My First Post - Russian B4 Howitzer
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Joined: December 21, 2011
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Posted: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 08:04 AM UTC
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Great work Fernando !!
Grande trabalho nos detalhes !
Hope to see it finished and more kits to come !!! 
Olá amigo portugues!
Obrigado por seguir meu trabalho.
Hello my portuguese friend.
Thaks very mutch for follow my work.
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Joined: December 21, 2011
KitMaker: 34 posts
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Posted: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 08:13 AM UTC
Good News Guys, I bought this kit:
I decided build something like this:
So my next work will be "The Voroshilovets Truck"
British Columbia, Canada
Joined: March 12, 2010
KitMaker: 791 posts
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Posted: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 08:53 AM UTC
Track sponsons are still on backwards.
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Sao Paulo, Brazil
Joined: December 21, 2011
KitMaker: 34 posts
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Posted: Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 12:40 AM UTC
Hello everybody.
This is the B4 painted, I haven't finished yet, I need to do weathering, some oils and pigments, I tryed to do some shadowns with airbrush using the some base color mixed with black and dark blue color. I used Tamiya paints with tamiya thinner, all for acrylics.
I hope that you enjoy it.
United States
Joined: September 07, 2006
KitMaker: 164 posts
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Posted: Saturday, April 14, 2012 - 04:52 AM UTC
Looking good to me.....the tracks look ok
Michigan, United States
Joined: April 01, 2012
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Posted: Saturday, April 14, 2012 - 05:26 AM UTC
Very nice work. I like the looks of this kit.
Texas, United States
Joined: March 08, 2010
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Posted: Saturday, April 14, 2012 - 05:45 AM UTC
Looks great so far. well done.
Arkansas, United States
Joined: June 29, 2009
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Posted: Saturday, April 14, 2012 - 02:05 PM UTC
I like your interpretation of 4BO.
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Sao Paulo, Brazil
Joined: December 21, 2011
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Posted: Friday, June 20, 2014 - 03:37 AM UTC
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California, United States
Joined: September 16, 2014
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Posted: Monday, September 22, 2014 - 06:08 AM UTC
Great build, thanks for it! I too have one of these kits in my stash as well as the tracked tow vehicle. I liked the metal tracks you used so well that I just ordered a set myself.
It looks like you built the whole model and then primed it complete. Isn't it hard to get the paint into all the nooks & crannies this way? I'm really just a beginner myself and had thought this would have been easier to paint the individual assemblies and then put them together after the paint?
Vintage Paul
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California, United States
Joined: September 16, 2014
KitMaker: 11 posts
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Posted: Monday, September 22, 2014 - 06:48 AM UTC
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Great build, thanks for it! I too have one of these kits in my stash as well as the tracked tow vehicle. I liked the metal tracks you used so well that I just ordered a set myself.
It looks like you built the whole model and then primed it complete. Isn't it hard to get the paint into all the nooks & crannies this way? I'm really just a beginner myself and had thought this would have been easier to paint the individual assemblies and then put them together after the paint?
Really up to you, I've seen beautiful models with all the details painted separately and I've seen beautiful models that were painted all together.
New York, United States
Joined: May 27, 2013
KitMaker: 2,210 posts
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Posted: Monday, September 22, 2014 - 05:55 PM UTC
Wow. Very nice build you got there. Hope to see some more in the future. Have fun with your Voroshilovets tractor build.
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England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
Joined: August 12, 2005
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Posted: Monday, September 22, 2014 - 10:32 PM UTC
Hi Fernando,
Just came across the thread, very nice build of the howitzer, looks great.
On the display I'd change the tree, it looks more model railroad if you know what I mean and the limber looks out of place sitting where it is. However if your going to add the tractor at some point then that really doesn't matter.
Fine looking piece of artillery, well done.
Al
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Arkansas, United States
Joined: June 29, 2009
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Posted: Monday, September 22, 2014 - 10:32 PM UTC
That's one to be proud of.
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California, United States
Joined: September 16, 2014
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Posted: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 - 05:26 AM UTC
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It looks like you built the whole model and then primed it complete. Isn't it hard to get the paint into all the nooks & crannies this way? I'm really just a beginner myself and had thought this would have been easier to paint the individual assemblies and then put them together after the paint?
Really up to you, I've seen beautiful models with all the details painted separately and I've seen beautiful models that were painted all together.
No question the results are great but how can you get paint into all the areas that are masked by layers of parts like the model artillery piece? I can see it was done but just can't understand how.
Vintage Paul
I'd happily live in the past but for air conditioning, the internet, mobile phones, modern medicine & dentistry and, and, and . . .
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Joined: December 21, 2011
KitMaker: 34 posts
Armorama: 34 posts
Posted: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 - 10:19 PM UTC
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Great build, thanks for it! I too have one of these kits in my stash as well as the tracked tow vehicle. I liked the metal tracks you used so well that I just ordered a set myself.
It looks like you built the whole model and then primed it complete. Isn't it hard to get the paint into all the nooks & crannies this way? I'm really just a beginner myself and had thought this would have been easier to paint the individual assemblies and then put them together after the paint?
Hello Paul... tks for follow...
Well, thats a good point, actually, the model wasn't completely assembled and glued, it's very hard to paint if your model has small corners and parts. I had not glued the tracks, suspension and ammo loaders. I've painted all this parts separately and left my suspension with a little mobility
Best regards, Fernando.
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Joined: December 21, 2011
KitMaker: 34 posts
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Posted: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 - 10:23 PM UTC
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Great build, thanks for it! I too have one of these kits in my stash as well as the tracked tow vehicle. I liked the metal tracks you used so well that I just ordered a set myself.
It looks like you built the whole model and then primed it complete. Isn't it hard to get the paint into all the nooks & crannies this way? I'm really just a beginner myself and had thought this would have been easier to paint the individual assemblies and then put them together after the paint?
Really up to you, I've seen beautiful models with all the details painted separately and I've seen beautiful models that were painted all together.
Hello Ed Stepanyan, that's truth, it's up to you, and it depends the model..
Some kit you have to build small groups and in the end assemble all..
Tks for follow dude.
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Joined: December 21, 2011
KitMaker: 34 posts
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Posted: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 - 10:30 PM UTC
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Wow. Very nice build you got there. Hope to see some more in the future. Have fun with your Voroshilovets tractor build.
Tks dude...
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Joined: December 21, 2011
KitMaker: 34 posts
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Posted: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 - 10:34 PM UTC
Hello Alan...
Tks for the tips, I will change the display in the future, that was my first tree... I need to practice more... lol
Best, Fernando.
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Joined: December 21, 2011
KitMaker: 34 posts
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Posted: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 - 10:51 PM UTC
Hello guys,
I've done the tractor, I've applied a different weathering on it, I will change the B4 weathering a.s.a.p.
Next some pics...
Tks friends.
Pennsylvania, United States
Joined: May 09, 2009
KitMaker: 561 posts
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Posted: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 - 01:21 AM UTC
Whitewash looks great !
Sean
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Joined: December 21, 2011
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Posted: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 - 04:41 AM UTC
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Whitewash looks great !
Sean
tks Sean
