Hi Guys,
Well, I've finally got my feet under me, and had some time to get back here. I was deathly sick there for a while, and to top that off, the building next door is being rennovated into hi-end concominiums, and wired for internet, so my internet has been turned off for much of the day for some reason. A real PITA. Plus that and rehearsals for the tour, and working on my bike = one busy doog.In this respect, I'm sorry that I didn't get to document the finishing of this build as thoroughly as I would have liked, or am used to doing. SOme days I ws just draging mysefl to the bench, to paint one tool.....I felt like !!
But I have achieved my goal of finishing this one before I leave!
Thanks to all of you who have followed and commented on this build so far, and I apologize if I've been tardy in replying.
After the last posted photos, I really had a lot of work to do--I had to get the tracks on, and there was a bunch of little tools and mods to do. I put in a "workbench", which meant constructing a shelf, mounting it on rails and bolting it to the hull. I also constructed a fold-down foot shelf inside the entry to the hull, as I reasoned that it would be hard to operate the pedestal AA MGwithout something to stand on. You'll see all thi sin the photos.
I really wanted to busy-up this one--here's the tools and accessories all painted up.
The pulleys and jigs were quite something to put together--I had to link some of the chain.
Hans stands next to his "Spiegelwagen".
And the walk-around.
The completed crane assembly.
The exhaust was done using oils and MIG pigments.
Weathering was done with both MIG pigments, washes, and the "splatter method" used in my Hornisse build.
And the fun part--the interior...you can see the shelf I constructed.
Here's the flip-down shelf to stand on for the AA MG.
Lotsa junk under the shelf--this reminds me of under my bed....lol
Hans and Franz waitin' on the frauleins.....or a Tiger, lol. The third figure didn't make it into the scene.
Well, that's it for this build, Once again, thank you to all who have followed and commented.
I'll be leaving on tour on June 10th, and not returning until at least July 26th, so this will be the last build I have up until then....I may have one to start before then, but it'll sit until I get back.
Comments, questions, and critiques welcomed and appreciated, guys!