This is my second project underway. It's Ferdinand from Dragon (the 6317 kit). It will be the n°624 from the box art, with some changes seen on the pics of real #624

few pics of the real #624






my ferdy:






Little modifications I made: spare track links (not glued yet) moved from the front fenders to the front (I looked on the photos I have and IMO the links were put as I did), the jack and the wooden block were moved from the front to the rear of the tank. Three grip handles on the rear were glued and than cut off (the did it to prevent those nasty Russians to climb on the top of the vehicle ). All of those modifications were made by the crew.

Spit

Looks very good so far. Great to base your vehicle on so accurate photos. Seldom do we get so many clear photos of the same vehicle.

Looking forward to see more - thanks for sharing

Finally, KT is finished. can go back to work on my Ferdy.

Just a little update. He's gone black



base color tonight.

Cheers

Spit

Hi Spit,

as far as I know (and the pics of #624 show), this one lacked the rainguards, running from the gun mount down to the sides on the front side of the fighting compartment.

Please keep us informed and post the process...

Volker

Thanks Volters, well I feel like a complete beginner (that I almost am ) how could I miss those rain guards... I tried to take them off but the super glue I used is strong.... well that was going to b my first tank based on a real vehicle LOL. It was...

Well, let's pass on, here you have 3 pics with base dunkelgrun done. The paint I bought for DG was far too green (MM autentic) so the final color was a kind of experiment as I mixed few paints to obtain this color:
-MM AUTENTIC 2095 DK
- 2 yellows (Humbrom and MM)
- red Humbrol 60
- white Humbrol

here's what came out of this:




One small question. What color should be applied in the wholes for the small firearms and the interior of the plug? I would say the base red oxide.



thanks for reading

Spit

Hi Spit,

nothing lost You'll may find pics of other Ferdinands with those rainguards fitted. Here you'll find them : http://grayknight.narod.ru/Ferds_Kursk_43/Ferds_Kursk_43.htm (probably the same source, you get your pics from...)

As far as the color of the pistol ports is concerned, I'm not sure, but the pics don't show much contrast, so I would leave them dunkelgelb/dark yellow.

Cheers

Volker

Very nice Ferdi Spit. Keep the photos coming.

I thought doing the camo freehand but... I was afraid to spoil it. I decided to use masking (patafix with paper on it). It's hard work

For now one side has been done.
cheers

spit

Hi Spit,

i'm curious, about your process. Don't worry about spoiling the camo, since the original camo is very uneven Just look at the first pic.

Good luck

Volker

It will be interesting to see how this progress and how your system works. It looks good and as a failsafe way to ensure not to ruin the paint job.

Looking forward to see more

I have just finished masking this beast. I reall have enough of this I hope I will paint it tomorrow. Just have to try a mixture for the olivgrun color.


Spit




I cut it out from 1/35 plans of Ferdinand.

That is some serious work on that camo pattern.

Looks great can't wait to see it finished.

Camo is done. I think it could be worse






Cheers

Spit

Hi I've changed the idea about the camo... and I corrected it free hand. I find it better and more realistic. I added wheels with the first step on weathering. The tracks are also on but they need painting.






nest step will be gloss, the rest of the decals (I've already put some of them before correcting the camo pattern), and all the weathering stuff.

cheers
spit

Looks great so far Spitfire. Cant wait to see it finished

Very well done, Spit. Your freehand camo looks very good. Keep it up!

Great job on the camouflage. Definently an improvement to correct it with free hand airbrushed camo.

Looking forward to see more

Looking great so far! Looking forward to more progress shots. Keep up the good work.

Fantastic. I was wondering last night if you had posted the pcitures with the camo on yet. Thanks again!

Excellent work so far Spitfire!

Must agree that the corrected pattern is a vast improvement.

Keep up the good work,

James

thank you all for the kind words

Hi, Vacaions finally finished so I can go back to my little beast.

Decals are done, first treatment of tracks done (painted black with metallic dry brush). I see now that there are many places where the tracks are not painted. It's a real hell. I should have painted them before putting them on or make them before gluing upper and lower hull. I also made the wash with brown van dyke + burnt sienna. I don't really know if it looks like it should. I'm completely novice in complete washes - before I was trying to make some pin washes. Any input welcomed.








thx for reading

Spit

well, one more wash has been applied (van dyke + enamel thinner). I'm really not sure about those washes. So any comments are appreciated.

Hi Spit. I really like your ferddy and loved how you made the camo. It turned out pretty well, but the extra steps you made, make a huge difference. The percentage of green appeared to be too much, but looks much better in the later photos. I wish my models were this good on my second attempt. A nice flat cote nowand some pastels on the lower hull and running gear will really make for a great model.