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"The Hunters GB" (2/1/08 to 6/1/08)

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Posted by Labour In Vain on Sunday, March 30, 2008 3:44 PM

Looking Good Brews!

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Posted by Luftwoller on Sunday, March 30, 2008 3:59 PM

What a fantastic job Aberdeen did with the elephant. Wouldnt it be sweet if they could actually get the beast running.Are they going to repaint any of the other tanks?

Cracking looking stug Scott, and congrats on the Panther in FSM (Got it today)

...Guy

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Posted by Labour In Vain on Sunday, March 30, 2008 4:10 PM

I am falling behind you guys and I really hate it.
I managed to shoot a 4 inch Steel nail through my left hand 10 days ago and I have not yet managed to get any sort of fine motoric movment back.
It will come, it just hurts a bit right now.

Bulks off good stuff in here, nice rework on the paint scheme Cruzr!
Great looking M10 moose421 :)

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Posted by Labour In Vain on Sunday, March 30, 2008 4:23 PM
With the Echelon decals I see what you mean now Scott.
Also does the Echelon Paint Scheme suggest that the green camo goes under the mud guards onto the sides of the koffin and onto the weels.

Interesting :)

Thank you for sharing!

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Posted by DerOberst on Sunday, March 30, 2008 4:32 PM
 Labour In Vain wrote:

I managed to shoot a 4 inch Steel nail through my left hand 10 days ago

 

Some guys will do ANYTHING on Easter to make it more authentic...

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Posted by Brews on Sunday, March 30, 2008 6:57 PM
Thank you for your kind comments. I used Mike Grant 1:72 a/c instrument decals for the engine gauges. You can just see them in one of the pictures. Yes, it is a small vehicle, but good things come in small packages.
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Posted by espins1 on Sunday, March 30, 2008 10:14 PM

 Labour In Vain wrote:
With the Echelon decals I see what you mean now Scott.
Also does the Echelon Paint Scheme suggest that the green camo goes under the mud guards onto the sides of the koffin and onto the weels.

Interesting :)

Thank you for sharing!

As allways
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This is Echelon's interpretation... hmmm, many of the profiles show the area behind the road wheels to be dark yellow.  I need to examine more pics...... 

Scott Espin - IPMS Reno High Rollers  Geeked My Reviews 

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Posted by tigerman on Sunday, March 30, 2008 10:18 PM
Get better soon Labor.

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Posted by Thunderbolt379 on Monday, March 31, 2008 12:21 AM

Scott -- sounds like Tamiya's StuG III grills are out of stock everywhere. I tried for them at Squadron but settled for the Eduard set instead (they were a few bucks cheaper as well). They should be here any time now, along with the references, then I can get back to the build.

TB379

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Posted by NucMedTech on Monday, March 31, 2008 12:05 PM

Brews and Scott- Your builds are looking great!

Is Fantacmet still on this GB? If so I think I can finish scanning the pics of the Hellcat's interior for him.

Got some work done on my Hellcat this weekend and I'll try to get some pics up for you guys.

Cowboy [C):-)]-Stephen

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Posted by Specter on Monday, March 31, 2008 2:07 PM
Great builds Espins and Brews, really liking the StuG Espins and that Panzerjaeger I is tiny but cool Brews
Seth
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Posted by Labour In Vain on Monday, March 31, 2008 3:03 PM
 DerOberst wrote:
 Labour In Vain wrote:

I managed to shoot a 4 inch Steel nail through my left hand 10 days ago



Some guys will do ANYTHING on Easter to make it more authentic...


rofl Thumbs Up [tup], nice one m8, I guess I left that flank wide open...Big Smile [:D]
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Posted by Slightly Altered on Monday, March 31, 2008 5:42 PM

Just to let ya know Tigerman, I haven't forgot. Slow but steady progress on the StuG is being made. 

 

Excellent looking builds in here so far guys.  

Dale 

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Posted by panzerguy on Monday, March 31, 2008 7:01 PM

 

   Espins Brews SAltered,Looking good guy's.

   Labour  I was listening to the radio this morning and they were talking about a guy who had shot a nail threw his hand and how he was taking Easter way to serious.

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Posted by espins1 on Monday, March 31, 2008 7:10 PM

Coming along nicely Dale!  I especially like the texture on the Saukopf mantlet!  Cool [8D]

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Posted by tigerman on Monday, March 31, 2008 7:34 PM
 espins1 wrote:

Coming along nicely Dale!  I especially like the texture on the Saukopf mantlet!  Cool [8D]

Sign - Ditto [#ditto] Don't worry I haven't posted any progress yet. I mated the top and what a mess. The area that I had to trim near the drive sprockets had to be puttyed up. Hard to sand. It won't be flush, but perhaps covered up enough with the sprocket.

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Posted by Townsy11 on Monday, March 31, 2008 7:39 PM
Looks awesome SA! and I aswell like the texture on the Boar's head.
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Posted by dupes on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 9:20 AM
Hey Dale, I know I'm colorblind and all, but what's with the red/green/blue/gray different pics? Are you layering primers or something? Dunce [D)]
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Posted by panzer88 on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 9:21 AM

I've been away a little while, busy with work and such. Finally caught up on everyone's builds , they all look great, the elephant looks great now with the new camo and the figure hanging out in the back is a nice touch, the m10 is real nice too,I'm going to have to add that one to the stash now, the stugs are coming along very nicely and that is a bummer about the hetzer she was coming along great hope you can save her. I'm in the home stretch on my jagdtiger, just need to add a coat of flat. A question for you all who have used Mig pigments, can you spray a coat of flat on without ruining the finish/ changing the color of the pigments? I want the color to stay that nice dusty dry look , don't want the pigments changing color and looking wet or like mud. Here's some pics of my progress 

     

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Posted by dupes on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 10:49 AM

Panzer88 - looks specTACULAR. Man, that thing is a BRUTE! Shock [:O]

I've never tried the dullcoat-over-Migs, but from what I've read it has the same effect as overcoating normal pastels...the overspray will essentially "absorb" the pigments and tone the colors waaaay down.

Personally, I wouldn't mess with it. Wink [;)]

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Posted by tigerman on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 11:29 AM
 dupes wrote:

Panzer88 - looks specTACULAR. Man, that thing is a BRUTE! Shock [:O]

I've never tried the dullcoat-over-Migs, but from what I've read it has the same effect as overcoating normal pastels...the overspray will essentially "absorb" the pigments and tone the colors waaaay down.

Personally, I wouldn't mess with it. Wink [;)]

I've heard the same, but am not an expert. It might be wiser to go darker and then seal next time. 

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Posted by Hermesminiatures on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 1:07 PM
Yep, flat overcoats will generally ruin pigment effects - they can even turn your dust into much darker streaks if you use lacquer. I usually use one clear coat, but that's a flat/semigloss mix I use to protect the paint before I start weathering. Generally you shouldn't overspray weathering effects, but if you do don't use lacquer because it can melt them together, and it yellows over time.

Jonathan

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Posted by Slightly Altered on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 6:52 PM

 dupes wrote:
Hey Dale, I know I'm colorblind and all, but what's with the red/green/blue/gray different pics? Are you layering primers or something? Dunce [D)]

 

LOL, not really Dupes, although it does look a mess there for a bit.  The blue is the grey plastic color the kit came in. Yellow is going to be the actual color, I wanted to spray that down into the area around the mantlet before assembly cause I wasn't sure about coverage limitations when painting it. the red oxide is the actual primer, which I'm planning to pre-shade a bit more and hopefully get some subtle variance in the yellow.   Oh, the white is the "Liquid Paper" used to texture the mantlet. As the mods came on, weld beads, damage and such, I sprayed a coat of primer directly on the area to "blend in" the effect a little by adding an additional layer of primer.            I know, I've got a wierd course of action on builds Big Smile [:D] 

Dale 

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Posted by Slightly Altered on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 6:55 PM

Great looking Jagdtiger there Panzer88!!!! Your camo work is beautiful.

Dale 

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Posted by panzer88 on Wednesday, April 2, 2008 7:16 AM
Thanks guys for taking the time to look and help me with my question. I think that I'm going to consider her 99% done until I figure out how to cut down on that glare/shine. I should of sprayed some flat before weathering like I always do, but I had some issues with my wash reacting with the future coat and paint, but only in some spots,. The modelling gods must of saw my pain when the reaction started and gave me a break, I thought the paint job was going to be ruined. I usually seal, decal,seal, and then weather. This was my first time weathering with Mig pigments, really cool stuff. This kit is an oldie but goodie, only used a tiny bit of filler/putty just to blend a joint together, other than that great fit.

     

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Posted by some assembly required on Wednesday, April 2, 2008 8:31 AM
man what a great buildThumbs Up [tup]. in tony greenlands book he advcocates a semi gloss upper and a dead flat lower. do you think you could fade in a semi gloss from the top down? in all honesty it still looks great as is.

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Posted by Hermesminiatures on Wednesday, April 2, 2008 9:11 AM

Well, here are a few progress photos of my build - the Dragon Jagdpanzer IV A-0.

 

So far I've painted the basecoat, sealed it with Tamiya Flat Base/Future, added scuffs and chips, applied several washes and filters, and added the first layer of MIG mud to the lower hull. I still have to do some more filtering to add more fading to the dark yellow and finish the pigment effects. Right now It's about 85% done.

I can anticipate the omg-you-went-waaay-overboard-on-the-chipping, so before it starts, let me remind everyone that this vehicle was used hard by rookie drivers at the Paderborn training facility for 3+ years, and getting the usual amount of paint and repair work that most non-combat units got (very little). 3 years is a very long service life for a WWII AFV, and for a training vehicle that would constantly be run into things and have students and instructors climbing all over it, I think the level of wear is appropriate.

Jonathan

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Posted by dupes on Wednesday, April 2, 2008 9:28 AM

OMG Hermes, you're waaaay overboard with all of that chipping! Yuck [yuck]

Heheheheh. Laugh [(-D]

Personally, I'm digging it. Looks really sweet, actually. Thumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup]

P.S. Next time could you shrink those pics down a little bit...? Boohoo [BH]

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Posted by Hermesminiatures on Wednesday, April 2, 2008 9:34 AM
Whoops. Meant to do that...sorry. Sometimes I take 100mbps internet for granted...

Jonathan

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Posted by dupes on Wednesday, April 2, 2008 9:37 AM
ONE HUNDRED MBPS??? Haaaaahahhaha...I'm currently sporting a "claimed" dl speed of 40.0k/sec with an actual of about 4.5k/sec. Oooo!
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