#021
Joined: August 02, 2007
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Posted: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 - 10:30 AM UTC
hello all,
@Andrzej,
no problem.if i see something that i can help with,i will.by the way,Noble Leader do you have any photo's of your K5 anywhere.
@MarkM,
to me all of the staffers are Noble Leaders,you are Mark,Duke of Campaigns.Staff_Jim,is King Jim 1 of Armorama.
@Christer,
Fantastic Dio.i hope that you will enter your Dio in the MOM contest and at your local Hobby contests.i think that you would be a medal finisher
it looks like i am doing a Vietnam Dio complete with Huey and Ground Pounders.
cheers,
Bruce
Fair Winds and Following Sea's, Always.
To my Friends, Death is as Light as a Feather, Duty is as Heavy as a Mountain.
I will all have my Hand on your Shoulder. Do not grieve for me I will allways be there for You.
#041
Kobenhavn, Denmark
Joined: July 20, 2006
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Posted: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 - 09:22 PM UTC
Great small diorama, Christer. I can almost hear him screaming with bullets flying overhead.
Campaign'oholic - 252+ campaigns completed
Wojewodztwo Podkarpackie, Poland
Joined: December 05, 2007
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Posted: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 - 10:17 PM UTC
@ Christer - I must tell you I've been waiting for this one. You have a devoted fan of your small dioramas here
. Vere realistic.
@ Bruce, thanks again for keeping the hand on the steering wheel while I'm looking other way
. Gallery is in place.
If you are interested in my K5 Leopold you can find my build log
HERE.
Andrzej
Alvsborgs, Sweden
Joined: April 21, 2003
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Posted: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - 06:01 AM UTC
Thanks guys!
/Christer
California, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - 06:25 AM UTC
I was just considering doing that very same scene
Maybe this will be an excuse to finish off all those Britis paras I've got laying around
"That's not fair. That's not fair at all. There was time now. There was all the time I needed...! It's not fair!"
--- Henry Bemis (aka Burgess Meredith)
Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Joined: January 28, 2007
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Posted: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - 08:46 AM UTC
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I was just considering doing that very same scene Maybe this will be an excuse to finish off all those Britis paras I've got laying around
So...??? Matthew, I really don't see a problem when you have the same idea. As we're both independent minds, it's even interesting to see what two different people make from the same subject. So please go ahead with your original idea!
Jelger
On the workbench:
- Tamiya P-47D 1/48
- Eduard Mig21 1/144
England - South West, United Kingdom
Joined: August 04, 2007
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Posted: Saturday, January 10, 2009 - 10:42 PM UTC
hi, guys just a quick post as i haven't posted for a while have not been very well so haven't had chance to do much work recently however i will soon get some done and will post some pictures .
model making isn't just a hobby it's a way of life!!!!!!!!!!!!
Scotland, United Kingdom
Joined: February 04, 2006
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Posted: Sunday, January 11, 2009 - 09:44 AM UTC
Hello
The build has been finished on the figures for the gun crew. have primed them ready to start the painting. Still need to work out how the diorama will work. probably will set the gun in some remains of a small building with the gun crew uncovering it ready for the next fire mission.
The link is to photobucket for some more images of the primed crew & gun.
http://s377.photobucket.com/albums/oo218/muddyfields/glider%20troops%20%20pack%20howitzer/ 
Building for My pleasure & hoping others like what I build.
Being built at the moment
Way too many unfinished.
Centurian MKIII Tamiya
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#041
Kobenhavn, Denmark
Joined: July 20, 2006
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Posted: Monday, January 19, 2009 - 01:17 AM UTC
I have made some more progress on my Jagdtiger for my diorama. The details are painted. Next step is to add the decals and get some mud on those tracks.
More to follow...
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Wojewodztwo Podkarpackie, Poland
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Posted: Monday, January 19, 2009 - 02:16 AM UTC
Shaun, Jesper,
Nice work so far!
I'm taking few days of vacation from the Leopold gun and trying to catch up other projects.
I've already painted few faces, assembled figures and started painting them. Mortar is assembled as well. I will post some pics as soon as they're done.
Andrzej
Budapest, Hungary
Joined: August 12, 2006
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Posted: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 06:38 AM UTC
Finally my pocket-panzer (ASU-57) is getting closer to finish line. Incredibly big step, the first steps were done in 2003
Nowadays I am finishing the interior and the individual track links (it was horrible to make it). The tarp was fun to make.
Next steps: base coat application (Russian green) and faded-chipped winter camo.
California, United States
Joined: May 20, 2008
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Posted: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 07:32 AM UTC
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I was just considering doing that very same scene Maybe this will be an excuse to finish off all those Britis paras I've got laying around
So...??? Matthew, I really don't see a problem when you have the same idea. As we're both independent minds, it's even interesting to see what two different people make from the same subject. So please go ahead with your original idea!
Jelger
Actually, this is the prefect excuse to finish a vignette I've had on the back burner for years; one of my all time favorite movie scenes is from The Longest Day where Maj Howard is standing on the edge of Pegasus Bridge (then the Orne River Bridge) thinking about his orders, that will be my piece with Howard in the foreground and a bunch of paras securing the area in the background, I'll be using a Resicast figure for Howard and one of the new Masterbox sets for the others and maybe one or two other Resicast figures
"That's not fair. That's not fair at all. There was time now. There was all the time I needed...! It's not fair!"
--- Henry Bemis (aka Burgess Meredith)
England - South West, United Kingdom
Joined: August 04, 2007
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Posted: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 - 04:25 AM UTC
Pegasus Bridge sounds a great idea good luck
model making isn't just a hobby it's a way of life!!!!!!!!!!!!
Carlow, Ireland
Joined: June 05, 2006
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Posted: Saturday, January 31, 2009 - 04:54 AM UTC
Hi Guys ,
Here are some shots fo my current project of a couple of Fallschimjagers on the Russian front:
With bests wishes,
Jerry
Stout, ‘Hey that Bailey crap, you got it amongst this stuff?’
Vandeleur, ‘When you refer to Bailey crap I take it you mean that glorious, precision-made, British-built bridge which is the envy of the civilized world?’
Wojewodztwo Podkarpackie, Poland
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Posted: Saturday, January 31, 2009 - 05:06 AM UTC
OMG! What on Earth happened to their legs??
Great work so far - I know this kit and it looks like you've gave these guys a lot of energy by modifying them.
Andrzej
WARLORD
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Posted: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 - 01:43 AM UTC
Wojewodztwo Podkarpackie, Poland
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Posted: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 - 08:13 PM UTC
@ Marcin,
Very nice work! It's MB kit, right?
@ All
I think it's high time to present my progress on this one... I couldn't chose one kit so I started three in the same time. Faces are basicly ready (except for eyes - I paint them when rest of figure is ready because I like to know what the figure is looking at before I paint the irises). Trousers are painted, so is green jacket, as well as ochra base colour on rest of jackets, I've also started painting splinter camo.
More coming soon (I hope).
Andrzej
WARLORD
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Posted: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 - 01:06 AM UTC
Wojewodztwo Podkarpackie, Poland
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Posted: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 - 02:42 AM UTC
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@Andrzej
yes, it MB's kit. Kit is not top quality (some seams and fit problems) but I like the faces. Decal are awfull. They are so stiff that you're not able to put them in place even after using softener. I gave up after first sleve flag being applied.
I do agree - MB's faces are great (finally something different from Dragon and Tamiya, not mentioning ALF from Academy (these are ugly as cow's bottom
) ) but their decals are disaster - hard to apply even on flat surface...
WARLORD
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Posted: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 - 03:19 AM UTC
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@Andrzej
yes, it MB's kit. Kit is not top quality (some seams and fit problems) but I like the faces. Decal are awfull. They are so stiff that you're not able to put them in place even after using softener. I gave up after first sleve flag being applied.
I do agree - MB's faces are great (finally something different from Dragon and Tamiya, not mentioning ALF from Academy (these are ugly as cow's bottom ) ) but their decals are disaster - hard to apply even on flat surface...
I'm thinking about buying MB's "Bailing Out" kit for Bitter Taste of Defeat but I doubt figures will fit M4A2 Lend Lease Sherman.
BTW, I can see that now you're addicted to campaings
Dalarnas, Sweden
Joined: March 24, 2006
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Posted: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 - 03:31 AM UTC
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Andrzej
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Hi Andrzej,
your figures look great. Let us know how you do that splintertarn, ok??
The rifle of the figure on the far right does look strange. Was it broken??
@ Marcin:
I like the way those faces turned out. Good job!
Also the colours of the uniforms are splendid. What did you use for those?
Just one small remark, though.
You may want to do something about the badgesquare under the AA-badge. It is very visible (on the photo)
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For me it is time to start on the snow and I'm having a bit of cold feet, because of that.
I found a great "how-to" on making snow and I'm about to try it. It's an article by Cheehong Ahn.
Working on:
Reworking Italeri/Zvezda T 34/76
http://scalemodelling-by-ron.blogspot.se/
Wojewodztwo Podkarpackie, Poland
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Posted: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 - 06:46 AM UTC
@ Ron
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Hi Andrzej,
your figures look great. Let us know how you do that splintertarn, ok??
The rifle of the figure on the far right does look strange. Was it broken??
I'm happy you like'em. As soon as at least one of these guys is finished I'll post short fortostory about how I did the camo.
You're righ, riffle broke during assembly - I will replace it later.
@ Marcin,
Sure I'm addicted... beer, coffee, music, campaigns... same stuff - can't live without'em.
Andrzej
WARLORD
Associate Editor Warszawa, Poland
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Posted: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 - 09:49 PM UTC
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@ Marcin:
I like the way those faces turned out. Good job!
Also the colours of the uniforms are splendid. What did you use for those?
Just one small remark, though.
You may want to do something about the badgesquare under the AA-badge. It is very visible (on the photo)
Colours of uniforms are German WW II Camo Beige (821) and Medium Grey (987) from Vallejo.
I already dealed with that badge square (Btw, I was wondering why it was made in that angle) with Mr Surfacer ( I hope to post pics soon)
Bunker (well, pice of it) is born:
Wojewodztwo Podkarpackie, Poland
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Posted: Thursday, February 05, 2009 - 12:18 AM UTC
Marcin,
How did you make form lines on concrete walls? Simply smoothing the plaster?
It looks really good.
Andrzej
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Posted: Thursday, February 05, 2009 - 01:51 AM UTC
Yes, I was smoothing the plaster (I was using some kind of acrylic filler called "Finisz") downwards and after few milimiters I stopped and pressed the spatula a bit harder or move it back slightly. It's better (easier) when you apply thick layer (3-4 mm) than the thin one, like you would use to even wall at home.
