Daniel_Roxy Posted June 7, 2015 Posted June 7, 2015 I'm Daniel, 14 years old and this is my 2nd large tank model. This is my Churchill VII The AA battery is to show size. Mum and Dad brought it back for me when they want away for the weekend. 1
Daniel_Roxy Posted June 7, 2015 Author Posted June 7, 2015 That is a lot of wheels. So confusing. The instructions in all foreign languages. Sorry, picture not very good. I have painted and made some of the chassis with the gun. Drive wheels too. 1
Daniel_Roxy Posted June 7, 2015 Author Posted June 7, 2015 Painted the main body. Here's before. Here's after. Tank is so big it takes up several countries on the map! 1
Daniel_Roxy Posted June 7, 2015 Author Posted June 7, 2015 I've put some of the smaller parts together to make bigger part's lol.I have also painted some weathering on the edges of the tank hull it might be hard to see tho.( I basically put some brown paint around the edge). 2
Daniel_Roxy Posted June 7, 2015 Author Posted June 7, 2015 If got 2 sets of 11 small wheels to put on the tank, now that's 22 wheels made up of 2 halves. That is 44 small bits of plastic to paint. 1
Daniel_Roxy Posted June 7, 2015 Author Posted June 7, 2015 Still too many wheels. This is about where I am at the moment. I'm a bit stuck because the instructions aren't very easy. I'll take some new photos soon. 2
Daniel_Roxy Posted June 8, 2015 Author Posted June 8, 2015 i never got feed back(good feedback) on Facebook. Thx
One-Oh-Four Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 Going along nicely! The Churchill was an important tank for the Dutch too as it was widely used to free the Netherlands from German occupation in 1944-1945! What brand of paint do you use?
Daniel_Roxy Posted June 9, 2015 Author Posted June 9, 2015 Cool I didn't know that And I can't remember at the moment what brand but I often mix 2 different couplers to get the one I'm after
Daniel_Roxy Posted June 9, 2015 Author Posted June 9, 2015 I ment to put colours but auto correct on my phone changed it.
Paulster Posted June 9, 2015 Posted June 9, 2015 Nice going. Your skill set is much farther along than when I was your age.
dr_gn Posted June 13, 2015 Posted June 13, 2015 Nice work - I bet you're tired of looking at wheels though - there are dozens of them! If I ever build a tank model again, it will be one of these: Churchill tanks were built in a factory a couple of miles from where I live. My dad used to watch them being tested. One day the headphones from a tank commander fell off the turret and got crushed under the tracks. My dad ran over and picked them up - I've still got their mangled remains somewhere. 1
Ssasho0 Posted June 14, 2015 Posted June 14, 2015 Hi Daniel, First off, congratulations on being brave enough to post it and ask for opinion! Second, this is really a nice effort for someone just getting into the hobby. Third, I think that post like great "great start" don't offer you much outside of some comforting, but I think you are not here for this, but rather to get advice and idea and ultimately build a better model! So I will give you some constructive criticism and advice, this by any means is not a blatant critique and definately no disrespect. What kindof paint do you use? No matter of teh kind you should idlute it more, the brush strokes are visible because the paint is too thick! Get some thinner and dilute it till it becomes as thick as milk ( a bit more than water), put the tip of the brushin it(not the whole brush), then leave few strokes on a papertowel and start brushing. As the paint is more diluted, you will need 2 or more layers in order to get the colour. I can recomend to add few drops of Mr. Leveling thinner regardless if you use acrylic or enamel colours, but just 2-3 drops, this will help the paint to level. Don't use flash for the pictures, better use natural sunlight, but not directly under the sun. More like in a light shadow where the light is strong enough but it is not direct. Don't give up! Try to make every single part as it is a whole model and the results will follow! Best regards, Sasho 2
RalphSarc Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 Really great tank build Daniel! You're doing a fantastic job. Look forward to following along! 1
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