Thanks for the comment, Robby. I think you are right on the weathering. Maybe a little more around the engine.

The cover over the cockpit is simple normal printer paper soaked in a solution of white glue, water and paint. Works great on tanks as well

Good job on the Bren carrier, Matt. I like it a lot. Interesting comparison between the Bren carrier and the Tiger.

Miniflea, tough luck on the putty. I normally only use putty for semi soft edges. Otherwise tape is really better although it is more time consuming - unless you buy the precut type which I think is only available in 1/35 for the Hetzer.
It looks like you are fixing yours though. a few scratches here and there is just part of the weathering

Jesper,

Robby beat me to it. I was going to ask about the canopy cover. I thought maybe tissue paper, water and glue. What weight of paper did you use? I have a TON of 20lb paper (half a case anyways) and was wondering about using it instead of tissue paper for tarps and coverings. I felt it would hold up better than a tissue to the glue, but didn't know how pliable it was. Do you think the printer paper is a bit more forgiving than tissue paper? I'll have to "borrow" this for a build coming up with my M16 halftrack for the US Halftracks campaign.

By the way, better hope a cop didn't have his radar gun on you during your speed build! That was fast, and the Rufe looks sharp!

Thanks for the comment, Matt. Appreciate it.

I honestly do not know the weight of the paper but normal printer will work. To make it pliable you crumble up the paper a little before making it wet. The more "soft and hanging" you want the tarp the more you should crumble it up.

Hope this helps

Sd.Kfz.7 and 88mm Flak18 are completed.

Jesper-----great work on the Rufe. I like the tarp over the canopy and the camo net draped over the wings. Very nice accent to the model and a realistic look as to how it would appear on the ground---er water.

Matt-----beautiful Bren Gun Carrier and a very crisp build all around.

Miniflea----Sorry for the mishap on the Hetzer but it certainly looks like you were able to save the camo scheme.

Lap Man-----Great looking half track and towed 88.


Best wishes, Ian

Congrats to all the finishers!



I'm ready for pigments and dirty this thing up next. I've made some errors but learned some useful things for future builds and weathering. Here's a fast shot of the Ersatz

Hi all,

so i managed the riggings, lot of sweat but i finally did it !
Here is the final pics, 2 are already in the official gallery:











Cheers,
nico

Great work Nico! I know how much of a pain rigging can be, and your example looks very impressive.

I have progress for Puma in this week. I hope to go to painting in this weekend. Assembling 48-scale seems easier than the 72.

Nico---beautiful work on that one. I am sure that was not an easy build but you really did a fine job and the rigging is especially pristine. Once again great work!

Greg----Ersatz M-10 looks awesome!!!


Regards, Ian

Ian - thanks, Im going to do pigs tonight


Nico - great job, looks beautiful. What did you use for that rigging wire? I can think of some uses for it


Burak - good start on the Puma and I agree with you on the size aspect for ease of building. Have fun with it!

Nicolas, let us know a little more about your rigging technique? It is a great build.

I decided to try some chipping; it isn't factory paint after all. I think pigments are next and I need to work on lighting for my picture taking.

Burak...Did you have any trouble fitting the upper and lower hull together?
Mine looked like this when I got ready to put them together
Hope yours was better than that.Jeff T.

Hi all,

thanks a lot !

For the riggings a just used 0,10 mm fishing line (i was afraid it would be a to small diameter but finally it seems well) and cyano glue. I did not holes because of the PE parts (but on the hood, where i glued directly the wires on it):




So when one end of each line was well glued and dry on yhe PE i tightened the other end with my favorite tweezers, glued and cut the surplus when dried enough.

Cheers
nico

Jeff, I have not a serious problem like you. I have assembled them easily. I saw just a little range between side armours about half a millimeter.

Greg, I really like the work you did with the chipped paint. You blended it very well. Very nice, indeed!


Ian

Hi all, I'm looking at the calendar and realized there's only 7 days left!






Are we going to make it or should we ask for a 1 month extension???

I'm thinking we should end it as planned and prepare for the next one







p.s. Ian thanks for your comment. I almost got the 3 figures done, got pigments on. Need a small base with mud and snow and a diorama element surprise. I'll have my tank done for sure but maybe not the dio part.

Wow, some great builds going on here.

Jesper: great work on the Rufe. Nice tip on the printer paper, as I've found tissue paper too fragile.

eMan: Looks great. Congrats on finishing

Nicolas: the rigging turned out really well. Congrats.

Burak: You seem to have overcome the fit issue. Nice work.

Greg: the Ersatz turned out really well. I'll be bringing up the rear with the Jagdtiger. I might need a couple of extra days. Work has been killing me lately.

I've made some progress, but still have a bit to go. I messed up a few of the yellow dots, so I will need to fix those and put in the green dots. Then I can future and paint details, decal and weather. It's going to be close.













I free-handed the airbrush for the camo job and the dots (my undoing!!), after seeing Miniflea's misfortune I didn't want to risk it with the silly putty.

Happy Modeling, -zon

Wow, that's really god freehand camo with the AB! Keep up the good work Zon and let me know if and how many extra days.

Zon, awesome ambush scheme.!!!!!! Looks especially great on
a Jagdtiger.


Regards, Ian

Great work guys! Zon, the freehand came out great!

Sorry for no updates, real life got in the way... Nevertheless, my Jeep is ready for decals and then weathering. Since the family is on vacation this week I hope to make it just in time, probably Friday night... Hope to post some progress pics tonight, they're already in the camera...

Cheers!
Stefan

Greg - Yikes - ending in 7 days! I must have been sleeping, but I thought the campaign ended in December - my bad there for being missing in action all summer. My project is pretty much where you last saw it - procrastinating about sending a cast of the tranny cover to TW for their kit has had me in its grips since AMPS

Konrad

Okay gentlemen, here are the photos I promised:

Final before painting:


After painting:


Some work on stowage:


before decals:


Back to the bench now or I won't be done on Friday...
Cheers!
Stefan

Greg: Thanks for the kind words. I will let you know if I need more time later this week. I will try to jam on it, but have 2 night time commitments this week, so will see how it goes.

Ian: Thank you.

Stefan: Thanks and your jeep is really looking great. Nice stowage.

Happy Modeling, -zon