It'll be the Zvvezda kit pretty much out of the box.
Cheers
Paul
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Cold War
ppawlak1
Joined: March 14, 2006
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Posted: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 - 08:41 PM UTC
I've just started my Soviet T-72B.
It'll be the Zvvezda kit pretty much out of the box.
Cheers
Paul
It'll be the Zvvezda kit pretty much out of the box.
Cheers
Paul
Bigrip74
Joined: February 22, 2008
KitMaker: 5,026 posts
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Posted: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 07:57 AM UTC
Andy: nice LVTP, I like the weathering and the camo. I have to practice on some old model before I can start the paint on my T80. Do you have any advice in free hand because there is no way that I can tape off or use silly putty for the 3 tone on this tank, there is just too much stuff that will not allow tape to be effective?
Robert
Robert
skyhawk
Joined: June 03, 2003
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Posted: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 08:14 AM UTC
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Andy: nice LVTP, I like the weathering and the camo. I have to practice on some old model before I can start the paint on my T80. Do you have any advice in free hand because there is no way that I can tape off or use silly putty for the 3 tone on this tank, there is just too much stuff that will not allow tape to be effective?
Robert
hey robert, well....silly putty might actully work. I used it on a Sdkfz 234/4 completely built with PE details and it worked great.
but, about freehanding...thin the paint out a lot, and plan on spending a lot of time on one color. Just take your time, shooting "into" the colored region, angling the airbrush so the bottom of the spray cone is the outside edge of the color area (old trick), outline each, then fill in.
Main deal is taking your time. It took me about 4 hours to do the 3 colors on this puppy..not counting the base color.
Andy
Tigerbait
Joined: September 28, 2005
KitMaker: 347 posts
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Posted: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 10:37 AM UTC
Here's a little progress on this one
WARLORD
Associate Editor
Joined: April 23, 2003
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Posted: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 11:55 PM UTC
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I wraped up this build about a month or so ago...mid aug? Just havent posted the pics yet. LVTP7, hobby boss kit, USMC early 80's during a CAX
is there an "official" album we should post in for our ribbon?
Andy
Stunning work, Andy!
Gallery is
HERE
@ Paul, or Paweł, how many kits you're going to build? Are you going to make parade dio, like on the pic?
@ Todd, Could you give us some more details on your kit? I think I know that green colourIs, is it Revell kit?
Tigerbait
Joined: September 28, 2005
KitMaker: 347 posts
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Posted: Thursday, October 15, 2009 - 01:48 AM UTC
Hey Marcin, Yes its the revell kit . the fit is pretty good except for the turret armor ... what a pain! I'm hesitant about the running gear and tracks
yeahwiggie
Joined: March 24, 2006
KitMaker: 2,093 posts
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Posted: Saturday, October 17, 2009 - 03:13 AM UTC
A very good LVTP indeed! And a very well done camoscheme, just what I have in mind for my M60.
Sadly enough I haven't touched a kit in 2 weeks.....
Just to show I haven't forgotten about this campaign I thought I'd show you some sketches I made for the diorama I have in mind.
The basic one;
Looking at it I noticed that it was not good, unbalanced, didn't feel right. It took me a little while to figure out what was wrong.
The main problems with this layout were the overcrowded area in the rear and the large, empty space in front.
The solution proved to be very simple. I moved the vehicle more up the road and relocated a few crewmen et voilá;
Here's a drawing showing the cross section (is it called that way?). again with the alterations in red.
Sadly enough I haven't touched a kit in 2 weeks.....
Just to show I haven't forgotten about this campaign I thought I'd show you some sketches I made for the diorama I have in mind.
The basic one;
Looking at it I noticed that it was not good, unbalanced, didn't feel right. It took me a little while to figure out what was wrong.
The main problems with this layout were the overcrowded area in the rear and the large, empty space in front.
The solution proved to be very simple. I moved the vehicle more up the road and relocated a few crewmen et voilá;
Here's a drawing showing the cross section (is it called that way?). again with the alterations in red.
WARLORD
Associate EditorJoined: April 23, 2003
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Posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 08:09 PM UTC
@Ron, nice drawings giving a good idea of your dio. I can't wait to see it finished.
Tigerbait
Joined: September 28, 2005
KitMaker: 347 posts
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Posted: Saturday, October 24, 2009 - 09:47 AM UTC
Well the running gear and tracks fit better than expected and have painted up fairly well ... I'll try to get some pics posted asap 
Bigrip74
Joined: February 22, 2008
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Posted: Saturday, October 24, 2009 - 04:05 PM UTC
Started painting my T80 with the pale green base color, next to tape/sillyputty/blu tack for the field geen then the black.
Robert
Robert
Tigerbait
Joined: September 28, 2005
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Posted: Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 03:18 PM UTC
My Leopard 1A5 reporting in
fini
fini
yeahwiggie
Joined: March 24, 2006
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Posted: Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 09:12 PM UTC
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@Ron, nice drawings giving a good idea of your dio. I can't wait to see it finished.
Neither can I!!
WARLORD
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Posted: Sunday, November 01, 2009 - 07:49 PM UTC
Turned out really nice. Congrats Todd! 
Tigerbait
Joined: September 28, 2005
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Posted: Monday, November 02, 2009 - 01:24 AM UTC
Thanks Marcin
mecanix
Joined: March 03, 2003
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Posted: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - 09:00 AM UTC
Started this campaign in a flury of activity in the early summer but sadly life( work) caught up with me so I have only just resumed and hopefully I will finish by the due date.
This picture has always said Cold War to me, so for at least the first hour I planned a whole battery or even just three. Then sense kicked in as that would be over a meter long and half as high and so I started with the transporting frame
and then the erector/launch beam
The smiley faces are vynal stickers kids use. I find that, as they are thin, self adhesive and take glue well, they make perfect panels and hatches and they come in a large variety of shapes and sizes.
The missile stages are Evergreen tube
I made a single set of fins and cast copies
That's it so far, hopefully more when I return from SMW.
Paddy
This picture has always said Cold War to me, so for at least the first hour I planned a whole battery or even just three. Then sense kicked in as that would be over a meter long and half as high and so I started with the transporting frame
and then the erector/launch beam
The smiley faces are vynal stickers kids use. I find that, as they are thin, self adhesive and take glue well, they make perfect panels and hatches and they come in a large variety of shapes and sizes.
The missile stages are Evergreen tube
I made a single set of fins and cast copies
That's it so far, hopefully more when I return from SMW.
Paddy
Removed by original poster on 11/07/09 - 00:55:22 (GMT).
SGTJKJ
#041
Joined: July 20, 2006
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Posted: Friday, November 20, 2009 - 11:25 AM UTC
Great LVTP, Andy. It looks very good and the camouflage come out just right in my opinion.
Mecanix, another ambitious project from you, but you have shown in the past that your scratchbuilding skills are great. Looking forward to see more.
Mecanix, another ambitious project from you, but you have shown in the past that your scratchbuilding skills are great. Looking forward to see more.
yeahwiggie
Joined: March 24, 2006
KitMaker: 2,093 posts
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Posted: Friday, November 20, 2009 - 11:33 PM UTC
I will not make it in time!! 
Is there any chance for an extension???
Is there any chance for an extension???
WARLORD
Associate EditorJoined: April 23, 2003
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Posted: Sunday, November 22, 2009 - 07:59 PM UTC
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I will not make it in time!!
Is there any chance for an extension???
Are you sure? you still have over a month to finish your dio.
Of course there is a chance for extension but I'll wait until mid December with official
announcement
yeahwiggie
Joined: March 24, 2006
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Posted: Monday, November 23, 2009 - 01:58 AM UTC
Quoted Text
Quoted TextI will not make it in time!!
Is there any chance for an extension???
Are you sure? you still have over a month to finish your dio.
Of course there is a chance for extension but I'll wait until mid December with official
announcement
Hi Marcin
so far only the M3A1 has been built basically and so have the figures. That was the fast and easy part!
Now I have to paint everything and construct the base...
I will not get that done within a month + the fact that I will be having churgery, costing me at least another week.
That's why I asked....
bulivyf
Vendor
Joined: April 03, 2006
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Posted: Thursday, December 03, 2009 - 12:21 AM UTC
Hi all,
Here is my M51 Dump. This kit is full resin kit from my produce(Real Model)
Miloslav
Here is my M51 Dump. This kit is full resin kit from my produce(Real Model)
Miloslav
SGTJKJ
#041
Joined: July 20, 2006
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Posted: Thursday, December 03, 2009 - 01:01 AM UTC
Nice build, Miroslav.
I have started a SA-9 Gaskin for this campaign. It is the old 1/35 Dragon kit. Construction have started and in some places the kit is showing its age with less than perfect fit and quite some flash.
More to follow as progress continues....
I have started a SA-9 Gaskin for this campaign. It is the old 1/35 Dragon kit. Construction have started and in some places the kit is showing its age with less than perfect fit and quite some flash.
More to follow as progress continues....
newfish
Joined: June 23, 2008
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Posted: Thursday, December 03, 2009 - 07:50 AM UTC
mmeier
Joined: October 22, 2008
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Posted: Thursday, December 03, 2009 - 08:46 AM UTC
Status: 80 percent done on an old Tamiya M113 (with Eduard set) Basically the vehicle is done, painted and all. Currently working on the figures, payload and then the final fine parts. With some days of leave left the beast should be done in time.
Plan is for a small vignette inspired by Tankograds "Reforger" series showing an M113 with an engine malfunction, motor hatch open and the commandor looking in giving orders to the driver.
Edit: Two photos:
Plan is for a small vignette inspired by Tankograds "Reforger" series showing an M113 with an engine malfunction, motor hatch open and the commandor looking in giving orders to the driver.
Edit: Two photos:
Red4
Joined: April 01, 2002
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Posted: Saturday, December 05, 2009 - 06:26 AM UTC
I thought I would wait until the last possible moment before starting... 
Actually I completely forgot I was signed on with this one. I decided to go with the following for my entry.
Nothing says Cold War like a T-54. It is a horrible kit, so I will consider that my penalty for waiting so long to start. Preogress pics to follow soon.
Thanks, "Q"
Actually I completely forgot I was signed on with this one. I decided to go with the following for my entry. Nothing says Cold War like a T-54. It is a horrible kit,
so I will consider that my penalty for waiting so long to start. Preogress pics to follow soon.Thanks, "Q"
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