harv Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Well Gazz, seems I missed this one. Cracking good start. I'll be following....harv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted June 9, 2021 Author Share Posted June 9, 2021 Well... what's new.... I decided to go European and ordered this figure: He is by SOL model in Korea but was fortunately in stock at BNA Model world. Also.... I kicked a bit of ass in the filling and seam department. It's not too bad filling a gap, we all do it with almost every model we touch. But special difficulty comes when you have a gap where a panel line or other detail should be. The usual answer is rescribing. But I hate rescribing. I hate it because my scribe lines are nowhere near as sharp, neat, nor straight as factory lines. I had a 2mm-ish gap to fill in pic 1. In pic 2, I placed some gobs of blutack to hold some evergreen styrene sheet. In pic 3, I inserted the too tall strip of sheet and used the blutack to hold it to one side of the gap. I also jammed a couple toothpicks in the front to keep everything stable, but avoided getting CA near them. Then I filled the gap with black CA and sprinkled baking soda over it liberally. Then, I reduced everything with files, knives, and sanding, keeping all raised detail protected... pic 5... finally sanding it smooth with 1200 grit paper. The black CA shows clearly here. Finally... two shots of the result being tested with gray primer. The best damn panel line I ever did make. Happy modelling! 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaireckstadt Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Great stuff, great problem solution and perfect instructions how to do it! You should write a modeling tipps and tricks guide, Gary! The black CA is really a helpful invention for us modelers! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted June 9, 2021 Author Share Posted June 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Kaireckstadt said: Great stuff, great problem solution and perfect instructions how to do it! You should write a modeling tipps and tricks guide, Gary! The black CA is really a helpful invention for us modelers! Thank you, Kai. Clear CA works the same, really. Once you sand it, the large gaps appear dark, anyway. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaireckstadt Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 28 minutes ago, GazzaS said: Thank you, Kai. Clear CA works the same, really. Once you sand it, the large gaps appear dark, anyway. You are right Gary, but the filling of a gap with black CA is easier, because you can clearly see where you applied it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Thanks for the how-to, the result is great, Takom could have designed that a bit better, though. Two millimeter are a lot. Cheers Rob 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted June 10, 2021 Author Share Posted June 10, 2021 Hola Senores Y Senoritas! Thank you Rob! I must at this time admit that some of the gap was my fault. I had to go back and redo it after a silly omission. Anyway.... Today's work: The first pic.... with the red arrow's is from a friend's build. He doesn't come here that I know of. There are 9 plates to fit to the carapace or upper hull. One on top and 8 on the sides. Faux weld lines are provided, but unfortunately, as the red arrows illustrate... there are still edges to be seen that don't look natural between two pieces of steel welded together. I committed a significant of modelling time today filling the seams with stretched sprue, sanding away the faux sprue, and creating my own welding lines. This is what it looked like before I cleaned it up: Finally, late in the evening I added the only PE in the kit, the muffler covers. Although I've decided to go Euro with the paint scheme, the figure is handy to add some scale to this WIP. Happy modelling! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Gaz, absolutely stunning, haven’t stepped up to 1/16 yet…..great weathering…….you will love RFM, quality of the moulding is excellent, fit is great to, be interested in your observations…… 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted June 10, 2021 Author Share Posted June 10, 2021 8 hours ago, Bomber_County said: Gaz, absolutely stunning, haven’t stepped up to 1/16 yet…..great weathering…….you will love RFM, quality of the moulding is excellent, fit is great to, be interested in your observations…… Thank you, Phil. This will be the end of my 1/16 scale soiree. It's all about cost really. The only person making great 1/16 figures if Jeff Shiu. But due to shipping costs I'd be looking at well over 100$ just for a figure. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 Gaz Wow - thanks for the update and tutorial .. perfectly done. Keep 'em comin Peter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted June 12, 2021 Author Share Posted June 12, 2021 18 hours ago, Peterpools said: Gaz Wow - thanks for the update and tutorial .. perfectly done. Keep 'em comin Peter Thank you Peter... And here we are... with all of the pre-paint gluing done. All of the unpainted, loose parts are either dry fitted, held on by blutack, or in the case of the tracks, joined by brass pins. Happy modelling! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 From far, it seems like Stan Laurel in DAK livery is inspecting the progress, Sons of the Desert . Great progress Gaz, the size comparison is interesting, this Tank is tiny. Cheers Rob 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaireckstadt Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Great build so far Gary! This is really big! The chains came out looking awesome! Curious how it will look like with paint on it! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Gaz Looking so good .. your building is simply flawless Keep 'em comin Peter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted June 12, 2021 Author Share Posted June 12, 2021 11 hours ago, DocRob said: From far, it seems like Stan Laurel in DAK livery is inspecting the progress, Sons of the Desert . Great progress Gaz, the size comparison is interesting, this Tank is tiny. Cheers Rob Thanks Rob... tiny, yet very important. The Pz I made up more than half of German Panzer strength during operations in Poland. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted June 12, 2021 Author Share Posted June 12, 2021 10 hours ago, Kaireckstadt said: Great build so far Gary! This is really big! The chains came out looking awesome! Curious how it will look like with paint on it! Thanks, Kai. I'm curious about how it will look, too. I've never done Dunkelbraun over Dunkelgrau. So... it will all be new for me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted June 12, 2021 Author Share Posted June 12, 2021 9 hours ago, Peterpools said: Gaz Looking so good .. your building is simply flawless Keep 'em comin Peter Thanks Peter. I wouldn't say it's flawless... but the extra effort certainly takes a lot more time than my teenage method of twisting the parts from the sprue and gluing them together without a hint of dry-fitting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaireckstadt Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 12 minutes ago, GazzaS said: Thanks, Kai. I'm curious about how it will look, too. I've never done Dunkelbraun over Dunkelgrau. So... it will all be new for me. When I remember how difficult the painting of your 190 was and how it came out this should be kein Problem for you Gary! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belugawhaleman Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Great so far, keep up the good work. I sometimes get the feeling there's a guy In DAK uniform watching over me. I'm glad to see there's photographic evidence that I'm not alone. Anyway, I have a Takom 1/16 panzer 1 b that will have the brown over gray paint scheme. I intend to use Tamiya paints. I'm thinking the Tamiya flat brown will work over their German gray. I hope this will work. Anyway, I'm involved in a move and it will probably be a while.....I'm involved in a horrific move at the moment ! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 9 minutes ago, belugawhaleman said: Great so far, keep up the good work. I sometimes get the feeling there's a guy In DAK uniform watching over me. I'm glad to see there's photographic evidence that I'm not alone. Anyway, I have a Takom 1/16 panzer 1 b that will have the brown over gray paint scheme. I intend to use Tamiya paints. I'm thinking the Tamiya flat brown will work over their German gray. I hope this will work. Anyway, I'm involved in a move and it will probably be a while.....I'm involved in a horrific move at the moment. So, when gonna start this ??.....harv 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belugawhaleman Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Well Harv, I just don't know. Probably weeks from now. I'm so frustrated at the Moment as this move seems to have put all my plans asunder. I actually stopped Mid build of a PT 76. I didn't think there would be so many delays. I expected to Be settled-in by now. I can't wait to put the tamiya extra thin to plastic again! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Getting settled is a big deal. Gotta have it all tight before you're comfortable enough to build. Hope you get it sorted soon....harv 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belugawhaleman Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 42 minutes ago, harv said: Getting settled is a big deal. Gotta have it all tight before you're comfortable enough to build. Hope you get it sorted soon....harv Thanks, Harv. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Kaireckstadt said: When I remember how difficult the painting of your 190 was and how it came out this should be kein Problem for you Gary! Kai, thank you for your faith. There are some major differences between painting an armor model and painting a streamlined airframe. Even the Albatros I just did... I had to treat as an armored model instead of an aircraft. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 It's dark! Very dark! I've painted the upper half with SMS Premium German Gray RAL 7021. For your comparative pleasure, I've placed a bottle of Tamiya flat black, and a bottle of Tamiya Panzer Gray near the tank. And taken pics from three separate angles to allow for lighting. I've also laid the tracks across because I think the color I made for 'track brown' is actually a very nice match for Dunkelbraun #45. I used about 1/4 of the bottle of SMS paint just to do everything above the return rollers. It's a big model. Happy modelling! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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