John's Plastic Contribution 2024

Some work today, here we go,

Dragon Panzer IV Ausf.A , finishing some paint on the wheels and tires that needed some attention,

Jack and other tools, and hull is ready for Primer.

LVTH 6A1 , turret got the 1st camo color, masking and the 2nd camo color. 3rd color will be next...

Started the decals on the F-89 D/J, very,very,very hard decals to remove ...

SpecialHobby Tempest II ; my mistake here... I should have added these parts before joining the wing section.. it's doable but not easy.

One side is done. But it still needs paint & weathering.

Miniart T-54 A ::  this Step 39 is going to be a huge headache for anyone, well at least it was to me...

C1 and C2 are two very thin parts, with 8 attachment points to cut and clean up... they will  break up for sure.

I broke C1 twice and decided to replace it with thin wire, it wasn't an exact replica / shape , then after it was done I noticed I should have picked a thinner wire, 0.6mm is too much, but at the end I managed to squeeze the plastic C2 with the help of Tamyia Extra-thin glue.

Meng's Panther Ausf.A , one side of the tracks... it fits.

That's it for today's afternoon work. Stay tuned for more during the week. Thanks for the support and kind words everyone !!

Today's work ::

So I started by masking the LVTH 6A1 turret again for the last camo color.

And also the Panzer IV Ausf.A hull,

The fenders for the Magach 3 also need paint after the Primer coat I gave a few days ago,

I added some more decals on the F-89,

Paint...

Back to building, these are for the Marder III Ausf.H, one of the 15726 Sub-Assemblies required

Everything was going well, so I decided to pick some work on the Miniart T-54 A ,  The C27 and C28 were a nightmare to cut away from the sprue, eventually I broke C27 while cleaning up.

I also noticed I forgot to make a few holes on this front plate... I had to improvise as usual....

This is definitely a very,very challenging kit from Miniart, it's more complicated than the T-44's for sure.

I will use this ( and a few others) as a learning kit, since I have 3 more T-54 lined up and a lot of T-55's...

Anyway moving on... Panzer IV Ausf.A , I removed the masking, and it requires some cleanup, and touch up in a few spots.

Not a problem, after the chipping and filters, it will be fine.

Panzer IV, cleaned up.

Trumpeter BMP-1AM , work on some PE for the top hull.

And that's it for today !!!

Today's work, not much done...

With Euro Cup, Copa America, F1 (Free practice,Qualy and GP) this is going to be a tough weekend... I end up doing so much Sports that I give up watching Snooker and Tennis...

Working on Pz IV wheels, I need to finish up all the wheels & tires and then working on the Jack w/ PE mounts.

BMP-1AM , painted the small rollers with base coat first , Rubber black will be next.

Thanks Paul !!

Still a lot of work on both, mostly with the Miniart kit.

I think this week I will have to dig in deep on tracks, I can't avoid them anymore...

Panzer I A ... JS-5 ... BMP-1P... IDF M50 Sherman ... T-54 B .. M113 A1.. All these kits need the tracks to be finish , mostly the first 3 builds that only need the tracks to be finished.

The Panzer IV's still need a lot of work as well as the Pz38 and Marder III.

Thanks Ian !!

Don't worry sometimes I get lost too ....

Here's today's work,

The BMP-1AM wheels need a new coat of paint.. I will also paint the tires too, so I hope in the next few days to have the wheels finished.

Meng Panther Ausf.A :: Tracks are on, the connecting tracks need some paint, then some weathering and metallic finish is next.

Still missing on this one, metal cable, side skirts, tools.

Dragon Panzer IV Ausf.A :: started painting the tools ( wood parts ) , I will paint the metallic bits too, exhaust and I need to finish up the wheels.

Tracks will be from Dragon, Magic Tracks.

That was it for today.