BlrwestSiR Posted February 12, 2021 Author Posted February 12, 2021 On 2/11/2021 at 1:49 PM, Bomber_County said: Go on Carl, muddy, dusty and generally weather beaten all over............ Expand Well the reference photo that I have for the tank is during the victory parade in the Netherlands and it's all clean and shiny... I do have some pics of other tanks in the division from slightly earlier in time and they're more typical looking as far as gear storage and weathering so we'll see. 3
belugawhaleman Posted February 12, 2021 Posted February 12, 2021 looks good so far. And so quick! I didn't know about this model brand before, it looks like a very nice kit. 4 1
BlrwestSiR Posted February 14, 2021 Author Posted February 14, 2021 @belugawhaleman, Rye Field Models hasn't been around too long. They're a fairly new company. Their first release was a Panther G with a full interior. There's something like 1700 parts in that kit. So far, I'm impressed with the kit and the way it's going together. 4 1
BlrwestSiR Posted February 14, 2021 Author Posted February 14, 2021 I continued adding more of the detail bits to the hull. Much of the PE has their location marked on the hull which is great. I then continued on with the paint job. With it being just a single colour, SCC15, I decided to try and add some modulation to it. I think it worked out. 11
Kaireckstadt Posted February 14, 2021 Posted February 14, 2021 On 2/14/2021 at 2:43 PM, BlrwestSiR said: I continued adding more of the detail bits to the hull. Much of the PE has their location marked on the hull which is great. I then continued on with the paint job. With it being just a single colour, SCC15, I decided to try and add some modulation to it. I think it worked out. Expand This absolutely worked out! Looks really convincing! You are also using AK Real Colors? Me too, they are simply beautiful! 4 1
Bomber_County Posted February 14, 2021 Posted February 14, 2021 On 2/14/2021 at 2:43 PM, BlrwestSiR said: I continued adding more of the detail bits to the hull. Expand Looking great Carl, the modulation certainly did work. How do you find the AK, being lacquer are they very pungent? 4 1
GazzaS Posted February 14, 2021 Posted February 14, 2021 That looks great, Carl! Love the way the forward light guards came out. Pieces like that always give me trouble. 3 1
Kaireckstadt Posted February 14, 2021 Posted February 14, 2021 On 2/14/2021 at 8:57 PM, GazzaS said: That looks great, Carl! Love the way the forward light guards came out. Pieces like that always give me trouble. Expand Didn’t realize these lights and their protection frame. Nice details (and well done!). I have a question, Carl: What do these markings on the body mean? Is it production data? Nice detail! Haven’t seen this before! 2 1
BlrwestSiR Posted February 14, 2021 Author Posted February 14, 2021 On 2/14/2021 at 3:43 PM, Kaireckstadt said: This absolutely worked out! Looks really convincing! You are also using AK Real Colors? Me too, they are simply beautiful! Expand Thanks Kai! I like the AK paints very much as they spray wonderfully. On 2/14/2021 at 5:14 PM, Bomber_County said: Looking great Carl, the modulation certainly did work. How do you find the AK, being lacquer are they very pungent? Expand Thanks! The AK paints are a bit more pungent than Mr Color but not as strong as the new Tamiya lacquer paint. They can react to Tamiya X20A thinner a bit if you let sit too long on the surface. 3
BlrwestSiR Posted February 14, 2021 Author Posted February 14, 2021 On 2/14/2021 at 8:57 PM, GazzaS said: That looks great, Carl! Love the way the forward light guards came out. Pieces like that always give me trouble. Expand Thanks Gaz! Rye Field gives you a template to form thr light guards around. It's similar to the one Asuka include in their kits but theyve given it a more positive fit for the PE to sit in whike you form it. On 2/14/2021 at 10:19 PM, Kaireckstadt said: Didn’t realize these lights and their protection frame. Nice details (and well done!). I have a question, Carl: What do these markings on the body mean? Is it production data? Nice detail! Haven’t seen this before! Expand Those are foundry marks on the actual tank. Thjs way they know which factory cast those parts. On 2/14/2021 at 8:57 PM, GazzaS said: Expand 5 1
BlrwestSiR Posted February 15, 2021 Author Posted February 15, 2021 Working on all the tracks used as armour. These are from a Dragon Firefly VC kit. Making different length runs and fitting them to the front of the hull. In one photo I found of a Sherman V belonging to the same division, they had some of the end links on backwards for some reason. I've decided to do the same here for some variety. 9
Peterpools Posted February 15, 2021 Posted February 15, 2021 Carl Beautiful work on the Sherman - looking mighty good. Oh, those tracks, just know if I could eer muster up the discipline to build the tracks! I've always wanted to try my hand at armor and might just give it a go later this year. Keep 'em comin Peter 3 1
BlrwestSiR Posted February 15, 2021 Author Posted February 15, 2021 Thanks @Peterpools! Give an armour kit a try. Some come with link and length tracks so aren't as hard to put together. I'd suggest maybe one of the Takom Blitz series of kits to get your feet wet. Carl 2
Peterpools Posted February 15, 2021 Posted February 15, 2021 Carl I've been thinking about it for a long time and have my eye and have a short lists of which one I want to try. Just might give it a go after I finish the Sufa, I'll give it a go. Peter 4
BlrwestSiR Posted February 16, 2021 Author Posted February 16, 2021 Okay, I spent more time working on the track armour. I got all the different lengths of track all glued together. While it was partly set, I put it into position and bent it accordingly. It's effectively a full run of tracks attached to the hull and turret. Once dry, I gave them a coat of paint. Once dry, they were glued into place on the hull. 6
Axeman Posted February 16, 2021 Posted February 16, 2021 This looks great! What color of green did you use? I see a light green bottle. 3
BlrwestSiR Posted February 16, 2021 Author Posted February 16, 2021 On 2/16/2021 at 4:22 AM, Axeman said: This looks great! What color of green did you use? I see a light green bottle. Expand Thanks! I used AK Real Color SCC15 olive drab. 4
Kaireckstadt Posted February 16, 2021 Posted February 16, 2021 On 2/16/2021 at 3:55 AM, BlrwestSiR said: Okay, I spent more time working on the track armour. I got all the different lengths of track all glued together. While it was partly set, I put it into position and bent it accordingly. It's effectively a full run of tracks attached to the hull and turret. Once dry, I gave them a coat of paint. Once dry, they were glued into place on the hull. Expand Great work on the tracks! These AK-Colors are really beautiful. How did they fix the tracks on the real thing (no superglue available in 1945 )? 2
DocRob Posted February 16, 2021 Posted February 16, 2021 Wow Carl, you build faster, than I can respond to your great build . The hull looks very good with the added PE details and modulated colour. All these extra tracks must have been a burden for the undercarriage, but they sure add some drama. Cheers Rob 2
BlrwestSiR Posted February 16, 2021 Author Posted February 16, 2021 On 2/16/2021 at 7:14 AM, Kaireckstadt said: How did they fix the tracks on the real thing (no superglue available in 1945 )? Expand Thanks! The tracks were welded onto the hull. There are pics where you can see the weld marks after the tracks were removed. 2 1
BlrwestSiR Posted February 16, 2021 Author Posted February 16, 2021 On 2/16/2021 at 10:58 AM, DocRob said: Wow Carl, you build faster, than I can respond to your great build . The hull looks very good with the added PE details and modulated colour. All these extra tracks must have been a burden for the undercarriage, but they sure add some drama. Cheers Rob Expand Thanks Rob! The weight from the extra track made the duckbill extenders pretty much mandatory. Going through my reference book on the Firefly, I've noticed one that is built on an Easy Eight chassis! The photo is captioned as showing a group of Fireflies built for the US Army but didn't mention the types of Firefly (Ic, Ic hybrid, VC) I always thought the HVSS Firefly was mythical. Guess I need to get another one... 4
Peterpools Posted February 16, 2021 Posted February 16, 2021 Carl Nice progress and building the tracks - yikes, what a job. Keep 'em comin Peter 2
BlrwestSiR Posted February 19, 2021 Author Posted February 19, 2021 Thanks @Peterpools! The extra tracks aren't too bad to assemble. Just a bunch of cleanup mostly. 1
BlrwestSiR Posted February 19, 2021 Author Posted February 19, 2021 The duckbills arrived yesterday. As expected, they're made to fit Bronco tracks only so fortunately I had the foresight to grab a set of those at the same time. The Bronco tracks are more pieces than the Rye Field ones with 5 parts per track- front and back pads, one pivot, two end links. The duckbill set replaces one end link and they're keyed to fit the ends of the pivots. I ended up assembling the pads and pivots first so everything stays flat and then adding the end links on after. So far after 4 hours, I've got one side almost done. 4
Peterpools Posted February 19, 2021 Posted February 19, 2021 Carl ... can't believe you're doing a set set of tracks with individual links -talk about dedication to a build. Looking fantastic Keep 'em comin Peter 4
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