Here are some photos of my continuing progress of the Gerrart 58. It has been slow. It is painted in red oxide with the turret in dunkel gleb. The turret is just placed on as are the mantelet/guns. With what I have seen so far there are many great builds and fine progress as well. until next time cheers

Nice kit, Trevor. Looks like we are building similar kits, but your pictures are very out of focus. Doesn't look like your camera likes being placed that close to the intended object.

Try taking the pictures a bit further back, like how you did the first picture in your previous post.

Some slow progress


body parts are dry fit once they are glued on it will be time for some paint
@Trevor nice progress I like the red hull looks like a cool kit as well

Yes the camera that I borrow does not like close-ups, yet it allows me to get that close. Despise autos for that. The previous photo set was done the same way, still slightly out of focus. I need to find another way of doing close ups. I could be doing the same design. Still have to decide how I want to pose the guns since they just sit flush with the turret. THe red oxide is just a rr red oxide. A series that testors will alter soon. They make a good faded black that I use.

@Trevor: Looks like the camera is simply too close to the object for it to automatically acquire focus. Try taking pictures further back and crop the picture. Better to do that, than getting blurry close-ups.

Progress update on my Coelian, pre-shaded hull using Vallejo Rotbraun primer and Model Air Black (which was surprisingly thick and causing problems with my airbrush):


I then decided to try the AK Dunkelgelb II as base color:


Regretting the choice of primer though, as I've used over half the bottle of Dunkelgelb and I'm still not satisfied with the base coat. Thinking I should have used white or grey primer.

Nice job so far on the flakpanzer V. I think that dunkelgelb s good to go a is but that's up to you. My Gepard will be done hopefully by the end of next week.

Some progress
Started to get some paint on my build

more soon i hope

Looks greta Sal.

A new picture of my Flakpanther:



Soft edge camo made with AK colors. Started painting dunkelgelb on the road wheels, which will get the same camo as the hull. I was considering a hard edge camo, but couldn't get the masking right.

Thanks Sean, I'm sure you meant great
My creativeness got working on this build and I started going through the spare parts box to liven it up a bit
This is what it looks like now

the hood trap is from a Tamiya Universal Carrier and the driver is an Italeri figure

The guy in the rear is a Tamiya figure

and the rear gear is a mix

need to do a lot more but I hope to have this 1 wrapped up by the weekend
Comments and suggestions are always welcome

Coming along nicely Sal but would a Yank have a Bren gun?

After returning from a three week business trip I'm back on the Gepard.
Experimented with artists oils on the road wheel rubber...one advantage: any excess that gets on the rim can be wiped off!


Lots of superb work and major progress going on in this campaign, too many to comment on.

Keith

Sean, this is a French vehicle, note the markings, so I figured that they would have a mix of equipment
I did find 1 picture that had an M-1carbine strapped to the front

Sorry, I suppose that explains the American helmets too....

No offense taken, that's what was on the box art

Well I gluded down the rest of the pieces, did some touch up and added some washes, so i think im ready to call it finished






what do you guys think

I have enjoyed seeing the latest posts gives me some inspiration to get mine done. So here are some update photos. Hopefully they are of a better focus. I think I used far to bright of an area light. At what elevation should I glue the guns at? Since that is the only way they can be attached. positioning help appreciated. Thanks.

Just checkin' in. Man Trevor, I like that turret!

I would place the guns at a 45 degree angle if it were me.


Everyone has done really great!






Jeff

This is my entry, build in parallel with the FV107 for "Rapid Recon"

It's been a bit slow lately, but I've made progress on the road wheels for my Flakpanther Coelian:



AKI colors for the camo and Vallejo Model Air Steel on the weathered metal areas.

Great work.

I haven't updated in a while...mainly because this one has been on the back-burner. Anyway, here is a picture of the Ozelot basically assembled and ready for paint.



Once I get a couple other projects caught up I'll start on wrapping this one up.

I'll be building the flak panzer IA

Very, very minor progress to report...road wheels for a Gepard.



Keith

Added tools and spare tracks, rusted the exhausts and painted the MG barrel in the front.



Realized I had forgotten to fill two small holes on the front deck. Didn't want to use putty and repainting those bits, so I just placed tools over each hole.

Plus points for remembering the right color for the bakelite handles!

EDIT: Messed up the white balance in this photo. Way too bright as well. Aaargh..

Still looks great as do the rest!!

Quick update.

Time for paint. I masked off the parts I wanted to stay green. I shot the black, then the brown. I managed to knock another roadwheel off, as well as an idler.




She's drying in the next room and I hope to wrap this one up in the next week or so.