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

Here is my spread... 1:35 Tamiya Panther A, 35065.. I know there are some accuracy issues, but so be it :)

Some of the PE & AMs I may use....   will try PE clamps for first time and other PE. The resin "storage" stuff will be used (or try) to make scratchbuild types.

My basic newbie references, but hey you have to start somewhere! :)

 Hey model maniac, will be looking forward to seeing progress on the viginette.

 Hey Huxy, You are right, the bakelite material ranged in color from brown to black from several examples I've seen on the web. The 234 series AC were all wheel steer. The forward steering wheel was used in forward movement and operated by the driver. The rear steering wheel was used in reverse driving, and operated by the RO in an emergency. The 234 AC's had 6 forward gears and 6 reverse gears. There is a nice pic of a 234/3 at Bovington, but it's Grey? Anyway nice work on braille scale 234. You got me thinking about building one but in a scale I can see. LOL. Hats off to a nice completion Huxy.

Thanks Mobious!

Well, I am not sure if all eight turned when turning with one steeringwheel or if you had to turn both....   They could turn all the wheels in the same direction and drive almost sideways.

And the MG42 stock was made of bakelite. Black or brown. Have you ever seen brown bakelite? If you aren't touching it, you can just as well say it's wood!

And Modelmaniac, your Mortar looks very good! 

-Lasse 

Mobious wrote:

Hey model maniac, I like the idea, the sandbags need to have "weight". Maybe add some battle damage too. The seam lines on the gun and crew need a little attention before final paint. Don't forget to add equipment, ie: grenades, rifles and such to the finished viginette. Maybe check online for pics of WWII re-enactments. A great reference source for modeling figures.

 Hey Huxy, Nice save with the alternative decals and the mirror is cool. Very neat for so small a scale. On the 8 wheelers didn't the rear 2 axles turn in the opposite direction of the front set? The centers also turned but to a lesser degree then the outside axles. Also the MG42 had a stock made of a composite material which is very dark almost black in color. Nice work overall and the interior is detailed very well. BTW, since seeing all those itty bitty wheels on toothpicks, I've started doing that to. It is alot easier to paint them that way. Thanks.

 Still waiting for the Fw190 to arrive...

 Mobious

Hey!!!

Model is DONE!!! Jippi!   And I'll repost the last post with functional pictures..  I have uploaded pictures to another Photobucket I have. 

I started the wheels.. First step, trim wodden sticks, superglue wheels to wooden sticks, stick wooden sticks in a piece of blue insulation foam, prime. Don't mind the rudder. It's for the Norway WWII GB that I host:

Then brushpaint black:

Then I am finish with the tires. Two higlights upon the black. I think it looks delicious!  Now I have to figure out if I shal paint the wheel hubs sith a solid dünkelgelb or with solid camo colours.. hmmm..

Well, here the tires are finished:

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Ok.. let's countinue here..

A slightly scary view approached me early a march day here..

But we keep modeling eventho'!

I managed to spill some Mircoscale MicroSol on the decals supplied with the kits. And I was stupid enough to TOUCH the decals I needed.. So that was that for those decals.

Digging in the decal spare box gave me one old sheet from Fujimi for the plates. They turned out to be SS, something I was actually looking for. 1/76 scale, but it works excellent!  The other sheet was from a 1/144 DML train kit of some sort. Tons of stenciling for railwaycars and some iron crosses for identification. The crosses were not like the ones supplied with the kit, but they are authentic nontheless. The stenciling is wrong, but it works sooo good anyways!

Underside had a nice treatment of oil wash and "SOME" chipping.

And.. DISASTER.. yes.. disaster..

The panel inside (of course the one hardest to reach) fell off. Badly glued.

So there I was.. Tweezers and glue for 2-3 hours. But I got it back in! A little bit crocked, but not too much!  Had to stuff the backside with paper and glue in a bracket first though.. But it IS there now!

Oh, the steeringwheel fell off in the process. I didn't want to risk knocking out the panel again, so one steeringwheel to the spare parts box:

And everywhere is finished oilwashed and chipped.

Close up on decals:

Underside after Tamiya weathering stick (applied with knife for most of the part) and MIG Pigments:

Detail on the breech. Notice the MG42. And it's wooden stock.

Ok.. See this tiny rear mirror? I drilled it out (yes.. I actually did that...) and painted it silver:

Then I applied a drop of Microscale Kristal Klear. Hey.. notice that Teeny tiny armoured car?

And the result:

And that's all the WIP's I had.. Questions are ALWAYS welcome. Welcome very much! So is comments and critisism..

Oh, you wanted to see the completed model aswell??

There..  I'll post waaay more pictures over at the Armour forum in the near future. (1 day probably). I'll give you a note here when it's up...

Then I just add that badge to my signature then!  Or, I'll do that tomorrow.. Otherwise I'll drool over it all night and wont sleep.. Comeon, My SECOND GB badge!!

-Lasse! 

Hi guys!!, I suppose that this is more of a vignette than a diorama, but what the heck! It's going to be a four-man German mortar team inside a sandbag enplacement on a grassy hill. So first up are some shots of the finished mortar.

Now the sandbags.

And last but not least, the work in progess figures

 Tell me what you guys think.

     thanks, jim

Huxy wrote:

JMart wrote:   huxy - Im sure its a great build, but you exceeded photobucket bandwidth and i cant see them :)    Jupp... It comes back on the 9th.. I'm considering upgrading, but hey.. It costs as much as a kit.. What should I do, get another kit or get people to see my kits?

JMart wrote:

huxy - Im sure its a great build, but you exceeded photobucket bandwidth and i cant see them :)

Jupp... It comes back on the 9th.. I'm considering upgrading, but hey.. It costs as much as a kit.. What should I do, get another kit or get people to see my kits?  

Scott - Hope your knee gets better! Fair winds and following seas. Been there, done that (with shoulder).  Your JS2 looks great by the way; that is indeed a brute.

stick man - nice looking  SU-100; nice job on the wheel mud. Ditto on the decal too clean... you can do a quick overall wash AFTER decals are in place, blends them in a bit.

huxy - Im sure its a great build, but you exceeded photobucket bandwidth and i cant see them :)

espins1 wrote:

falschimjager wrote: Too late to join? if not i'd like to be ut on for a dragon 1/72 sdkfz 251/1 and/or an airfix Stugg 3 ausf E Not too late.  Let me know which one you decide on. I go in for my knee surgery tomorrow so please be patient if I disappear for a few days.

I'm going for the 251 but the stugg is gonna be a side project so don't be suprised if i post both.

Post slightly ruined..  FUBAR...

sorry! 

Hey espins1, good luck with the surgery and get well soon. Will be looking for a speedy recovery.

 Mo

falschimjager wrote:

Too late to join? if not i'd like to be ut on for a dragon 1/72 sdkfz 251/1 and/or an airfix Stugg 3 ausf E

Not too late.  Let me know which one you decide on.

I go in for my knee surgery tomorrow so please be patient if I disappear for a few days. 

Too late to join? if not i'd like to be ut on for a dragon 1/72 sdkfz 251/1 and/or an airfix Stugg 3 ausf E

stick man: Real nice build!  I really like your attention to some of the small details, like the bent grille cover and tool box lid...the draped tracks are an interesting touch too.  IMHO they would even be more effective if you eliminated the other spares...or at minimum, avoid symmetry when placing them around the vehicle. 

The dirt/mud on the road wheels, tracks and fenders is convincing, but the glacis plate and back upper hull where the exhaust mufflers is a little too "puddled", IMO.  With the wet look you got going, I would expect the dirt would run and streak more...food for thought/consideration.

Your paint job is great and the subtle washes really do it justice, nice work! You may want to throw a quick wash on that red star to tone it down a bit.  Other than that she's a real soild build, I can see why you think she's your best!

 Hey espins1, hope everything goes OK for ya, with the knee and all. The JS2 is looking great. That is one serious beastie! I would have hated to come across one with nothing but a panzerfaust to stop it.

 Dupes, Hope your mom gets well soon.

 Stikman, nice to see pics of the SU 100. Nice weathering with the mud.

 Huxy, the 234 is looking nice. I like the camo.

 Looking forward to updates from all!

 Mo

Stikpusher, it sure looks sweet! How did you do the mud?

But something I'd like to point out... The back roadwheels seems to be floating.. On one side it seems to be high up in the air? Also, most tracks seems badly placed.. places where they'd fall off quite easily...?   I can edit some of your pictures with red circles to show you a bit more..  Also, the decal looks waayyy to clean for the tank.. you have to blend that in a little more....

But as said, it looks sweet!

So, here's my latest progress... I have airbrushed it, and touched up a little with the brush...  The rest of the parts will be brushpainted!

That was that!

-Lasse

Nice work Guys your builds are looking very nice!!!!

I've finished my SU-100 erlyer today I hope you like it!!

Any coments critizisems or ideas welcomed!!!!

I think this could be my new "Best build"........

I had to replace the kit tracks with a Tamyia pair as I messed up the kit ones but at least I got a LOT of spare tracks!!!!