barkingdigger
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#013
England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
Joined: June 20, 2008
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Posted: Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 11:29 PM UTC
Paul,
My kit is on hold until next week, as we have the club's annual model show this Saturday and I've had no "concentration" time these past two weeks between calls, emails, and other pre-show preparations. Roll on Monday!
Next week I think I'll also open another front by starting a Tasca Shermie...
Tom
PS: Is there an award for the most half-built tanks?...
"Glue, or Glue Not - there is no Dry-Fit" - Yoda (original script from Return of the Jedi...)
Victoria, Australia
Joined: March 14, 2006
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Posted: Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 11:33 PM UTC
Quoted Text
Paul,
My kit is on hold until next week, as we have the club's annual model show this Saturday and I've had no "concentration" time these past two weeks between calls, emails, and other pre-show preparations. Roll on Monday!
Next week I think I'll also open another front by starting a Tasca Shermie...
Tom
PS: Is there an award for the most half-built tanks?...
Tom you will complete your awesome Shermie build
I know you will
Cheers
Paul
OddBall: "It's a wasted trip baby. Nobody said nothing about locking horns with no Tigers"
KIlgore: " I love the smell of napalm in the morning. ...The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like... victory."
England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
Joined: August 12, 2005
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Posted: Friday, August 13, 2010 - 02:40 AM UTC
[quote]Woof, Woof Woof !!
Jaguar figs ready to go
Moriarity and 'Turk' plus 'Oddball'
"It's a wasted trip baby. Nobody said nothing about locking horns with no Tigers"
Now --------------- I need to finish the Beast !!
Cheers
Paul[/quote
Terrific
Al
'Action this Day'
Winston Spencer Churchill
Hunedoara, Romania
Joined: May 06, 2008
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Posted: Friday, August 13, 2010 - 03:09 AM UTC
Wow,Paul!
Only now i see your amazing figures!Masterclass!!!
United States
Joined: January 07, 2006
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Posted: Friday, August 13, 2010 - 03:55 AM UTC
Paul, those figs are sa-weet!
barkingdigger
Associate Editor #013
England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
Joined: June 20, 2008
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Posted: Friday, August 13, 2010 - 04:17 AM UTC
Quoted Text
Tom you will complete your awesome Shermie build
I know you will
Of course I will! Next week is "scratch-build a GM Twin Diesel" week in my house...
Tom
"Glue, or Glue Not - there is no Dry-Fit" - Yoda (original script from Return of the Jedi...)
Texas, United States
Joined: October 17, 2009
KitMaker: 86 posts
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Posted: Friday, August 13, 2010 - 07:40 AM UTC
Paul-
Wow, man! Those figures are top-notch. Is there a certain method you follow? As I'm still learning to paint figures, I'd really like to learn to paint them as well as you do.
Please, share your secrets!!
Quebec, Canada
Joined: November 15, 2002
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Posted: Friday, August 13, 2010 - 11:52 AM UTC
Paul ..great job on those figurines ...
Leo ...I can't help you with Paperdoll and Jumbo pictures are kinda rare but here is what I've picked up on the net over the years...They really seem to be very subdued when it comes to markings in most cases ...
You should also go to Toadman's site there are quite a few pictures of Jumbos being or that have been restored...
http://www.toadmanstankpictures.com/allied.htm There is also the Concord book U.S.Tank Battles in Germany that has a few good pictures of jumbos but again very little in the way of markings (one has USA on the side but nothing else ) and there are two color plates with some interesting markings but I have seen any pictures to confirm these ...
Rick
Victoria, Australia
Joined: March 14, 2006
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Posted: Friday, August 13, 2010 - 01:03 PM UTC
Quoted Text
Paul-
Wow, man! Those figures are top-notch. Is there a certain method you follow? As I'm still learning to paint figures, I'd really like to learn to paint them as well as you do.
Please, share your secrets!!
Justin here are some good links:
Painting faces Acrylics Model Color Cheers
Paul
OddBall: "It's a wasted trip baby. Nobody said nothing about locking horns with no Tigers"
KIlgore: " I love the smell of napalm in the morning. ...The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like... victory."
New York, United States
Joined: March 08, 2010
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Posted: Friday, August 13, 2010 - 02:44 PM UTC
Hi Guys, there are some great builds going on here. Keep up the great work I am learning so much from all of you
@1/72 guys I dont know how you get so much detail on those little tanks
@ Paul Those figures are tremendous. Outstanding job there. Thanks for running this campaign and thanks for the links of the figure painting I will read through them next week while on vacation
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England - East Midlands, United Kingdom
Joined: February 07, 2004
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Posted: Friday, August 13, 2010 - 08:43 PM UTC
Paul, AMAZING work on those figures! At first I thought they were the box-top photos as painted by a "pro". Incredible work
Interesting to compare this campaign to the Pz.IV campaign - who says modellers are only interested in Axis subjects?
"Nelson be damned.......Lets get the hell out of here!"
#016
England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
Joined: March 18, 2009
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Posted: Friday, August 13, 2010 - 09:11 PM UTC
I started construction and have finished turret and added casting marks using glue to soften the plastic and added texture with a cocktail stick. I liked dani's (madmax5510) idea with the thinners for the texture will give that a try next time, its the first time I have done this and am quite pleased with the results.
#016
England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
Joined: March 18, 2009
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Posted: Friday, August 13, 2010 - 09:18 PM UTC
Victoria, Australia
Joined: March 14, 2006
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Posted: Friday, August 13, 2010 - 09:32 PM UTC
Quoted Text
Paul, AMAZING work on those figures! At first I thought they were the box-top photos as painted by a "pro". Incredible work
Interesting to compare this campaign to the Pz.IV campaign - who says modellers are only interested in Axis subjects?
Go the Shermie's I say Nev.
I don't model Axis Armor
Cheers
Paul
OddBall: "It's a wasted trip baby. Nobody said nothing about locking horns with no Tigers"
KIlgore: " I love the smell of napalm in the morning. ...The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like... victory."
Hunedoara, Romania
Joined: May 06, 2008
KitMaker: 354 posts
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Posted: Saturday, August 14, 2010 - 12:14 AM UTC
Hunedoara, Romania
Joined: May 06, 2008
KitMaker: 354 posts
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Posted: Saturday, August 14, 2010 - 03:31 AM UTC
Some salt and a dry-brush white...
Is the second time when i use this technique with salt[Rob Ferreira" technique-Scratchmod],but first time in this small scale...
United States
Joined: January 07, 2006
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Posted: Saturday, August 14, 2010 - 10:26 AM UTC
Alright, I finally decided on a primer and have made a bit of progress. I used Tamiya Fine Surface Primer followed by a base coat of Lifecolor. I didn't do enough sanding on the wading stacks as you can see in the photos below. I just finished a light overall wash that I'll clean up a bit before it dries.
I had a major decal FAIL as you can see in this shot. The 2 was straight until I bumped it with a brush while prepping for the next decal. The more I tried to straighten it, the more crooked it became, so I just gave up and left it crooked.
I plan to go back in with some pin washes once this overall wash is dry.
Nevada, United States
Joined: December 21, 2008
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Posted: Saturday, August 14, 2010 - 04:13 PM UTC
I am loving "Cannonball"!
Here's "Demagog" after glosscoating and decals.
I used a combination of kit decals, Bison decals, aftermarket, and dry transfers. It's amazing how in the photos the name demagog looks crooked! At normal distance it's fine. LOL!
I'm leaving town on business for two weeks, so this will sit for a while. Then it's washes and flat coat followed by weathering.
Enjoy!
G
Lasci la pistola. Porti le cannoli.
Texas, United States
Joined: October 17, 2009
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Posted: Saturday, August 14, 2010 - 04:39 PM UTC
@G- That looks sweet dude! Way to go.
@Michael - Really like those wading trunks. That's what they are called, right?
So much good work here lately.
United States
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Posted: Saturday, August 14, 2010 - 04:49 PM UTC
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@Michael - Really like those wading trunks. That's what they are called, right?
Thanks, Justin! I really wanted to solder them, but that's a skill I haven't started working on yet, so I decided to stick with Gator Glue & CA. I've seen the called wading trunks and wading stacks; although, I'm not sure if one term is more correct than the other.
Nevada, United States
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Posted: Saturday, August 14, 2010 - 05:39 PM UTC
Stacks, trunks, wading gear, it's all good!
Michael that is money there bro.
Hey do your references show any type of bracing or rope on the trunks?
I have one pic of a Marine M4 coming ashore and it appears the 55gal trunks have rope around them. I'm wondering.............
G
Lasci la pistola. Porti le cannoli.
United States
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Posted: Saturday, August 14, 2010 - 05:48 PM UTC
G, I have a few photos of Cannon Ball that don't appear to show any bracing or ropes on the trunks. At least it's not visible in the photos. I'm also using a photo of a Sherman coming ashore that definitely doesn't appear to have any bracing on the trunks. That being said, I have seen some photos with rope/wire anchoring the wading gear.
barkingdigger
Associate Editor #013
England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
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Posted: Sunday, August 15, 2010 - 01:40 AM UTC
Quoted Text
Interesting to compare this campaign to the Pz.IV campaign - who says modellers are only interested in Axis subjects?
I'm in both campaigns because, after all, the Pz IV was the "German Sherman"...
I took a day off the site to work our club's annual model show, and while my back was turned loads of great updates got posted - nice work guys! Now I'll have to knuckle down on my own build...
Tom
"Glue, or Glue Not - there is no Dry-Fit" - Yoda (original script from Return of the Jedi...)
barkingdigger
Associate Editor #013
England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
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Posted: Sunday, August 15, 2010 - 01:47 AM UTC
...oh, and I too have noticed that the wading trunks don't always have bracing. (I plan to eventually build H-2 "Hurricane" as photographed being loaded up for D-Day.) I think it might be to do with the idea of jettisoning the trunks after landing. If they wanted to do so the trunks had to be very loose-mounted, and the braces kept them upright until the TC pulled the handle to release the cable braces so the whole lot could fall off. But if they didn't care about the convenience they could just fix the trunks on more solid with a few spot-welds and do without the wires - it just meant they couldn't traverse to the rear until an engineer "un-welded" the trunks after landing. Anyone know anything more official on this subject?
Tom
"Glue, or Glue Not - there is no Dry-Fit" - Yoda (original script from Return of the Jedi...)
Hunedoara, Romania
Joined: May 06, 2008
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Posted: Sunday, August 15, 2010 - 02:12 AM UTC
