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Armor/AFV: Axis - WWII
Armor and ground forces of the Axis forces during World War II.
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1/35 Nashorn finished(no aftermarkets added))
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Posted: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - 10:13 PM UTC
Hi all
This time i made an nashorn OOB to find out what level of performance i can achieve without any aftermarkets.i know it sounds weird,and none of my models so far is "without aftermarkets".
PE,resin parts and other productions do make our models more delicate and realistic.but it also required extra time whitch is always not enough for me.(i used to spend weeks maybe months to build just one tank...)
and this is what i got,2days to build(OOB),3days to paint.









This's it,i know it might be poor detailed .but i'm quite pleased with final looking, with just 5days'spare time, from build to finish.
Eric(Torch)
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Posted: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - 10:20 PM UTC
Excellent job! I love this
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Posted: Thursday, March 01, 2012 - 12:11 AM UTC
Hi Eric,

Neat build. Great job with the paint and weathering.
Well Done
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Posted: Thursday, March 01, 2012 - 12:16 AM UTC
Nice weathering I especially like the wear around the breech block.Splendid job.

Karl
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Posted: Thursday, March 01, 2012 - 02:19 AM UTC
Eric - Beautiful work, hard to believe it took only five days. Can you describe how you painted and weathered the gun barrel? I love the satin gray look of it.
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Posted: Thursday, March 01, 2012 - 02:32 AM UTC
This is a lovely example of what I have come to realize as a modeling truism. The quality of the build, followed closely by the quality of the painting and weathering, is far more important than adding resin and brass. All together makes a superlative model but a mediocre paint job following an expert application of aftermarket results in a mediocre model.

Matt
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Posted: Thursday, March 01, 2012 - 02:37 AM UTC
That is some really excellent work my friend,
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Posted: Thursday, March 01, 2012 - 02:53 AM UTC
I'd be proud to be able to build something of this level of quality in 5 days. Well done
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Posted: Thursday, March 01, 2012 - 02:57 AM UTC
Absolutely stunning.
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Posted: Thursday, March 01, 2012 - 03:12 AM UTC
Holy crap!!! 5 days! thats amazing. cant imagine how good a 2 week job would look like.

Outstanding job Eric. luv it!

Gary
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Posted: Thursday, March 01, 2012 - 03:33 AM UTC
@hi Subinbuoi,wayne,karl,Jerry,Jeremy and tomi,thanks for your kind words,i'm really appreciate that.

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Eric - Beautiful work, hard to believe it took only five days. Can you describe how you painted and weathered the gun barrel? I love the satin gray look of it.



hi Bill,i paint the barrel first with a layer of 'super metalic' paint, then,add a thin coat of flat german gray,that will make a medium satin gray look.
Eric
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Posted: Thursday, March 01, 2012 - 03:42 AM UTC
Eric;

GREAT JOB! And hey, proof that a fine build of one of today's kits will yield a great model anyone should be proud of! I'm not much of a heavy-chipping fan, but you have done a fine job of weathering and making this beast look worn and used! And the work around the gun breech is inspirational!

Five days, eh? Your days must be much longer than are mine! Let's see... in 5 days, I've managed to mostly assemble one small Flak 38-103 kit.... but no paint yet!

Now, what kit did you use? Is this the Dragon 3 in 1, the AFV Club Hashorn, or...?

That tarp and figure just snuck into that box!

I love it!

Bob
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Posted: Thursday, March 01, 2012 - 03:51 AM UTC

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This is a lovely example of what I have come to realize as a modeling truism. The quality of the build, followed closely by the quality of the painting and weathering, is far more important than adding resin and brass. All together makes a superlative model but a mediocre paint job following an expert application of aftermarket results in a mediocre model.

Matt


HI Matt,
I couldn't agree more. we've seen so many models comes with top standard build of adding brass and resin,but followed with poor paint job.well modeling,in my point of view,is an art combined both construction and color. and painting,on the other hand, is much more important if we wanna achieve an impressive final look.as i said,i wanna find out what kind of model i can make without aftermarkets productions.just focus on painting,lucky thing is,seems everybody likes it. and it indeed looks quite nice among my other afvs.(from 20CM away)
Eric
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Posted: Thursday, March 01, 2012 - 04:12 AM UTC

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Holy crap!!! 5 days! thats amazing. cant imagine how good a 2 week job would look like.

Outstanding job Eric. luv it!

Gary


hi Gary
haha,to tell the truth,a 2 week job right? hmm...most of the time shoud be spend on bending and soldering PE,and leave 3 days to paint
here're some of my models,if you're interested
ROAD TO VICTORY
The last supply
and again thanks for your reply.


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Eric;

GREAT JOB! And hey, proof that a fine build of one of today's kits will yield a great model anyone should be proud of! I'm not much of a heavy-chipping fan, but you have done a fine job of weathering and making this beast look worn and used! And the work around the gun breech is inspirational!

Five days, eh? Your days must be much longer than are mine! Let's see... in 5 days, I've managed to mostly assemble one small Flak 38-103 kit.... but no paint yet!

Now, what kit did you use? Is this the Dragon 3 in 1, the AFV Club Hashorn, or...?

That tarp and figure just snuck into that box!

I love it!

Bob


HI Bob,thanks your comment
haha,well i'm really consentrated when i am building a model,maybe that makes my days a little bit longer
I use the old Dragon 6166 kit,and replace the tracks with magic track.
the figure is 'borrowed' from one of my dio,looking good in this beast
Eric
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Posted: Thursday, March 01, 2012 - 05:32 AM UTC
One of the best works I have seen lately and no doubt the best Nashorn I have seen in years.
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Posted: Thursday, March 01, 2012 - 10:00 AM UTC

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This is a lovely example of what I have come to realize as a modeling truism. The quality of the build, followed closely by the quality of the painting and weathering, is far more important than adding resin and brass. All together makes a superlative model but a mediocre paint job following an expert application of aftermarket results in a mediocre model.



Have to agree completely. The painting and weathering counts for at least 75% of the appeal of the finished model. With today´s top quality kits, theres no need to go over the top with resin or etch ... concentrate on the finish and you´ll have a model thats admired by most online. Nice one Eric.
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Posted: Friday, March 02, 2012 - 03:47 PM UTC
Hi Naseby and Frank
thanks for ur kind words
Eric
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Posted: Friday, March 02, 2012 - 09:16 PM UTC
Great piece of modelling. I really like the weathering on this. Well done Eric
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Posted: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 - 07:13 AM UTC
What a fantastic job. I'm blown away ,just shows what good old fashioned talent can produce without all the modern PE and bits and bobs Super!
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Posted: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 - 07:22 AM UTC
I have a Hornisse I am working on. I'll try some of you techniques on it. Why did you leave the barrel bare metal? It looks cool, I just want to know how accurate it is. The amount of chipping is very nice. And, I'll try to keep in mind the wooden box left unpainted. Overall, a great effect! Wish you had done a build log.
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Posted: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 - 11:13 AM UTC
Really love how you were able to build a great looking model. A great paint job and weathering really make the model in my opinion and you certainly obtained that here!!

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Posted: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 - 09:25 PM UTC
Great looking Nashorn. The paint & weathering are beautiful. Keep making great models.

Cheers & Semper Fi,
Jason
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Posted: Thursday, April 24, 2014 - 07:09 AM UTC
A really great looking Nashorn, very intriguing weathering and superb chipping, highly inspirational. Looking forward to your next model.

Erik
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Posted: Thursday, April 24, 2014 - 10:10 AM UTC
Eric,
I can get a good idea of how you did the oil spots and the mud, but, I can get over that superb chipping. You really must tell me how to achieved such wonderful chipping results on this tank. So, please do tell.
Wyatt
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Posted: Friday, April 25, 2014 - 02:20 AM UTC
Fantastic job - quite a standard to aspire to. Think I'll give up now.
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