Hi Guys....first...those who I need to send e-mails to...I have PC problems...so Charles and the others...will be with you soon

Here is the JS II...and I have all but finnished it...some small clean ups to do (now I have seen the close ups !!>>good things these digi things for showing up 'bad' bits !!)



The rest are here

JS II

Anyway...as normal please feel free to point out the 'bad' bits....I could do with some points before taking it to the UK NATS in Telford next month

Cheers guys

Alasdair

nice job :-) Everything about that tank is amazing. Cool texturing. I like the treads especially. That thing rocks

SlapHead


That is a work of modeling art! Love the weathering to pieces. Looks beat up. Man I wish I had modeling talent like you.

Cheers
HastyP

Alasdair,

Cool looking Iosef for the collection. Let me know what ya will win with that bad boy

Dave
AMPS LA

Slaphead, wonderful job there. The weathering is great. Are their uniforms supposed to be that blue? Forgive me if they are - I don't know enough about Russian uniforms. I love the added appliqué turret armor. Scratched?

SlapHead:
This dio. is great, when it comes to the tank I have a million questions.

Way to go SlapHead. Fantastic dio. The tracks are very real looking. the weathering and the debris is convinving. Must see more of your work. Bravo.

Thanks Guys...your comments are very nice to hear...glad you like it...

Re the Turret shields...brass sheet with brass surports....ref was a pic of a unit lined up in a Berlin street

Whiterook....just ask ....but not a million !!!


Alasdair



PS....some of the wall, the gates and their posts are converted Armand P Bayardi items which we stock in the UK....I basicly added some fine CASTaCOAT to add some texture to the stone/render

Hey Kencelot
......I,m not to sure re the blue as well...It has gone really blue in the photos....that said I think I will knock it back a bit...well a lot I think....I normally do green...dont understand colour !! as I'm into Russian !!!! he he

Alasdair

Excellent dio Slappy!! but I think by 1945 there weren,t many blue uniforms left (more beginning of the conflict.)..I'd go more with good old Khaki uniforms just to be sure...wouldn't want to lose on a technicality now would you..?

Rick

I just KILLED them off....repainting them brown green....all that colour...its just not Russian is it !!!!

More later with the changes....oh ...Im also dressing it a bit more....???should I put a bike on the back ummmm


Alasdair

Very nice job Slaphead,I like em lived in.I saw one of those beasties at Duxford a few years back,its a biggie. :-)

Thank you sir...

Lovely dio Alasdair. The whole presentation is first class. The addition of the extra barrells on the back are the highlights for me. It makes your Stalin more individual. Even the rubbish barrells laying to the side are excellent. Its the individual touches like this that make a dio for me .. the chains, the marking poles and even the numbers on the pillar. Great layout and composition. I hope it does well for you in Telford!

Slaphead....it is definitely kickass!!!! It looks great- what jumped out at me was the paint job on the chain- it looks extremely real. Wonderful job. Now, go get your awards!!

They are very kind comments...the chain is AA...its copper so blackens very well under heat...it is the covered with MMP weathering powders that have been mixed with meths...left to dry and rubbed off with a stiff brush and then in a soft foam block

Nice job slaphead.
Big model you have their should fetch some medal

Thanks very much for your comments.......I willl display it rather than enter it I think..

A

Repainted the figs and 'loaded' the tank with more equipment....pics soon

SlapHead

Ah! I have to apologise - I dont know how I have missed the updated shots of this beastie! Alasdair you have completed another fantastic vehicle here. The 2 images in your galery 13 & 14 showing the js from front and back show the level of detail in the painting that has gone into this - excellent. :-)

..and those tracks look very good (pic 10) - would they be finished as I was shown at Euro - I hope so as I want to try this out myself! I am also impressed with the photo showing the gatepost and the flowers, this is one of these pictures that no matter how often you look you still see more detail and get another "now how did he do that?"

I know you will probably want to display this rather than put it in the comp at the nationals - but I would stick it in anyway and let people see it!

Your best work yet.

Lee

Yep ...the Tracks are done with the 'new, 'TRAX-COAT'...Dont know if it will be ready for sale at Telford but it will be by T&T in the new year...sorting health'n'safe stuff...should be fine

(I will bring some demo stuff for you so come over..the BTT could do with it...it needs to be well finnished !! he he)

Still not sure if I should enter it..it might be up against some of your stuff so would be slaugtered !!

Alasdair,

Get that 'TRAX-COAT' ready for the nationals as I know a few of our guys were very interested at euro. And dont worry about me entering anything at the nationals - I have nothing finished - especially that blo*dy sherman. I can see me painting it purple at this rate!

Lee