[quote]Hello JP,
Bob, that's a very nice conversion. Very good job on the old Tamiya, but your right track seems like it has rebelled.
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Great catch, I'll fix that right away. Hate those tracks.
Thanks for a great campaign,
Bob

Here's my contribution. This one has a bit of a story. I started this kit (barely) about 20 years ago or so............. when I was a lot younger!!! The assembly was just getting started and for whatever reasons that I don't remember, she was boxed up. I've finally gotten back into modeling.............. and this kit I decided must be finished. So I unwrap her and haul her out of the box carefully............. she's an oldie Tamiya kit and she a pretty much all out of the carton straight up build.

Anyways, my skills are rusted and my photo skills are way off........... but no excuses. But I'm getting back into this .............. so bear with me. My 41 year old eyes are what they use to be.

Ok, so here it is............... my first kit getting back into it.......... with many more to come. Comments and flaming are more then welcome................. fire away.













Cheers,

My pleasure to help Bob, those vinyls really do suck. If you ever build the new DML kits, which I think you should, you will be much more happier

Hi Tom! It's a nice comeback, a tired, old, greasly M-16. A couple of points though, your white stars are too clean and bright compared to the rest of the vehicle. Also, if I were you, I would use a metallic color on the gun barrels, I don't think they should be soiled like the rest of the vehicle. Otherwise, nicely done!

Both points well taken. I'm actually going to make those modifications then. It's weird though as the stars are actually dirty as hell, but it's a very lite weathering colors that don't stand out on the white background. But still agreed they look too new. Also, there's some coloring issues with the wheels.............. and she doesn't look very well lived in. I also have some figures coming along to add eventually too.


Cheers

You are a harsh critic on yourself Tom. I think it looks muddy/dusty but not chipped perhaps that is what you feel is missing, pretty damn good.
Here is my efforts with the Airfix gun tractor. Took 2 hrs folding grab handles last night. Woke this morning with a headache!



They are a bit overscale and not identical but it was all I had to hand and better than no detail. Next time I'll make a former and then drill the holes for the handles second rather than drill first and make the handles to fit the holes. Doh!

Hey JP....... that looks to be coming along very nice.

Yeah, we are our own worst critics. There's already stuff I'm thinking about that I totally forgot............. in the painting process............ Ghhaaa !! But truth be told, I had a blast putting her together. I was going to make a dio out of her but decided to just finish the model first. She was to be launching through some hedge with a mad driver........... guys scrambling to hold on............. one guy off the back flying through the air only holding on with one hand to the back of the quad turret.............. more of a lite hearted dio with some humor. It may still happen. I mocked up the figures and the base already................ but first some small touches to get the half-track finished up. But she's pretty much all there.

Well, since you brought it up...I could use about a four week extension.

When "Life" (and I don't mean the magazine) steps in and demands your time it's hard to ignore it.

Model on Tom, nothing wrong with the imagination!
I have spent this evening making some rivets with my five minute punch and die set.


I also reduced the part count somewhat by putting the wheels on. Oh and I added some handles to the engine covers.


The cab set on top to see how it looks.


Next up detail the drivers area and the seats.
Thanks for looking.

Hand brake, and gear sticks added.


Switch gear and tachometer added, along with passenger grab rail. Brown and yellow brushed on tracks too.


Next paint in the dashboard details

Update:
oh and the dash mounted fuel tank

Hi Bill, where do I sign up for an extension? Work has killed me the last two weeks and I've had very little time at the workbench for my build.
Do I need to pm Emre?
Thanks and regards, Ed

JP,

Would you care to share some details on your five minute punch and die set. I enjoy making my own modeling tools. Just thought I would ask.

HARV

Project note. I finished adding the decals to my Tamiya Hanomag Sdkfz 251/1 this morning and I was able to do some detail painting and add the sag to the tracks the other day. So now I just need to do some dry brushing and add some pastels and I will be finished.

Sure I was so pleased with myself I posted on kitmaker. HERE
But there is a far better one HERE with PE bending and a grab handle former which I made myself tonight in an hour or so. It makes much cleaner holes and chads than my one. Just make it don't bother with mine.

Just about finished the gun tractor now. I may get some time to weather it tomorrow.

Here are some pics all clickable to get larger sizes. Added a bit of luggage under a tarp to bring some life to it.




Few touch ups needed but had enough for tonight. I've enjoyed this kit. It feels good to look up a walkaround add some details yourself.
Knowing where to stop is probably key to getting builds actually finished though.

No need to sign up, I'm checking the thread regularly and the extension will be for general. I think I need to contact one of the administrators.

If it is OK for the remaining participants, the extension will be for an extra month and the campaign will end on March 31, 2009. Hope this gives everyone enough time to complete their builds.

JP, for such a small scale you are really working hard. Congrats to bringing the model around so quickly with detail.

Emre, I know that I've been MIA in this campaign, but with an extra month I should be able to complete this. Lots of reviews coming in so I've been keeping busy on that front, and plan on spending time this weekend on starting this up again.

Thanks for the extra month, I hope I'll be able to finish my 251 in time now.

Thanks for the extra month!!
I would have finished the 251 in time, but now the pressure is off painting the figures to go with it!

Well, actually.....
I finished my 251/2!
I even managed to fix it into place by literally getting it stuck into the mud!
I made the muddy road by mixing in very fine dirt with pva glue and water, which makes a messy, muddy, sticky substance.
I embedded the vehicle and one figure into it and blended it all together.
First the finished vehicle on it's own;






I felt there was an empty space on the right fender, so I filled it up. I made an extra storagebox and added some spare metal tracklinks and rubberblocks to it.


Here's what the mud looks like;




And the first figure into place;




I see now that I forgot to paint the bottom of the right sleeve!!!
And thanks Andrzej for your tips on the Splittertarn-painting!!!

nice one ron, that looks cold and miserable where that half track is.
The commando looks like he has lost the starter key

Im going to call mine done. I've rushed the washes stage and it hasn't come out
too well should have gloss coated it first, got lots of tide marks but hey you live and learn.

Found a craft and art shop nearby that sells artist
pigments and so got some raw sienna and yellow ochre to finish this off.

I was watching sea of sand on the TV so these colours are perfect. They just break up the dunkelgelb a bit.
The orange card I've used as a background sets the tone too.
Click on the pictures for high resolutions to see the pigments clearer.




Eventually this will go into a dio with the airfix 88 and the airfix 222 and kubelwagen set. Nice cheap retro modelling.
Its been a fun week playing with this kit. how big do those 1/35 kits come out at? I don't think I'd have room for something
like that at least with planes you can hang them from the ceiling. Thanks Emre for running this campaign it is these groups
builds that keep me from leaving stuff half done, I appreciate it.

Hi All.

Here is my finished model. I thought we only had until the 28th of Feb for some reason.. But here it is anyway! I am new to this weathering stuff.. :-)



Cheers

PS Could you post the link for the gallery please?

Great 251 Ron! The mud on the side is a bit too much for my taste, otherwise nice looking, especially with the figure.

JP, good finish. Your final photos are a bit too "orange" . For size, that thing is so large that even in your scale it is close to a Panzer I in 1/35th scale.

Nice 251 Warren! You might try more weathering perharps? Your camo came out nice and tidy, nice job. Below is the link for the campaign gallery, please upload your 251 there as well.
Halftracks Campaign Gallery

Thanks for getting the extension Emre, that really helps!
I got a little done today, mainly the crew, so now I can button up the tarp.
Here's what's done so far.................

Awesome work all!

Nice to see so many half track enthusiasts! Unfortunately, my 251/1 is going to take a lot more time to finish! ;( I will post some WIP pics when my camera is back!

Great work guys!

Wow Ed, I really like the figure heads. Where'd you get them?

Your Kar98 rifles also look very nice, how did you paint them, which brand of color did you use?

Hi Emre, the heads are a mix of Legend, Tank, and one Alpine. I have to get more as I'm starting to run out!

The rifles are older Dragons left over, I start with Vallejo Panzer Aces "weathered wood", make small stripes with Panzer Aces "new wood", then finish with a glaze of Vallejo "wood".
The glaze is thinned almost to a wash, this gives a nice reddish finish to the stocks that many K98's had. For the late war laminated stocks, I just eliminate the "wood" wash, since these had a distinctive stripe pattern to the stocks.
The gunmetal is done with my own mix of Tamiya dull aluminum mixed with Tamiya gloss black to get a nice gunmetal finish.
Thanks and regards, Ed

Guess I have to get my own Vallejos, they seem to be the new trend . Thanks for the info!