Zon;

Thanks for lettin' us-all off the hook on the crying bit! I was afraid I was going to have to head off into a serious weeper-jag and get all dried-out and stuff! Whew! Moisture left for another deserving down-trodden beaten-upon innocent!


The -10 was my third build after getting back to the plastic following a 35 year break. A S**T-load of fun it was!

Bob

You're welcome Bob. Anything I can do to help my fellow modellers!!

Man i will be glad when winter hits here,the nice cold air makes my life much easier and boy i can go for hours working on models then
I suffer from hygrothermia , the opposite to hypothermia, get to hot i can crap out so winter my fav time of the year and its never long enough dang nab it , which means ,,air con and lots of it
Oh also I will have some pics very soon of what i have done to the beast for ya all who can't wait

Phill

BOB...I have no "hidden agenda" with this tank and hauler.I just saw a chance to close out my back story and took it But since it was mentioned ,I might be able to come up with some Becherish improvments to Hitlers escape pod.We will see.
Zon...I did cry a little.I feel very sorry for a person that has to put up with such adverse weather conditions
Phill...Looking forward to the re- emergence of THE BEAST
But the biggest part of this update is that I think I am done with the "F'.
I desided to take one more step with the weathering,or storage dust and dirt if you will.Thinking about it,with all the activity trying to get the tank started,heavy equipment rolling about,alot of dust and dirt was dislodged,Which of course landed on the tank.
Heres where we where
And heres where we are now
You can see that they got it started by the hint of soot on the exhaust ...
Where they spilled some oil topping things off...
And a little bit of wet mud and goo from a short test drive to make sure everything worked...
I ended up weathering it about the same,front and rear so I could change the position of the tank on the trailer to suit my mood.
And finally a different over all angle...
What do you think?J.T.

Jeff: I think the new weathering works well. That bunker must of taken some hits. Perhaps a hatch or two should be cleaner as if it were opened and the debris fell off? Anyway, looks good.

Also, I recall you had asked about foot stencils or such... Caliber35 makes boot print stamps. Or, you could make some masks out of tape by outlining a figure's foot wear.

Happy Modelling, -zon

Jeff;

Herr Hitler's escape-pod, eh... hmmmm. Knowing as the good Oberst Becker was hardly much of an ardent Adolph-fan, I'd be curious as to what he might do with such a pod! Could be a devilishly-clever foul-up in Der Fuehrer's last toy

The Ride looks very different, now! I can easily envision a rain of concrete dust and little bits from the bunker ceiling - I think you have captured that well in almost every way. Maybe add in some really fine dusting on just the top - most surfaces to get the fine dust which would be the case?

Looking at it, the only thing which bothers me a little at this point is the lack of a clean or less-dusted "pattern area" which would have been under the turret while in the bunker. I would assume that the turret would have been oriented fore-and-aft in storage, and thus there would be some areas of the hull deck sheltered from dust and revealed by the now-rotated turret? Just a thought! The boot-prints and some less stuff by an accessed hatch could tell some story, too, seeing as the GI's have fired the bad puppy up and been around a block or three in it!

NICE!

Bob

Zon and Bob...Thank you for your ideas.They are all good.As always the details make the difference.It is suposed to snow again this evening,so if they call off work for tomorrow,it looks like I may have my day planned J.T.

This is my latest...It's called "THE FASTEST WAY TO ESCAPE"
I hope you'll like it....

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Happy modelling all....

Hakan:

FUN!

With all that extra weight back in the rear - armored body and a zillion cans - OK, a baker's dozen at least - too - I'm fascinated that those rear fenders even clear the wheels, let alone ride so high and proud! Bet it's cross-country performance matches that of the cool - and -modern - looking SdKfz 222 ... Did OK on good roads! Oh, wait! "Hans! Doesn't this thing have All-Rad 4x4?"...!

Is there any sort of story to go along with this beastie?

Bob

Hakan: That is super cool!! A long range recon vehicle. Very nicely done.

Happy Modelling, -zon

Hakan, that looks great!

Hakan,Looks like it's ready for the Baja 1000 It's pretty sweet,J.T.

As I thought no work today.Taking all suggestions into consideration.I have removed the top hatch so it can be shown open.What color should the under side be?I have some Testors RLM 02,RLM 66,and some vallejo 995 German grey.Which one should it be?J.T.

Thank you so much my friends....

Jeff: Looking really good now, can't wait to see your final touches as you bring everything together

Hakan: I think it's safe to say that anything you come up with is going to be well received here

No work during the week due to snow is a beautiful thing.
With the exceptions of Herr Becker's mods,which will be ergonomic in nature,I am done.Thank you all for your suggestions,they made a big difference.






I will post pics to the gallery later in the year when I can get outside.Don't worry,this is not my last post.Like it or not you guys are stuck with me to the end J.T.

Two great builds Hakan & JT!

Jeff: Nice foot prints. Now load that bad boy up on the wagon and start haulin'.

Happy Modelling, -zon

Good work Jeff....

Sean,Hakan and Zon.Thank you very much,and by the way Zon,it snowed all day,we got almost a foot and it's still comming down.Jeff

Jeff;

Foot-prints (like size 13 row-boats!) and a nice, dirt-free, sheltered area around that turret. YES! Great job and super cool-looking! I'd hate to meet the guy what left those tracks over your kitty - specially not when he was all angered and stuff!

Bob

Jeff: Hooray for snow days!!!

Happy Modelling, -zon

Hakan ,,very cool ride man thats the best use of a 250 half i have seen in a long time . well done dude

Jeff ,, mate ya nailed it ..those foot steps put the final nail in the coffin so to speck

Now ,,The Beast ... look for this post on the ArmourAFV page ... The Beast returns ..just finished the building of it ..very soon the painting will begin

Phill

@Jeff
@Sean
@Phill

Thank you very much...