E-50 progress update.

"I am a fairly recently retired NCO serving in the infantry, so I don't react well to stupid."

I feel your pain Ernst. You can't fix stupid.

Thanks man, I am over the irritation, though I admit it took a few days. To tell the truth I did not care about the lost monetary investment nearly as much as I did about the lost time I put into the build. On the plus side, I am making a few improvements on build 2.0 in both technique and as shown by the new attachment points better scratch building. So it was not a total loss, given the experience gained. Thank you for your thoughts again.

Ernest

More update pics.

A little progress on the VK3001

Hull top…



Hull tub…



Dry fitted, not yet glued together…



I changed the MG34 for an ABER one…





And endless wheels…



Cheers

Matthew

Lap Man,

Nice paint job.

Matthew,

Nice progress, very clean build. That Aber barrel is a nice touch.

Mark

Eman - the color modulation on your build is simply outstanding!

I am mission complete with the Wildcat build. Following are several posts of the finished model. I bought a new macro lens a few weeks ago and used it for the first time seriously to take some of the shots; boy does it bring things up close and personal - in all their glory, and ugliness to boot. Having said that, I really like the lens and will enjoy getting to learn how to use it better.

The first set of shots is the base for the model. I painted it a teak color, then sprayed it a blue to resemble the blue stain the USN used for flight decks during WWII. I then scuffed and scratched the surface randomly to show a bit of wear and tear. The metal sections were sprayed black and than given a rub down with a graphite pencil. Finally, I splattered a few oil and lub stains on the deck. Over all, I am pleased with the finished product.

Ernest

IMG_0723 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr
Blue sprayed on

IMG_0724 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr
Scratches and scuffs

IMG_0733 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr
Metal areas painted and a bit of weathering

IMG_0732 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr
Close up one

IMG_0736 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr
Cables

IMG_0735 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr
Close up of finished weathering

Next up are some medium distance shots with the model and figure posed on the base. Unless you guys want to see some close up photos of the build, I'll stop posting photos so as not to "bomb" the forum.

This has been a great group build and I intend to continue to follow along and enjoy the great models being built here.

Ernest

IMG_0740 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr

IMG_0741 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr

IMG_0743 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr

IMG_0745 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr

IMG_0748 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr

Ernest, nice wildcat. I gave up on planes - too tricky and no chance to cover up goof ups with mud...

Thanks for the encouragement, Mark.

I have a weee bit more progress to report…

Have made a start on the heavy lifting. I can’t stand rubber/vinyl tracks so am going with the MasterClub white metal tracks for the Sturer Emil (also the VK3001) instead. This is where I’m at after, oooooh about 2 hours….



And this is the pile that I face…



Happy days!

At least the tracks will meet and the necessary sag will be there.

cheers

Matthew

Ernest,

Sweet looking Wildcat. The paint work is wonderful on both the plane and pilot. Nice job.

Mark

grief8
That's a beautiful 'cat. You guys are starting to get me interested, in going back to wingy-things.

Ernest,

Truly stunning work! I hope you enter that Wildcat in some competition or show, it deserves an award.

Progress has been pretty slow on the NBCRV. I got the base coat down, and experimented with color modulation. I adding rubber black to the NATO Green for the undercarriage and some of the recesses. For the high areas I mixed in a little buff and heavily diluted it. I think it might be hard to see the tonal variations in the pictures.

E-50 finished.
Ernest your wildcat and figure look very nice! Excellent!

Lap Man

Your E-50 looks amazing.

I agree... terrific job on the E-50.

Ernest, stuning job on the Wildcat.

fellas, you are really showing us some splendid builds for this Campaign.

Oh well... I need to get back to my T-10 soon..

Ernest, magnificent work on your Wildcat, pilot, and carrier base. Stunning!
Lapman, the E-50 is fantastic. Love that geometric camouflage paint schrme.
Shawn, your NBC Stryker looks great. 1st coat of paint must be difficult with all that surface detail? Keep up the good work.
Matthew, Wow, got to love the realistic appearance of those metal tracks. Lots of tedious work....good job.

Thank you Matthew! Your build is progressing nicely. The tracks look great, but I would have to construct them in stages as it looks like a tedious job.

Ernest

Mark, Matt and Shawn - thank you very much for the nice words guys! Shawn, I am not sure any of the stuff I build would be competitive, but thank you again for your encouragement.

Ernest

Very nice work on the E-50 Lapman. The color modulation looks very nice indeed.

Thank you for your compliments on my build.

Ernest

Thank you John - and thank you for taking the time to host this campaign.

Ernest

Thank you William!

Ernest

Hey all Here's my progress with the AS-90. Fresh out of field exercises in the mud. Not too happy with the build but at least it's done/nearly finished. Just debating whether to paint the tools or leave them with camo paint on





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Hi Nigel, I think the build looks very nice.

Ernest

Hello all

Nice models here and some already finished !

My entry