JeroenPeters

Supercool and not an absurdly huge size either

Welcome! Really liking your YouTube review. I usually have my doubt on printed IP's on Large Scale kits, but in 72nd scale it should be cool! I'll move your topic to the proper section now

wow! nice one fran!

Metallics Volume 1 AK Learning Series 04 Publisher: AK Interactive Editor & Idea: Fernando Vallejo Available from AK Interactive for € 9,95 What we have here is number 4 in the growing line of AK Interactive’s Learning series. Instead of covering a series of subjects (like Cold War Tanks for instance) ththis range deals with a certain material. Volume 1 taught us to paint Realistic and weathered Wood and was linked to the AK paint set. Volume 2 was all about German Panzer uniforms and volume 3 dealt with rubber and iron under the title: Tracks and wheels. Pretty smart marketing, since the result of a modellers work is crucial in creating raving fans of a certain tool or paint. Focussing on a certain material helps us to master a certain technique. So what do we get? A sturdy glossy A5 cover, binding 83 high quality glossy pages. Restrained advertorial space and various metallic painting techniques and metal types. Let me walk you through it: Index: • Introduction With an explanation on how light is refracted and basic colour theory. • Paint types Deals with the characteristics of acrylics, enamels, lacquers, inks and other metallic paint types available. • Main metals in modelling The most common metals we try to replicate in our models and the challenges they bring. • Techniques and samples Step by step tutorials on how to achieve a convincing steel or aluminium finish with various paints and techniques. This last chapter is one to take a closer look at. There are so many ways to deal with various metallic finishes, that it’s important to choose the medium and technique carefully. The book shows us the effects of weathering pigments, filters, washes and inks on top of the XTreme metal paints by AK Interactive (but these materials ofcourse can also apply to Alclad II for instance). It shows us how to properly use the wax and polish agent with the name True Metal by AK Interactive and has an entire section of step by step airplane finish techniques and super glossy car and bike finishes that show your mirrored reflection after careful polishing. Even the application of Bare Metal foil is shown, even though it is not featured in the AK product line-up. A nice touch. Look at the effect of inks on this heat discolored engine of a 1/48 Fouga Magister... Verdict This is a simple but effective little title that will offer great help to the novice modeller, whether he falls for the AK Extreme Metal range or not. But it will also help the weathered, senior modeller that is open to new techniques and / or materials. A highly recommended for the quick learner! A special thanks to AK Interactive for the review sample. Available here. Jeroen Peters

I think i want one...

Patience and measure thrice / cut once is rewarded with the HPH kits. Great work so far! I'm sure I'll see it in person pretty soon

That looks lovely! Scale and subject-wise you are all over the place!

A few things left to do: Add the aileron and rudder counterweights. (x4). Add the aiming sights: Add the belt that hold the Ohka to the cart. As you can see in this pic the strap was white. Probably thick canvas: And here are just a few more pics that show a dented nose. Also not the wide seam across the fuselage that connects the nose to the firewall. That's why i widened that seam on my model.:

Progress! Metal rocket tubes are in: Scratches are being added and oil filters: Almost done!

AK and Ammo actually. Applied matt varnish and adding scratches now. I use a large toothpick to tighten up the washes around the window frames.

Very sad news and a great loss. I've read that his sick bed was short lived...

Pfffff

And dirty!

A little feast for the eyes! Undressing always does the trick!

Perfect! Hard to believe I'm looking at a resin kit..

Just a few more small decals to go! Then to seal it all in. Washes. Matt varnish. Getting there... The light discolorment at the rear red line is temporarily and caused by the Micro sol.

You havent been paying attention...

Doing the decals. Already put the window masks back on. Couldn't resist checking...

That would be a great subject for HK Models. Or HPH... they don't seem scared easily of big subjects

Friggin lovely AND unusual! Don't think we'll soon see a large scale kit of these. Thanks for sharing!

At first with a sharp blade. The sharp dents i smoothed out with a soft fine nail-pad file.

Down the Hatch! hihihihi

Cheers JD, Spent some more time getting rid of tiny flaws and sealed the deal with Future:

Cheers George! It really is a gem and beggans to get dirty

1:35 Krupp 21 cm Mörser 10/16 Takom Catalogue # 2015/2032 Available from Pocketbond for 29,99 pounds Introduction After the sudden onslaught of WW1 aviation subjects in our Large Scale, we see a sudden sprint on the armour front as well. Both cottage industry brands as larger brands see opportunities and surprise us with often lesser known monstrous Great War subjects. Tamiya, Meng and Takom take on some impressive ‘heavies’, whereas Tommy’s War, The Fusilier and Aviattic treat us to a whole new range of figures and equipment. I guess most of us modelling nuts know the British WWI Male and Female tank. But who knew the St. Chamond? The Char 2C? The Schneider tank? Or the Krupp Mörser for that matter? WW1 subjects sure offer great potential for diorama modellers who can shape their dreams in mutt and plastic despair. One of my favourite modellers these days within this subject without a doubt is Per Olav Lund. Some pictures of his amazing work: History Let’s have a look at the name first. Krupp obviously is the factory that produced this weapon and is famous for it’s (field) guns. Founded in 1810 in Essen and delivering guns to the Russian, Turkish and Prussian armies. Nowadays Krupp has merged with Thyssen and continues under one brand: ThyssenKrupp AG and is still Germany’s 5th largest steel company. (You may have seen their logo in an elevator...) The Mörser (Mortar in english) 10/16 replaced the older Mörser 99 which lacked recoil and a protective shield for the crew. The 10/16 also featured a longer barrel than the older model 99 (and was often also referred to as Länger Mörser) which gave it a longer range of almost 10km(!). These numbers in the type names derive from the year they were developed. The K98 rifle for instance was developed in 1898. The Mörser 99 was developed in 1899 and the Mörser 10 in 1910 (and further upgraded in 1916). There’s an interesting video on YouTube that shows the production and use of this canon: Amazingly 12 Mörser 10 types survived to this day and about 17 of the Mörser 16. Mostly in the USA and Australia. Check this link to see if there’s one in your vicinity for a good walkaround: http://www.passioncompassion1418.com/Canons/English_CanonsIndex_NationPHP.php#Allemagne As I found one is on display in the Belgian War Museum in Bussels in a great colourscheme and mounted for transport. Here's the one at Brussels: And here's one covered in grey paint withstanding the elements in the USA: The kit Takom spends time on their design and box-art. What strikes is the relatively small size of the box that contains 4 grey sprues, some photo etch, decals and rubber rings to secure the wheels. Somehow I expected this kit to be bigger, but it’s well researched and definitely complete! It’s also clear that Takom has a steady partnership with AMMO (Mig Jimenez) products, since their logo is present on the colourguide, and the AMMO paint codes are used throughout. So, 4 relatively small sprues: Sprue A: With the wheels, gunshield and elevation mechanics. The wheels are crisp and well detailed with clear definition of the nuts and bolts. The only thing you might want to add is the securing pin through the wheel axle/hub. You can see this part on the photo of the Brussels example. Included in the kit are normal / conventional spoked wheels and the tracked wheels for heavy terrain. These give the gun an impressive stance. A small point of attention (or rather three of them) are the ejector pin marks on the inside of the shield. These are easy to get rid off, since no small detail is immediately surrounding it. Here's the rear of the shield with some marks to get rid off: Sprue B: With the breech and the main frame. These parts make up the base of the gun and show no pin marks on the visible outside. Assembly of the gun starts with these parts and give you an idea of the size. Sprue C: With the breech, axles and smaller details. No flash, no pin marks and little to no clean up necessary. Sprue D: With the optional track-pads, barrel and small details. The track pads have some ejector marks on the inside and I guess you could opt to remove them, but when attached they will be hardly visible. Also on this sprue is the shorter Mörser 10 barrel and the longer Mörser 16 barrel. Both take the photo etch rifling on the inside which will take some elbow grease to get it to fit seamlessly I imagine. In my sample two small photo etch frets are present. Upon further inspection I found a single correction sheet in the box stating that PE-part TP-7 (on the bigger sheet) is incorrect and should be replaced by the included single TP-7 part that is provided. This may or not be the case with your kit. Just make sure to check the photo in this review whether you have the correct part. The instruction come in a small A5 booklet with well defined shaded 3D impressions. I favour this style over hand drawn or photographed instruction illustrations any day! In no more than 18 steps the gun falls together and this is where the real work starts. Since these guns saw heavy battle, you can really go to town with your weathering pigments, chipping medium and oil washes. No wonder AMMO committed it’s name to this line of kits… Seven schemes are offered in a foldable booklet, printed in colour in 4 sided profiles: 1. Krupp 21cm Mörser 10 Imperial German Army 1871-1919 World War 1, Sereth front, Romania | 1917 | Dark Grey 2. Krupp 21cm Mörser 10 Imperial German Army 1871-1919 Unknown World War 1 | Yellow Gray, Forest Green 3. Krupp 21cm Mörser 10 Captured by the Canadian Army 21st Battalion 27th City of WPG World War 1, Vimy Ridge | August 1917 | Yellow Gray, Green Base Decals are provided for this scheme only, since the Canadians left some of their graffiti on their spoils of war! 4. Krupp 21cm Mörser 16 Imperial German Army 1871-1919 Unknown World War 1 | Dull Green, Ochre Earth, Clay Brown 5. Krupp 21cm Mörser 16 Imperial German Army 1871-1919 World War 1, Artois | 1916 | Forest Green with Ochre Earth, Clay Brown blotches 6. Krupp 21cm Mörser 16 Canadian Army World War 1, East of Arms | October 1918 | Yellow Gray, Brown Soil, Dull Green 7. Krupp 21cm Mörser 16 Imperial German Army 1871-1919 World War 1, Ham (Somme) | March 1918 | Brown Soil, Dull Green, Ochre Earth Verdict I would rate this kit a solid 9 out of a 10. For Takom’s choice of subject. After all: these guns made some impact in their days, but are lesser known than their WWII offspring. These guns (like the Big Bertha soon to be released) offer endless diorama possibilities and pay homage to so many men that lost their lives in the Great War. But also a 9 out of 10 for the quality of Takom’s kits. The moulding, finish and engineering. Right down to the fact you get to choose out of no less than 7 schemes! These kits might someday just pull me over to the dark side… As a matter of fact I found myself browsing Tommy’s War and The Fusilier websites, looking for some appropriate figures to go alongside my Mörser… Highly recommended if you are venturing into Great War subjects. Our sincere thanks to Pocketbond for this review sample. To purchase your Mörser 10/16 click here. Jeroen Peters