What're you building?

QUOTE: Originally posted by buff Since coming back to the hobby after Christmas, I have only ever done 1 kit at a time. I have just started the Dragon Firefly Vc. I have painted the road wheels, and need to dull coat them before assembling the rest of the running gear. Then on to the lower hull. At some point in time I'm going to have to do the indy link tracks. I've never done them before, so I fear the onset of massive amounts of frustration and bad language.

If you are going to use the kit tracks on this guy, they are a big tricky. Especially if you want to use the extended winter spades on the outside. How I've done it:

I clipped off the parts for the tracks, trimmed them and sanded the attachment points.
I shaved off the 3 round "tips" from the face of the tread plates. I have not filled the ejector pin marks though.
Making sure the chevron pattern on the plates are facing the same way, I glued from 5 to 10 links together using the regular type side pieces. Then I placed that length against a straight edge jig with the side pieces against straight edge.
Then, I aligned the vertical part of the edges pieces so they were all pointing straight up. Next, I pushed against the other side of the links to make sure the run of links was straight in line.
I let the cement set up until it was hard, then glued the otherside (the extended side pieces) onto the links and let them dry.

This sounds like a strange way to do it, but I found if I cemented both sets of side pieces on the links at the same time, the run would curve. Robert (shermanfreak) said the holes in the two sets of side pieces are molded with slightly different spacing.

Needless to say, this is for the straight portions of the runs. I still have to glue up the portions that go around the drivers and idlers.

Good luck

QUOTE: I don't know I may have most people beat when it comes down to the length of time it takes to complete a model

I don't know about that. I've got some (mostly wingy thingies) I started in the 70's. Somewhere in my boxed up collection of stuff, I've got a Tamiya Centurion I started in the 60's!

QUOTE: Dragon Ferdinand w/Aber PE and fenders

Eric, let me know if you figure out the Aber instructions and what to do with those nasty, crescent pieces! Good luck!

Since coming back to the hobby after Christmas, I have only ever done 1 kit at a time. I have just started the Dragon Firefly Vc. I have painted the road wheels, and need to dull coat them before assembling the rest of the running gear. Then on to the lower hull. At some point in time I'm going to have to do the indy link tracks. I've never done them before, so I fear the onset of massive amounts of frustration and bad language.

Edog: I see I am not the only one with severe ABER PE addiction here , fun stuff huh ? Some of it almost requires an engineering degree to figure out , but is worth it in the long run . Oh BTW I am not much of a Tiger1 expert here at all , what manufacturer makes the best tiger1E late model ,(steel wheel version)?

Ooohh.. Lets see..

Just finished all braile scale..

Italeri Tiger I with Aber uber alles, JR barrel and some AM tracks which are yet to be purchased and decided upon) is waiting for me to pluck up the courage to tackle the sheer amount of PE clamps..

Tamiya King Tiger has its rear glacis plate (or whatever you want to call the backside of it) in place and is awaiting completion of the Tiger I (executive orders from she who must be obeyed).

Revell (shocker) 1:48 (bigger shocker) Focke Wulf Ta 154 (Extreme shocker!!!) in slow progress awaiting an air supply for airbrush (soft edge camo practice rig that turned out to be a better buy than expected).

I'm considering hacking on with an ERTL Snow speeder, but I don't think I'm brave enough..

too much going on... I am up to my chin in brass bits, but now that finals are over I have half a week to get as much model building completed as possible before summer school starts.

• Dragon Night Fighting Panther w/Eduard PE (waiting on Aber fenders)



• Dragon Ferdinand w/Aber PE and fenders



• AFV M10 for the sherman build (the MK tracks are ALMOST DONE!!)



• Tamiya Sdkfz 222 w/Eduard PE, and TWS interior for 223



• Tamiya Pz III w/Aber PE (I am at a bottleneck with the Verlinden interior)



• Tamiya Tiger I mid production with full Aber PE set

The last two are long term projects that I have been working on between other builds. Hmmm, I had better clear off some space on my workbench. So many kits to build, so little time.

Need I say it ..... Shermans, Shermans and more Shermans !!!!!

Tamiya's M4A3 (105) converted to HVSS, U.S. post W.W.II

Academy's M4A2 (76), also converted to HVSS, Canadian reserves

Dragon's M4A3 (76) HVSS, Canadian Korea

Building a BS-3 100mm towed Soviet gun(IMC), a Trumpeter Challenger II, Dragon Israeli Paratroopers, also when waiting on paint to dry, I am sanding and painting some resin Israeli fuel cans.

well i just finished my 1;24 willeys for the small afv build,and im starting a ford gpa jeep for the same build.

gdarwin.

Nice sig tigerman, but OH NO! It has transport tracks! But your sig caught my eye, nice job!

i've been trying to finish my 251/1 dio for quite awhile (darned little figures!), Close to finishing my 1/16 German greatcoat MG'er (tamiya), and am currently in the planning stages for a massive Tiger dio. I've got an Academy Tiger early Pro. Interior detail, an Academy Panzer Crew loading supplies, and a couple of Tamiya German MG-ers in a LMG bunker. I thought I could put them all in one dio in sort of a relaxed position. Loading up the tank, taking in some chow, etc. I find myself more interested in dio groundwork these days. Maybe withn the next 5 years I can get around to the scratchbuilt Ringstand I have frequent dreams about. Ryan

Well I am finishing up a 222 for the small AFV build, then its on to the M8,, after that its the Panzer IVJ with the interior for the D-Day Build and then the Stug IV for the Stug build. Some where in all of this time I need to finish the 1/48 Thunderbird F-86 that I am still trying to figure out how to fix the wing on.

Working on a Hummer with Verlinden AM set and once it gets here an M1 for the GB

I'm working on Tamiya's Quad and 25pdr for the Small AFV build and Towed Gun Build.
Started the Academy M3A1Stuart that I need to finish along with the Tamiya Stug IV that I think I will save for the Stug Group Build. I also have a Tamiya Leopard A4 that I started in 1984. I think it's time to finish.

Non Armor is a 1/24 scale Supra me and my son are building. I also have two planes I started in the 80's Monograms 1/48 scale F-14A tomcat and and B24D. I don't know I may have most people beat when it comes down to the length of time it takes to complete a model

I have a T34/76 1940, a Quad with 25 pdr, and some figs to finish, my M1,
and on deck are a Humvee Avenger, Panzer IIIL with troops, and an OH58D Kiowa chopper

Working slowly on my Universal Carrier for the small AFV build. Also helping my son build his Tamiya production turret King Tiger. Need to spray some paint. Waiting patiently to get started on my Marder III M for the D-Day build.

I'm finishing the Trumpeter SA-2 missile on the launcher. I haven't liked the color of the missile, so I've stripped and will paint it again this week. I just started building the Tamiya King Tiger (production turret). I've been thinking hard about buying the Accurate Armour Chieftain MK-11 with Togs conversion and doing a Berlin Brigade Chieftain.

I'm working on a Tamiya 1/35th Stug III Ausf G. Plan on using the 10.5 cm barrel option instead of the 7.5 cm barrel. So this is really a StuH or SturmHaubitz (assault howitzer). Using a little Eduard PE and Fruil Tracks.

Glenn

Still stuck witht the dio for my 88. Probable my longest build ever. Is it me or am I really slowing down? He-he-he.

I'm finishing an M10 for the sherman group build (a little late I know) and I am starting a M8 for the small afv gb

I just finished my SdKfz hanomag 251/1 for the SMall AFV GB. Sonow i am working on a dio for it. This dio will be a big one, and my first. After that its italeris/ 1/72 ac-47 and glider, and a landing craft for the D-Day GB.

Just started work on Tamiya's Panther G late #35176. Got a few AM parts and what have you. Looking forward to seeing it with the rest of the gang in the cabinet.

Currently I'm finishing up four armour kits, all 1/72;
- In the process of weathering a Fujimi Tiger II
- Decalling a scratchbuilt SdKfz 232
- Kitbashing a Bergepanzer Tiger Ausf E
- Kitbashing/Scratchbuilding a Sturmtiger

I'm working on Tamiya's Sdkfz 223 for the small AFV build. I am scratchbuilding the interior, which has been quite easy thus far. I am also building Dragon's IR Panther G OOB, well more or less.
Putting my SiG33 in a dio, as well as finishing off a couple of other displays.

I am hoping to finish something soon!

Matt

Groundpoundin' machines
DML Tiger 2 porsche turret
plenty of DML infantry kits
Tam Tiger 1 late
Academy pznrkmpthwgn 4 Ausf J

Wingy things
Hasegawa 1:32 p-51 mustang
Trumpeter 1:32 f-105g wild weasel

It's a mess...

Larry,

The U-Boat has been a lot of fun. I'm painting it as an early war and having fun making it 'my' boat instead of one historically referenced. I had some broken rails and such, which I glued together while they were on the sprue... after that, they were fine.
It's a BIG kit at a good low price (for its size) and after market details etc. are already coming out for it. I'm sure I'll make another some day.

Spector',

I think we'd all enjoy seeing the AFV article! As for myself, a well built model of almost any kind is interesting.

Looks like we all need to quit our jobs and build instead!

Ron

Got my jagdtiger interior on hold right now , doing more resaerch on it before I attempt the scratchbuild , while I know more about it than I did a few months ago , I still don't really know that much about it I am finding . Currently doing a Marder 3 , with full aber detail , coming along slowly but surely , the Aber kit for this little gun is thouroghly complex , tiny parts as usual , its about 50% done . On order is Panther ausf G late, goodies are on order, that should be ready to start very soon , I want to do full interior on that as well with maybe a complete indy workable suspension , the current issue of AFV modeler inspired this , if you have not seen it yet be sure to check it out , that is if you are Panther fan ! After that I would like to at least begin my USS constitution , that I have had for what seems like forever . Time to try my hand at rigging a square rigger ! Oh what fun ! That big 1/72 german sub looks way too kool to pass up , that is a must build for even a hardcore armor man such as myself , what is it something like 3 feet long ? It just keeps selling out everytime a few come in , but I may get my mitts on one yet ! The stug GB is coming up in august , I want to be in on that one as well .

Currently working on an M3A1 welded hull mod to the Academy kit. Next up? Don't rightly know at the moment. Probably something German, PzKpfw III or IV probably, but we'll see.

Robert Foster

Dragon 1/72 Sturmtiger, just finished the Dragon 1/72 Panther G Early. On deck is the Dragon 1/72 scale Challenger II.

I'm building an Italeri Flak 43 alongside a Revell Demag D7, along with some crew and accessory kits. After that, I have to finish the dio base.
I have no clue what I'll build after that. Maybe a Pz.Kpf II