Ryan Posted May 10, 2019 Posted May 10, 2019 Hey builders, to attempt to dislodge a serious lack of motivation I am going to build a Tamiya M20 in the classic Verlinden style. The kit is very nice, it was amazing how long it took just to get to this phase. M20 by The 3rd Placer, on Flickr M20 by The 3rd Placer, on Flickr Ryan 5
Bomber_County Posted May 10, 2019 Posted May 10, 2019 We’re all with you on this, treat us motivational crutches......... 4
Ryan Posted May 10, 2019 Author Posted May 10, 2019 Memba these.......? Somebody get me a dry brush! M20 by The 3rd Placer, on Flickr Ryan 4
Martinnfb Posted May 10, 2019 Posted May 10, 2019 Ryan , this is such a little gem. Just do it Man ! OOB trouble free Tamiya, yes. Also a dry brush can be quite aggressive. I would say Tamiya weathering powders or artistic dry pastels would do the trick. 4
BlrwestSiR Posted May 11, 2019 Posted May 11, 2019 That looks nice and a great start to it too! Looking forward to the Verlinden style. Carl 3
Members Mikester Posted May 11, 2019 Members Posted May 11, 2019 Looks like a good candidate for the D-Day GB! 6
Ryan Posted May 13, 2019 Author Posted May 13, 2019 Managed to get the entire undercarriage completed this week end, only a couple of snags, one being a gap on one of the front leaf spring mounts. Tried something new also, instead of cleaning each part prior to assembly, I stuck it all together and made the choice then of what to clean up (based on what really can be seen). Made assembly a lot faster. M20 by The 3rd Placer, on Flickr M20 by The 3rd Placer, on Flickr M20 by The 3rd Placer, on Flickr M20 by The 3rd Placer, on Flickr Ryan 6
Jeff Posted May 13, 2019 Posted May 13, 2019 Lookin great Ryan................. aren't those old school Verlinden boos great? I have one or two as well, I love them.... following with interest......... nice clean save on the spring mounts.... 4 1
Ryan Posted May 13, 2019 Author Posted May 13, 2019 Yeah that was a bit odd, since the other side fit perfectly. Ryan 3
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted May 13, 2019 Administrators Posted May 13, 2019 yup, Ryan, this needs to be in the D-Day GB, just because. It's so cool! 3
Ryan Posted May 13, 2019 Author Posted May 13, 2019 If this kit even hears "group build" it's over. 3
Bomber_County Posted May 13, 2019 Posted May 13, 2019 Looking good Ryan, hope the mojo is returning.......this baby could do with a lot of weathering...... 3
Ryan Posted May 14, 2019 Author Posted May 14, 2019 On 5/13/2019 at 9:49 PM, Bomber_County said: Looking good Ryan, hope the mojo is returning.......this baby could do with a lot of weathering...... Expand Not sure yet on the degree of weathering. Some pics, didn't do much last night. M20 by The 3rd Placer, on Flickr M20 by The 3rd Placer, on Flickr Ryan 6
GazzaS Posted May 14, 2019 Posted May 14, 2019 Ryan, Looking good. I’m glad I’m Not the only one reducing build time by not focusing on the soon-to-be-invisible. 3
Ryan Posted May 15, 2019 Author Posted May 15, 2019 On 5/14/2019 at 10:52 PM, GazzaS said: Ryan, Looking good. I’m glad I’m Not the only one reducing build time by not focusing on the soon-to-be-invisible. Expand Yeah I used to beat myself up for not cleaning each part as if I was cheating. Of course there are some parts that must be cleaned first, but it seems easier to assemble what you can and clean only what is seen. Another bonus is the assembly will also hold the smaller parts so they can be cleaned easier. Time to make this fun again. 3
Martinnfb Posted May 15, 2019 Posted May 15, 2019 Ryan this looks like a lots of fun, I feel like to go to the local hobby store and pick up one of these as well. Cheers M. 2
Ryan Posted May 15, 2019 Author Posted May 15, 2019 Do it. Mine will have fenders, you can do one without them! 5
BlrwestSiR Posted May 15, 2019 Posted May 15, 2019 Ryan, that's some great progress you're making on this. Its nice to have a simple build once in a while and not worry about adding every bit of AM to it. Carl 2
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