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And welcome to the campaign!

edit: it wont show the commands damn stupid puters

Thanks Sean & JIMB. Was gone for a few days, but hope to get back to her tomorrow.

EJ

Hi everyone I have my Sherman to the point that I'm happy with, just need to put a flat coat on it and then complete the tracks! I have one set started but I'm waiting on an optivisor to arrive so I can give my eyes a break. The Bronco tracks go together easily but are darn small. Here are some pics




Ron

Hi folks,
I've just enlisted to this campaign as I have a few items that fit the bill for started but not completed. I'm going to start on this with a King Tiger from Dragon (kit 6303). I will get a photo of the kit as it sits now so I can get started on this campaign.

Dave

Welcome Dave!

Nice Sherman Ron. Just watch Fury two nights ago...not into WWII armour so not sure how accurate they were but they did look good on screen.

Hi guys,

I'm finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel with this build!








Still to do:
Working on the slat armor, the tow cables, painting the last minute details (lights and such) and a last touch of pigments.

Your comments are welcome,
Chris

Looks great. Love the weathering. Is the slat plastic or PE?

Thank you! The slat armor is plastic... I don't have the skills or patience to work on such a complex set!

I decided to join up. My entry is The Banchou, cobbled together from scavenged parts in an abandoned car factory during the Soviet invasion of Japan. Originally for the what if IV, but I slowed down and stalled while trying to make a simple stowage box. Banchou koe ga sakebu! The Banchou's voice cried out, and I must finish it.

I left off at this:




And after starting back up I'm here:


Finally made that box with evergreen and some PE from a Skif T-80UD kit I binned long ago. Added the Type 74 kit lights on the fender with voyager PE, with some wiring. Not sure if I want to paint the lights and add mesh or use a solid cover like in the winter type 74 kit.

The Banchou next to the T-54 for the World of Tanks II campaign. Still working on it's tracks, while the Banchou's are already done. Worked out the placing for the ERA on the turret and glued (months ago), not sure I want to undo all of that and add the supports but I'll probably have too. The IR light is place but will be fitted with PE from the voyager set and should sit higher (it's leaning forwards), so the driver figure should be OK.

Update to the little wood flattie, Got tied up with life for a bit, but back to the bench now.

The do-da's in front are the centerboard, rudder, gunnel trim, mast and booms, all ready to be installed yet. Then the rigging and a bit of dressing, rope coils and other trappings of a working oyster boat. I boogered the deck stain yesterday by spilling a bit of clear gloss on it. Instead of letting it dry and sanding the lump down, I tried to wipe it off, therby removing the layer of Vallejo matt clear and the wiped stain under it back to the white base. Crap. I might have to cover it with a crate or a lobster pot or something. Anyway, it's been a fun little wood kit to build. I like these to space in between regular plastic kit builds as it takes me a year to to an aircraft carrier. Here she is at present. Should have her done in a week or so.



EJ

No grand strides but I am making some progress. Got all the handrails and footholds attached followed with a coat of primer. The headlight cutouts still need some attention. Since this was nothing more than an artist concept, I have a little artistic license, especially for all those areas not visible in the drawing – aft, port & topside. I have metal barrels but the turret is shaping up to be a royal pain as well.

Little more work accomplished. Have managed to essentially get the hull completed. I still need to add headlights and paint the driver’s vision blocks. Since this represents a conceptual rendering I am refraining from lathering on washes or any type of wear and tear. To me, the bow of this thing makes it look like a gooned-up frog.
Next will be the tracks and then the turret.

Hi all,

I just joined this campaign and the picture below shows my entry: an unfinished E-100 from Dragon in Braille Scale started last summer.



I added quite a few changes to the basic model, most importantly adding metal barrels, night vision equipment (including a storage box on the back of the turret) and a "redesign" of the lower part of the turret front in order to avoid the shot trap well known from the Panther...

Actually, all that tank needs is installing the running gear and some paint/ weathering...













Have fun everybody!

Welcome Nicholas. Nice details, especially given the scale

Thx for the compliment. Obviously, I also will have to install the grills once i have painted the engine deck, and I'm planning to cover these up with armor plate, like seen on late panther Gs and late King Tigers (I have PE left over from some King Tiger that fits almost perfectly).

Also, I'll add some additional camo out of "fabric" strips, and some tools...

FInally, I'm planning to have the beast sit in a nice diorama with a factory building in ruins, and other what-if vehicles and infantry, including a Flakpanther 5,5 cm, an E-25 tank hunter and an E-25 AA-tank with Kugelblitz-turret... I will show pics of a flakpanther in another campaign thread (WWII panther tanks).

Here is the King Tiger I've been working on for years. I hope this campaign gets me to finish this one.
Dave

Unfinished? That's barely started Dave Welcome to the campaign!

Yeah well I got more done since then but you are correct I do have a lot to get done.
I hope to have it built before the weekend or over the weekend and then I can start painting.
Dave

Little wood Flattie update

Got a bit more done this week. Before I started on it, I had been asked if it would float, so, I put it in the kitchen sink to see. There's no top hamper yet, so it could be top heavy then, but for now, it floats beautifully.





Got a few more bits installed - the rub rails along the sides, the coaming trim on the well, companionway door and hatch, mop board around the base of the cabin and some cleats.







The bench is getting messier as I near completion.



Next, the stand, centerboard and rudder. Instructions say to glue the rudder in place, but I'm gonna make straps and pintles so it actually works. then the metal trimwork and the mast and rigging.

EJ

Great stuff EJ, nice to see it in it's natural element! And probably a relief not to see it at the bottom of the sink too I bet

Brent

I have this kit for more than one year on the box and I had decieded to finish it.

Some photos of how it is now,

I intend to finish my kitbashed "spare parts" Sci-Fi fighter that dates back to 2001!

In 2005, I lost the forward section of the canopy when I went outside to spray tint on it. I don't know if it blew away with a breeze or what, but I just could not find it. Since it is a kitbashed fighter made from spare parts, it took me months to figure out where the canopy came from. I knew it came from a 1/72 two-seater F-18D, but I forgot which kit it was from. Eventually, I found out it was from a 1/72 Italeri F-18C/D "Wild Weasel" kit so I bought another kit just for that canopy.

I will tint the canopy, add a pilot and ejection seat, a few touches, and that's it. After all these years, I hope to finally finish this build.

Nice part of being wood instead of plastic, wood floats on it's own.

So does plastic, doesn't it?

Anyway, wooden ship models are just intrinsically cool. Looks great EJ--so much better than the one I did.

Started this kit in the 2009 time frame when I lived in Milwaukee. Since then it's collected dust in Roseville, CA, and now Mexico City. Time to finish it!