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Ensign Expendable posted:
How's that warped hull plate doing? Reviews say it's common with this kit.
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*Homer drool noises* http://www.dragonusaonline.com/item_detail.aspx?ItemCode=PLAAC12
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Unkempt posted:How's that warped hull plate doing? Reviews say it's common with this kit. I bent it mostly back into shape (thankfully the plastic is not brittle) and held the parts together for a few minutes. It didn't seem like it was going to come apart, but I put a pipe wrench on top of it while it dried, just to be safe.
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Day 7: main turret The main turret, thankfully, is much more complicated and detailed than the embarrassing 45 mm gun turrets. The turret sides are one piece each, with holes in the rear and the front for machinegun ball mounts.  Another large component is the turret basket, complete with 16 shells and two seats (the T-35 and T-28 turrets fit 3 crewmen, but 2 is better than nothing)  The KT-28 gun. It includes the breech and shell catcher, but not any elevation or turning mechanisms. The gun does not move up or down.  The kit also contains an L-10 gun. Since no T-35 ever mounted an L-10, I suspect that the two turret sprues are common with a T-28 kit. The barrel of the gun is actually very long, long enough that you can make it into an L-11 if you so choose.  All the internal components put together.  Not much remains visible with the roof on, even with both hatches open.  To finish off the turret, a radio antenna is installed. The kit gives you the option of using a more modern single pole antenna, but I like the look of the older rail antenna.  The turret is of the newer type. Kind of a shame, since T-35 turrets with the star on them looked cooler. 
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The top down view really illustrates how bad an idea this tank was.
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Day 8: rear deck. The coolant fan covers up what little of the transmission was still visible.  In turn, it is covered by a grille.  You can barely catch a glimpse of the fan if you look through it at a favourable angle. The engine cover and air filter are at least removable, so I can take it off if I choose to put the tank in some kind of repair diorama, but the transmission is sealed for good. In proud tradition, the engine cover does not fit in at all and needs plenty of sanding.
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Day 9: side skirts. One last look at that glorious suspension detail. See all those holes in the bogeys? Wouldn't is be nice if the side skirts fit nicely into them for easy mounting/demounting?  It sure would, but the inside of the skirts is completely flat. Even though there are bolts for connecting with the bogeys on one side, the other side is completely devoid of detail, aside from the other side of the track tightening mechanism. Since this is not an easy vehicle to climb, two stepladders are included in the kit. Historical photos show both of them on one side, but some photos of model kits have them on both. I'll stick to historical accuracy.  The tank with side skirts mounted. Majestic! This is all for gluing. Next: painting and effects and stuff!
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Ensign Expendable posted:
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Washing it over with a lighter khaki to simulate dust, then some dirt and grime in the tracks.
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Ensign Expendable posted:Washing it over with a lighter khaki to simulate dust, then some dirt and grime in the tracks. I think you're a good man. I like you. I got nothing against you, but I'm definitely gonna make orphans of your children. I may or may not be jealous that you found that kit; Nice work! 
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Final day: effects and finishing. Tanks tend to get all sorts of gunk stuck on them (especially the ones with sideskirts). Let's gunk up the suspension with some sand. It's easier to do this with the skirts off (I cheated and put them on with sticky tac instead of glue).  Next, repeat the trick, but with grass. I cut up the grass into tiny parts 3-7 mm each, but some longer strands seem to have made it in.  Time to spray this sucker down with some clear finish. drat, it comes apart into a LOT of parts. Why did I bother putting the turrets on...  Many hours later.  Hm, seems a little hairy. I trimmed the grass a bit to make it look like grass stuck on, not field-expedient haystack storage.  Front view. The front part of the tank gives you quite a bit of choice. You have three hatches to position (although the upper hatch can only be placed in a limited amount of positions due to the turrets) and the headlights can be glued on in either travel or combat position. I flipped them up for travel, since they look cooler that way. The horn in between the headlights doesn't come bored out by default, and I had to bust out the soldering iron again.  Rear view.  Here's how much of the transmission fan is still visible:  The three guns can be aimed at (roughly) the same target. This is as good a time as any to talk about the turrets. You have to put them on in a very specific order, due to how hard it is to turn them, even with liberal sanding. The machinegun turrets have very little to hold on to, so they have to be put on first. Then, the medium gun turrets, since they have the gun mount housing for you to use as leverage (don't try to turn it by holding the gun, that will end badly). Then, finally, the main turret. I had to change the position of the MG turret hatches, since the main turret would get stuck on them as it turned. Also, if you put the driver's hatch in the open position, watch out when you turn the front gun turret, as it might knock the hatch off.  This picture illustrates how big the tank is. It doesn't fit into my photo box at all.  Another picture to illustrate its size. One crewman for scale.  And a full crew! It took a ton of people to run this thing, and I nearly ran out of crewman figures. A lot of these are from the wrong time period, but I didn't have much choice.  The hardest task left is figuring out what shelf I can fit this behemoth on.
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Generally speaking, what are some of the better manufacturers of 1:48 plane kits?
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Ensign Expendable posted:You know you're a historical nerd when you happen upon an inaccuracy in the model kit you're building. Captured? I doubt the Soviets would've been too happy about that slogan. Ace build, by the way. I should really work on my models at some point soon, but 
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Abandoned by the side of the road. Edit: the manual also claims that it was used by Ukranian nationalist bandits, but the claim is ludicrous. This tank did not move since it was left in that ditch in 1941. Ensign Expendable fucked around with this message at 07:10 on Feb 28, 2014 |
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Hey Ensign, really nice build. What is the manufacturer for that T-35? I haven't seen it available in ages and I really like those awkward multi-turreted interwar tanks.
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Commissar Canuck posted:Generally speaking, what are some of the better manufacturers of 1:48 plane kits? I've been meaning to ask this, too. I've done a couple of Hasegawa 1:48 planes and they were excellent. When I window shop on scalehobbyist.com, I see plane kits from Trumpeter, Hobbyboss, Tamiya, and Italeri in the higher price ranges, but have been hesitant to purchase them because I don't have any idea how good their reputations are.
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Sparq posted:Hey Ensign, really nice build. What is the manufacturer for that T-35? I haven't seen it available in ages and I really like those awkward multi-turreted interwar tanks. ICM. And me too, I am also trying to track down a T-28 and a T-26 with two turrets, but no luck so far.
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Thanks. Twin turreted T-26? Hobby Boss has one, "Hobby Boss 1/35 T-26 Light Infantry Tank Mod 1931 # 82494", not sure if the one with the machineguns is the one you pursue or the other version with the 37 mm guns. And yeah, T-28 is another one I'm after. So far, I only managed to get the silly Flames of War off-scale T-28.
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SkunkDuster posted:I've been meaning to ask this, too. I've done a couple of Hasegawa 1:48 planes and they were excellent. When I window shop on scalehobbyist.com, I see plane kits from Trumpeter, Hobbyboss, Tamiya, and Italeri in the higher price ranges, but have been hesitant to purchase them because I don't have any idea how good their reputations are. You can go to http://www.scalemates.com/products/ to see more information about specific kits. Information includes the age of the tooling and reviews.
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Here are some shots of the Panther after some brief time tonight laying on the the first layers of base coat. Tomorrow will hopefully see me masking and adding the final lighter shades.    
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I just picked up the Airfix 1/72 F-5A 'starter kit'. I figured it to be something to get restarted with, and also to help decorate my cubicle at my new job. Only problem is, the decals are in Imperial Iranian Air Force colors, which, while it'd be fun, may not be the most tactful thing on my desk at my new job. What's a good place to pick up some USAF decals?
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Ensign Expendable posted:Interesting method for shading, I've never seen that done before. If anyone is really interested in these, and earlier techniques seen in the thread, you'd do well to pick up copies of Mig Jiminez's books F.A.Q. and F.A.Q.2. They're basically the bibles of modern model painting techniques. They both cover a lot of the same techniques, but they don't totally overlap and there is some stuff in each not repeated in the other. If you can only get one though, get the second. F.A.Q. F.A.Q. 2  
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YF19pilot posted:I just picked up the Airfix 1/72 F-5A 'starter kit'. I figured it to be something to get restarted with, and also to help decorate my cubicle at my new job. Only problem is, the decals are in Imperial Iranian Air Force colors, which, while it'd be fun, may not be the most tactful thing on my desk at my new job. What's a good place to pick up some USAF decals? If they are the imperial roundels you can just explain its from when we liked Iran and were buddies with the Shah. Side note: can someone link me to that goon made paint app.
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Ensign Expendable posted:Interesting method for shading, I've never seen that done before. I'm trying out the modulation technique as designed by Mig Jiminez as Bloody Hedgehog says. My first attempt was on a 1:35 Dragon Ferdinand a few pages back.
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Raskolnikov38 posted:Side note: can someone link me to that goon made paint app. Did you mean my app for color matching Scale Model Helper ? If so, there's an online version, and an android version.
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Ugh, all these tank models! I had to install T-34 vs Tiger again to get this out of my system.
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Just ordered a complete set of these. Apparently the original moulds are from the 1950's, but $2.99 for a 1/32nd car kit can't be bad. Look at this chipper fellow! 
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Commissar Canuck posted:Well it's not a Tiger, but it's done That is honestly one of the nicest Panzer IV's I've ever seen. Paint looks like the right amount of wear in all the right places. If anyone asks why it's not covered in 2 feet of dust like every other model tell them that it occasionally rained during WWII.
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Thanks!  I've begun constructing a KV-2, which will be the last tank I'll be doing for awhile. So help me god I love that derpy looking tank so much. After it's done I'll be trying my hand at some fighters, which will also give me an excuse to try out my new airbrush stuff. I've never used an airbrush before but a friend gave me a quick crash course and I've checked out some beginners stuff on youtube so it shouldn't be too bad. I also have some bits of kit to practice on before I attempt to get the layering right on a Corsair 
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Commissar Canuck posted:Thanks! Wait. You painted that Panzer with a brush??  that's seriously the smoothest brush job I've ever seen. e: wait, rattlecan maybe? Doctor Zero fucked around with this message at 04:21 on Mar 4, 2014 |
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Nope, just used Vallejo dark bluegrey and a brush
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Commissar Canuck posted:Well it's not a Tiger, but it's done Am I weird that I think the short barrel III and IVs are weirdly cute? Great job though! Doctor Zero posted:Wait. You painted that Panzer with a brush?? Seriously, reveal the arcane secrets already, Commissar!
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Have done some more work on the Panther, it's coming on okay I think, but there is still a load left to do. I'm hopefully going to start the chipping tonight. This is also the first time I have followed the advice which everyone else seems to follow and painting the tracks separately and adding them later on. I normally assemble with them on.     
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Commissar Canuck posted:Nope, just used Vallejo dark bluegrey and a brush Then that is the smoothest brushjob I've ever seen. Great job! big_g posted:Have done some more work on the Panther, it's coming on okay I think, but there is still a load left to do. I'm hopefully going to start the chipping tonight. Uhm...decal placement looks somewhat weird, with the crosses at the edge and the numbers over the spare links. Was it that way?
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Sparq posted:Then that is the smoothest brushjob I've ever seen. Great job! My Panther too has edge Balkan crosses. I think they didn't want 'em on the turret, as it'd make a good target to aim at.
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