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Post by nito74 on Apr 13, 2024 17:35:51 GMT
Great update, John! That F-89 looks so cool. And it looks we have another tedious Miniart assembly process on our hands. Looks like you have the matter well taken care of, John. Thanks Ian !!
I hope I will, a mix of Tamyia's assembly process engineering and Miniart's attention to detail and we would have some amazing kits with no headaches .
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Post by nito74 on Apr 13, 2024 17:48:13 GMT
Today's update ::
F-89 wheels, touched up some Rubber Black paint
Panzer IV Ausf.A , Rear panel details
17cm Grille, Some more chipping on the Gun. This part is done.
Finished painting the wheels,
Bronco GAZ 69, started adding the rear seats, just one side.
Tristar Panzer 38(t) Ausf.B , finished washing the engine.
HobbyBoss Panzer IV Ausf.B , on this side I got it wrong, but it was too late to fix it... I switched the bolts, E3 and E4 and misplaced them
Back to the 17cm Grille, I added a mix of pigments on both sides and added the wheels. I just noticed I need to paint and weather the wheel hub caps too.
While working on the Grille, I knocked the tiny GAZ 69 with my elbow ... steering wheel and seats got knocked off... I eventually fixed it.
Working on the office setup of Eduard's Mig-19, painted the seat and started painting the stick.
Started working on the engines too,
I noticed another useless task... the PE and the small wires... nothing will be visible unless you use a tiny flashlight and a huge magnifier
I used the PE on one, I won't bother doing the other.
Working on the front of Dragon's IDF M50
And that's it for today, I still have a lot of other builds to work on, but I think that's more than enough for today.
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Post by Paul B on Apr 13, 2024 17:52:28 GMT
Excellent round of work there J . The Grille is getting better and better
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Post by Boots on Apr 13, 2024 18:40:00 GMT
A very productive session there fella
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Post by nito74 on Apr 14, 2024 16:47:02 GMT
Thanks Boots and Paul !!
Here's another update ::
17cm Grille :: Found the wheel hub caps and the small hatches... and got some Dark Yellow paint.
Tristar Panzer 38(t) Ausf.B :: Glued the engine in position. Fire wall is dry fitted
Fire wall requires some paint on the other side.
Despite not having any paint guide, I started painting the radiator and cooling bits Matt Black.
HobbyBoss Panzer IV Ausf.B :: Finished the fenders and added some detail on top hull hatch.
Another one that has been neglected for sometime, Special Hobby 1:32 Tempest II
Finished the resin bits on one side of the seat "cage", it's not Pur 4 but Pur 10
Then I noticed I have 3 choices for i73, Kit parts with PE , Full Eduard PE or Quinta Studios 3D.
I'll go for Quinta this time.
Before adding the Quinta parts, I primed it, it will be ready for paint soon.
I finished today's session with AFV Club IDF M113A1 , rear door details.
That's it for today !
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Post by Paul B on Apr 15, 2024 3:54:19 GMT
Nice update John . Those 3D stickers certainly are worth their money
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Post by JEFF on Apr 15, 2024 13:45:30 GMT
A little bit here,a little bit there......
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Post by Ian H. on Apr 15, 2024 16:51:40 GMT
Those Tempest placards look awesome! Those will be a great accent for the interior. Fine work on all you projects.
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Post by nito74 on Apr 15, 2024 18:27:37 GMT
Nice update John . Those 3D stickers certainly are worth their money With 1/32nd and 1/48th scale, I think it's really worth the money. First it saves you a lot of time, but mostly because this level of detail it very, very hard to achieve without some kind of AM. With PE from Eduard ... you need 4 hands with tweezers to bend everything and all that making sure you don't mess the CA Glue...
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Post by nito74 on Apr 15, 2024 18:28:17 GMT
A little bit here,a little bit there...... That was my goal this weekend... Thanks !!
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Post by nito74 on Apr 15, 2024 18:30:46 GMT
Those Tempest placards look awesome! Those will be a great accent for the interior. Fine work on all you projects. Thanks Ian !!
I hope so, it's my first big scale plane in 15 years. I know I went a little overboard with all the After Market stuff, but I wasn't sure about all the detail and quality of this Hi-Tech Special Hobby kit. I still have a Resin engine to add... and a lot more.
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Post by Ian H. on Apr 15, 2024 21:33:42 GMT
Looking forward to it----love the Tempest!!!
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Post by Boots on Apr 16, 2024 8:50:55 GMT
Those office decs looks excellent John
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Post by nito74 on Apr 18, 2024 17:57:41 GMT
Thanks Ian !!
I hope this weekend work a little more on the Tempest
Thanks Boots !!
Today I wanted to work some more but didn't have as much time as I wanted, but I still managed to do some work ,
Filters on the 17cm Grille parts that I need to work on, and I also gave a coat of Matt Black on one side of the tracks.
HobbyBoss Panzer IV Ausf.B , added details on the rear and front of the tank, and started the gun too.
I also worked on Dragon IDF M50, added the two missing smoke launchers and some details on the front hull.
F-89, added the air intakes and noticed some places where putty was needed
Tristar Panzer 38(t) Ausf.B , painting the radiator bits and the other side of the firewall ( it will be heavily weathered and almost invisible I know... )
Light pin wash on the engine,
Some putty on the other side to hide the markings before primer and paint
That's it for today !
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Post by SteveM on Apr 18, 2024 19:39:29 GMT
Lots of progress going on there matey, don't you just love EPMs!
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Post by JEFF on Apr 18, 2024 21:37:22 GMT
I'll second Steve.
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Post by Paul B on Apr 19, 2024 4:20:40 GMT
A good mashup of an update again John . Do you use acrylic putty on those ejector pin marks? I prefer real putty for that sort of thing, it certainly sands easier than acrylic.
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Post by Armorguy on Apr 19, 2024 10:42:23 GMT
Fruits from your desk are always a treat.
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Post by nito74 on Apr 19, 2024 11:55:50 GMT
A good mashup of an update again John . Do you use acrylic putty on those ejector pin marks? I prefer real putty for that sort of thing, it certainly sands easier than acrylic. Thanks Paul !
Yes, this time I used acrylic putty. If it doesn't work I'll go for the real putty. We'll see very soon how that turns out.
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Post by nito74 on Apr 19, 2024 18:09:09 GMT
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