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Post by SteveM on Apr 4, 2022 19:33:41 GMT
Indy links are my personal nightmare too.. I'm sure you'll work your way through them though buddy! Figures certainly have some nice pre-shading , you'll enjoy painting them up  |
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Post by Ian H. on Apr 5, 2022 0:09:24 GMT
Sharp work on the hull, Bert. Here's another one begging for stowage out of your stash!  |
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Post by tommygunn on Apr 5, 2022 13:11:13 GMT
I’m working on link and length at the moment. Glue a few together, when dried a bit place them on the rollers. Leave to fully cure, then you can take them off easily for painting. As far as I’ve got at the moment:   |
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Post by Armorguy on Apr 5, 2022 14:00:22 GMT
You are trackaging very well. Looks good fella.
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Post by Paul B on Apr 5, 2022 14:11:34 GMT
Bert with those style tracks I glue them onto the running and leave the outer road wheels and if possible the idler wheels off. I then remove and paint the whole lot separately and add the outer wheels later .   |
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Post by bwilt on Apr 5, 2022 14:43:46 GMT
Thanks for all the advice, great help! @ Paul: Unfortunately on this model you cannot dryfit the wheels, they dont stay on without glue.... so they are glued on now.. @ Tommy; thanks for that very clear picture, explains it even better again! @ Steve: this part of the figure painting I can manage, it is usually the rest that makes it difficult, especially the faces... @ Ian: I seem to have unlimited amounts of stowage that's why I build a lot of IDF vehicles, have to get rid of all that stuff  @guy: thanks, sure wish my figures looked a bit like yours.... |
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Post by bwilt on Apr 7, 2022 21:15:02 GMT
I am wondering about the spare wheels.. should I drill out some holes? the holes that I marked black? The red markings are molded on bolts...  |
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Post by Paul B on Apr 8, 2022 6:14:53 GMT
Good idea Bert   |
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Post by Boots on Apr 8, 2022 18:22:10 GMT
Absolutely Bert  |
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Post by bwilt on Apr 10, 2022 10:00:41 GMT
About time I posted something here again, been doing a good bit... The M51, upper and lower hull not glued together yet, still have to add the row of bolts on the front at the joint.. add the jerrycans... and offcourse the tracks.. been pushing that forward untill the last ... so will have to start on them.. Added the stowage, ammunition belts to the .50, a cable for the searchlight.. and drilled out those bolt holes on the spare wheels..      And the truck.. painted a lot of it, it is still in pieces..  Than dryfitting again, to see if it still fits...  And painted up the cargo for the rear...   And then the crew... now that I know my figure faces are actually based on a real person (Thanks at Paul B for the image of Marty Feldman) I can show them here... though one of them is not sure where to go...     The rest of the crew, after fixing the trousers of the pointing guy, he was wairing those puttee kind of thngs....     Then got them all around the truck, not completely as they will be, as the wheels are still off, and they still need a matt coat.. 
"You see, I tolld you, the someone nicked our engine!"   Notice I gave two of them a piece of cloth, to wipe their hands... and the missing engine...   
Well folks, thats it for now, untill the next time.. |
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Post by Boots on Apr 10, 2022 12:01:10 GMT
Thats a whole load of fine work there Bert, the M51 and stowage look superb......love the guys lookin` for their missin` `injun` and great paintwork on that stowage  |
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Post by bwilt on Apr 10, 2022 12:05:19 GMT
Thank you very much mr Boots..
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Post by Paul B on Apr 10, 2022 12:58:46 GMT
Agree with Boots on all accounts . You have got a heck of lot going on here Bert and looks darned good  |
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Post by bwilt on Apr 10, 2022 14:32:39 GMT
Thanks! And once again, thanks for showing me my figures do have a human face after all |
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Post by Ian H. on Apr 10, 2022 16:17:11 GMT
Bert, the M-51 looks sharp, especially with all the stowage. Also, love all that stowage for the truck. Exceptional work, sir! |
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Post by bwilt on Apr 10, 2022 17:36:03 GMT
Thank you Sir Ian! It is allways nice when the managers appreciate one's hard labour.. |
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Post by Snipersmudge on Apr 10, 2022 19:30:54 GMT
Been busy then? cracking update.
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Post by bwilt on Apr 10, 2022 21:00:04 GMT
Thanks Snipersmudge!
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Post by tommygunn on Apr 11, 2022 10:48:27 GMT
Lots done, looking forward to seeing more.
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Post by PorcoRosso on Apr 11, 2022 15:55:03 GMT
Looking good all round Bert.
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