Dave J Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 I started building this during my lunch break at work on Thursday.. I had most of the lower hull made up...I started to tackle the upper deck on Friday during lunch, but the PE Grilles didnt fit into there slots on engine covers and the exhuast grille.. Oh man! that was really a pain in the @$$! Even with the PE jigg I couldn't get it to sit right.. But I fought it and finally won!So everything is back on track now.. and the hull is completely done now!Starting to work on the Turret.. This were I am at the moment.Will hit the wheels and tracks last! I also ordered this last night too 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeWika Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Dave this looks so cool- I'm the Panzer itch now! You, Matt, Ralph are spreading the Armour gospel:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wackyracer Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Looking forward to this one. Those figures look great to. Need to see what else they do and if there available in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted February 28, 2015 Administrators Share Posted February 28, 2015 Nice start. The BT-7 is a kit is sometimes look for. Keeps pulling me in. Let's see if you can give me the final push... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphSarc Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Cool build. Love Tamiya armor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave J Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 So this is where I am currently at -Turret Seam was filled with Super glue and then filed down and polished...Wheels and Track test fitted and then stripped down for prime coat with black Mr Surfacer After painting the green... I found a couple of small faults that I missed! Mould Line on the front Fenders and some blob on the Turret.. These were sanded back and repainted.Rubber was painted with AK Rubber and Tires paintExhuast were painted with Vallejo Air Hull Red as the base, the spades were painted with Vallejo Gun metal and Flesh 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators James H Posted March 5, 2015 Administrators Share Posted March 5, 2015 You don't mess around I reckon you should consider mag articles! Neat work so far, and still trying to resist my King Tiger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave J Posted March 6, 2015 Author Share Posted March 6, 2015 I forgot to mention that I painted the exterior with tamiya XF-67 Nato Green.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolboxx Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Very nice Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beychevelle Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 the spades were painted with Vallejo Gun metal and Flesh From one Vallejo user to another ... I find the gunmetal...any Vallejo metal for that matter... a real pain to brush on. For painting small pieces...like tools...I find it easier to paint the part black and drybrush the metal on. Drybrush very lightly and repeat when needed...after it dried. Another method I use. Paint black and rub on Vallejo Dark steel pigment with the tip of my finger. Polish with a soft tissue afterwards. I prefer this, but there's a risk when you want to varnish afterwards. Varnsh can mess it up badly. Great build and you work amazingly tidy...the last two photos are like 3D renderings from a Kagero book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave J Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 Cheers for that tip... I may just go back and redo them as I not 100% happy with them.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave J Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 Another big update... I forgot to paint the inners of the front wheels, so i broke out my compass cutter and maded a couple of quick masks out of some Tamiya tape and sprayed them. Using Mr Color GXIII clear, everything was given a coat, so I could apply an wash and decals on the turret.. I was going to use a AM set of decals, but opted to go with a set in the kit instead of waiting around for the mailman! After giving the turret another clear coat to seal in the decals, I used XF67 and a red and white from Vallejo to make a few chips and scratches in the turret markings and then sealed everything in with a flat clear.. Tamiya decals worked like a charm and are pretty much invisible under the flat coat. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave J Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 Now the part that I enjoy! Weathering... I started off by lightly spraying AK Summer Kursk on the lower hull and wheels.. The once dry I used the AK Plaster base and Summer Kursk effects again and made a thicker mud mix.. The it was dabbed all over.. At first I didn't like it and thought I was heavy handed with it.. But after it dried I was happy with it! Next task was rust up the tracks a bit... I started off by painting the tracks with Mr Metal Dark Iron and then using White Spirits and AK Track Rust Pigments and dry - Using Black, Medium and Light Rust Pigments straight from the bottle I rusted the exhaust pipes and heat shield grille And sealed them in using AK Pigment Fixer. They say that the pigments are suppose to retain there colours but once dried the are acually a bit darker now. I will have to touch them up... Added some dirt to the tracks too! and thats pretty much where I am currently... Next on the list is to start weathering the upper deck 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beychevelle Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 and all this in two weeks time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators James H Posted March 9, 2015 Administrators Share Posted March 9, 2015 Goddamn, that looks good! Looks like a river rider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphSarc Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Wow that looks so sharp!! Love your pigment work!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis.E Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 ....If only my lunch breaks were as productive....great project Dave. Did you get those AK weathering products from Modelcrafts and Hobbies?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave J Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 Hi Dennis, No I get them through The Hobby Stop out in Kilbirnie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulster Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Real nice for a "wingy thingy" builder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave J Posted March 22, 2015 Author Share Posted March 22, 2015 Thanks Paul! So I am calling this done... Pics in the Finished Area.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphSarc Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Really nicely done Dave. Really like your weathering effects! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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