Daniel_Roxy Posted January 1, 2024 Posted January 1, 2024 This is a interesting model of the Super Pershing from HobbyBoss. The kit has a lot of details including full engine bay and individually linked tracks. Along with torsion bar suspension. 4
Daniel_Roxy Posted January 1, 2024 Author Posted January 1, 2024 First up is all the parts. Including all the track links. Brass details and even some pieces that are wrapped in some foam for protection 7
Martinnfb Posted January 1, 2024 Posted January 1, 2024 Nice choice, I will follow with interest ! Cheers Martin 2
BlrwestSiR Posted January 2, 2024 Posted January 2, 2024 A different choice for a Pershing so should be fun to follow along with. 1
PanzerWomble Posted January 2, 2024 Posted January 2, 2024 I like HB armour having built a couplethey are very generous with the parts count and options . Mouldings and fit were good too . Should be a good build 1
Daniel_Roxy Posted January 2, 2024 Author Posted January 2, 2024 Thanks for the interest helps keep my motivation going. Just done some painting so far. The road wheels suspension arms and hull coated with my new air gun. Also painted inside the inside engine bay area and fire wall. 7
Daniel_Roxy Posted January 13, 2024 Author Posted January 13, 2024 Here some work. Been doing the road wheels and return rollers. Started with adding the weathering to them as well. 7
BlrwestSiR Posted January 13, 2024 Posted January 13, 2024 Nice but of progress. I always find cleaning up and painting road wheels the most tedious part of an armour build. 1
Martinnfb Posted January 13, 2024 Posted January 13, 2024 Nice progress. Just a quick note , I believe that the rollers were trimmed in rubber.
Daniel_Roxy Posted January 14, 2024 Author Posted January 14, 2024 6 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said: Nice but of progress. I always find cleaning up and painting road wheels the most tedious part of an armour build. I don't find it to bad. Tho it is annoying getting the colours to not cross sometimes. Although making any kind of Churchill tank is an exception. Or German for that matter. So so many road wheels ha ha 3
Daniel_Roxy Posted January 14, 2024 Author Posted January 14, 2024 5 hours ago, Martinnfb said: E3 walk around that could help Quite helpful thanks. Been using videos from the chieftain for info. Not quite sure why I decided the rollers were metal honestly 😅 1
Daniel_Roxy Posted January 21, 2024 Author Posted January 21, 2024 There. That's better. Got the wheels all done. Added some black wash and oil/grease to them as well. Got all the suspension and running gear parts done and ready to be put on. 5
Bomber_County Posted January 21, 2024 Posted January 21, 2024 Never built HobbyBoss so interesting to see how it builds up…….looking good 1
Daniel_Roxy Posted January 23, 2024 Author Posted January 23, 2024 On 1/21/2024 at 4:57 PM, Bomber_County said: Never built HobbyBoss so interesting to see how it builds up…….looking good The level of detail is pretty damn good. Love the fact that there is actually torsion bars modeled in and fitted together properly. Unfortunately it's gonna all be glued in place as the plastic doesn't have enough strength to actually work. And the shock absorbers can't pivot or move angle wise. But it all fits and looks great together 6
Daniel_Roxy Posted February 25, 2024 Author Posted February 25, 2024 All of the suspension arms have now been fixed in, Road, Sprocket and return rollers painted and some weathering added, tracks have also been cut from sprues,cleaned up and primed + painted. It took some time to get most of the simpler parts stuck together. And then everything has now been primed 7
Daniel_Roxy Posted March 1, 2024 Author Posted March 1, 2024 Been working on little bits over the week. Got most of the engine parts painted in a dase colour. Will post photos later But I have painted the fuel tanks in a patchy sort of way and then detailed and weathered them with some washes. Definitely getting better with that sort of thing 6
PanzerWomble Posted March 2, 2024 Posted March 2, 2024 Great and natural looking ageing on the petrol tanks , one of those parts you know got battered everytime someone went near them with a jerry can . 1 1
Martinnfb Posted March 2, 2024 Posted March 2, 2024 Looking good Daniel, step by step she's falling together.
Daniel_Roxy Posted March 3, 2024 Author Posted March 3, 2024 Abit more work. Got some nice things for weathering. And put the engine together. Still got the exhausts air intake pipe. And some other bits to put on. But it's coming together. Just had a little go dry fitting the engine and transmission and it's starting to look pretty good. 4
Daniel_Roxy Posted March 11, 2024 Author Posted March 11, 2024 Not too good at blending. But it's definitely looking pretty good. Loving the detail on the engine. Painted the rocker covers with a more olive drab look. Think it really makes the engine just look that extra bit 6
Daniel_Roxy Posted May 13, 2024 Author Posted May 13, 2024 It has been a while since I put an update out. Both sets of tracks are now on and all glued in place. I found the lugs for the sprocket wheels to be a bit to small and short so had to bend them out a bit at the ends to stop the wheels from falling off while the glue was drying. Weathering is all on now for the tracks and lower hull. Looks good I think 😅 The tracks themselves need some dirtying up but I'll get round to that sooner or later. also started painting the parts for the addon armour and turret 4
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