Wall
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Israeli M247 DIVAD what-if
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Some links are moulded slightly short, as indicated by the arrow. If a link looks like that, the pin won’t stay in place...
Project: IDF M247 DIVADS
All comments (7) » 17 8 February, 21:45
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MIM-14 Nike Hercules
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Everything sprayed in basic colours: Mr Aqueous Olive Drab (2) for the launcher and rail, Olive Drab (1) for the rocket ...
Project: Nike Hercules
4 1 March, 15:32
John
Nice build log. I was thinking of this kit since I actually live near one of the decommissioned batteries but it's not a must have and the poor fit is kind of a deal breaker for me. Hey, if you build five more and connect them, you can have your own battery!
Nice build log. I was thinking of this kit since I actually live near one of the decommissioned batteries but it's not a must have and the poor fit is kind of a deal breaker for me. Hey, if you build five more and connect them, you can have your own battery!
7 March, 21:54
Jakko
Thanks 🙂 It's not a kit I would recommend unless you like ones that need a good deal of work. The missile is much better than the launcher, though — except for the gaps around the main fins. On the whole it seems pretty accurate, just not that well-designed or -moulded. It is also lacking all of the hydraulic and electrical lines, as well as other minor detail, but I didn't feel like adding any of that. Those who want to, I will refer to ed-thelen.org/#NumDoc which has a whole bunch of technical manuals on the Nike Hercules (and Ajax); TM9-1400-250-10/2 has good drawings of all kinds of stuff. Also, the kit gives you a non-nuclear missile. To make it nuclear, you need to scratchbuild a probe with four vanes on the nose (or the protective cap for it).
As for the battery, the kit's instructions actually mention you can put four launchers together. After having built just the one, I don't want to make a second, let alone any more than that … Though I would have been lucky with this one if I did, because Dutch batteries (which this missile will be marked as) had only three launchers each 🙂
Thanks 🙂 It's not a kit I would recommend unless you like ones that need a good deal of work. The missile is much better than the launcher, though — except for the gaps around the main fins. On the whole it seems pretty accurate, just not that well-designed or -moulded. It is also lacking all of the hydraulic and electrical lines, as well as other minor detail, but I didn't feel like adding any of that. Those who want to, I will refer to ed-thelen.org/#NumDoc which has a whole bunch of technical manuals on the Nike Hercules (and Ajax); TM9-1400-250-10/2 has good drawings of all kinds of stuff. Also, the kit gives you a non-nuclear missile. To make it nuclear, you need to scratchbuild a probe with four vanes on the nose (or the protective cap for it).
As for the battery, the kit's instructions actually mention you can put four launchers together. After having built just the one, I don't want to make a second, let alone any more than that … Though I would have been lucky with this one if I did, because Dutch batteries (which this missile will be marked as) had only three launchers each 🙂
8 March, 10:14
March 5, 2024
Jakko
I wouldn’t recommend this kit unless you like filling seams. Fit is mediocre — not actually bad, though — and differs even between parts that are mirror images of each other, while many of the major parts have big seams that will be very visible if you don’t fill them or file them flat (depending on the part). Moulding quality and overall design reminds me of Italeri kits of the 1980s, which wouldn’t be so bad if this kit was that old. I did not expect it in a kit first released in 2019, though.
I wouldn’t recommend this kit unless you like filling seams. Fit is mediocre — not actually bad, though — and differs even between parts that are mirror images of each other, while many of the major parts have big seams that will be very visible if you don’t fill them or file them flat (depending on the part). Moulding quality and overall design reminds me of Italeri kits of the 1980s, which wouldn’t be so bad if this kit was that old. I did not expect it in a kit first released in 2019, though.
5 March, 11:37
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Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. G
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As I recently painted one of Hellers vacuum-formed diorama bases as a desert, I might as well photograph this model on ...
Project: Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. G
All comments (6) » 29 24 December 2023, 14:29
Jakko
Removable, that might have been a good idea, yes … I glued the track to the wheels instead 🙂 My idea is that like this, I can still reach most of the track reasonably well to paint it, and that any unpainted bits will be largely limited to around the inside wheels where they won't be easy to spot. With both rows of wheels on, I have no idea how to paint most of the track at all. (These days, I much prefer workable tracks, because you can paint the model and the tracks separately and only then install the tracks, easily and without having to glue painted track links to painted wheels.)
Removable, that might have been a good idea, yes … I glued the track to the wheels instead 🙂 My idea is that like this, I can still reach most of the track reasonably well to paint it, and that any unpainted bits will be largely limited to around the inside wheels where they won't be easy to spot. With both rows of wheels on, I have no idea how to paint most of the track at all. (These days, I much prefer workable tracks, because you can paint the model and the tracks separately and only then install the tracks, easily and without having to glue painted track links to painted wheels.)
26 December 2023, 18:24
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Jakko
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British 6 pdr anti tank gun and Loyd carrier tow
Plastic Soldier 1:72
WW2G20004 2014 New tool Multi-topic (3)13 February, 15:20
February 8, 2024
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December 29, 2023
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Jakko
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IDF Magach 6B GAL/Batash Track Set
Legend Productions 1:35
LF1143 22 December 2023, 20:34
December 17, 2023
December 16, 2023
Jakko
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M1, M1IP, M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank | Military Photo File
Warmachines No. 6 | 581
François Verlinden
1991 16 December 2023, 11:19
December 4, 2023
Jakko
Properly T54E1, not T544E1, of course, but I notice Panzerart’s own web site has the same typo.
Properly T54E1, not T544E1, of course, but I notice Panzerart’s own web site has the same typo.
4 December 2023, 11:01
November 28, 2023
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November 23, 2023
Jakko
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Resicast 35.1260 Sherman M4A4 DD MK I Lowered Skirt
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35.1260 23 November 2023, 18:23
November 21, 2023
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Resicast 35.1260 Sherman M4A4 DD MK I Lowered Skirt
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M29C Weasel (take 2)
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The paper template I made to determine the surf guard’s shape, on top of LZ’s etched piece, to show the difference.
All comments (6) » 13 23 October 2023, 20:09
November 15, 2023
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FDC-1 Flight Deck Crew & MD-3 Tractor
Fujimi 1:72
723457 15 November 2023, 21:43
November 12, 2023
November 7, 2023
Jakko
Too bad they got the position of the flats on the rubber tyres wrong … They should sit so that the roller is at the front of a flat section, instead of in the middle of it like here.
Too bad they got the position of the flats on the rubber tyres wrong … They should sit so that the roller is at the front of a flat section, instead of in the middle of it like here.
7 November 2023, 09:37
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Takom M29 Weasel
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1:35
After adding the remaining bits, this is the completed model from the left front.
Project: M29 Weasel
All comments (13) » 33 23 September 2023, 12:14
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October 15, 2023
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Canadian Rocket Projector Mk I
Land Mattress Ammo boxes and spare rockets included Resicast 1:35
35.1139 15 October 2023, 16:22
October 10, 2023
September 28, 2023
September 27, 2023
Jakko
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Late Production M4 105mm Sherman Upper Hull Conversion
Armoured Brigade Models 1:35
ABM003 199* New tool 27 September 2023, 12:36
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WW2 M4 Series
Sherman Pressed Steel Type Idler Wheel for VVSS suspension Formations 1:35
F020 2003 New tool 27 September 2023, 12:31
September 25, 2023
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September 20, 2023
Jakko
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5 Heads with 1940/50s Short Back and Sides' Haircuts
Hornet & Wolf 1:35
HH46 20 September 2023, 11:42
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