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Post by Ian H. on Feb 17, 2023 0:19:07 GMT
Running gear on the Wespe looks great! Fine work on the Bradley turret and the HUMVEE doors, as well.
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Post by nito74 on Feb 17, 2023 1:32:13 GMT
I think the Mig 17 survived the crash well, looking good John. The 38T, is that a Tristar? Yes, the 38(t) Ausf. E/F is the Tristar kit. If you can get one, I highly recommend it, the level of detail with plastic and not much PE is amazing. I can't manage those tracks, that's the only let down.
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Post by nito74 on Feb 17, 2023 1:42:01 GMT
Running gear on the Wespe looks great! Fine work on the Bradley turret and the HUMVEE doors, as well. Thanks Ian !!
I still have a lot of work ahead on all of those, the Wespe still needs a lot of work on the interior, the Bradley need time with the wheels & tracks, but the M1151 Humvee is the one that is closer to be finished.
Being away from the bench for almost 2 yrs now makes me approach these final steps of painting and weathering with some caution, I'm always afraid to make the wrong choices and ruin a model. Like picking the wrong kits, like those A-Model nightmare builds...
Anyway thanks for the support !!!
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Post by nito74 on Feb 17, 2023 1:43:24 GMT
Do you sleep mate? I try... it's 01:44 here... but I try anyway
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Post by Marco on Feb 17, 2023 11:23:59 GMT
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Post by nito74 on Feb 17, 2023 23:52:31 GMT
Small update today, didn't have much time, anyway here we go :
- Trumpeter BMP-1P : Painting the last 3 wheels, Rubber Black.
- Tamyia Wespe : Light wash, metallic grey on the return rollers and idler wheels, I will add some light dust or a light drybrush just to enhance the details later on.
- Tristar Panzer 38(t) Ausf.E/F : Well, it didn't go as planned, due to the Primer coat and Panzer Grey paint, the turret didn't fit correctly, when applying some required strength one of the driver's hatches fell into the tank.. and also one of the side decals shattered . I corrected the decal with Micro Sol as best as I could. Added the other decals ( 3 German Crosses ) and also added some filters, I will clean it up a little tomorrow and more weathering and detail painting on tools,exhaust,etc...
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Post by nito74 on Feb 18, 2023 17:25:20 GMT
Big update :: These weekends are great, no F1, no LeMans Series, no MotoGP, just UEFA Champions League during the week... here we go ::
Hasegawa Lancia Stratos 1:24th
Worked on more interior details. Still needs a few more days of work before starting the dashboard with all the decals. I'm quite happy so far with this one.
HobbyBoss Mig-17PF 1:48th
The pitot tubes keep falling, I should have picked the plastic ones from the original kit, the holes are too narrow, otherwise you start destroying the wing to fit the metal ones. Anyway, it all started with the Resin Cockpit... Another Lesson learned. I will keep up with this one as it is. Airbrakes and Wheels will be next. I hope at the end this will still look like a Mig-17
Tamyia Wespe 1:35th
Added some personal equipment on the sidewalls, I still need to work on the hinges of the Ammo Boxes and then Primer and Paint. Cleaned up some of the wash on the lower hull too.
Trumpeter BMP-1P 1:35th
Finished painting the wheels. Prepared the lower hull and some Vallejo Primer
Meng M3A3 1:35th
Worked on more turret details, this time the add-on armor
Miniart T-44 1:35th
Painting more wheels, Rubber Black ( I still have 6 or 7 to work on )
Dragon Panzer 38(t) Ausf.S 1:35th
Working on Step 1 of the instructions, a lot to work on this one.
Academy M1151 1:35th
Rear door added and also the top of the M1151. This one is close to the finish line, details on the front and rear and then the LiveResin Gun..
Dragon Panther II 1:35th
Working on the suspension.
Tristar Panzer 38(t) Ausf. B 1:35th
Working on the gearbox, as you can see by the last photo... it can get quite confusing sometimes
Tristar Panzer 38(t) Ausf. E/F 1:35th
Pinwash on all the hull and front of the turret rivets and details. Another thing happened, one of the tools fell, I'll fix this later on.
And that's it for today. I'm tired
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Post by Paul B on Feb 18, 2023 17:53:32 GMT
OMG That is one helluva days work John, I think you need to relax with a cold one now
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Post by Ian H. on Feb 19, 2023 13:25:14 GMT
Productive session, John, and great looking projects! The 38 looks great in the Pz. Grey paint with the decals.
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Post by nito74 on Feb 19, 2023 14:27:11 GMT
Productive session, John, and great looking projects! The 38 looks great in the Pz. Grey paint with the decals. Thanks Ian ! These Tristar kits have some incredible detail, the only two things I didn't like were the tracks and sometimes the PE could be simpler or even in Plastic.
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Post by nito74 on Feb 19, 2023 14:27:58 GMT
OMG That is one helluva days work John, I think you need to relax with a cold one now Well, I'm back at the bench.. see you in a few hours
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Post by Snipersmudge on Feb 19, 2023 14:57:35 GMT
All looking very nice indeed!
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Post by nito74 on Feb 19, 2023 18:18:24 GMT
M1151 ::
BMP-1P :: Base coat and started the tracks. ( they are very,very fragile, some links are 0.2 or 0.1 larger and the links can't be linked into another one, this happened twice with these 10 links, let's hope the other 75 links are better... - I might need a new strategy here )
T-44 :: More wheels, and finished all the PE handles for the boxes and fuel tanks. Both fenders are done !!
Wespe :: Black Base on the tracks
Panzer 38(t) Ausf. E/F :: Painted some tools in Metallic Grey.
M3A3 :: More details on Bradley's turret
Panzer 38(t) Ausf.S :: More details , exhaust.
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Post by Paul B on Feb 19, 2023 18:32:07 GMT
John I would glue those tracks together using Revell Contacta Professional. Why this glue? It doesn't cause track shrink while setting. Anyway, glue the tracks together, leave to semi set for about 10 minutes then wrap them around the gear and fix in place. After that paint them in the fixed position. I have had your problem before with many fragile tracks, and believe me it's the only sane thing to do.
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Post by nito74 on Feb 20, 2023 12:08:11 GMT
John I would glue those tracks together using Revell Contacta Professional. Why this glue? It doesn't cause track shrink while setting. Anyway, glue the tracks together, leave to semi set for about 10 minutes then wrap them around the gear and fix in place. After that paint them in the fixed position. I have had your problem before with many fragile tracks, and believe me it's the only sane thing to do. Thanks Paul !! I'll give it a try , I have the BMP-1 and Bradley and Meng's Panther almost at that stage. But the Panther with T-Rex tracks it might be easier.
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Post by nito74 on Feb 20, 2023 15:18:49 GMT
Update ::
Worked a little on M1151 and Wespe,
The M1151 still needs : Spare Tire, Rear view Mirrors, Clear parts for the headlights . And of course, the Weapon system.
And painting the camo...
Wespe, the Sidewalls are done, just need to work on the hinges for the cover doors of the ammo boxes, need to clean up the inside of the doors first.
The instructions for the M1151 Weapon system are available online, not inside the box,
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Post by nito74 on Feb 20, 2023 16:07:45 GMT
Update :: Tristar Panzer 38(t) Ausf. E/F
Painted the tools and spare tracks. More weathering needed, also the exhaust need work. Chipping, dusting,etc..
Was checking the photos from my 2022 Comeback to Plastic Tour, I started numbering every photo of this Build Log, Photo #1 is the Boxart of this kit (May 24th 2022). And I just posted Photo #1301 ...
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Post by Paul B on Feb 20, 2023 16:08:22 GMT
That weapons system is going a really cool addition John Edit: The 38 t is looking awesome ole chap
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Post by nito74 on Feb 20, 2023 16:38:37 GMT
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Post by nito74 on Feb 20, 2023 16:46:31 GMT
That weapons system is going a really cool addition John Edit: The 38 t is looking awesome ole chap Thanks Paul !!
I hope I can do justice on the amazing quality of the LiveResin set. There's still a lot of work to be done.
And I agree, I'm liking how that 38 t is going, pin washing all those rivets is exhausting
The exhaust will be next and also some chipping and maybe some personal gear too.
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