GazzaS
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On 1/19/2022 at 7:03 AM, Martinnfb said:
Judgy little eyes
Toybox., my wife says. Where they can go and grab stuff that they know they are allowed to play with.
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15 hours ago, Peterpools said:
Gaz
Terrific progress on the Panter’s Zermerit- looks so good. Completely agree that is so many instances, the AM will dictate where and how the detailing is done and the direction of the build, less OOB builds.
Keep ‘em comin
Peter
Thank you, Peter.
And if you don't mind, we'll segue right into an update.
A couple weeks ago I received a set of 3d Printed screens from FC Model Trend. I'm not really sure if they are an improvement on the PE screens of yore. I guess we'll know when they are painted.
A little MORE clean-up with a drill bit and added to the model:
Next will follow a boring set of regular views showing that construction is mostly finished.
The spare tracks made me drill holes in them, and make them appear realistically held in place by bent steel rods. Of course, I used copper wire.
And finally... Figures to add to the base and kit giving it scale and 'life'.
I haven;t done any camouflaged uniforms before... so this should be tortuous.
Happy modelling!
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5 O'clock Charlie.... It was a Ryan PT-22
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Whoa! That looks great, John!
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Interesting. I've never seen the Yak 18 before.
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1 hour ago, Martinnfb said:
I would shy away from the octagonal concrete panel pattern as it was designed and build by Soviets, I know you can see them at some airports of the Warsaw Pact countries, but only because those bases were build by Soviets, for Soviets.
Martin,
Thank you for the great pics. Some really eye-openers there. I never really thought of the Sturmovik when I thought of the Korean war. Also glad for the hint about the octagonal panels. Would have been interesting, anyway.
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Hello Comrades. I am seeking images of North Korean airfields that may have been used by Soviet MiG-15s. I only have one, but since these MiG's carry the Soviet star, this may just be a Soviet airfield covered with hexagonal panels for a runway.
Thank you for your thoughts and images.
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Seems to be a Russian thing happening lately. I have one Russian kit in my stash, and it's due for construction. But my new mantra is every model needs a figure and a base for scale. So, I ordered a MiG 15 pilot from the People's Republic of Czech. Hopefully it will arrive before too long. But a pilot standing next to his plane would look a little bare. So, for accompaniment I ordered this:
One thing I love about Tamiya is that they always supply a figure. So my poor pilot won't be alone.
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On 1/26/2022 at 9:56 PM, Drifter said:
Jeepers Gaza, that is exceptional work. All is just perfect.
14 hours ago, kahunaminor said:Glad to see you have kept yourself busy! I can only echo all of the above, great composition, colours and build. Well done matey.
Kent
Thank you to the both of you.
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Really shaping up nicely, Rob. Good work on those stencils and decals.
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My wife had a stomach bug for a few days, then I got it. Went to work the next day... felt a bit shitty so I had a COVID test before I walked in. Dammit! Negative. No week off for me!
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Great score!
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Dunno what happened there...
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18 hours ago, Kaireckstadt said:
Great progress Gary!
Haven’t heard about the „Nahverteidigungswaffe“ so far and you did a nice rework on the turret to make it historically correct!
Only one track-element left in the end ? That’s not very much! Carful work necessary then!
Thank you, Kai. I may have made one track a bit longer than the other. But one in excess is better than being short.
14 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said:Nice progress there Gary.
I picked up that book on a sale recently. It really does give you all the detailed information you could want.
If you need a couple extra track links, let me know. I have a bag of them kicking around from a binned kit. Should be easy enough to drop them in the mail for you.
Carl
Thank you for the offer. I'm all good, though as there are twelve links for external hanging plus the one left over. I haven't really found a Panther scheme that moves me, so I haven't needed any extra, extra, yet.
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5 hours ago, harv said:
Thats all I got......harv 🏆
Thanks Harv! If I can make your dentures drop out I've done my job.
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Nice work on that Hurri, Martin. I thought the IIC had 4 20mm guns?
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Hello my friends,
Now that my Me-110 build is complete, I can continue with this Panther. I've been adding bits and pieces when I've had opportunities. Today I did the tracks.
Sometimes your AM dictates what you have to do with your build. Resources help, and if you're doing a Panther, you won't find a more useful reference than the book: Panther External Appearance & Design Changes by Roddy Macdougal & Martin Block.
The Zimmerit I used, by Cavalier has pistol ports on the sides of the turret. These pistol ports were deleted once the nahverteidigungswaffe was introduced. When there were shortages of the nahverteidigungswaffe, the pistol ports on the side of the turret were retained. And when the nahverteidigungswaffe was unavailable, the hole in the roof made for it was plated over with a circular steel plate with four bolts as I illustrate.
Todays work was building the track runs. I ended up with only one spare track link.
There are still plenty of little parts to add.
Happy modelling!
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All I can say Kai is that the whole cockpit looks wonderful. Just enough of those details deep around the pilots are visible to make it interesting. And what really stands out is the excellent weathering at the top, in the bang seats and electronics, and pilots.
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2 hours ago, Martinnfb said:
Everything looks natural, blending together like in real life. Positioning and overall composition of your diorama simply flows with the event. Nicely done Gary
Cheers
Martin
Thank you Martin. I got lucky with the figures... they were the best of the 13 I have. The remainder are either ground crew or more stereotypical types.
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Bummer, Dude! I made some mistakes on my 110 build on the very final step. I could either repaint... or move on to the next model and hope that nobody noticed.
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I remember that Airfix kit. It sure had a lot of ejector pin marks in very unhappy places. Otherwise a great little kit to build.
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17 hours ago, Peterpools said:
Gaz
Brilliant work. Both the Me110 and it’s did look fantastic. Beautiful paint work on the figures and added all together - simply outstanding work and presentation.
Keep ‘em comin
Peter
Thank you, Peter!
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1 hour ago, Landlubber Mike said:
Fantastic work! Love the color scheme and markings. Well done diorama 👍
Thank you!
50 minutes ago, KevinM said:That came out Super-Nice Gaz .The dio works very well in this one!
Thank you!
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Sharp!
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ANIMALS IN OUR LIVES :)
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And here are three snaps of Kaiser. Don;t let the soft eyes and innocent expression fool you. He still resists potty training.