TRUMPETER K-5 RAILROAD GUN THERE BE RAPTORS HERE

Wayne I didn't have them on my BR86, they must fit on the outside of the rails on the spring assemblies?

jibber

Wayne I didn't have them on my BR86, they must fit on the outside of the rails on the spring assemblies?

Terry - You are right. The BR-86 and the BR-52 locomotive do not have journal boxes. The BR-52 tender does. They are on the outside of the springs. The unpainted "spike: slides into a groove ion the back of the springs. 

Put a second coat on the journal boxes. still not sure about the color. maybe i will finish my KUBELWAGEN and try the paint on that first. 

Still figuring out the when to paint scheme.Like everything else on this build, I will find the best way about 2/3s through.

CLAMPONADO. this isn't as bad as it looks. the top is a tight fit and the ridge it attaches to is thin. this is 10 inches long so the clamps just make it easier to get a tight seal for the glue. just ran out of clamps.

This was the first big hurdle.

Jeez, Wayne, looks like you're building something that would put you on the"No Fly" list! lol, Very cool, very cool!

the doog

Jeez, Wayne, looks like you're building something that would put you on the"No Fly" list! lol, Very cool, very cool!

Karl hopefully the ticking sound i heard from the work bench is just my clock. hope you are feeling better

I'm wondering of the wine helps with your patience. If it does I may switch from coffee lol.

M. Brindos

I'm wondering of the wine helps with your patience. If it does I may switch from coffee lol.

It does. so does sake. It damn sure helps when spiking 1/35 RR tracks. I quit coffee for 2 days prior to doing squiggle camo to get the proper effect. JUST KIDDING.

got the end plates on the trucks. more clamping but that's because it's a detailed model with some tight fits and long thin pieces. clamping means i don't have to hold the parts for 20 minutes and use a straw for the wine.

interesting colors  Vallejo Air Kubelwagen is dark yellow, Schwimwagen is panzer ocher 1943. as you can see the ocher has a definite green tint. this color will change based on type of lightening, brightness, computer monitor etc. this was a test for the gun and i'm going with the dark yellow. i may use the ocher as a mist to highlight certain areas.

couplers are 8 pieces. these are together with white glue for priming and i will work them as the paint dries. the objective is having a tight but functional fit like on the Gondola. also the air hoses will not be attached until the diorama building phase. i will paint with Tamiya metallic gray.

Looking good, Wayne.

I would strongly recommend that you use an almost eggshell-tan coat of Dark Yellow on your big gun. The effect of light hitting a gun this huge would seriously diffuse the color to an almost pale tan. Painting a "straight" coat of Dark Yellow is going to look much too dark.

Ideally, I would paint a base coat of straight Dark Yellow, and then cut that with up to 75% white. Spray THAT mixture from an upper, high angle, leaving that base coat of DY under the "shadow areas". Spray the gun so as to leave a "stripe" of unlightened DY under about 10% of the barrel to look like a shadow. Your paint coat will gain a nice "3-D" texture to it and really pop.

waynec

interesting colors  Vallejo Air Kubelwagen is dark yellow, Schwimwagen is panzer ocher 1943. as you can see the ocher has a definite green tint. this color will change based on type of lightening, brightness, computer monitor etc. this was a test for the gun and i'm going with the dark yellow. i may use the ocher as a mist to highlight certain areas.

couplers are 8 pieces. these are together with white glue for priming and i will work them as the paint dries. the objective is having a tight but functional fit like on the Gondola. also the air hoses will not be attached until the diorama building phase. i will paint with Tamiya metallic gray.

Was that a repair on a short shot part or just a reflection of light on the part on the right? 

This looks like a super detailed model kit and progress is good

SPRUE yep that's a fix. the whole side with all 6 springs and 6 journal boxes, which lubricate the axle bearings, on the HobbyBoss 1/72 K-5 is 1 piece. on the 1/35 it's 90+ and i have a total of 4 of them, 2 per truck.

Karl Thanks for the painting tips. i was thinking of oil filters but the gun may be too big for that. i have misted before, dark yellow over a DY base with green and brown camo to blend the camo a bit. i have a fine airbrush and Vallejo makes it easy to mix paints. it sounds like i should mix some DY with my green and brown even before the first coat of camo. I can try this out on the trucks and generator before doing the gun and carriage. 

got a bit done on it today. added another 20 pieces. still have other end which isn't as complicated and after that the top and than the other truck.

the doog

Looking good, Wayne.

cut that with up to 75% white. Spray THAT mixture from an upper, high angle, leaving that base coat of DY under the "shadow areas". Spray the gun so as to leave a "stripe" of unlightened DY under about 10% of the barrel to look like a shadow. Your paint coat will gain a nice "3-D" texture to it and really pop.

Another day another 20 pieces on the rear truck. Karl how would i do what you are suggesting if i am going the add a red brown and green camo pattern. Sounds like i should tone down both colors before airbrushing. at least with Vallejo it's easy to do. I suspect the leaf springs and lower part of the trucks are going to get a misting of grayish brown road grime but not to heavy.I have been studying trains near the house.

normally i would do it and than ask for advice but obviously this is not a typical build and certainly not one to experiment with.

Hey Wayne, no problem man--it's your model, paint it how ya want! :)

I have found that the larger the model, or the smaller the scale, the more I have to lighten the DY to look convincingly "scale". Not so much with the camo coats so much, but that "dark" Yellow really stands out like a sore thumb. Just my take on it, but you do what pleases ya. :)

the doog

Hey Wayne, no problem man--it's your model, paint it how ya want! :)

I have found that the larger the model, or the smaller the scale, the more I have to lighten the DY to look convincingly "scale". Not so much with the camo coats so much, but that "dark" Yellow really stands out like a sore thumb. Just my take on it, but you do what pleases ya. :)

Hey Karl I'm going to try the toned down DY overspray on the kubelwagen and than add the toned down camo, If it turns out nicely, i can use it in a diorama. if not i can learn from it and it's not a big lose. Thanks for the suggestions.

One of the couplers fell apart but turned out to be a good thing. They are held together with white glue so i can move them. Turns out i had attached the one coupler  incorrectly but was able to pop the deck and fix it. Both trucks are ready to prime.

Cool beans,.....I'll be watching what you do!

the doog

Cool beans,.....I'll be watching what you do!

Beans? 

Wayne Sounds like you have this one "in the (bean?) bag" 

OK guys I'll shut that up 

Doog:  your point is well made re: color and scale.

Wayne: you  do better by mistake, than I do by design. 

A pleasure to watch both of you, during your various builds .

DUSTER

Doog:  your point is well made re: color and scale.

Wayne: you  do better by mistake, than I do by design. 

Karl - The first attempt on the Kubelwagen was mixed success. It seems I still have to figure out the right thinning and pressure with Vallejo for that. OTOH since i had some issues, it was easy to mix paints in the airbrush and really lighten the DY which worked. I would post pics bit it really doesn't show in pictures but it is much lighter. I have to remember washes will darken it a bit too.

Duster - Lots of experience making mistakes. Things that would have me swearing are now merely annoying, except for really stupid stuff like dropping a model. Dropped parts, broken parts, even as i start looking for them i am thinking  of a fix. i keep this up and i'll pull out my wooden x-section of USS Constitution.

There were 4 wires that needed bending, guess they couldn't fit them on a sprue. The nail technique is something i use for bending wood planks and deck beams. it tends to work better with something stiffer than this wire but something to consider. WOW just had a brainstorm. I can use this technique to make cargo bed bows for modern trucks. If  plastic soak in hot water, mold and cool, if brass soften it with a torch.

The trucks are primed. The underside is german gray on the assumption they wouldn't waste paint there. like the Gondola, i am not going to spend a lot of time weathering it since NO ONE will be picking the truck up and looking at it, at least not more than once with that hand. a quick misting of red brown and gray mixture. fortunately i could pop the couplers off and brush paint them so they work. Not worried about some overspray except on the ends.

found some boggers on the side of the trucks where the top attached to the very thin ledge on the bottom. did some sanding and had some sanding marks so worked on them, did some white glue filling and sanding. still see some and it looks a tad rough but now the scraps are from tree branches and add character. this pick shows the contrast Karl was talking about. the kubelwagen was painted the same base coat as the truck and generator, than oversprayed, perhaps a little heavier than i wanted, with a mix of DY and a lot of dirty white. apologies for the optical illusion thing with the wood slats.

More boogers to fix.

Gondola took a 3rd in local "out of your comfort zone" contest. While looking at ways to repair damage to an old partially built Dragon heavy flat car, i found 2 Dragon gondolas i forgot i had. My RR stash is getting (already is) insane and i haven't even looked at armored railcars for armored trains. oh and scored an OTS Dragon recovery TIGER in the raffle

You da (railroad ) man! 

ps congratulations on your contest win, an findin' more rail stock, an  stuff 

Duster thank you. taking a break and salvaging a Dragon heavy flat car from the cobweb infested shelf queen area.

question for you RR guys. The Dragon kits have only 1 coupler for the rail car with just the big hook on the other end. the Trumpeter has 2 one on each end. which is correct?

the trucks are ready to overspray and camo. the trucks are sitting on a foot long section of track.

if you  have build artillery or anti-tank guns you  familiar with building breeches for the guns. to give you an idea of the size here are a couple of pics of the breech.

Whoa, that's huge! I had no idea it was that big in 1/35!

Cool paint shading, Wayne! That thing is going to take up quite the length of display case!

the doog

Cool paint shading, Wayne! That thing is going to take up quite the length of display case!

Hey Karl

That's funny. You are seeing shadows from a hasty lighting job and pics just to post some updates. I plan on doing the lighter overspray tonight. Going to add the red brown to the Kubelwagen next. lighten it a bit with some dark yellow so it isn't as stark. that is my experiment painting build and i have spares in the stash for it and Schwimmwagen.. i will add the rails to the crane platform and generator car tonight . the crane itself won't be mounted until later as it covers the pin for rotating the assy.

i hit a wall about 3 weeks ago so haven't done much. really putzing around with a number of builds but no focus to finish. i know all of us have this happen from time to time.  the K-5 may be on hold until mid-june as i have a local regionals coming up and have other things to finish. here is the heavy flatcar. i will build a loading dock at rear and along back side but am thinking abandoned, rusty, weed infested with some junk on the bed. maybe a critter or 2 will appear as well or parts to a TYPE XXVII or luft 46 thingie. lots of fun with oil washes and dry brushing with more to come.

speaking of critters here is a six pack of 1/35 primed velociraptors. these are going to be fun to paint and my mind is awhirl with dioramas. have to investigate how to preserve real plants for the dioramas. just trying something really different to reignite the spark.

and the K-5 barrel is coming along. popped a seam but easily fixed. this plastic melts easier with testors glue but that is working to my advantage. still have some wiring to finish up near the breech which has put me off for a bit.  KV-2 in background is just for scale but will go in a thrown track abandoned dio for regionals. will add some 37mm and 50mm shell dents. picked up some new stuff to make bases. yes that is 2 feet long,

Cool post, Wayne. Those dino's look mean!

Can't believe how big that barrel is!

Two foot of barrel, it not so much a model as it is a movie prop. Wayne your doing a fantastic job with that monster of a kit.  

Waynec

WOW!, here was I when all this happened?

That thing is HUGE... it would take all of my displaying shelve for life.

It is coming along very good, I cant believe the number of small parts and the painting looks perfect.

Please, please dont abandon this build, dont prive us from it. It would be like watching a good movie and stopping by the middle.

thanks all. am working on the elevation mechanism. probably doing more filling than necessary but this won't make june regionals so i have the time . it's weird having parts so much bigger than shown in the instructions. lots of sanding tonight and lots of individual priming and painting before assembly. this may be on hold until mid June. have a DD, TYPE XXVII, firetruck,  KV-2 dio, dinosaur  and SPA to finish up for regionals.