Paulster Posted April 17, 2014 Posted April 17, 2014 Wait till you order a Van Dobben croquet instead of a regular kroket at the snack stall! A who instead of a what??
One-Oh-Four Posted April 17, 2014 Posted April 17, 2014 Okay, really, really fast: a croquette or more commonly "kroket" is also a fried snack, world famous in Holland. Van Dobben is the trade-mark of a producer of high-quality croquettes. McDonald's even has a croquette-burger; the McKroket! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croquette And now back to our regularly scheduled program; the Steyr Raupenschlepper Ost! Sorry for the hijack, Brad!
BradG Posted April 18, 2014 Author Posted April 18, 2014 Yeh you're probably right Paul. As I'm putting a lot of stuff in the back you're going to see the tracks get a little lose on the suspension. Although it won't be lowered on the suspesion it should give the same effect at least.
Dave J Posted April 19, 2014 Posted April 19, 2014 Those tracks look great! Agree with what everyone else has said.. Or can you move the sprocket back a tad?
BradG Posted April 20, 2014 Author Posted April 20, 2014 Nah it's a bit hard to move the sprokets, I got one link out and it will look fine.
BradG Posted April 29, 2014 Author Posted April 29, 2014 I got some paint on the interior and picked out what details there are (mind you there isn't much in the real thing either but for some basic controls). I ended up snapping the bloody rear cab section in half (don't ask) so that's gunna take some more sanding. The break can be seen on the top right side of the door frame. The doors don't fit well either and I'm not sure why so I'll leave them open a little.
BradG Posted May 2, 2014 Author Posted May 2, 2014 Ok, damage repaired and it's back to the paint shop. Putting yellow over green plastic is a real paint and it took a good amount of H303 to cover. I didn't paint the track wheels as I was handling the kit by them.
Paulster Posted May 2, 2014 Posted May 2, 2014 Nice work on the repair. Maybe a coat of primer next time to help with coverage?
BradG Posted May 7, 2014 Author Posted May 7, 2014 Camo added. It's a bit rough, but I'm not too worried. As you can see from the colour picture, these things were not exactly perfectly painted. I sometimes laugh when people talk about getting the paint on their tanks perfect, because in reality, it was anything but! Next up some weather, my favourite part.
Paulster Posted May 7, 2014 Posted May 7, 2014 That's looking great Brad. So true about camo application. Especially when it comes to the Axis powers whereas the Germans crews field applied theirs with provided sprayers and paint that resembled Kiwi shoe polish that was diluted with fuel or the Japanese which applied theirs by hand with brushes.
BradG Posted May 9, 2014 Author Posted May 9, 2014 A gloss coat and some weathering followed by another gloss coat. I've used a dark black/brown wash for shadows and general grime along with adding paint chips with Gunze steel. This has all been sealed now for mud and dust for which I use MiG pigments. I know some of you like to vary the shade of paint using these modulation sets, but I prefer to do it with pastels and washes.
BradG Posted May 9, 2014 Author Posted May 9, 2014 I really like weathering...I mean there was no shortage of mud on the Russian Front.. The flat coat will bring it back a little though and sorry about the blasting it with the flash. Tracks are not finished yet and I still have to paint the muffler and exhaust.
RalphSarc Posted May 10, 2014 Posted May 10, 2014 Wow really coming along. It's an odd but interesting looking vehicle. I like your interior weathering and wash. Looks very sharp. Ralph.
BradG Posted May 10, 2014 Author Posted May 10, 2014 Working on some of the smalls today. I used some Verlinden weapons slings which were ok, although the instructions are barely readable.
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted May 10, 2014 Administrators Posted May 10, 2014 Nice straps! Love the tracks too. I think the Modelkasten tracks are more accurate due to the pin detail on the sides, but i just love the weight Friul tracks add to the model. Wonder which are quicker to assemble...
BradG Posted May 10, 2014 Author Posted May 10, 2014 The real killer is the clean up of the MK track links. You had 3 sprue points to clean up from 140 tracks, but putting them together was very easy.
BradG Posted May 11, 2014 Author Posted May 11, 2014 I've spent most of this Sunday on the stowage and I'm nearing completion.
BradG Posted May 13, 2014 Author Posted May 13, 2014 Finished! I'm pretty happy with it. Unfortunantly the decals completely shattered when they touched water, so I made up the number plate from what I had in the spares folder.
RalphSarc Posted May 19, 2014 Posted May 19, 2014 Excellent job. I'm going to try an armor build on of these days!
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