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                        Updated Pics--Flakpanzer Wirbelwind--COMPLETED

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                        wbill76
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: Texas
                        Updated Pics--Flakpanzer Wirbelwind--COMPLETED
                        Posted by wbill76 on Saturday, July 24, 2004 10:56 AM
                        Nearing the completion on this one. It's off the blocks with all the running gear and tracks on as well as the markings, pioneering tools, and miscellaneous details. The 20mm mount and turret interior have already been weathered. Final stage is to add some scratch marks, weathering with pastels, and a little drybrusing in key areas to finish it of. It will get a coat of dullcote once the scratches are applied and the weathering with the oil pastels will be left unsealed. Looks like I'll be spending a lot of time wearing the mask today. Wink [;)]

                        Here's how she looks so far:







                        EDIT: Completed pics further down the thread for comparison of before/after weathering process.

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 24, 2004 10:58 AM
                        a very nice clean build, youve certainly taken your time on that and turned out some nice work. which kit is it.
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                        wbill76
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: Texas
                        Posted by wbill76 on Saturday, July 24, 2004 11:00 AM
                        Armorchris,

                        It's Tamiya's 1/35 and was very smooth to put together, only minor problems with the turret halves aligning correctly but easily fixed. Detail on the gunmount was particularly nice.

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                        fightnjoe
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                        Posted by fightnjoe on Saturday, July 24, 2004 12:49 PM
                        very impressive.

                        joe

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 24, 2004 1:53 PM
                        Wow! i love that paint scheme! Tongue [:P]
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                        crockett
                        • Member since
                          April 2004
                        • From: The cornfields of Ohio
                        Posted by crockett on Saturday, July 24, 2004 4:07 PM
                        Excellent work. Solid build my friend......

                        Tigers no Lions, no Bears...OH MY

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                        tigerman
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
                        Posted by tigerman on Saturday, July 24, 2004 5:26 PM
                        Looks great Bill, will be even better when weathered.

                        http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

                         Eric 

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                        spector822002
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: Southern Maine
                        Posted by spector822002 on Saturday, July 24, 2004 5:31 PM
                        beautiful camo job ,..... thats perfect , I would definatly enter that one in a show sometime .Cool [8D]
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                        yw18mc
                        • Member since
                          April 2004
                        • From: sunny imperial beach
                        Posted by yw18mc on Saturday, July 24, 2004 5:45 PM
                        Sweet looking job Bill. The camo is excellent, a little weathering and she'll be ready to go. thanks for sharing the pics. semper fi, mike
                        mike
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                        gringe88
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                        • From: ...Ask the other guy, he's got me zeroed-in...
                        Posted by gringe88 on Saturday, July 24, 2004 6:41 PM
                        sweet lookin build bill. thx for postin the pics. send up some more when its down. love ta see it.

                        -gringe
                        ====================================== -Matt
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                        wbill76
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: Texas
                        Posted by wbill76 on Saturday, July 24, 2004 7:14 PM
                        Fortune smiled today in the form of bad weather, allowing me to complete the Wirbelwind weathering.

                        Here are the completed pics:










                        Spector,

                        This one is slated for entry in a local contest in October, will see how it does and thanks for the compliment!

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                        tigerman
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
                        Posted by tigerman on Saturday, July 24, 2004 7:50 PM
                        Super job Bill. Good luck in the show.

                        http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

                         Eric 

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                        jkeller
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Grand Blanc, MI USA
                        Posted by jkeller on Saturday, July 24, 2004 7:57 PM
                        Excellent Job! The before and after pictures are great. Good luck in the contest. Maybe I'll get the courage to enter one some time.

                        Joe
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                        gdarwin
                        • Member since
                          January 2004
                        • From: bc,canada
                        Posted by gdarwin on Saturday, July 24, 2004 9:21 PM
                        Big Smile [:D] very nice build,good luck at the contestBig Smile [:D]

                        gdarwin[roy]
                        airborne death from above http://photobucket.com/albums/a350/roygd/
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                        wbill76
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                          July 2004
                        • From: Texas
                        Posted by wbill76 on Saturday, July 24, 2004 11:30 PM
                        This is my first time entering a contest so ought to be interesting. Figured I'd get my feet wet in a local show/contest and see what happens. I've got a Hummel I finished before this one that will also be entered. Depending on how things go, I may also enter the GB StuH42 just to broaden the categories.

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 25, 2004 1:51 AM
                        Very nice, good luck.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 25, 2004 3:40 AM
                        Excellent work Wbill. I like the pioneer tools especially. Nice subtle weathering.
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                        wbill76
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: Texas
                        Posted by wbill76 on Sunday, July 25, 2004 9:38 AM
                        Thanks phroosh! The weathering has a very subtle streaked effect to simulate dust/rain streaks on the hull and turret superstructure but the light kind of drowns it out, making it hard to see. Every kit is an adventure and I've applied some very helpful things picked up here for painting and detailing to add to my "toolbox".

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 25, 2004 10:07 AM
                        I love it, Great job all around. Good luck in October.
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                        Duke Maddog
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                          June 2003
                        • From: Rowland Heights, California
                        Posted by Duke Maddog on Sunday, July 25, 2004 10:17 AM
                        Awesome work wbill! I think you'll place! I love the weathering on it.
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                        wildwilliam
                        • Member since
                          December 2009
                        • From: West Grove, PA
                        Posted by wildwilliam on Sunday, July 25, 2004 10:48 AM
                        wbill,
                        excellent work!
                        i really like the camo, and the weathering has muted it nicely.
                        good luck in the contest.
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                        yw18mc
                        • Member since
                          April 2004
                        • From: sunny imperial beach
                        Posted by yw18mc on Sunday, July 25, 2004 11:41 AM
                        It's blue ribbon material Bill. Great finish, beautiful camo, excellent workmanship. Give this man a medal! Good luck in the competition. semper fi, mike
                        mike
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                        Dwight Ta-ala
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                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Sunday, July 25, 2004 7:01 PM
                        Great Job, man. That's just beautiful!

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                        wbill76
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: Texas
                        Posted by wbill76 on Sunday, July 25, 2004 7:49 PM
                        Thanks to all for the great comments. Any chance I can get you to come down and serve on the judging panel? Clown [:o)]

                        I had to finish this one up for two reasons and was glad the weekend allowed me to do it. 1) I'm leaving for Fiji for a week on business on Thursday and that will take up 2 full weekends, my normal modelling time, plus the wear and tear associated with international travel and 2) the GB will start the next week on the 16th and I wanted to have a clean work area for that. I intend to put a lot of effort into that GB along with all the other participants and didn't want the Wirbelwind sitting there taunting me about it being unfinished. Big Smile [:D]

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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Sunday, July 25, 2004 7:51 PM
                        I hope you'll add figures to that, too. I did mine with the figures and they really added life to the model. Anyway happy trip.

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 25, 2004 9:03 PM
                        Very nice! makes me want'a build one myself!
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 25, 2004 9:08 PM
                        Wow she is beutiful!!!! Nice camo job. I really want that kit now seeing it built. Is it the tamiya?
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                        wbill76
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: Texas
                        Posted by wbill76 on Monday, July 26, 2004 8:38 AM
                        Thundergod,

                        Yes, it's the Tamiya done OOB. I almost added indy tracks to it but that would have been a disqualifier for the contest I'm entering. Only modification I made was to drill out the gun barrels.

                        Dwight,

                        It was a hard choice on the figures but I decided to leave them out in favor of showing off the detail on the interior of the turret. The figure set provided is excellent, perfect for a diorama setting with the 3-man crew and spotter/commander.

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                        wildwilliam
                        • Member since
                          December 2009
                        • From: West Grove, PA
                        Posted by wildwilliam on Monday, July 26, 2004 10:04 AM
                        wbill,
                        maybe you could have the spotter spotting AC and the crew climbing on?
                        like they had been eating lunch or just loafing about?

                        of course, i don't know how they would get IN the turret!
                        did the sides open some how?
                        may not be a usable idea, but something to think about.
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                        wbill76
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: Texas
                        Posted by wbill76 on Monday, July 26, 2004 10:11 AM
                        ww,

                        I'm definitely thinking of using the spotter and have kept all the figures and their accessories for inclusion in this or other projects later on. Contest rules can be somewhat tricky...some allow one figure, others say that any figures represent a diorama, etc.

                        As for how the crew actually got into the turret, I'm guessing they just climbed over the top (one of the reasons I tried to scratch/weather up the turret top a bit) and squeezed in. The only hatch is on the front of the turret and seems to be for maintenance access to change the barrels or reach the gun mount mechanisms more than anything else.

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