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48th Scale 2 campaign
matejson
Joined: August 15, 2007
KitMaker: 239 posts
Armorama: 237 posts
Posted: Sunday, June 03, 2012 - 09:41 PM UTC
Thank you all for comments.
PeteDoc
Joined: April 10, 2012
KitMaker: 164 posts
Armorama: 130 posts
Posted: Sunday, June 03, 2012 - 11:39 PM UTC
Mateusz... stunning work!
PeteDoc
Joined: April 10, 2012
KitMaker: 164 posts
Armorama: 130 posts
Posted: Monday, June 04, 2012 - 12:12 AM UTC
Nearly there. Still to do the "breaky-offy" bits, but need some chipping etc first. The canopy is obviously only a convenient mask. I have painted the real canopy as well.
Birthday present from my boys..
Birthday present from my boys..
SaxonTheShiba
Joined: February 01, 2009
KitMaker: 1,233 posts
Armorama: 557 posts
Posted: Monday, June 04, 2012 - 10:41 AM UTC
Pete, Mustang looks great. Ready to fly off the table!!!! And then you get an ME-109 to boot.............life is good.
Regards, Ian
Regards, Ian
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Nearly there. Still to do the "breaky-offy" bits, but need some chipping etc first. The canopy is obviously only a convenient mask. I have painted the real canopy as well.
Birthday present from my boys..
Buckeye198
Joined: May 02, 2010
KitMaker: 596 posts
Armorama: 265 posts
Posted: Monday, June 04, 2012 - 11:20 AM UTC
Great Mustang, Pete! Honestly, you could just slap the canopy on now and it would look fantastic, but if you wanna keep working, who am I to stop you? 
I can't wait to see the REAL final product!
I can't wait to see the REAL final product!
GregCloseCombat
Joined: June 30, 2008
KitMaker: 2,408 posts
Armorama: 2,394 posts
Posted: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 - 04:38 PM UTC
Pete - that is looking fantastic! Nice score on the bday present - better raise their allowances
zontar
Joined: August 27, 2006
KitMaker: 1,646 posts
Armorama: 1,557 posts
Posted: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 - 05:49 AM UTC
Pete: very nice indeed!!
Happy Modeling, -zon
Happy Modeling, -zon
imatanker
Joined: February 11, 2011
KitMaker: 1,654 posts
Armorama: 1,565 posts
Posted: Thursday, June 07, 2012 - 12:19 PM UTC
Hey guys,Just finished up my second build for the Panther campaign,so that means that I will be back to the Puma shortly 
As soon as I get my bench cleaned up 
Pics and progress soon,Jeff T.
Pete,Nice grab on the new kit.The mustang looks great by the way.
As soon as I get my bench cleaned up Pics and progress soon,Jeff T.Pete,Nice grab on the new kit.The mustang looks great by the way.
Railmen2000
Joined: February 17, 2007
KitMaker: 87 posts
Armorama: 65 posts
Posted: Saturday, June 09, 2012 - 10:10 AM UTC
Here is my entry for this campaign, a converted modern Mitsubishi FUSO truck with AA gun mounted on the back:
I was originally going to do this for the technology campaign, but other matters delayed this build, so I am doing it here.
The truck is a battery operated motorized kit. The electric motor was originally housed in the cab. I will have to make an entire interior for it
I cut down the cargo bed to make it more of a flatbed to mount the gun
No windows were provided, so I had to drill out the frames and make some out of clear plastic from a vegetable container. This truck has 8 windows!
Once the truck is finished, I will start on the gun.
Jim
I was originally going to do this for the technology campaign, but other matters delayed this build, so I am doing it here.
The truck is a battery operated motorized kit. The electric motor was originally housed in the cab. I will have to make an entire interior for it
I cut down the cargo bed to make it more of a flatbed to mount the gun
No windows were provided, so I had to drill out the frames and make some out of clear plastic from a vegetable container. This truck has 8 windows!
Once the truck is finished, I will start on the gun.
Jim
GregCloseCombat
Joined: June 30, 2008
KitMaker: 2,408 posts
Armorama: 2,394 posts
Posted: Saturday, June 09, 2012 - 06:35 PM UTC
There's a creative combo Jim. Looks good so far
imatanker
Joined: February 11, 2011
KitMaker: 1,654 posts
Armorama: 1,565 posts
Posted: Sunday, June 10, 2012 - 01:39 AM UTC
Jim.... I agree,an interesting combo,it should be a great build.Jeff T.
SaxonTheShiba
Joined: February 01, 2009
KitMaker: 1,233 posts
Armorama: 557 posts
Posted: Sunday, June 10, 2012 - 03:21 AM UTC
Great subject Jim!!! You can really weather up a "Technical" and get creative with the finish. Can't wait to see it.
Regards, Ian
Regards, Ian
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Here is my entry for this campaign, a converted modern Mitsubishi FUSO truck with AA gun mounted on the back:
I was originally going to do this for the technology campaign, but other matters delayed this build, so I am doing it here.
The truck is a battery operated motorized kit. The electric motor was originally housed in the cab. I will have to make an entire interior for it
I cut down the cargo bed to make it more of a flatbed to mount the gun
No windows were provided, so I had to drill out the frames and make some out of clear plastic from a vegetable container. This truck has 8 windows!
Once the truck is finished, I will start on the gun.
Jim
PantherF
Joined: June 10, 2005
KitMaker: 6,188 posts
Armorama: 5,960 posts
Posted: Sunday, June 10, 2012 - 03:16 PM UTC
A few progress pics:
Waaay behind schedule. Because of deliveries and sanding (and I mean a lot of sanding) I wanted to finish this up next weekend.
All that's left is paint, canopy and main rotor blades and then the payload. I want a sharks face like the P40 or the A-10 but may run out of time for that.
This has been fun but no more AURORA kits for a while. Too much fixing this and fixing that!
~ Jeff
Waaay behind schedule. Because of deliveries and sanding (and I mean a lot of sanding) I wanted to finish this up next weekend.
All that's left is paint, canopy and main rotor blades and then the payload. I want a sharks face like the P40 or the A-10 but may run out of time for that.
This has been fun but no more AURORA kits for a while. Too much fixing this and fixing that!
~ Jeff
imatanker
Joined: February 11, 2011
KitMaker: 1,654 posts
Armorama: 1,565 posts
Posted: Sunday, June 10, 2012 - 09:10 PM UTC
Jeff S.Looking very nice Dude.I do have a question though,and I will preface that by saying,I know nothing about military aircraft.I like the two different helmet colors,is there a reason for that?Jeff T.
PantherF
Joined: June 10, 2005
KitMaker: 6,188 posts
Armorama: 5,960 posts
Posted: Sunday, June 10, 2012 - 09:16 PM UTC
Most pilots have their own helmets, kinda like race car drivers and they have their own pattern and colors.
I just went off pictures and actual images of finished heli models to "formulate" the colors. These figures at 1/48th scale are so small, a tiny brush was needed.
This is my first attempt at a helicopter model so many may be cringing already.
Has anyone used the translucent spray paint on clear canopies before? I want to give the canopy a different look by shading it a yellow but by still able to see inside.
~ Jeff
I just went off pictures and actual images of finished heli models to "formulate" the colors. These figures at 1/48th scale are so small, a tiny brush was needed.
This is my first attempt at a helicopter model so many may be cringing already.
Has anyone used the translucent spray paint on clear canopies before? I want to give the canopy a different look by shading it a yellow but by still able to see inside.
~ Jeff
GregCloseCombat
Joined: June 30, 2008
KitMaker: 2,408 posts
Armorama: 2,394 posts
Posted: Monday, June 11, 2012 - 02:22 AM UTC
Jeff- The chopper (or heli?) is coming along nice now you got over the sanding. I like there's a crew in there. Keep up the good pace
PeteDoc
Joined: April 10, 2012
KitMaker: 164 posts
Armorama: 130 posts
Posted: Monday, June 11, 2012 - 07:16 AM UTC
Jeff -this kinda thing?
http://www.arcarm.com/tnt1/001-100/TNT063-Tinting-Canopies-Gok/00.shtm
Swanny also has a piece on varions methods but they don't look as good as this.
Pete
http://www.arcarm.com/tnt1/001-100/TNT063-Tinting-Canopies-Gok/00.shtm
Swanny also has a piece on varions methods but they don't look as good as this.
Pete
PantherF
Joined: June 10, 2005
KitMaker: 6,188 posts
Armorama: 5,960 posts
Posted: Monday, June 11, 2012 - 07:24 AM UTC
I was just wanting to shoot it straight out of the can with clear yellow.
Need to find something to test it on first!
~ Jeff
Need to find something to test it on first!
~ Jeff
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Scouteyes
Joined: November 07, 2010
KitMaker: 247 posts
Armorama: 208 posts
Posted: Monday, June 11, 2012 - 08:02 AM UTC
Here is my selection:
http://gallery.kitmaker.net/showphoto.php/photo/377856/ppuser/43479I have always liked this scale for ground subjects, and I was sorry to see it go in the 70s. I'm very glad to see renewed interest in this scale. I bought a bunch of the old Bandai kits over the years, and stashed them away. It used to be that the Bandai figure kits were very sought after, but the quality was awful, and now that Tamiya has scaled down some key 1/35 sets, there's just no reason for me to build those old figures. The box art is fun to display though. I almost bought this kit just for the figures. My reasoning was that their quality is very good, and for little more than the price of what two resin figures would cost, I get a well tooled vehicle kit thrown in too.
http://gallery.kitmaker.net/showphoto.php/photo/377856/ppuser/43479I have always liked this scale for ground subjects, and I was sorry to see it go in the 70s. I'm very glad to see renewed interest in this scale. I bought a bunch of the old Bandai kits over the years, and stashed them away. It used to be that the Bandai figure kits were very sought after, but the quality was awful, and now that Tamiya has scaled down some key 1/35 sets, there's just no reason for me to build those old figures. The box art is fun to display though. I almost bought this kit just for the figures. My reasoning was that their quality is very good, and for little more than the price of what two resin figures would cost, I get a well tooled vehicle kit thrown in too.
Railmen2000
Joined: February 17, 2007
KitMaker: 87 posts
Armorama: 65 posts
Posted: Monday, June 11, 2012 - 09:05 AM UTC
Greg, Jeff & Ian, thanks for the comments. Some really neat builds here, and just glad to be a part of this.
I built the gun over the weekend. This kit has a ton of parts, and most of them are really small. I forgot that Ace makes a lot of 1/72 kits and those parts are always tiny. It took hours and hours to build this, even without using all the parts since I am mounting the gun on a truck bed.
Here it is ready for paint:
Here is how it will sit on the back of the truck:
Jim
I built the gun over the weekend. This kit has a ton of parts, and most of them are really small. I forgot that Ace makes a lot of 1/72 kits and those parts are always tiny. It took hours and hours to build this, even without using all the parts since I am mounting the gun on a truck bed.
Here it is ready for paint:
Here is how it will sit on the back of the truck:
Jim
zontar
Joined: August 27, 2006
KitMaker: 1,646 posts
Armorama: 1,557 posts
Posted: Monday, June 11, 2012 - 10:16 AM UTC
Jim: Nice truck and gun. It's got me thinking about the next End of Days build. The gun came out very well.
Jeff S. - good work on that old thing!! For the canopy, you might try either Tamiya or Vallejo transparent colors through the airbrush. They go on pretty thin, so you could build up the color.
Happy Modeling, -zon
Jeff S. - good work on that old thing!! For the canopy, you might try either Tamiya or Vallejo transparent colors through the airbrush. They go on pretty thin, so you could build up the color.
Happy Modeling, -zon
imatanker
Joined: February 11, 2011
KitMaker: 1,654 posts
Armorama: 1,565 posts
Posted: Monday, June 11, 2012 - 12:01 PM UTC
Pete... Man,great link, that canopy looks awesome.
Jeff S... Hope your canopy comes out well.If I know you it will.
Steve... Welcome to the fray Nice choice on a kit.I have not built a halftrack yet.Need to do one soon.
Jim... Gun looks very sweet.It fits great.Maybe some type of armor around the outside edge of the bed to protect the gun and gunners?
Zon... Nice to have you back.
Here's my question for the night.
I am undesided as to which fuel cans to use on my build.here's a pic
You can see they are two sizes.The one on the left is the one that came with the orignal Italeri kit,and the one on the right is the Tamiya "extra".As you can see one is a bit larger than the other.
I don't understand why the Tamiya cans are so much bigger.
Am I correct in remembering they came in two sizes?Jeff T.
Jeff S... Hope your canopy comes out well.If I know you it will.
Steve... Welcome to the fray
Nice choice on a kit.I have not built a halftrack yet.Need to do one soon.Jim... Gun looks very sweet.It fits great.Maybe some type of armor around the outside edge of the bed to protect the gun and gunners?
Zon... Nice to have you back.
Here's my question for the night.
I am undesided as to which fuel cans to use on my build.here's a pic
You can see they are two sizes.The one on the left is the one that came with the orignal Italeri kit,and the one on the right is the Tamiya "extra".As you can see one is a bit larger than the other.
I don't understand why the Tamiya cans are so much bigger.
Am I correct in remembering they came in two sizes?Jeff T.
GregCloseCombat
Joined: June 30, 2008
KitMaker: 2,408 posts
Armorama: 2,394 posts
Posted: Monday, June 11, 2012 - 01:05 PM UTC
Jim - the truckbed is looking good and the gun is very detailed-looking at least for all those little parts you had to suffer through.
Steven - Glad to see you here in the campaign. Look forward to the halftrack build.
Jeff- good question
Steven - Glad to see you here in the campaign. Look forward to the halftrack build.
Jeff- good question
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