Another day, further progress. Interior, further weathering and detail. Some PE work, sand shields and engine vent (Royal Model). Also completed the inside Radio and Driver door (Eduard). Might be awile before I tackle more. Here are the pics.

I noticed on the last photo that the engine compartment vent wss backwards. I was able to pop it loose and re-attach. That is what happens when you are looking at three sets of instructions and diagams (Academy, Eduard and Royal Model). The PE is going to be a challenge, two different sets of PE to choose from. Going to be an adventure. I bought the Royal Model set for the detailed resin filters, but it has a lot of goodies including the PE sand shields and the engine compartment vent instead of just the screen as in the Eduard set. The Eduard set is more complete in other aspects though. More progress later.

Ralph

Well guys,I encountered a lot of problems with my Dragon Panzer II,I got to the point where I couldn't deal with the issues,so I put it aside for now.I didnt want to drop out of the campaign,so I continued along with the infantry and the base.The figures still need a few more pieces added before painting.the base is painted and I did some weathering,doing a burnt umber wash and some oil stains,but there is still more to do.



So I also decided to go with a simpler build,so I picked up a Tamiya Panzer II which I should be able to deal with.

Anthony, I'm doing the same kit.
So far I've done the turret, lower hull and I'm working on the tracks.
I'll post some pics soon, no major issues, just a thing or two to be careful.

I have hit a snag on my build. Dragon has actually done a better job with the 38-t instructions than they have on most of their other instructions, but the engine instructions are anyone's guess. Does anybody have a top view or built a 38-t interior before? Once again this build has proven to be a bit of a PITA, but I'm not giving up yet.

BTW,anything else regarding the painting of the interior would be helpful as well. I'll try and post photos soon, probably over the long weekend.

Thank you for helping the poor newbie!

Mark

Frenchy just helped me out with the same question. Hope it helps !




http://www.plusmodel.cz/gallery/133/index_en.php

Some progress, at last

Turret with panzer grey, AK wash.







Lower hull, wheels painted panzer grey, light wash







Upper hull, not painted, imssing some details





Turret, shades, wash & decals

looks good John,I'm working on the tracks right now.

Hi Guys, I finally got around to putting a final wash on this little guy and I'm calling it finished for now


This 38-T will be used in a diorama with a Panzertragerwagen over at the Military Railroad Campaign, stop on by if you haven't yet

Nice work guys, lots of goods stuff going on already.

Sal, Looks good buddy, and congratulations, you’re the first to finish!

Congrats Sal - looks good buddy!

Heres my work in progress pics for the "Haunted Tank".



I got this habit of removing all the parts Im going to be working on first then cleaning/sanding off all the flash from them before mass assembly.



Wheels and bogies done first - they are the most annoying to build



Upper and Lower hull fitting before final fusion.



Another old practice of mine, I put a block of clay inside the hull to give it some weight. Most of my models are heavy because of this practice. It keeps them more stable on the ground, but the problem is if they do fall off the table - the heavier it is the harder it hits



Upper and lower glued together, clay inside aint to obvious now



Turret work in progress, after this then its painting time!

Jeb Stuart will be proud

This weeks progress, still a lot to do with the weathering, but I wanted to see how its progressing in pictures. All weathering is done with AK Interactive products.

Note the difference between the unfinished turret compared to the hull.

Nice build log Rei

John - Good weathering done there. I've started mine now and will get some pics after more progress (still on the suspension). I haven't found any really good reference photos yet so I'm still in the clouds as to what gear and decals to add on. If anyone has a link to good late M5 stuart pics....

John.the streaking looks great,which products did you use,and in what order ?

John, Carol is looking real sweet there looking forward to seeing it finished

Tanks for the coments guys,

Anthony, So far the products used are,

AK-076 Filter for NATO Tanks
AK-045 Dark Brown Wash
AK-075 Wash for NATO Tanks
AK-024 Dark Streaking Grime
AK-015 Dust Effects

Lower hull and running gear have an undeluited Nato wash. Then I didn't go in any particular order, I've been going back and forth with the colors.

Note that the washes are used only as pin washes.

Thanks, John

Here's my start to a 1/48 M5 late Stuart







Here's what's left plus will need to make light guards and track guides

Wow you step out for a while and you miss so much. Great progress.
John: very nice weathering. Gonna be good.
Ralph: nice interior
Sal: you are really lightning fast
Greg: nice block-a-resin. Looks like a doozy.

As for my Mk.VI: the cats had a little fight over who could squeeze in the kit box and quite a few parts have gone missing since then. I may try to order them again later, but I don`t think I`ll build that Mk.VI for this campaign. I have another idea, but not sure if that is going to work. Will let you know if it does

I think this one is done.
I'm not yet sure if I should weather it some more.
I don't want to over do it. Still not sure.
Let me know what you think

Here's my Panzer II A/B/C

It looks real good John,weathering is fine,but pics are not great,it appears washed out.

Nito;

That Panzer II looks really nice!

Do have a question... those gas cans... nothing done to hold them in place when this guy moves out - unlike that barrel! The barrel - weighing perhaps 200kg (if full) - would likely rest nicely in place for the most part, whereas those cans would fall over and off with a bump!

Just saying!

Cans aside, overall, I like the build a lot - looks very much the part for an earlier-war pz II!

Bob

Hi Folks,

I have made a start on my little Polish Vickers E MkB. It is a Mirage kit and the quality is really superb, the casting and fit of parts excellent. It will eventually end up in a small vignette with the IBG Polski Fiat and a few figures, however for this campaign I am just finishing it in the 1936 style camouflage as it would appear in 1939 at the time of the German invasion.

Here are some photos of my progress:


The initial parts for the hull...


This shows the high quality of the Mirage mouldings...


The lower hull constructed...



The upper hull constructed...


The upper and lower hull with front glacis plate awaiting joining together...



The three components joined up and the tank takes shape...


The driver's hatches fitted...


The rear plates fitted...


The large air intake cover is fitted...


From the front...



The exhaust system fitted...


The grilles fitted to the openings...

Well that's it so far, the running gear next. I am still waiting for the PE tracks so that will determine how much further I will get. I have other 1/72 light tanks I can get on with while I am waiting. I will post again when the running gear is fitted.

All the best,

Paul

Thanks guys !

Well I'll try to take some better pics Anthony !
Sometimes there's too much light or too dark... damn I can't seem to find the right lighting.
You're right Bob, I'll try to get something to hold those jerrycans.

Edited:
I took some more pics, bad light but with & without flash..

John - congrats on finishing. I like the look

Paul - nice step by step start. I feel like I'm modelling in a scale smaller with these light tanks, I could imagine what it's like in 1/72





Still playing around with stowage and need to add light guards and drill out some lifting hooks. Feel free to comment on any unit markings/references I could use for an Army recon unit, or things to fix here, etc - I'm open.