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Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf.L
1st Company, s.Pz.Abt. 502
Russia - September 1942
Project: Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf.L
37 | 30. June, 06:15
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Deltic21
This looks bang on James!! Will definitely be following your example when i get to painting mine. 🙂 A question if i may, looking at how you "wedged" the top of the tracks, does the track sag itself with the wedges in place or does it need encouragement with a thicker wedge to get it to set correctly? It has been suggested that tissue paper is a good way to go?
This looks bang on James!! Will definitely be following your example when i get to painting mine. 🙂 A question if i may, looking at how you "wedged" the top of the tracks, does the track sag itself with the wedges in place or does it need encouragement with a thicker wedge to get it to set correctly? It has been suggested that tissue paper is a good way to go?
15. July, 12:02
James C
Thanks guys 🙂
@ Deltic - The wedges just help the tracks sag over the upper rollers, drive and idler wheels. The tracks themselves are made of a material that can be glued so I just literally glued them into position where the track and wheels made contact. The wedges help obtain the shape etc.
Thanks guys 🙂
@ Deltic - The wedges just help the tracks sag over the upper rollers, drive and idler wheels. The tracks themselves are made of a material that can be glued so I just literally glued them into position where the track and wheels made contact. The wedges help obtain the shape etc.
15. July, 21:33
Michael Osadciw
I'll have to try that Vallejo mud stuff out; I really like the way it looked.
I'll have to try that Vallejo mud stuff out; I really like the way it looked.
15. July, 23:24
43 | 19. June, 07:09
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James C
Thanks Ingo 🙂
I've illustrated my above comments in my current Panzer III build.
While the kit is different... including the material the tracks are made from, the weathering process is mostly the same:
Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf.L | Album by Jim C (1:35)
Thanks Ingo 🙂
I've illustrated my above comments in my current Panzer III build.
While the kit is different... including the material the tracks are made from, the weathering process is mostly the same:
Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf.L | Album by Jim C (1:35)
10. July, 21:06
Deltic21
Hi James
Just had the chance to digest your reply, thank you so much for taking the time to write such a detailed message! I will certainly take on board you points and have a look for the suggested weathering set when i next pop to the shop. I am waiting to pick up some German Grey before i can spray the models, so once i have that i will have a go at painting and weathering.
Thanks for the additional offer of help, i am sure i will take you up on it sometime!! 🙂
Hi James
Just had the chance to digest your reply, thank you so much for taking the time to write such a detailed message! I will certainly take on board you points and have a look for the suggested weathering set when i next pop to the shop. I am waiting to pick up some German Grey before i can spray the models, so once i have that i will have a go at painting and weathering.
Thanks for the additional offer of help, i am sure i will take you up on it sometime!! 🙂
15. July, 11:50
July 14, 2021
22 images
Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf.N
8th Panzer Regiment, 15th Panzer Division
Tunisia - 1943
Project: Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf.N
49 | 23. June, 22:42
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Bruce Huxtable
Many thanks for your step-by-step for the painting and weathering, James. I've been waiting all week til I could have a look at your finished work, on a reasonably-sized screen. I really like the subtle gradations you have achieved, as well as the bare-metal scuffs 🙂 It all looks very convincing, and tells a story for sure!
Many thanks for your step-by-step for the painting and weathering, James. I've been waiting all week til I could have a look at your finished work, on a reasonably-sized screen. I really like the subtle gradations you have achieved, as well as the bare-metal scuffs 🙂 It all looks very convincing, and tells a story for sure!
3. July, 15:21
Lode Schildermans
Beautiful. Very nice result and a subtle weathering. It has your full signature
Beautiful. Very nice result and a subtle weathering. It has your full signature
14. July, 04:59
July 11, 2021
US Army (1784-now)
July 10, 2021
June 29, 2021
June 26, 2021
June 23, 2021
56 images
1:35
Completed
22. June, 17:42
James C
Yeah, I'm just finishing up the Ausf.N and have decided to build the Ausf.L next... 😉
Yeah, I'm just finishing up the Ausf.N and have decided to build the Ausf.L next... 😉
23. June, 22:18
June 21, 2021
June 19, 2021
June 17, 2021
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Ilyushin IL-2 Stormovic
White 82, Unknown Squadron
Russia 1944
Project: Ilyushin IL-2 Stormovic
31 | 22. May, 21:46
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Gary Kitchen
And there it is...the classic ending, all that's missing is the blue sky James 😉 Great build, the chipping on the panels is awesome.
And there it is...the classic ending, all that's missing is the blue sky James 😉 Great build, the chipping on the panels is awesome.
17. June, 06:06
James C
Many thanks Tom, Gary, Sebastian and Mike. Much appreciated 🙂
@ Gary - The weather has been a bit wet and gloomy these past few weeks, so wasn't much opportunity for outdoor pics with better natural lighting. These pics were the best of a bad bunch, with some being a little dark... but the overcast sky kind of grew on me, making for a somewhat menacing looking scene which I thought fit the subject and Russian theatre quite well 😉
Many thanks Tom, Gary, Sebastian and Mike. Much appreciated 🙂
@ Gary - The weather has been a bit wet and gloomy these past few weeks, so wasn't much opportunity for outdoor pics with better natural lighting. These pics were the best of a bad bunch, with some being a little dark... but the overcast sky kind of grew on me, making for a somewhat menacing looking scene which I thought fit the subject and Russian theatre quite well 😉
17. June, 18:06
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May 20, 2021
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21 | 4. February, 22:09
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Kerry COX
As we all do with those models that have 'had their day'. 🙂 Yet strangely enough, mine never see the bin outside, but rather get put into a box marked. "One day I will..............................................." hahahahahaha 🙂 🙂 🙂 👍
As we all do with those models that have 'had their day'. 🙂 Yet strangely enough, mine never see the bin outside, but rather get put into a box marked. "One day I will..............................................." hahahahahaha 🙂 🙂 🙂 👍
8. May, 08:27
James C
Cheers guys 🙂
@ Kerry - Heh, In my youth I'd probably have set fire to them in the back yard or targeted them with the air rifle etc... but, nowadays I suspect I will do the same as you lol 😉👍
Cheers guys 🙂
@ Kerry - Heh, In my youth I'd probably have set fire to them in the back yard or targeted them with the air rifle etc... but, nowadays I suspect I will do the same as you lol 😉👍
8. May, 17:36
Kerry COX
Given that there are so many products available for us to strip old paint and chrome, I have saved so many from the bottle of metho and a box of matches. hehehehehe🙂
Only to see most of the old kits re released !!!
I have become very selective as to what I keep and pension off. The choices available to us these days are so good and varied these days. 👍
Given that there are so many products available for us to strip old paint and chrome, I have saved so many from the bottle of metho and a box of matches. hehehehehe🙂
Only to see most of the old kits re released !!!
I have become very selective as to what I keep and pension off. The choices available to us these days are so good and varied these days. 👍
8. May, 19:52
April 22, 2021
Scalemates Mig-21 Group Build 2021 
15. March until 31. December 2021
15. March until 31. December 202122. April, 06:35
April 12, 2021
45 | 19. March, 01:41
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James C
Thanks Shane and Ingo 🙂
@ Shane - The Takom kit is such a vast improvement over the much older 70's era Tamiya kit. But, if you do decide to build it, be wary of the tracks as by following the instructions you end up a link short. Fortunately there are spares included, and I added an extra link just forward of the rear return idler wheels where the upper track run lay's flat.
Thanks Shane and Ingo 🙂
@ Shane - The Takom kit is such a vast improvement over the much older 70's era Tamiya kit. But, if you do decide to build it, be wary of the tracks as by following the instructions you end up a link short. Fortunately there are spares included, and I added an extra link just forward of the rear return idler wheels where the upper track run lay's flat.
7. April, 19:02
April 4, 2021
14 | 31. May 2020, 08:20
James C
Thanks Brian and Neuling 🙂
@ Brian. Yes, a combination of Italeri Acrylic for the base coat of olive drab, followed up with Tamiya dark brown panel liner and MiG oil brushers and assorted pigments.
Thanks Brian and Neuling 🙂
@ Brian. Yes, a combination of Italeri Acrylic for the base coat of olive drab, followed up with Tamiya dark brown panel liner and MiG oil brushers and assorted pigments.
31. May 2020, 19:12
April 2, 2021
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48 | 4. February, 20:42
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Lode Schildermans
James, you've build a true beauty. It was a joy to follow this build. I'm looking forward to your next
James, you've build a true beauty. It was a joy to follow this build. I'm looking forward to your next
14. March, 20:01
Slavo Hazucha
The deal is on the table and it´s a stunner (again)
Great job over all aspects, especially the paint-job on the upper delta - applying shading but only the mildest contrast in panel lines - looks super-realistic and the NZ sun nods approvingly 👍
Looks exactly like the mental picture I had from my early days seeing it in the magazine 🙂
The deal is on the table and it´s a stunner (again)
Great job over all aspects, especially the paint-job on the upper delta - applying shading but only the mildest contrast in panel lines - looks super-realistic and the NZ sun nods approvingly 👍
Looks exactly like the mental picture I had from my early days seeing it in the magazine 🙂
15. March, 09:03
James C
@ Murad, Lode, Daniel and Slavo - Many thanks for your feedback guys 🙂
Having completed this one, the QF-106 is definitely on my to-do list now... but need a brief change after building aircraft for the last five months😉
@ Murad, Lode, Daniel and Slavo - Many thanks for your feedback guys 🙂
Having completed this one, the QF-106 is definitely on my to-do list now... but need a brief change after building aircraft for the last five months😉
15. March, 16:34
March 14, 2021
46 images
English Electric Canberra B(I) Mk.12
14 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Airforce (RNZAF)
Based at RAAF Butterworth
Operation...
Project: English Electric Canberra B(I) Mk.12
1+
1+ 64 | 30. December 2020, 21:20
March 12, 2021
February 4, 2021
January 31, 2021
January 20, 2021
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F-14A Tomcat
CVW-14 VF-1 "Wolfpack"
USS Enterprise - 1975
Project: F-14A Tomcat VF-1 Wolfpack
40 | 2. December 2020, 18:48
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Michael Phillips
Beautiful Tomcat James, great choice of markings too!
The 1/48 Italeri F-14 Tomcat is the very first model I built when I got back into modelling as an adult, so I have a soft spot for that kit!
Beautiful Tomcat James, great choice of markings too!
The 1/48 Italeri F-14 Tomcat is the very first model I built when I got back into modelling as an adult, so I have a soft spot for that kit!
12. January, 23:28
Michael Phillips
I actually enjoyed the build, and being my first I luckily did not really encounter the issues you did. I used an earlier boxing than you, so maybe the plastic was better on mine since the molds were newer when the boxing I used was made. You are right about not many parts and detail being just ok. The shape of the forward fuselage is a bit off and the gun area is really poorly done.
I actually enjoyed the build, and being my first I luckily did not really encounter the issues you did. I used an earlier boxing than you, so maybe the plastic was better on mine since the molds were newer when the boxing I used was made. You are right about not many parts and detail being just ok. The shape of the forward fuselage is a bit off and the gun area is really poorly done.
13. January, 17:28
James C
That's interesting to hear. Perhaps I'm just getting too fussy. On the bright side, kits like this make you appreciate more modern and recently tooled kits a lot more😉
Re the nose gun, yeah I had a similar issues, as it wasn't very clear where exactly to position it, and looking back mine is probably a little too far back (and high) as well.
I think that the positioning of my pitot tubes is also off. If I were to start over I'd also separate the decals that make up the assorted stencils and placards on both sides of the nose and place them individually as I found that the rescue arrow sat way to high on the right side but was too late to do anything about it having already detached it from the backing paper. 🙁
That's interesting to hear. Perhaps I'm just getting too fussy. On the bright side, kits like this make you appreciate more modern and recently tooled kits a lot more😉
Re the nose gun, yeah I had a similar issues, as it wasn't very clear where exactly to position it, and looking back mine is probably a little too far back (and high) as well.
I think that the positioning of my pitot tubes is also off. If I were to start over I'd also separate the decals that make up the assorted stencils and placards on both sides of the nose and place them individually as I found that the rescue arrow sat way to high on the right side but was too late to do anything about it having already detached it from the backing paper. 🙁
14. January, 17:20
January 9, 2021
22 | 22. December 2020, 18:50
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Ben M
Very nicely done. Great scheme you picked, and wishing you the best in the new year James.
Very nicely done. Great scheme you picked, and wishing you the best in the new year James.
9. January, 17:42
January 8, 2021
49 | 29. October 2020, 17:07
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Richard Maxein
Very very nice model from the new russian "supertank". Well done job!
Very very nice model from the new russian "supertank". Well done job!
3. January, 18:17
December 29, 2020
December 23, 2020
20 | 13. December 2020, 16:58
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James C
Thanks again Josh.
Just a small update with my last completed build of 2020. Happy X-mas peeps and all the best for 2021!!!
Thanks again Josh.
Just a small update with my last completed build of 2020. Happy X-mas peeps and all the best for 2021!!!
23. December 2020, 16:47
James C
Thanks Shade and yes... most of them had an application of a wash in some form.😉
Thanks Shade and yes... most of them had an application of a wash in some form.😉
23. December 2020, 16:59
James C
Thanks Otto... But no, I used a wooden tooth pick to apply the dots. I blunted the end to vary the shape etc.
Thanks Otto... But no, I used a wooden tooth pick to apply the dots. I blunted the end to vary the shape etc.
23. December 2020, 17:23
December 22, 2020
December 15, 2020
28 | 16. September 2020, 19:59
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James C
Many thanks Bob, Ingo, Eelco, Neuling, Slavo and Guy.
Cheers guys, I really appreciate your feedback 🙂👍
@ Slavo - I started the year with the goal of representing the British army... and having done that, these latest Russian units are all a bonus!
I do have 1 failure... in the form of an Italeri F-14.... I'm in two minds whether to put it back on the bench or not....
Many thanks Bob, Ingo, Eelco, Neuling, Slavo and Guy.
Cheers guys, I really appreciate your feedback 🙂👍
@ Slavo - I started the year with the goal of representing the British army... and having done that, these latest Russian units are all a bonus!
I do have 1 failure... in the form of an Italeri F-14.... I'm in two minds whether to put it back on the bench or not....
7. October 2020, 18:09
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30 | 14. October 2020, 22:40
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Björn Svedberg
That's a really nice tank, James! Great looking pictures too! 👍
That's a really nice tank, James! Great looking pictures too! 👍
28. October 2020, 20:52
Jorge Coelho
Excellent workmanship, immaculate camouflage! Excellent job, James! This monster is also on my wish list..., one day, who knows...
Excellent workmanship, immaculate camouflage! Excellent job, James! This monster is also on my wish list..., one day, who knows...
29. October 2020, 17:52
James C
Thanks Jorge, despite it's large size it is quite a simple and very enjoyable kit to build.
If you can afford it, I highly recommend that you replace the plastic tracks with metal Friuls etc, as doing so will allow you to mount the sponsons to the hull prior to painting making life a LOT easier and not to mention that they look a lot better as well 🙂
Thanks Jorge, despite it's large size it is quite a simple and very enjoyable kit to build.
If you can afford it, I highly recommend that you replace the plastic tracks with metal Friuls etc, as doing so will allow you to mount the sponsons to the hull prior to painting making life a LOT easier and not to mention that they look a lot better as well 🙂
30. October 2020, 17:40
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Henrik Persson
That is a awsome job James you have done with this model, really nice job!
That is a awsome job James you have done with this model, really nice job!
2. October 2020, 21:09
James C
Album updated with assembly pictures and a few more outdoor shots of the completed build.
Album updated with assembly pictures and a few more outdoor shots of the completed build.
7. October 2020, 00:25
October 6, 2020
October 5, 2020
September 24, 2020
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Challenger 1 Mk.III
Queens Royal Irish Hussars
Operation "Desert Sabre", Iraq 1991
Project: FV4030 Challenger 1 Mk.III
2+
2+ 22 | 31. May 2020, 01:20
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Slavo Hazucha
I guess that was a "challenge accepted" scenario 🙂
Looks excellent in desert finish, lots of cool fine details with the grilles and I really like how you treated the barrel 👍
I guess that was a "challenge accepted" scenario 🙂
Looks excellent in desert finish, lots of cool fine details with the grilles and I really like how you treated the barrel 👍
24. September 2020, 11:58
Lode Schildermans
Slavo, James is an expert in highlighting and weathering with oils. Never overdone, always subtle and always revealing the details. I don't know how he does it, but the results speak for themselves
Slavo, James is an expert in highlighting and weathering with oils. Never overdone, always subtle and always revealing the details. I don't know how he does it, but the results speak for themselves
24. September 2020, 12:57
James C
Thanks Slavo & Lode 😳
This is one of my older builds. But I was doing a bit of binge watching on youtube from the Tank Museum in the UK and thought the short clips were really interesting and would go well with some of my previous build albums. I'm still undecided on how to paint the 2S35 Koalitsiya
Thanks Slavo & Lode 😳
This is one of my older builds. But I was doing a bit of binge watching on youtube from the Tank Museum in the UK and thought the short clips were really interesting and would go well with some of my previous build albums. I'm still undecided on how to paint the 2S35 Koalitsiya
24. September 2020, 18:36
September 23, 2020
5 | 31. May 2020, 06:58
17. June 2020, 17:00
September 22, 2020
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A12 Matilda II Mk.III
42nd Royal Tank Regiment, First Army Tank Brigade
North Africa 1941
Project: A12 Matilda II Mk.III
8 | 31. May 2020, 08:44
September 21, 2020
6 | 31. May 2020, 07:25
September 13, 2020
September 9, 2020
August 26, 2020
36 images
1:35
Completed
2 | 26. August 2020, 02:26
Bigglesof266
Looking forward to this one James. Is is a Zvezda new/recent tool? (saves me looking).
Looking forward to this one James. Is is a Zvezda new/recent tool? (saves me looking).
26. August 2020, 02:47
James C
Supposed to be a recent and newly tooled kit. It's molded in grey so I think I should be ok with this one... (I hope)😉
Supposed to be a recent and newly tooled kit. It's molded in grey so I think I should be ok with this one... (I hope)😉
26. August 2020, 02:57
August 25, 2020
August 22, 2020
Total dog shit of a kit full of flash, vague assembly instructions and lousy fit in places.
I gave up on it after getting the running gear and tracks assembled only to find that they overhang the upper hull (and side skirts) by about 5mm at the front on either side. I just couldn't be bothered wasting my time attempting to modify the front axles to make it fit properly. This kit has nothing in common quality wise with Zvezda's more recent releases such as their newly tooled T-90 and Ferdinand; and being reboxed in line with their other newly tooled kits is deliberately misleading which I find somewhat infuriating. This is the same Dragon kit that dates back to the 1980's!
If your after a decent T-72B with ERA... Do yourself a favor and buy the Trumpeter kit instead as this kit is definitely one to avoid. 👎
1 | 18. August 2020, 22:19
Bigglesof266
Appreciate the 'forthright' report James C. = ] Like you, I don't mind the newer tool Zvezda 1/35 armour kits, and especially their 1/48 aircraft series which are universally, good, but I won't buy anything from them which is old old tool. With Zvezda's policy of now reboxing everything in their new glossy brand associative yellow outer boxing, all I can say is thank goodness for Scalemates so people can identify the original year of tool release. A repeat of the Airfix rebranding nonsense when Airfix started reboxing everything including a lot of dross from the 1950s & 1960s in bright red boxes.
Appreciate the 'forthright' report James C. = ] Like you, I don't mind the newer tool Zvezda 1/35 armour kits, and especially their 1/48 aircraft series which are universally, good, but I won't buy anything from them which is old old tool. With Zvezda's policy of now reboxing everything in their new glossy brand associative yellow outer boxing, all I can say is thank goodness for Scalemates so people can identify the original year of tool release. A repeat of the Airfix rebranding nonsense when Airfix started reboxing everything including a lot of dross from the 1950s & 1960s in bright red boxes.
21. August 2020, 22:43
James C
Yeah, I stopped purchasing Airfix kits altogether because of that. (Italeri as well) I won't even consider their supposedly newly tooled kits either unless they are drastically reduced in price.
Kits retailed here in NZ cost generally twice as much as they do in Europe or the US presumably due to the shipping costs of stock etc.
This kit reminded me of their similar vintage T-80UD which was also originally a Dragon tooled kit.
I received that as a Xmas gift about 6 years ago, and was the only reason that I persevered and modified it to complete it, but vowed never again. Seeing this one headed in the same direction was very disappointing to say the least.
I don't mind building older kits, and/or having to use a bit of filler to clean up joins etc.
That's just modelling, and if it's in it's original boxing you accept that as being a product of it's time. What is unacceptable (to me) is passing off shit like this from the past as being something new, without making any attempt to correct the original assembly flaws... yet still charging prices equal to that of their newly tooled kits when they don't have the same quality of modern molding and engineering techniques etc.
Anyway, that's my whinge, piss and moan for the month over with😉
Yeah, I stopped purchasing Airfix kits altogether because of that. (Italeri as well) I won't even consider their supposedly newly tooled kits either unless they are drastically reduced in price.
Kits retailed here in NZ cost generally twice as much as they do in Europe or the US presumably due to the shipping costs of stock etc.
This kit reminded me of their similar vintage T-80UD which was also originally a Dragon tooled kit.
I received that as a Xmas gift about 6 years ago, and was the only reason that I persevered and modified it to complete it, but vowed never again. Seeing this one headed in the same direction was very disappointing to say the least.
I don't mind building older kits, and/or having to use a bit of filler to clean up joins etc.
That's just modelling, and if it's in it's original boxing you accept that as being a product of it's time. What is unacceptable (to me) is passing off shit like this from the past as being something new, without making any attempt to correct the original assembly flaws... yet still charging prices equal to that of their newly tooled kits when they don't have the same quality of modern molding and engineering techniques etc.
Anyway, that's my whinge, piss and moan for the month over with😉
22. August 2020, 18:23
Bigglesof266
Haha.. No you just speak the truth. Airfix pricing in AU is outrageous as well. I place the blame squarely on the single line import distro's shoulders. Before Turnbull pushed 10% GST onto all AU imports regardless of value, I used to buy Airfix from Hattons in the UK who would take off UK VAT which compensated for the international shipping and exchange rate which worked well if amortizing consignments cleverly. But Airfix squashed that refusing supply to Hattons because of High street retail Hobby shop unceasing whinging re Hattons "predatory" local pricing in the UK. Whilst Airfix's newer tools are a vast improvement, their pricing isn't. It's also just a nonsense over here. Armour is reboxed Academy, Dragon Smart Kits 2020 they ain't. Aircraft, well let's just say Eduard before the USD went 'bullistic', and I'm glad I bought my new tool Airfix Whitley V, Blenheim I & Do-17Z from Hattons. I like Soviet, Japanese and German subjects, so I'm well served by a healthy stash of Hasegawa, Tamiya, Zvezda, Eduard for air with a smattering of reboxed Hasegawa Revell or new tool Revell & predominantly Dragon for armour although Zvezda new tool opportunity buying is increasingly featuring due that import/USD situ.
Haha.. No you just speak the truth. Airfix pricing in AU is outrageous as well. I place the blame squarely on the single line import distro's shoulders. Before Turnbull pushed 10% GST onto all AU imports regardless of value, I used to buy Airfix from Hattons in the UK who would take off UK VAT which compensated for the international shipping and exchange rate which worked well if amortizing consignments cleverly. But Airfix squashed that refusing supply to Hattons because of High street retail Hobby shop unceasing whinging re Hattons "predatory" local pricing in the UK. Whilst Airfix's newer tools are a vast improvement, their pricing isn't. It's also just a nonsense over here. Armour is reboxed Academy, Dragon Smart Kits 2020 they ain't. Aircraft, well let's just say Eduard before the USD went 'bullistic', and I'm glad I bought my new tool Airfix Whitley V, Blenheim I & Do-17Z from Hattons. I like Soviet, Japanese and German subjects, so I'm well served by a healthy stash of Hasegawa, Tamiya, Zvezda, Eduard for air with a smattering of reboxed Hasegawa Revell or new tool Revell & predominantly Dragon for armour although Zvezda new tool opportunity buying is increasingly featuring due that import/USD situ.
22. August 2020, 21:31
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James C
Thanks Joe. Sorry for not replying sooner.
The camouflage was achieved by airbrushing the basic green pattern first (Over black primer) then I masked it off with thinly rolled tubes of blue-tack. I then sprayed the Dunkelgelb over the top.
After removing the blue-tack, I did a number of touch-ups to the green again free-hand.
I finished up by using assorted oils on the lower panels and recesses to give it a bit of depth.
Thanks Joe. Sorry for not replying sooner.
The camouflage was achieved by airbrushing the basic green pattern first (Over black primer) then I masked it off with thinly rolled tubes of blue-tack. I then sprayed the Dunkelgelb over the top.
After removing the blue-tack, I did a number of touch-ups to the green again free-hand.
I finished up by using assorted oils on the lower panels and recesses to give it a bit of depth.
28. July 2020, 20:11
Jos Jansen
Good tip James to first spray the green areas with the Blue-tac afterward... learned something again! By-the-way a superb model mate, love it 👍!
Good tip James to first spray the green areas with the Blue-tac afterward... learned something again! By-the-way a superb model mate, love it 👍!
28. July 2020, 22:04
Bigglesof266
Agree Jame's camo result was super. Just a heads up. For those who mightn't know, J's Work do two different camo scheme 1/35 Ferdinand mask sets. Search here for PPA5070 & PPA507. Another way to achieve the scheme. I've used them on other AFVs e.g. my early and late Hetzers, aircraft with complex camo patterns e.g. Su-33. They're very good, but with the caveat they do result in that harder edge look typical of a factory stencil or field brush applied scheme. The Kursk Ferdinand camo was field applied by crews using both application methods. J's Work stencils of course, come at additional cost in terms of $ and time. What James did works fine for the price of some Blu Tack and would be easier to and take less time to apply IME. Alternatively you could also use Microscale liquid Micro Mask or its ilk marketed under various brandings.
Agree Jame's camo result was super. Just a heads up. For those who mightn't know, J's Work do two different camo scheme 1/35 Ferdinand mask sets. Search here for PPA5070 & PPA507. Another way to achieve the scheme. I've used them on other AFVs e.g. my early and late Hetzers, aircraft with complex camo patterns e.g. Su-33. They're very good, but with the caveat they do result in that harder edge look typical of a factory stencil or field brush applied scheme. The Kursk Ferdinand camo was field applied by crews using both application methods. J's Work stencils of course, come at additional cost in terms of $ and time. What James did works fine for the price of some Blu Tack and would be easier to and take less time to apply IME. Alternatively you could also use Microscale liquid Micro Mask or its ilk marketed under various brandings.
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