BlrwestSiR Posted October 18 Posted October 18 Nice work there Paul. Is there an interior on the APC? 1
belugawhaleman Posted October 18 Posted October 18 56 minutes ago, BlrwestSiR said: Nice work there Paul. Is there an interior on the APC? Thanks, No, there's no interior. The basic kit dates back to the late 80's with this version is from 1992. Despite the lack of interior it's not too bad a kit. The tracks are bad however,and needed replacement. Some corrected sprockets came with the track set , but I chose to use the kit's sprockets because they can be rotated. Threading the tracks on would be impossible after assembly If they didn't turn. It was a compromise between accuracy ease of build. Anyway the sprockets are mostly hidden under the fender skirt at the front. Anyway I'm hoping the decals are ok. I have hope that they're fine as they're still in a sealed packet 1
KevinM Posted October 19 Posted October 19 On 9/19/2025 at 9:05 AM, FullArmor said: More color and part for my KV-1.🙂 Looking good thus far they are rebuilding a KV1 on the Aussie Armor show it looks to be a good size tank. 3
KevinM Posted October 19 Posted October 19 Progress has been slow but steady lots of sanding old molds/technology.I painted the engines primer,black,polished silver,silver119(panels) pale burnt metal,paneled line with rubber,pale metal(very thin) then burnt iron.The body of the plane has only been primed up top ATTM but is silky smooth after using a worn out 800grit scotch brite. 4
GusMac Posted October 21 Posted October 21 Made a start on the next build, the ZM F4D in 1/48. Got the cockpit done so far with the Quinta detail set and everything fits nicely so far. Hopefully getting the fuselage halves together is as smooth. 6
BlrwestSiR Posted October 21 Posted October 21 The cockpit looks great there Gus. I have some Quinta sets for the ZM F-4 kits but haven't used any yet. 2
DocRob Posted October 22 Posted October 22 14 hours ago, GusMac said: Made a start on the next build, the ZM F4D in 1/48. Got the cockpit done so far with the Quinta detail set and everything fits nicely so far. Hopefully getting the fuselage halves together is as smooth. Great looking pit, Gus. I had no problems closing the fuselage with my ZM Kai-Phantom or other fit probs with my kit. For the cockpit, i used only the supplied decals, as there were no AM sets available for the Japanese bird. For the detailing the seats, I used a set by Kits-World which was terrible. I guess, Quinta is of better quality. Cheers Rob 2
FullArmor Posted October 22 Posted October 22 Working on Kamaz truck. This has to be the most detailed engine I've seen in 1/35 scale😵. And here we don't even have all the pieces in place yet.😃 6
PanzerWomble Posted October 22 Posted October 22 Quick crappy bench pics . Iranian M47 M , 1980 Iran Iraq war 6
FullArmor Posted October 23 Posted October 23 6 hours ago, PanzerWomble said: Some more paint scraping as well . Weathering looks nice👍 1 1
BlrwestSiR Posted October 24 Posted October 24 2 hours ago, FullArmor said: More color for engine. Would you like to see WIP? Looks amazing. Especially the headers. I wouldn't mind seeing a WIP. Carl 3 1
GusMac Posted October 24 Posted October 24 1 hour ago, BlrwestSiR said: Looks amazing. Especially the headers. I wouldn't mind seeing a WIP. Carl +2 on that 2 1
DocRob Posted Wednesday at 07:42 PM Posted Wednesday at 07:42 PM I got this little kit for a few Euros and thought, it could serve as a quick, relaxing build. I´m not that interested in modern F1 cars, but the box said "build and paint". My main goal is going oob for a high shine chrome finish with carbon fiber decals applied. There is not enough interesting stuff going on for a WIP. The kit parts fit well and until now, the build is easy. I prepared nearly all the parts and here you see the engine on the floor pan. There is no way to show the engine, which is a bit weird. I only painted it black and hide it inside the body. There are a few mold lines to address on the body, but nothing really bad. For now, the absolute highlight of the kit is the extensive decal sheet, including a lot of carbon fiber decals. I primed the CF-covered parts with Tamiya LP Metallic Black, which sprayed to a high shine finish, thinned with leveling thinner and an absolute recommendation under CF-decals. The decals fit like a glove, are not brittle and respond well to hairdryer and Tamiya Mr. Mark Strong, even on delicate shapes. Cheers Rob 6
BlrwestSiR Posted Wednesday at 10:54 PM Posted Wednesday at 10:54 PM Those carbon decals look impressive. Glad to hear they work well. 3
KevinM Posted yesterday at 02:03 PM Posted yesterday at 02:03 PM That's still a nice looking car Rob and those decals are working well it seems. 1
DocRob Posted 23 hours ago Posted 23 hours ago 20 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said: Those carbon decals look impressive. Glad to hear they work well. 5 hours ago, KevinM said: That's still a nice looking car Rob and those decals are working well it seems. Well, beauty lays in the eye of the beholder, I like the chrome body, but else,.... The decals are fantastic, I nearly finished the CF-decals today and started assembling the rear section. I also "primed" all body parts for the chrome finish. I again used Tamiya LP-1 gloss black, which can be sprayed to a perfect glossy finish, when thinned properly. Did I mention, it´s a TOP OPENING box from Revell, there is a revolution going on . cheers Rob 7
DocRob Posted 8 hours ago Posted 8 hours ago Hombres, I´m not often overexcited with modeling products, least not when they claim to be "Super". AK´s Super Chrome earned the super, along mega, hyper and simply fantastic. I sprayed it on top of my glossy black primed McLaren body and it is absolutely chrome. First, I tested it on a dummy and I was disappointed. My usual chrome spraying approach of misting super fine layers of chrome onto each other didn´t work here. The shine comes with a heavy, wet coat, pretty unusual for chrome paint. Now, I have to wait, until it dried completely and then I test durability, masking and decaling including decal fluids on top, fingers crossed. Thanks to @HubertB for pointing it out. Cheers Rob 4 1
nmayhew Posted 8 hours ago Posted 8 hours ago Still soldiering on with my Firefly ‘Carole’, but the end is in sight! crappy iPhone pics at this stage which have distorted the colours somewhat, but fairly pleased with I’ve done so far. 5 1
PanzerWomble Posted 6 hours ago Posted 6 hours ago 1 hour ago, nmayhew said: Still soldiering on with my Firefly ‘Carole’, but the end is in sight! crappy iPhone pics at this stage which have distorted the colours somewhat, but fairly pleased with I’ve done so far. Nice work, and good to see stuff actually tied onto the tank or retained in frames.... rather than appearing magically "stuck with magnets" 😀 3
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