I might be able to actually see all the parts!

Paul

panzerguy wrote:

...heres the deal I'm going back to the green...So in keeping in the spirit of the GB the green is in.

Good decision!!!

panzerguy wrote:

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

Yeah, a three-peat would require a "Sir" knighting!...By the way, you going to AMPS Nationals in April?  Shoot me a PM!

...I just saw "coffeebreak" in FSM...HUGE photo, congrats Steve!

dupes wrote:

Paul - sweet Panther! Is that one of the pre-zimmed models, or did you do your own? Great stuff for 1/72 scale.

Dupes - thankfully it comes pre-zimmed.  basically there's an extra sprue in the kit with all the zimmed parts. In fact there's loads of spares after this build - parts for a Jagdpanther as well. I think I will stick to 1/35 in the future though. Some of those PE parts were just too small for me.

Paul

Nice work Paul, Don't know how you guys can work in the small scales. Looks like it wasn't a problem for you. Looks very good.

Panzerguy, I know the green will look great, it was looking good before the camo. Be looking forward to the repaint and progress.

 Mobious

   Pual nice job on the Panther I've got a 1/72 JS152 that I'm gonna have a go at. I just need to find my microscope first lol.

   Steve, thank's man. Yeah I was surprised at the size of the pic. I want to go to the AMPS Nats, it's in Maryland right? My work has a nasty habit of getting in the way but you never know.

   Okay the green is back and I'm feeling good about it 

   I made up a stencil for the turret numbers and painted them in lite gray not white. 

  Tonite I'll be adding the turret band and then it's on to the weathering.

 Hey panzerguy, That's pretty cool. Did you use the kit decals to make the template for the turret numbers? The green looks amazing. Cant tell it's been redone. Very nice work. Looking forward to more progress pics and posts.

 Mobious

Scott,are we allowed to show the badge while we are building,or would you prefer that we complete are project,before displaying the badge ?

Thanks-anthony

panzerguy - really nice job on the hull; the welds & texture looks good. Paint job look superb so far, like what you did with the basecoat <yep, taking notes here! :)>  hard to tell about the camo job from just pictures. I do like that stencil job you did (last post).

mmc - look forward to your build!

dupes/Scott - thanks for the heads up on the Battlefields show..we recently got U-verse (like TIvo) and just LOVE it... wife and kids complain I have close to a 100 history documentaries "taped" :)   You just gave me another one to look for!

anthony2779 - look forward to your build!

moose421 - As you said... "she" is a beautiful Tiger! Weathering is spot on, love the camo blend in, looks great!

Such GREAT work everyone, very inspirational for a newbie like me :)

cheers

anthony2779 wrote:

Scott,are we allowed to show the badge while we are building,or would you prefer that we complete are project,before displaying the badge ?   Thanks-anthony

Anyone who is actively building should feel free to post the badge in their signature. 

   Mobious JMart thanks. 

   I placed the tape on a glass pane and drew the numbers with a pencil. After cutting them out I stuck the tape to the turret and just painted with a 1/4" wide stiff brush' Dont thin the paint to much or it will run under the tape.

  Last night got the turret bands done.

  These were done using detail tape and an airbrush. There was a little bleeding of the paint because of the texturing. I touced up those areas using the base color. 

  This afternoon I applied a coat of Future. Once that dries it's on to the washes.

 Panzerguy, That's looking awesome. Really like the stencil thing you got going on. I take it you are using an enamel base paint hence the need for future? To seal the paint from washes.

 The white stripes on top of the turret must have been for air recognition. wouldn't want to be bombing freindlies.

 Looking forward to seeing more updates.

 Mobious

Paul  Very nice, love your itty bitty panther.  WOW, 1/72 would make my eyes bug out.

panerguy  love the way your JS 2 is looking.  Your stripes and numbers really make the texture stand out.  IT looks marvalous.

Panzerguy.... Looks great so far!

  Thank's everyone.

 Okay I think I'm gonna stick a fork in this one. This would have been finnished a few days ago if a section of the left track had'nt fallen apart. Luckily there were ten extra links in the kit.

wing_nut wrote:

Steve that looks really sweet.  Did you preshade or post shade the green?   Nice tonal variations.

  Marc a little bit of both there's some before and after pics a page or two back.

  Great GB Scott glad I was able to contribute. I'll be posting some more pics over in armor.

panzerguy wrote:

Sweet finish, Steve. Bummer that funky scheme didn't quite pan out...are you going to take another stab at it on something else? Good stuff!

Very nice look on your JS-2.  It almost makes my kitty quake in fear, almost.  Nah not really.  Top notch on the weathering and making it look used and abused.

Keep up the great work.

 Hey panzerguy, Where are all the Ivans riding on the JS2? Seriously, It looks great, the texturing and the paint really are top notch. The Real Deal Decals look amazingly like they're painted on.  Hats off to a job well done and thanks for the WIP.     

OBTW, If your done with that fork I need it to finish off that pesky little GPA!

 Mobious 

panzerguy: Good call on the green turret...this is a great looking build, the work up front on the fenders and spare tracks is especially well done!  Was the turret casting marks from the kit or did you do that?...VERY realistic looking! Those tracks REALLY look the part too...just the right amount of rust...did you say those were Fruil's or from the box?

She's a bit clean IMO though, have you considered adding some more dust?...at least some build up in the usual spots...food for thought...

I just sent you a PM too.

   Anthony  Dupes Moose  Mobious  SMJ thanks for the comps. Just found out that the weld seam that goes around the mantel should not be there so this beast will be going back in the shop. Shouldn't be to hard of a fix a little sanding and add a seam line and a touch up and it'll be back on the front line's.

   Dupes not giving up just next time a different base color and I'll use an AB instead of silly putty. The unit that used that pattern also had Js 152's and T34/85.  I have one of each in the stash.

   Mobiuos don't worry I've got two sets of Russian tank rider's and I'm sure a few of them will be hitching a ride.

panzerguy wrote:

SMJ the tracks are from the kit. Came close to scraping them but I wanted this to be oob. If you go back a couple of pages you can see in my wip how I added the texturing. I'll add dust after I get it on the base so it matches up. I'll PM you a pic of the tool set.

I'll go back and check out that texturing...it's superb!  Again, great build, I'll look forward to seeing the final, final version!

I am working on a Late Panther Ausf. G produced by MAN. With LS Steel Wheels and MAN stowage bins. As I just recently started the hull during the time frame I'm in.

The suspension is completely workable.

Hey guys, sorry for my absence the past couple weeks.  Been pretty overwhelmed with work and life responsibilities.  Things are settling down and I actually managed to squeeze some time in on my workbench yesterday (Tamiya 1/48 Bf109E-3). 

I'll be back on the JS-2 shortly. 

espins1 wrote:

Hey guys, sorry for my absence the past couple weeks.  Been pretty overwhelmed with work and life responsibilities.

Hey, I hear yoU! I had such a stretch for MONTHS...wiped my GB sched out for months.. ugh,.,.