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Post by Snipersmudge on May 22, 2018 16:56:49 GMT
Nice plumbing & manipulation of the hull mate, looking splendid  |
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Post by Paul B on May 22, 2018 16:58:58 GMT
Very nice pipage on the fuelage system John  . |
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Post by Boots on May 22, 2018 18:57:24 GMT
Great work with the additions John  |
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Post by jkb on May 27, 2018 16:42:57 GMT
Thx guys. Now for the update. Everything is in place for priming and paint.  After that the tracks will follow. I will go with the kit's tracks since the box i had with Trumpy's tracks proved to have something else inside!   The mine plough was an easy enough build, some minor additions were made on the turret and the hull. Some tow cables were scratch built as well. Hopefully more tomorrow.   |
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Post by Snipersmudge on May 27, 2018 19:32:57 GMT
excellent John, will look really cool with the plough on the front |
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Post by alexb on May 28, 2018 5:26:25 GMT
I'll go ahead and warn you on the kit's tracks. The top runs are one-piece and are really too long to get an accurate sag. You could probably warm them up a bit and bend the runs to get that curved sag.
Nice idea on the turret. There's like a 3mm range of play you can lift the turret.
I built this one shortly after I came back to the hobby. It's not a bad kit. I plan on refurbishing mine at some point for a Privateer tank (side skirts, smoke launchers, bustle rack, etc.). I'll be watching your build and see what you are doing to yours.
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Post by Paul B on May 28, 2018 7:41:07 GMT
Looking mighty fine there John . |
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Post by Marco on May 28, 2018 10:56:44 GMT
Looking very, very good!
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Post by Boots on May 28, 2018 11:15:34 GMT
Excellent work there John |
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Post by jkb on May 28, 2018 17:20:01 GMT
Thx ppl. We have greyness. If all goes well tomorrow is painting time.   |
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Post by NEMO on May 28, 2018 19:26:40 GMT
SWEET55!
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Post by Paul B on May 29, 2018 10:58:44 GMT
What already greyed ? |
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Post by jkb on May 29, 2018 16:28:13 GMT
What already greyed ? Already greened.......... This is going to be a Serbian tank and their green is a bit of a challenge. So to get it right i used IDF green as a base colour, a few drops of camo green and some light grey. Under the lamp the colour doesn't look too good, but it is. I painted a few darker shades at lower areas and after a couple of filters it's gonna look just right. Hopefully more tomorrow.   |
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Post by Paul B on May 29, 2018 16:46:22 GMT
John that looks good from here fella . I had the same thoughts about the green, but after looking at about 5 billion online pics i decided it didn't really matter . There are so many shades of that colour, it's worse than the dreaded Israeli sand-sinai-golan-modern-early-late grey . |
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Post by Snipersmudge on May 29, 2018 16:52:27 GMT
Like that shade mate, very fetching indeed |
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Post by Boots on May 29, 2018 20:14:29 GMT
Wow......that looks the bees knees fella |
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Post by SteveM on May 29, 2018 21:21:02 GMT
Looks great in green  Looks to be an intricate build too |
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Post by jkb on Jun 2, 2018 9:24:22 GMT
Thanks ppl. Now for the update. Progress is slow, not because of the kit, too much time at the beach...   So now for the update. Everything is in place and painting of smaller parts has started. Still needs a lot to be done but i think it's on the right path.    |
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Post by Snipersmudge on Jun 2, 2018 11:09:34 GMT
Nice John, can't wait to get to the beach myself, will be there in a couple of weeks tanks' looking splendid mate, I really do like that colour |
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Post by Paul B on Jun 2, 2018 12:58:29 GMT
You're both making me jealous . I gotta wait till the end of September before I get the beach treatment . Very nicely painted John, and I love the look of the plough in situ |
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