Last minute rush - love it. For once I am ahead of the game..

Very nice additional detail Robert. Excellent weathering too.

Angel, nicely done too. Still not used to 3/4 of it not being scratch built though

Shell. Looking good on the paper panzer. I took the turret from my kit and added it to a later release of the Panther G... and it has been a shelf queen ever since. I'll need to dig that out now as seeing yours has given me the push to get back and finish it.

Well, there will be 2 scratchbuilt ammo basket covers one day, but I guess that won't change the ratio too much...

Looks good Angel. I am waiting for the halftruck...

So am I, Bogi!

Waiting for the Styrene "Sd.Kfz.7" Muse to drop by...
Sofar I only play the "Open the box-Take a look-Close the Box" game

Progress for Wednesday 27/11/19.
Still dry fit of tires and little parts to add, but we're getting there in time.




Have to focus on the 88 now. Did some weathering already, just needs the POP.
More to come later this week.

Robert Jan

Well opened the bags tonight and started the building. Might start the painting tomorrow.

Okay, need some help. can anyone give me input on how the seats are supposed to be when building in the towing position? it shows on the side, but does that mean they are just laying on the footbed of the gun while in transport? What kept them from bouncing out? Or is this just a build flaw?

Hi Kelly

The stem of the seat was in a fitting so it could be lowered 90 degrees

Lots and lots of superb work on display here - If I had time, I‘d comment on everything individually, but for now I’ll just say wow.

Anyway, sorry about disappearing for a very long time, but work has been stuck in punishment mode for a couple of months and what little time has been left over I first spent finishing the build for the Trumpeter Mk. 5 campaign, then doing the tedious brushwork for the interior of the open-topped turret of my ZSU-57-2 (all that ammo was murder!) - the rest of the painting was pretty straightforward. And I’m very grateful for the extension until Saturday, since there’s no way I would have been able to come close to finishing on Oct. 31st.

On to what I’ve got done on the offending beast in the last six weeks or so:












And then, the masking for the recognition stripes, since this is going to be a vehicle from the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in ‘68:



Good luck to the other last-minute rushers like me and see you on Saturday for the final pics.

Have fun,

Jerry

Looks absolutely fantastic Jerry. The interior color is just WOW. Very convincing.

Robert Jan

I've hit a minor snag on flat coating my SA-4 missiles. The varnish I'm using, Lucky Ultra Flat by Mig is beading up on the surface of the missile. Has anyone see that before and have a solution? I'm shooting it straight out of the bottle at about 25 psi.

Very nicely done Jerry. I'm looking forward to the end product! You could have saved a week or so and not painted the brass on the rounds that go up against the turret wall! (Been there done that too....)




Richard could be a couple of things.

Humidity? Are you using a water trap?

Spraying too heavy a coat. These paints need ultra light coats with drying in between. Don't try and cover like you do with Tamiya.

Surface you are spraying on. What primer/paint did you use? Mig can bead on the wrong type due to surface tension.

Have you seen these?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyte6l1Gokw

https://www.migjimenez.com/en/module/csblog/detailpost/12-6-acrylics.html

The primer is Vallejo gloss black primer. The colors are Vallejo Model Air Aluminum and Model Air Steel. Both were top-coated with Future.

Moisture I don't is an issue. I've got a moisture trap on my line and I keep a close watch on it.

I'm hoping I can still salvage the project; but it won't be a contest winner now.

yeah Peter I see that, just there is no way to make it with the item from that spot. Ive gonna ahead a decided to just build it in non towing use.

Future Floor polish... that may be the culprit. It might be creating the tension pulling into beads. Try a couple of tests on some card- one coated with future and one just painted - and see the result when you spray both at the same time.

On the home stretch...
Needs some examination tonight and tomorrow morning.
Some photos...



Not finished yet...
Almost there...

Robert Jan

Thanks, Pete! I’ll give that a try as soon as I can.

Excellent work, Robert! Very nicely done!

Excellent ZSU-57-2, Jerry!
I look in owe to the rows and rows of painted shells...

Sorry to hear that, Richard!
I can't offer any advice as I stopped using Vallejo/AK/Mig type of acrylics ever since I opened a bottle of Tamiya...
I hope you'll find a solution and will show us your Ganef.

Well Robert, thats an WOW!
Damn sure this gun will be a show-stopper!

Yeah, I normally love Tamiya paints; but for this one I went with Vallejo just because of their ease of clean-up, from what I've seen on YouTube.

I'm thinking my problem might have more to do with the Future I clear coated the model with before applying my decals. I added a second coat of Ultra-Matt yesterday and it seemed to help clear it up. I'll check it again later today and see if one last light coat fixes it.

Sensational Robert. Looks just fantastic.

Good luck Richard. Fingers crossed.

I found Vallejo difficult to spray with but love their brush painting quality. I use them for all my weathering since all the MIG products wash and effects paints I had went off in the bottle. Thinning Vallejo with water gives a thin opaque finish and the separation of pigments gives you tonal variation.

I use AK paints for my US OD as I love the colour, and once I got the 'Ogre' technique down pat (like onions they are made up of lots of layers - Shrek joke) I get good results. It is just very time consuming, especially the frequent nozzle cleaning.

Thank you all for the nice comments, compliments and attention. I finished a campaign, another one in the final stages, and I'm having fun like in the old days.
Enjoy some photos I made today...




Leaves some decisions to make on which photos to post for the campaign page...

Have a nice weekend.

Robert Jan

So after 30 minutes I got so frustrated, the ICE age gallery does not work.
My attempts to upload one simple picture seems not to work, although it is all 'successfully' I don't see them, because I did some more.

Typical

It really sucks.
So thanks for the attention and nice comments.
The gallery shows no final pictures of my build.
I'll leave it that way.

Robert Jan

Did you resize the pics Robert? The ones you posted here exceed the size limit for gallery pics. I usually resize to 800 x 600 pixels with DPI 96 using Irfanview (free program you can download).

BTW, you have done a magnificent job. That close up pic could be mistaken for a photo of the real deal.

Will see if I can fix it. We're ahead of closing times set, so let's see.
Thanks for the advise on resize of pics.

edit...

Used to the flashing internet and options, it almost became a struggle.
Well resized and fixed.
All is ok now, thanks again.

Robert Jan