Napier, New Zealand
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Posted: Saturday, January 18, 2014 - 10:18 PM UTC
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WOW,Had no idea it came with slat.Nice work.What does "scalpel/file method of thinning"mean?
Really hope your not snacking on JIMBOS during the build.
Tom
Hey Tom,
The JIMBOS is my secret weapon for a glossy coat and bright shiney eyes .....
As to the thinning, basically its scraping carefully with a scalpel and filing a little when the gaps are large enough.
I'll be honest, it's tedious, mind numbing and a little stressful as you have to be careful not to apply too much pressure and break bits. I've sliced off a few of the thin vertical support rods and broken a few bits here and there. Nothing that couldn't be fixed fortunately.
I think it's worth it as it's almost doubled the air gap between the slats, still overscale but it will have to do until an easier alternative becomes available.
Attached a pic of the difference although the "how to" is a little hard to explain ....
Brent
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Kildare, Ireland
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Posted: Sunday, January 19, 2014 - 09:04 PM UTC
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I'll be honest, it's tedious, mind numbing and a little stressful as you have to be careful not to apply too much pressure and break bits.
I can just imagine, but it does look a lot better! Nice job but you'd need the patience of Job
Napier, New Zealand
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Posted: Sunday, January 19, 2014 - 11:12 PM UTC
Well I'm calling the build/paint part of this finished.
There's still some detailing to be done and the final weathering but the guts of it is done. I've spent more hours on this (30ish already) than almost anything else I've built for a long long time but I think it's worth it, even if the slats are still overscale after about 8hrs of hand thinning ....
cheers
Brent
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Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 10:19 AM UTC
That is one very nice piece of work Brent.
Question.What are the raised plates at the rear?
Tom
Napier, New Zealand
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Posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 11:11 AM UTC
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That is one very nice piece of work Brent.
Question.What are the raised plates at the rear?
Tom
Thnx Tom,
The plates are part of the revised ECM / Bowman coms and Sat nav package. I've still go the aerials and wiring to fit to them .....
cheers
Brent
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Napier, New Zealand
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Posted: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 - 09:47 PM UTC
Progress on the final detailing including the early stages of fitting crew ......
Brent
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United Kingdom
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Posted: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 - 10:02 PM UTC
Great work mate, the crew look spot on well done .
Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 10:34 AM UTC
This is going to be a masterpiece Brent.
Are these figures from the patrol set like Neil used?
Tom
Napier, New Zealand
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Posted: Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 11:28 AM UTC
Thanks guys
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Are these figures from the patrol set like Neil used?
Tom
Hey Tom, they're a mix.
The track commander is a seated guy from the crew set. His right arm is from the crew set standing gunner.
The loader is from the patrol set. His arms are from Bandai tank crew.
One standing trooper is stock from the patrol set.
The second standing guy is the gunner from the crew set. His right arm holding the Saw is from the patrol set and his left is his own arm but with an inverted Bandai hand supporting the mag.
cheers
Brent
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Napier, New Zealand
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Posted: Friday, January 31, 2014 - 11:41 AM UTC
A better pic of the crew ..... added webbing strips to the helmets using thread tape.
Brent
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Wien, Austria
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Posted: Friday, January 31, 2014 - 11:47 AM UTC
Hi Brent,
good to see more great work from you!! I've been a big fan from the beginning as you know...and this collection of vehicles fits nicely into the line!!
I also like your "first attempt" at desert DPM a bunch!!
Well done indeed!
Cheers
Romain
un pour tous et tous pour un!
Canada
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Posted: Friday, January 31, 2014 - 11:57 AM UTC
Napier, New Zealand
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Posted: Friday, January 31, 2014 - 10:49 PM UTC
Thanks Romain and Roy ..... I'm really enjoying this current modern trip. I've learnt a heck of a lot so far and there's more to come I suspect!! As well as Brits I'm about to embark on a Gasoline 1/48th M1A2 and a section of HMMwVs
Brent
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Napier, New Zealand
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Posted: Sunday, February 02, 2014 - 09:49 PM UTC
Finished a test fig in MTP. I'm going to have both troopers in the back in MTP and the two turret crew in DDPM. Added NVG helmet straps and clips and I should really have replaced the comms mic but ran out of mojo .....
Brent
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United Kingdom
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Posted: Monday, February 03, 2014 - 06:52 AM UTC
Brent. Mate that is spot on , great work the figure looks fantastic.
Neil
Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Monday, February 03, 2014 - 10:37 AM UTC
OK Brent,
Your making me sick at how well this is going
.
Are you using a brush for the camo on the figures?
I tried a toothpick on mine and found it was still coming out too large.It's been awhile I've followed a build this long,but like a good book your hard to put down
.
Tom
Napier, New Zealand
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Posted: Monday, February 03, 2014 - 11:10 AM UTC
Thanks guys!
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OK Brent,
Your making me sick at how well this is going .
Are you using a brush for the camo on the figures?
I tried a toothpick on mine and found it was still coming out too large.It's been awhile I've followed a build this long,but like a good book your hard to put down .
Tom
Hey Tom, yeah it's brushed lol
I've attached a progress pic of the fig which might show it more clearly.
You could also have a look here, there's a bit more info on the whole project ...
http://houseofqueeg.wordpress.com/cheers
Brent
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Napier, New Zealand
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Posted: Wednesday, February 05, 2014 - 07:53 PM UTC
Crew all blocked in, should get them finished tomorrow with some luck .......
Brent
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England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
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Posted: Wednesday, February 05, 2014 - 09:55 PM UTC
Beautiful job,may I ask what colours you are using for the mtp
Terry
England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
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Posted: Wednesday, February 05, 2014 - 09:58 PM UTC
Cool don't worry found it on your site...
Terry
Napier, New Zealand
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Posted: Friday, February 07, 2014 - 12:59 AM UTC
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Cool don't worry found it on your site...
Terry
Thanks Terry, hope it helped.
And I finished the crew today ......
Brent
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Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Friday, February 07, 2014 - 05:54 AM UTC
Can't say enough Brent.
I wish I could paint figures that well in 1/35 let alone 1/48.Just amazing work.
What's next?Maybe the Merlin?Long build,but very nice kit.
Tom
Napier, New Zealand
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Posted: Friday, February 07, 2014 - 10:33 AM UTC
Thanks Tom
The next actual project is my 1/48th Gasoline Abrams -
https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/218179&page=1I'd love to do a chopper, probably a Chinook or Apache although my brother wants me to do an Osprey for his speacial forces troops.
As for the British,I've got the Jackal and Coyote to finish next, just painting though, nothing too fancy as they're not mine .... we have brought two more Warriors though lol
cheers
Brent
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Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Saturday, November 29, 2014 - 12:00 AM UTC
Hi Brent,
Almost a year since your forum posts.Time really does fly.
I finally got the Warrior kit and working on it now.Using yours as a reference.
Did you scratch the toilet seat?Mine came with a regular seat cushion.
Tom
Tatarstan, Russia
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Posted: Saturday, November 29, 2014 - 04:20 AM UTC
Brent, excellent series.
With interest I expect continuation of your work.
I looked at your models and too I decided to try to assemble similar cars...
