GazzaS Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 My newest start is the Dragon 1/35 scale Sturmpanzer IV. This is an older kit with Magic Tracks and white metal Schürzen. Thanks for looking, Gaz 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[CAT]CplSlade Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Where have I seen this before...? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[CAT]CplSlade Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Oh, by the way, if anyone Stateside is interested DragonUSAonline.com is having a Veteran's Day sale now until 11/12 where the code VET50 gets you an additional 50% off in-stock items. Shipping is free if you go over $99. I know that doesn't help you, Gaz, seeing as you live in one of those bizarre third world countries I heard about on National Geographic. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted November 10, 2018 Author Share Posted November 10, 2018 Heh! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Gaz Nice start on the armor and lots of photos as you go. I keep wanting to test the waters on the dark side but my knowledge is on the other side of zero. Keep ‘em Comin Peter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Nice stucco job Cheers M. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Some clicks from Rome. Abandoned, note the zimmerit on the mantel and canvas. air superiority of else .... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted November 10, 2018 Author Share Posted November 10, 2018 7 hours ago, Peterpools said: Gaz Nice start on the armor and lots of photos as you go. I keep wanting to test the waters on the dark side but my knowledge is on the other side of zero. Keep ‘em Comin Peter Thank you, Peter! I find that delving into something I know nothing about is an excellent mojo motivator. I think you should take the plunge and not worry about the results. A lot of the same techniques can be used to weather a tank as an airplane, filters, washes, pigments, so it's not like diving into black hole. It's just plastic in different shapes. Gaz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted November 10, 2018 Author Share Posted November 10, 2018 Martin, Thanks for the great photos! I've done canvas in smaller scale, but I think I'm not going to bother here. As it's a Dragon kit, there will be enough tiny parts to try my patience. Gaz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[CAT]CplSlade Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 35 minutes ago, GazzaS said: Martin, Thanks for the great photos! I've done canvas in smaller scale, but I think I'm not going to bother here. As it's a Dragon kit, there will be enough tiny parts to try my patience. Gaz Yes, I am building their Marder III H right now and was going nuts trying to build a PE latch for the bolt cutters last night. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted November 10, 2018 Author Share Posted November 10, 2018 Just now, [CAT]CplSlade said: Yes, I am building their Marder III H right now and was going nuts trying to build a PE latch for the bolt cutters last night. I built that one a couple years ago... my first Dragon kit. There was a large amount of PE I didn't use. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Nice start Gaz........the Marder H was also my first Dragon and AFV after coming back to the hobby........I must finish it I find with Dragon is read the instructions, then read again, test fit and read again.......overall they are good kits....... I have this lurking in the stash, an enormous number of parts 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[CAT]CplSlade Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Sad thing is I am building a Smart Kit which is supposed to simplify many of the things found in the earlier parts-heavy kits, but many of the parts have no plastic alternative. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted November 12, 2018 Author Share Posted November 12, 2018 12 hours ago, [CAT]CplSlade said: Sad thing is I am building a Smart Kit which is supposed to simplify many of the things found in the earlier parts-heavy kits, but many of the parts have no plastic alternative. From memory, mine had a metal barrel, PE 3D basket behind the fighting compartment, and a lot of other PE stuff. Some of my PE work was pretty haphazard and wouldn't stand up to close scrutiny. And the tool brackets were pure hell. It was a great kit, and Im sure would have looked great had somebody besides me done it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[CAT]CplSlade Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Mine has all that, but it goes against their own concept of what the Smarts were supposed to be. Not that I'm against a nice metal barrel, but all the tool clasps are ridiculous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted November 12, 2018 Author Share Posted November 12, 2018 I don't think Smart Kit referred to a reduction of parts. I think in general the Smart kits have more parts, and in some places... like those tool clasps, moulded parts wouldn't have looked as good. In general I hate PE cuz it pops off so easily sometimes. And trying to make boxes of the stuff never seem to hold together well for me. Gaz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[CAT]CplSlade Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Actually they are supposed to be reduced parts and simplified construction, as well as less PE. If you check them against earlier versions of the same kits the early kits have more complicated suspension components, such as separate parts for the rubber tires. They basically took advantage of improvements in slide-molding to retain fine detail without the need for as much PE. The DS tracks were another step along that path, although that wasn't a step many of us approved of. I think we are fortunate to get the barrel at least. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted November 13, 2018 Author Share Posted November 13, 2018 14 hours ago, [CAT]CplSlade said: Actually they are supposed to be reduced parts and simplified construction, as well as less PE. If you check them against earlier versions of the same kits the early kits have more complicated suspension components, such as separate parts for the rubber tires. They basically took advantage of improvements in slide-molding to retain fine detail without the need for as much PE. The DS tracks were another step along that path, although that wasn't a step many of us approved of. I think we are fortunate to get the barrel at least. Does yours have DS tracks? I don't care for the DS tracks, and after all of the stuff I've read, I'm not keen to use them if I can find cheap enough replacement tracks. Gaz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted November 13, 2018 Author Share Posted November 13, 2018 A bit more progress: Thanks for looking! Gaz 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahunaminor Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Looking nice Gaz. I may have missed it but what medium are you using to represent the Zimmerit? A putty of some sort no doubt? Regards, 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Lovely work my friend ! Cheers M. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SapperSix Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Looking pretty good Gaz. I am liking the look you are going for! Zimmerit isn't as easy as it might seem, you are making it look easy and good.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted November 17, 2018 Author Share Posted November 17, 2018 7 hours ago, kahunaminor said: Looking nice Gaz. I may have missed it but what medium are you using to represent the Zimmerit? A putty of some sort no doubt? Regards, Thanks Kent, I'm using this to do the Zimmerit: You can find it at Crazy Clarks or other stores of that ilk. It responds well to raking and slicing, but not to pushing like you might try with the tip of a screw driver. It doesn't from a skin, and in this application becomes chippable after 20 minutes. It doesn't bite into the plastic and doesn't from a skin. Gaz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted November 17, 2018 Author Share Posted November 17, 2018 2 hours ago, SapperSix said: Looking pretty good Gaz. I am liking the look you are going for! Zimmerit isn't as easy as it might seem, you are making it look easy and good.... Thanks, Sapper! A lot of what is going right is the medium I'm using shown above. Most modelling putties don't work well for zimmerit. Gaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted November 17, 2018 Author Share Posted November 17, 2018 A big day today. Added all of the indy link 'Magic Tracks' and got the base paints down: I've done my best to keep the Zimmerit subtle. I hate it when it dominates the model. Thanks fer lookin! Gaz 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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