tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75730752024-03-07T13:26:12.684-05:00Braille Scale BlogFollow along as I attempt to build small scale armor models....and a few other non-armor kitspete2ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038411789245651857noreply@blogger.comBlogger123125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573075.post-31552788160138559432013-02-07T21:00:00.001-05:002013-02-07T21:01:20.054-05:00Some Figure ReviewsThis is the first of 3 reviews for <a href="http://vepaminiatures.com/">Vepa Miniatures</a> new line of modern US figures. The figures are finely sculpted and cast in white metal, and many have separate arms with weapons. Jordi Velilla of <a href="http://vepaminiatures.com/">Vepa Miniatures</a> e-mailed me over the Christmas holidays and kindly offered to send me some figures to review on my blog. I had only recently heard of the company after reading some reviews of their figures on the great braille scale site <a href="http://www.onthewaymodels.com/kitlists/vepaminiatures.htm">On the Way</a>. Vepa currently produces 2 figure lines: IDF soldiers from the 1982 war in Lebanon, and modern US in Iraq 2012. Jordi also mentioned that they have SOCOM (Marines and Special Forces in Afghanistan) and Modern Russian sets coming out soon!<br />
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Vepa sent me three sets:<br />
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This review will cover the MG/Grenade Launcher Team (JVP03-07). The set consists of 2 figures: gunner and assistant, a Browning M2 Heavy machine gun, an Mk19 Grenade Launcher, a tripod, and ammo boxes for each weapon. Both figures appear to be dressed in the current US Army BDUs, Interceptor body armor, boots and light weight helmets. The gunner appears to have a Camelback water carrier that was typically seen in Iraq and Afghanistan. The detail is very impressive, and cleanup looks like it will be very easy to do without ruining detail. The only thing that has caught my eye in the set is that the M2 Browning looks a bit small to my eyeball, but I haven't had a chance to measure it yet, and if it is small I have a ton of M2's from various kits that I could use. I'll follow up on the M2 over the weekend.<br />
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I'll try and post reviews of the other 2 sets this weekend, and use some of them in a blog build. Missing Lynx <a href="http://www.network54.com/Forum/47210/">Braille Scale Board</a> currently has "Middle East 1914-Present" group build going on that these figures are just screaming to be a part of! So stay tunedm and a big thank you to Jordi and <a href="http://vepaminiatures.com/">Vepa Miniatures</a> for sending me the figures to review!<br />
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Just a quick update on the 48 scale Hobby Boss KV-1. I've started the weathering. Here's the KV after I've applied a green filter, faded using the blended oils (i.e. the dot method), and then a wash using AK's Dark Wash. I'll probably give it a rust wash next, then start adding dust dirt and grime. It's still a bit to stark for my taste, but should tone down quite a bit as the weathering progresses.</div>
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One last thing that some might be interested in. My ever growing paint selection has been driving me a bit crazy lately because I haven't had a good way to store my paints. In particular I've had problems with the Vallejo style bottles, which tend to get knocked over easily and roll around. Well I was in Bass Pro Shop the other day, and stumbled across the Plano 3730 Deep StowAway Utility Box, which is part of their Prolatch Stowaway line. The boxes dimensions are 14"x 9.3" x 3.25" and it comes with adjustable dividers (they also makes 3731 which doesn't have internal dividers). It turned out to be a perfect fit for the Vallejo and AK paint bottles, and the dividers are spaced almost perfectly to corral 6 bottles in a section. It looks like I should be able to fit up to 96 bottles, nice and organized into one box! It should make hunting for that particular color a lot easier, and keep AK's modulation sets together. All in all not a bad $9 spent.<br />
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<br />pete2ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038411789245651857noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573075.post-74725133972306831822013-01-01T12:06:00.000-05:002013-01-01T12:06:05.230-05:00Happy New YearI have to admit that I'm intrigued by the current fad in painting and finishing techniques known as color modulation. Color modulation by itself is too stark, but when combined with various weathering techniques can produce a model that really catches the eye. I've read various articles by Mig Jimenez, Adam Wilder and others modelers who have popularized the technique to understand the process. I decided to take the easy route and use the AK Interactive 4BO Green modulation set rather than mix the paints myself.<br />
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The set consists of six matched acrylic colors that come pre-thinned for air brushing. I believe that they are produced for AK by Vallejo. So in theory they should behave like Vallejo's Model Air line that I've previously used, and be compatible with other Vallejo acrylic products. For the most part I found this true, and like Vallejo's Model Air, they tend to clog my airbrush quickly. I have to admit that my airbrushing skills are not the greatest. Adding Liquitex Flow-Aid help reduce the clogging problem, and an occasional needle cleaning with a cotton swab dampened with airbrush cleaner is all that is needed to get things spraying normally again.<br />
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OK, that's enough of a review....on to the model. Here's my Hobby Boss KV-1 Ekranami using the AK 4BO Green set. I still need to clear coat it, and then let the weathering begin! I think I've captured the essence of the technique fairly well. It's not perfect, but not bad for my first try at the technique.<br />
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It's currently snowing outside, and it's been a long time since I posted anything. So I hope everyone has had a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Ramadan, winter solstice or whatever you happen to celebrate, and wish you have a better 2013 than 2012. I at least hope I have a better model completion rate in 2013 than I did in 2012, with blog updates to match. I only managed to finish one kit (and bought many more than that). Which brings me to the last update on my 1/72 scale M4A1 "Derby". I took it to my local IPMS show, <a href="http://pete2e.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Maraudercon-2012/26525021_GcrHRh#!i=2215865130&k=cfvLLrd">MarauderCon</a>, and managed to take Best Armored vehicle. I can still compete with it at other IPMS or AMPS shows, but this brings Derby to a close on my blog.....unless I pursue my original idea of putting it on a diorama base with a Panzer IV Ausf. J.</div>
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Next up is a shelf queen that I've been struggling with for years. Fujimi's 1/72 scale A-4C. While I love the kit, it has fought me all the way, and frequently gets put back on the shelf of doom. I'm close to finishing it, but have manage to break off almost every delicate small part on the kit. Hopefully it will be one of my early finishes for 2013.<br />
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Last up for this posting is my Hobby Boss 1/48 scale KV-1 Ekranami. The last time I posted anything I had finished painting and was starting the weathering. The only problem was that I didn't like the results, so off it went to a Windex bath, and time to start painting again. I'm going to try AK Interactive's 4BO Green color modulation set, and see how that turns out.<br />
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While stripping the paint off I manage to loose one of the photo-etch fender supports. It seems like I'm always managing to loose some kit part or another, and I've gotten quite good at making a replacement. Well the fender support was no exception. The brass Hobby Boss uses is quite thin, and for a while I was stumped on what to do. Fortunately the Hobby Boss photo-etch fret provides more than enough extra brass to make a new one. All it takes is some cutters, drill bits, files, sand paper, and about 2 hours! Ugh...I hope I don't loose another one. Is it perfect? No, but more than good enough to put between the two tool boxes on the right fender, and no one will ever know.</div>
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While the models was stripped I took the opportunity to make some corrections to the kit based on information available on Neil Stokes' excellent site <a href="http://www.4bogreen.com/">4BO Green</a>. Neil wrote what many consider the KV bible: <a href="http://www.4bogreen.com/news/kv-book-release">KV - Technical History & Variants</a>. It's a great book and an invaluable reference, but Neil also maintains the <a href="http://www.4bogreen.com/">4BO Green</a> website with great supplemental material: book addendum's, model reviews, etc.. Among the information are very helpful lists of corrections needed to kits to make accurate versions of respective KV's. For a late maufactures Ekranami that involves removing the circular weld marks on the sides of the turret roof, filling the hole in the engine hatch, and omitting the saw from the fender (it was moved to inside the toolbox by the time late Ekranami's were produced).<br />
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pete2ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038411789245651857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573075.post-30419777653767004342012-07-07T21:35:00.001-04:002012-07-07T21:35:30.487-04:00Just about doneI'm just about finished with my M4A1, and over all I'm quite happy with the results. There just some minor touch-up painting to do, and a little more weathering and I'm done. On to the Firefly!<br />
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<br />pete2ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038411789245651857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573075.post-42222889283117318352012-04-28T12:10:00.002-04:002012-04-29T16:45:55.046-04:00A bunch of new updates<br />
First things first, wow radical changes to the blogger interface! Fortunately it look fairly intuitive, so hopefully there will be improvements, but it's hard to complain when its free. Now onto the model news! First there is my M4A1 Derby. I'm still not finished, but I'v finally got some tracks on it, donated from a spare M4A1 late that I plan on converting into an Israeli Super Sherman. I've also started weathering the lower chassis, and still need to do the top. I still need to paint the tools add the headlights and figures and add some scale rope to tie down the pallet on the rear deck. Hopefully I'll have it all done for <a href="http://www.novaipms.org/html/mc12.html">IPMS NoVa's Model Classic</a>, we'll see.<br />
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Nest up is Mike Lampros's Revell 1/72 scale P-51B. I've got the cockpit all buttoned up in the fuselage, and the wings on. The fit of the canopy was terrible, so I spent a lot of time sanding, shaping and polishing it. After I was done, I still wasn't happy because you couldn't see much of the cockpit. So I pulled out the JLL razor saw and started chopping it up.</div>
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Last but not least is my Hobby Boss 1/48 scale KV-1 Ehkranami. I really love this kit, and hope really Hobby Boss gets back into the 1/48 scale armor market. As I understand it the HB kits are basically scaled down Trumpter KV's which are suppose to be very accurate. I recently picked up <a href="http://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/ref/arm/book_arm_kv-1.shtml">Neil Stokes' KV book</a>, and it sure looks accurate to me, I can honestly say it was a blast to build. Decals well that was another story. They're nice and thin and stuck like glue the second they touched the kit surface that was coated with a liberal wet coat of setting solution. They wouldn't allow any positioning, very strange. I'm not sure what I'll do for markings, but a lot of KV-1's didn't carry any. I'll be starting the weathering next.</div>
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<br /></div>pete2ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038411789245651857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573075.post-80294262055804689152012-03-14T20:59:00.003-04:002012-03-15T18:32:08.158-04:00A rare non-armor postIt's been quite a while since I've posted anything to the blog, but the my biannual trip to New Zealand, and my usual winter modeling slowdown struck. I haven't done much productive modeling in months since I got back. I did have a disaster with the M4A1, the DS track cracked and split when I put them on the tank! To be fair to Dragon I think it was the Tamiya spray primer that caused the problem, but I was so close to finishing the little M4A1 to see the tracks split nearly blew me over the edge. They're ruined, and unusable. Fortunately I've got plenty of spare Shermans, and just need to pull a set out with a fresh drive sprocket.<div><br /></div><div>So onto the airplane! It's Revel's little 1/72 scale P-51B. The kit was one from an IPMS DCers collection, who passed away over a year ago, Mike Lampros. The club had the intention of building several of the kits in honor of Mike, but we've never brought them all in complete. So I'm trying to finish it off and bring it in to a meeting this year. Mike was a great guy, who always was ready to lend a hand and a veritable walking aviation encyclopedia.</div><div><br /></div><div>So here is the cockpit nearly complete and ready to be sealed up in the fuselage. I just need to finish painting the pilots seat.</div><div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTO20Bqj6gW7CiaXzno3cEKqFcoSLgB6miijqufmPQCW4UjjCQqxBpIHrL8J9nOWO7i6faf-CQ04_t8cxMDKmzN0sWYRp__a706ds8zR3YwudVMOqG3t-0Wy4bfYFH87U7v6jrkQ/s1600/P3147055.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTO20Bqj6gW7CiaXzno3cEKqFcoSLgB6miijqufmPQCW4UjjCQqxBpIHrL8J9nOWO7i6faf-CQ04_t8cxMDKmzN0sWYRp__a706ds8zR3YwudVMOqG3t-0Wy4bfYFH87U7v6jrkQ/s320/P3147055.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719922536412614610" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvkGgzhSLQRmLwIBdyoF_ajcUbo7RVLx0XA8tSI_ZRmekhNOBx2BfcgSlywZXDUvMo5rLhkf10qfs29vgcszktzD-XrBFePNrnMKUXa6XEIIYtR5XEARBuoDpuWgQWiEbv55lzaA/s1600/P3147056.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvkGgzhSLQRmLwIBdyoF_ajcUbo7RVLx0XA8tSI_ZRmekhNOBx2BfcgSlywZXDUvMo5rLhkf10qfs29vgcszktzD-XrBFePNrnMKUXa6XEIIYtR5XEARBuoDpuWgQWiEbv55lzaA/s320/P3147056.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719922544910134530" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQWQItQv9hcDgNJBkv2sbZlyD-xZxI6B4AXG7WghOlMQ4jKb2cDKismC-jrnLsW1N6HD__0E-tN9Uqnk6qGAqXUvogS3syXcuCFedKrGHat4IkSLt1zCxbLWX3f3COY68W8UX9YQ/s1600/P3147057.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQWQItQv9hcDgNJBkv2sbZlyD-xZxI6B4AXG7WghOlMQ4jKb2cDKismC-jrnLsW1N6HD__0E-tN9Uqnk6qGAqXUvogS3syXcuCFedKrGHat4IkSLt1zCxbLWX3f3COY68W8UX9YQ/s320/P3147057.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719922550249925874" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh55cthFM42jQpSuYuB70tny5TrQ_QgXNOwU8Altf4IXfXHRFmBJOKw_DX-D3yrh3oLfXNn07VbnsNscZgc2oa4WwAcDwn4kZHmOqIzYch0rJisN6bRuz8ub1i4Nr_kBhga20gpSA/s1600/P3147058.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh55cthFM42jQpSuYuB70tny5TrQ_QgXNOwU8Altf4IXfXHRFmBJOKw_DX-D3yrh3oLfXNn07VbnsNscZgc2oa4WwAcDwn4kZHmOqIzYch0rJisN6bRuz8ub1i4Nr_kBhga20gpSA/s320/P3147058.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719922547446383586" /></a><br /></div>pete2ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038411789245651857noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573075.post-6098489153918502232011-08-15T20:24:00.005-04:002012-02-12T15:35:27.065-05:00Another quick updateI shot a lite coat of Tamiya clear gloss to seal the decals, and prepare the model for weathering. I then used a thin pin-wash using Mig Dark Wash and Brow Wash i all the seams and crevices, and removed the excess wash after it dried with thinner. The model was looking pretty dark at this point, so I shot it with a light coat of Testors Dull-coat, which lightened it up a good bit. and now it's ready for weathering in earnest.<br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXrIrMA7Jxb1LRgYij1up9WU2Iwe8syF8nBe6bn8sbamqr5tjG_kMjG0zZ8yHqwaR9SdUWfuhI4fZT2q7ei8ctsXXsICEJ_QOMMMX1KU35e7Doh-446v955Ic2UzIfemGSgWlMBg/s1600/P8156497.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXrIrMA7Jxb1LRgYij1up9WU2Iwe8syF8nBe6bn8sbamqr5tjG_kMjG0zZ8yHqwaR9SdUWfuhI4fZT2q7ei8ctsXXsICEJ_QOMMMX1KU35e7Doh-446v955Ic2UzIfemGSgWlMBg/s320/P8156497.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641243579047563634" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-04bPv9GcSju945rDfX1YscmfcNy95Hr5ZE3of8pZNRU3gs-dxNdYnTvIfW1LcOIc_gc7uJG86D9s6i-TK6ZGHASZDpTeqR7jHx7y1BRE5TLQ9A9VTuFp-cf-w30yWvyoQcnlcg/s1600/P8156495.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-04bPv9GcSju945rDfX1YscmfcNy95Hr5ZE3of8pZNRU3gs-dxNdYnTvIfW1LcOIc_gc7uJG86D9s6i-TK6ZGHASZDpTeqR7jHx7y1BRE5TLQ9A9VTuFp-cf-w30yWvyoQcnlcg/s320/P8156495.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641243578412020210" /></a><br /><br /></div><div>I also took the opportunity to start painting the figures. I decided to go with the 3 half figures by AB Figures. Th figures are about done, just a little touch-up and highlighting to do before they are done.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXV-PXMl1-zUVbk1LQZHMhpolQAtTCo5r-myoRvpyRAQqelSgWiZ0ZD6avFcZqLRpDw8x5ox6jEdXP5M6BeHckuzst3R1yCiX4bsIGG506MWeom_B4KBxOYpOVjPigoNrFnumESg/s1600/P8156490.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXV-PXMl1-zUVbk1LQZHMhpolQAtTCo5r-myoRvpyRAQqelSgWiZ0ZD6avFcZqLRpDw8x5ox6jEdXP5M6BeHckuzst3R1yCiX4bsIGG506MWeom_B4KBxOYpOVjPigoNrFnumESg/s320/P8156490.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641243787840579682" /></a><br /></div></div>pete2ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038411789245651857noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573075.post-49661500924109860852011-08-06T21:51:00.005-04:002012-02-12T15:35:56.805-05:00Decaling Derby<div>I started decaling "Derby" this morning. One word of warning if you are anal like me, Dragon didn't get the decals completely correct. I used the 2 pictures of Derby from the Concord books as the primary reference, along with Jim Lewis's Derby build mentioned previously. Most of what you need is on the kit supplied decal sheet, Dragon just doesn't show you were to put everything, and you need to cut up the extra decals to get them correct (or close to correct). I ended up using decals from 2 Dragon M4A1 Normandy kits, a Dragon M4A1 76 Op. Cobra kit, and lastly some Archer US stars. You need the second Derby Decal for the "D-32" decal on the turret bustle rack, and the Cobra kit for the unit marking 2Delta67Delta (the Cobra kit decal is a close 2Delta66Delta). </div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5YP6CFmWSxmMzArcdiruGMZFufuFHvelC8jTgn8Rl3ap5b1I2lkT6HxxnJlOdwzI01jL6EZhVtq5pUmLa8CNbQQiFcuYUoV3ocnTW-GWc59rrl7G7gze6Sl6kREBbitdjR3WYoA/s1600/P8066476.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5YP6CFmWSxmMzArcdiruGMZFufuFHvelC8jTgn8Rl3ap5b1I2lkT6HxxnJlOdwzI01jL6EZhVtq5pUmLa8CNbQQiFcuYUoV3ocnTW-GWc59rrl7G7gze6Sl6kREBbitdjR3WYoA/s320/P8066476.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637926369996253746" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKscLjngGzJ5vTrMRaFQEEcn2qAlAoqFgY4LR7A3bkcRKZwh4KytLfwbMJSBrt9cC2Trquqo3jHg0kgiaLSLJTdYvq0l1aMuKeZYrg09mEQjDBXTOOa5rpxU5tB1j5HKhVv8Jp4A/s1600/P8066478.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKscLjngGzJ5vTrMRaFQEEcn2qAlAoqFgY4LR7A3bkcRKZwh4KytLfwbMJSBrt9cC2Trquqo3jHg0kgiaLSLJTdYvq0l1aMuKeZYrg09mEQjDBXTOOa5rpxU5tB1j5HKhVv8Jp4A/s320/P8066478.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637926258391243890" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji3n8QY-riBx3xeKSTKZomfeQWbxQWhksBYccWeLreX9KEzNJmZKDdLYiyD02gcVBhlTZ1ewTpGPYNxQAc-j7aEIm7MxwPyUuJqkMd97_bn5WuwO8ebgah551UybD34LCAyrME-Q/s1600/P8066480.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji3n8QY-riBx3xeKSTKZomfeQWbxQWhksBYccWeLreX9KEzNJmZKDdLYiyD02gcVBhlTZ1ewTpGPYNxQAc-j7aEIm7MxwPyUuJqkMd97_bn5WuwO8ebgah551UybD34LCAyrME-Q/s320/P8066480.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637926252745534018" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi73XNGx5sNnR6R65Ceji-I8I7jjya2f1ulBugltz823X1uKCRQoKo9hWxQ0yo48wzZQ8Y6_YbtyeuWe1QFVUFjWxzwxliGTgTRcmtM_M9go03j-3JXuN8I6h5LtW5V9nbZHlUdrQ/s1600/P8066481.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi73XNGx5sNnR6R65Ceji-I8I7jjya2f1ulBugltz823X1uKCRQoKo9hWxQ0yo48wzZQ8Y6_YbtyeuWe1QFVUFjWxzwxliGTgTRcmtM_M9go03j-3JXuN8I6h5LtW5V9nbZHlUdrQ/s320/P8066481.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637926249250188434" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0OBNDRWgEVbzrLQtv66LMVceD60DO2AcqupwbYevLjfZzie8NF7YSIYkjwnf0L8sW3e2bgY7RylumcPE-pvE4R9TrCfx2HjZDOOqm6y6yf-4N47lbCe5wXB8q1lhSjSYMTr56iA/s1600/P8066482.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0OBNDRWgEVbzrLQtv66LMVceD60DO2AcqupwbYevLjfZzie8NF7YSIYkjwnf0L8sW3e2bgY7RylumcPE-pvE4R9TrCfx2HjZDOOqm6y6yf-4N47lbCe5wXB8q1lhSjSYMTr56iA/s320/P8066482.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637926245747307106" /></a><div><br /></div><div>I've also picked out some AB Figures from my stash to use on the kit. I'm not sure if the co-driver will be sitting outside the hatch or just have his head visible or not, so I picked one of each.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHz3sCE0QZJFdeBrdP1EsptoZlBPRkOBdBXafkxnAvQd38O3XRsawwb8JUhkRPG0zeLLqFOcbOMQOr9yeJ7du169zk7QD8KsrUgXRxD49kOAyEGJvSyiJdGGTwTz5ENU5W2SZjQ/s1600/P8066484.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHz3sCE0QZJFdeBrdP1EsptoZlBPRkOBdBXafkxnAvQd38O3XRsawwb8JUhkRPG0zeLLqFOcbOMQOr9yeJ7du169zk7QD8KsrUgXRxD49kOAyEGJvSyiJdGGTwTz5ENU5W2SZjQ/s320/P8066484.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637926239354386354" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Oh well that's it for now. I still have a few decals to cobble together before I give it another coat of gloss.</div>pete2ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038411789245651857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573075.post-6767498120609999312011-08-03T19:19:00.003-04:002012-02-12T15:36:25.671-05:00Another quick updateI decided to do more than a little touch-up on the camouflage job. I didn't like the sharp demarcation line between the od and black. It didn't really match the pictures of other camouflaged Shermans that I have. So I loaded up my trusty Iwata HPC with some thinned Tamiya mixes and carefully work on the transition between the two colors freehand. All in all, I think it turned out pretty good. <div><br /></div><div>I also took the time to paint most of the stowage using various Vallejo Game Colors. First I painted them Dead Flesh for the greens and Bone white for the Khakis. I then used Vallejo thinner and glaze medium, mixed with Cayman Green lightened with the Dead flesh for the green mid-tones, and Khaki for the khaki mid-tones. Finally I gave everything a quick coat of Vallejo's new Washes Green and Sepia on the greens and just Sepia on the khakis. I really love this stuff, it makes things really pop, lightly coats everything and really settles down in the folds. I'll definitely be experimenting with this stuff in the future.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWy55A5Itda3gsCoNOSHIockqMcjrl53p0b09gwS8CuaObSVorr77nId_IpbN_IDFDZliVUoFaqLRRZkt-rBheBvs-Wgn815vVd1r-2-sPdbSUtxc8i02p0nxonH4lqXtTG-orfg/s1600/P8036472.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWy55A5Itda3gsCoNOSHIockqMcjrl53p0b09gwS8CuaObSVorr77nId_IpbN_IDFDZliVUoFaqLRRZkt-rBheBvs-Wgn815vVd1r-2-sPdbSUtxc8i02p0nxonH4lqXtTG-orfg/s320/P8036472.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636773560930948898" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSaip-mme1rK1eD_nXleHBh7mdG8jGo6PV01BKaLUxxOo1z9XVdX-0vvJeXVfkAhKNrL7awrxFx0ZX0WodT_SgEBymRrKWueA4z7lTWmzuRjvlT2FlwT2Yr50DQrmqQMEWvdTwIg/s1600/P8036475.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSaip-mme1rK1eD_nXleHBh7mdG8jGo6PV01BKaLUxxOo1z9XVdX-0vvJeXVfkAhKNrL7awrxFx0ZX0WodT_SgEBymRrKWueA4z7lTWmzuRjvlT2FlwT2Yr50DQrmqQMEWvdTwIg/s320/P8036475.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636773513948416834" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj42yOJ6RLP27iRuDN8YdvPDUq52WiKVGRS6gFD53NFNgMvKdKplR5L-_Jez0fSwDYeHNerq5RcBc1NhXRatRigmUeMCr5qzcghyphenhyphenw-mzoSsE4HAVCFcLvj_oOvfRQqT17dPIrwPwg/s1600/P8036473.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj42yOJ6RLP27iRuDN8YdvPDUq52WiKVGRS6gFD53NFNgMvKdKplR5L-_Jez0fSwDYeHNerq5RcBc1NhXRatRigmUeMCr5qzcghyphenhyphenw-mzoSsE4HAVCFcLvj_oOvfRQqT17dPIrwPwg/s320/P8036473.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636773515651870434" /></a><br /></div>pete2ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038411789245651857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573075.post-79961471200932582932011-07-29T20:17:00.003-04:002012-02-12T15:36:51.644-05:00Coming along<div>Derby apparently was camouflaged, although I couldn't tell from the one picture I have of it. Dragon would have you use od and earth brown, but most of the reference I have seen say the 2nd Armored Division used od and black. So I used the blu-tack trick I tried out on the Stug IV and Jagdpanzer to mask off the camouflage of the OD areas so I could spray the black. must confess I copied the pattern from another modeler, Jim Lewis, has a 1/35 scale buildup of Derby om his website, <a href="http://www.guntruck.com/">Guntruck</a>. I particularly liked the camo pattern he used on his Derby build, so I copied his. I still have some touch up to do, but I'm pretty happy so far.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB2PRtykdpe5eCGla_pcTQZ6cimCazNDagWucDm13bznte_xsyGEmKZkghQEsCKagUWmV1UYHunn6Rh0T763xmN5RFkFGwSdUXUNd9rKJoAE5OU_r9urue7W2QOIBnbpMREg6iHA/s1600/P7296462.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB2PRtykdpe5eCGla_pcTQZ6cimCazNDagWucDm13bznte_xsyGEmKZkghQEsCKagUWmV1UYHunn6Rh0T763xmN5RFkFGwSdUXUNd9rKJoAE5OU_r9urue7W2QOIBnbpMREg6iHA/s320/P7296462.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634933153189313762" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0F1Px9jgVmHMXKn24gM7QO2sCxMCFhxDlTGuiqtkwul6IHcRvLiOzcha8SSu0RUyap6uvOBErWa7NQ3uvkudm6Dy38dFMZKdq_xSiGQm_J3poe2NpdkwSvxsRJ3mc4SbtFm18tA/s1600/P7296465.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0F1Px9jgVmHMXKn24gM7QO2sCxMCFhxDlTGuiqtkwul6IHcRvLiOzcha8SSu0RUyap6uvOBErWa7NQ3uvkudm6Dy38dFMZKdq_xSiGQm_J3poe2NpdkwSvxsRJ3mc4SbtFm18tA/s320/P7296465.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634933152170170498" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9l7mhYI0ZvQRz-GMTuvLMe9aqlrNf6GOccWEwq1HH5ljVr83QVj2i488dXr-RdJpHar7v6qHGfVjHX2j-0fvafXU3Xvwh9l7QRcYi2_Af_gHjZwt3OIfoUlgWOxd-pIukFq3YDw/s1600/P7296469.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9l7mhYI0ZvQRz-GMTuvLMe9aqlrNf6GOccWEwq1HH5ljVr83QVj2i488dXr-RdJpHar7v6qHGfVjHX2j-0fvafXU3Xvwh9l7QRcYi2_Af_gHjZwt3OIfoUlgWOxd-pIukFq3YDw/s320/P7296469.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634933146979239106" /></a><br /><br />As for the Horch I laid down a coat of Tamiya German Grey lighted with a paler grey. I also found a great online reference <a href="http://vincesgallery.smugmug.com/History/Horch-4x4/1753166_hezDA#86825074_MnnJH">Vincent Abbott's Smugmug</a> site has a great album with 100 shots of the Horch, and will be a great resource for the second kit.<br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZaSz3jOAS_ZwAhpBjC0Lsh97mO1U9afh_l6LBMMIoSete_1b6V0OunEf18OllGqGVWQnLfu4EkZjfwKnzbWHwOghnytgaO6Yn4G8QTaC_ZuQ71eTXX5IePHaK2R_TdmSNijbBeA/s1600/P7296470.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZaSz3jOAS_ZwAhpBjC0Lsh97mO1U9afh_l6LBMMIoSete_1b6V0OunEf18OllGqGVWQnLfu4EkZjfwKnzbWHwOghnytgaO6Yn4G8QTaC_ZuQ71eTXX5IePHaK2R_TdmSNijbBeA/s320/P7296470.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634933144632420002" /></a><br /></div>pete2ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038411789245651857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573075.post-76145505059458083972011-07-24T18:54:00.005-04:002012-02-12T15:37:12.332-05:00Derby and something newI managed to get Derby to the point where I can start laying some paint down. I shot an initial coat on the tank using the "Zologa formula" U.S. O.D. (ie, Tamiya XF-72 & lightened with XF-60). I've got a lot more painting to do, but I'm happy with the results so far.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQYkn-6OEqV0u8m_Qi6693IhghkFDIOAoXbw5ReuiXyuB8YWQFFBm2MNoxvUbeTaKBSb7Nw_FVuukbEklHG6CR0ekn89iuRdrXyIJh2AYo7Oae7AViu2Nk7pNSh3trR9s3WqPf4Q/s1600/P7246457.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQYkn-6OEqV0u8m_Qi6693IhghkFDIOAoXbw5ReuiXyuB8YWQFFBm2MNoxvUbeTaKBSb7Nw_FVuukbEklHG6CR0ekn89iuRdrXyIJh2AYo7Oae7AViu2Nk7pNSh3trR9s3WqPf4Q/s320/P7246457.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633056568492434834" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheI80BcYOZxmcI0BwpjrWcp4y8k5983j74M7QoAz9kk7c1gteghQhR6TiSE_CTLu4NvWC-6CCXg1b25chUYZUyzGT2SBlww7V4aovt7UJ17GGgn6HIKkAYoA6moMTppvSycySRxg/s1600/P7246458.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheI80BcYOZxmcI0BwpjrWcp4y8k5983j74M7QoAz9kk7c1gteghQhR6TiSE_CTLu4NvWC-6CCXg1b25chUYZUyzGT2SBlww7V4aovt7UJ17GGgn6HIKkAYoA6moMTppvSycySRxg/s320/P7246458.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633056562100772738" /></a><div><br /></div><div>I also started work on a new kit: Dragons "Heavy Uniform Personnel Vehicle Type 40." Why Dragon chose to name it that is a mystery to me. I guess some other automaker must own the rights to "Horch" and Dragon must not want to get into a copyright/trademark fight. I've got mixed feelings about the kit, it's only made up of about 54 parts, and assembles very quickly into a reasonably nice looking kit. Dragon also gives you two kits in the box, which is good. I decided to build one "out of the box," well as out of the box as I can build it. I'm probably going to replace the cloth convertible top with one made of 2 part epoxy.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have almost zero references on the Horch. I guess this gives me an excuse to buy the WWP book :). From what I've been able to find on the internet it looks like Dragon did a good bit of over simplification, but otherwise produced a kit that looks like the real vehicle. I'll probably also add some stowage clutter to the rear storage bin, and maybe add a Preiser figure or three.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-4Fezn_lQyJUchQIqQAmsnDt9GTzAczp4DR9EfHpHWqkLEQacgOmsZ6MoaCr0dYA0Ooe1VN1Grto3H2szNUv5T6qkBquy0SJfJeRUVoayHwFd9slkE-bjKTycgOlBOJs2rO3Lw/s1600/P7246460.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-4Fezn_lQyJUchQIqQAmsnDt9GTzAczp4DR9EfHpHWqkLEQacgOmsZ6MoaCr0dYA0Ooe1VN1Grto3H2szNUv5T6qkBquy0SJfJeRUVoayHwFd9slkE-bjKTycgOlBOJs2rO3Lw/s320/P7246460.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633056559141367874" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1o4GRcGDVB4tdnNaK5NFhPvJQzneurDkB22DcX1LEQjM-uqGupqO37bIGnIXLH-4iLwCC9rsGNrlE0g0rGv84WhHf0wKeIxVZ-aLZz5uEHzn4rLp9hqtzqzCuK_iuQdK4s1fNpQ/s1600/P7246461.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1o4GRcGDVB4tdnNaK5NFhPvJQzneurDkB22DcX1LEQjM-uqGupqO37bIGnIXLH-4iLwCC9rsGNrlE0g0rGv84WhHf0wKeIxVZ-aLZz5uEHzn4rLp9hqtzqzCuK_iuQdK4s1fNpQ/s320/P7246461.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633056555485659410" /></a><br /></div>pete2ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038411789245651857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573075.post-83762009985195615832011-07-18T20:02:00.004-04:002012-02-12T15:37:28.993-05:00Small Derby updateJust another small update on my M4A1, "Derby." I managed to glue the siren to the bracket, and the bracket to the hull without getting too much super glue on anything. Dragon actually includes a bracket on the PE set included in the kit but it didn't look dimensionally correct to me, so I scratched it. I'ce also carved off the lower half of the periscopes on all the hatches, replacing them with a bracket made of aluminum beer can.<div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNI15l8xWU8ShVMucNVfWIkUR3GleHTnBh7IP8tENbs9Z1B1aw1gsxHqtZoI52e4AUYaEKVG6pqSSlc0niN3GuuttqY1NYsLxVenAEnrSYyFiayjdy79U6nSokQHeARNLujMgAgw/s1600/P7186435.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNI15l8xWU8ShVMucNVfWIkUR3GleHTnBh7IP8tENbs9Z1B1aw1gsxHqtZoI52e4AUYaEKVG6pqSSlc0niN3GuuttqY1NYsLxVenAEnrSYyFiayjdy79U6nSokQHeARNLujMgAgw/s320/P7186435.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630847337284743890" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwDGYeMK6dCoQQavRjYQPgrqTN3mhWRrIrgl-IqFjV4o5zhQzG_Zj4YaFGeKPh1ww0eA8KwULvoE4TmB1ogewr6k56uiRV1nFAppTbVmtZLtwlQJjt-eIZAV2Ibb20Com9DSlwNw/s1600/P7186432.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwDGYeMK6dCoQQavRjYQPgrqTN3mhWRrIrgl-IqFjV4o5zhQzG_Zj4YaFGeKPh1ww0eA8KwULvoE4TmB1ogewr6k56uiRV1nFAppTbVmtZLtwlQJjt-eIZAV2Ibb20Com9DSlwNw/s320/P7186432.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630847326186726306" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I've also added the tools to the back of the tank, adding a little more detail to the kit parts. Dragon's tool layout doesn't look like most of the pictures I've seen of M4A1's, but it appear to be correct for Derby. You can just make out the sledge hammer in the picture in the Concord books, so I went with Dragon's layout. It's probably a case of Dragon getting it accidentally right, because there are so many other details they got wrong on Derby.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Xov4PycERNRbAIFoFfQ4ub5k6NhYmdC4PnQCmoag75kTwFWhCqpoX_thRtwbWS-joX-ZI9lzGbhDrE7abqEj35neAnsybdCs7edA9HqRA4EnfyOXsSA6GOwYRIXYFeSiSaFNsQ/s1600/P7186434.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Xov4PycERNRbAIFoFfQ4ub5k6NhYmdC4PnQCmoag75kTwFWhCqpoX_thRtwbWS-joX-ZI9lzGbhDrE7abqEj35neAnsybdCs7edA9HqRA4EnfyOXsSA6GOwYRIXYFeSiSaFNsQ/s320/P7186434.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630847322933931618" /></a><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div>That's it for now, I've got a club meeting tomorrow and should probably have something to bring.</div>pete2ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038411789245651857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573075.post-15457489386819859032011-07-11T19:03:00.004-04:002012-02-12T15:37:44.871-05:00A Small updateShamefully I've done very little modelling the last few months (other than expanding my stash), jumping from one project to the next with the attention span of one of my nephews. One of my problems has been taking the time to finish a model, getting bogged down in small details, which is getting a bit ridiculous for 1/72 armor...but for me it's all in the details. The M4A1 75mm "Derby" is a perfect example. Derby has lots of interesting little details, and the latest for me to get stuck on was the siren bracket that was typical of Sherman's in the ETO in the summer of '44. I was debating making it in Evergreen strip or sheet brass without actually making it. <div><br /></div><div>This past Sunday I was at the monthly Washington Armor Club meeting, and one of my buddies (one of the only other braille scalers in the club) put out a few of his finished recent projects, and mentioned one of his favorite scratch building materials....beer can aluminum! Well it's pretty hot here in DC (several straight days in the mid to high 90's), and a beer can conversion sounded perfect to me. So a very recently emptied can of Yuengling sacrificed itself, and after about 1 hour I had finally crafted the siren bracket. Ok that's it for now, back to modeling.<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjICMwe_dD17hFS8VumAJQ0n_x4ez5u_JdmosrlDeA_jkWgDU12wU_eWmoMvtXVGO8AC9qDryZoc-_xGJHoLVLOfIS6m5LlF9UOXPmXR-iNPJ7TKAyNtOLru2FRcubcadoJaeRz0g/s1600/img003a.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjICMwe_dD17hFS8VumAJQ0n_x4ez5u_JdmosrlDeA_jkWgDU12wU_eWmoMvtXVGO8AC9qDryZoc-_xGJHoLVLOfIS6m5LlF9UOXPmXR-iNPJ7TKAyNtOLru2FRcubcadoJaeRz0g/s320/img003a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628234528958279554" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqgRMXC8CT3T1PiQshfdr2RvNRf4JbWQMw0zJ7-VSaad3Dz47w6v0uDLdk5PPeyBhXbz3NNRmOv4fAlGcA5bmHqQKNaA_6aOBOlYCthN8qpNSZP7d-NUz1TpTvU2J_vY-mZSmwLg/s1600/P7116431.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqgRMXC8CT3T1PiQshfdr2RvNRf4JbWQMw0zJ7-VSaad3Dz47w6v0uDLdk5PPeyBhXbz3NNRmOv4fAlGcA5bmHqQKNaA_6aOBOlYCthN8qpNSZP7d-NUz1TpTvU2J_vY-mZSmwLg/s320/P7116431.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628234521209363602" /></a><br /></div></div>pete2ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038411789245651857noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573075.post-29158236055805383302011-03-16T21:46:00.004-04:002011-03-16T22:05:40.814-04:00New Tool<span class="Apple-style-span" >Just a brief update, I ordered a couple of Punch and Die sets from <a href="http://umm-usa.com/onlinestore/">UMM</a> that arrived today. One is a set of round punches in 6 sizes(0.6, 0.8, 1.0, 1.2, 1.4, and 1.6 mm) ...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha8GJ6qQhmQQChaTyPGyIr22fb83hMGVNFYQGVwbZOM-UXvuSrbR5qknW-SLXvi0etjY2-bJVGV6kju3FaHs0H22FN2VuWs0VRWwSmNk1oDnQB6V2-tycu44zl2xNHXYhDc21_pg/s1600/MN029+MINI+PUNCH+SET.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha8GJ6qQhmQQChaTyPGyIr22fb83hMGVNFYQGVwbZOM-UXvuSrbR5qknW-SLXvi0etjY2-bJVGV6kju3FaHs0H22FN2VuWs0VRWwSmNk1oDnQB6V2-tycu44zl2xNHXYhDc21_pg/s320/MN029+MINI+PUNCH+SET.jpg" border="1" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584859357562042562" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg_0RbsYjsDZokaRjA_jF1hTuJ5UQDvhiNZVRHXV0hipTb07RQIlgGUIMvaJSmVI4la5zlgzBc7P2F4eXWKlsMCj7484UJ5yUZEOz2Y09PNfvAKXiodq_D-R4PP3oVl2Y0uSbrpQ/s1600/P3165999.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg_0RbsYjsDZokaRjA_jF1hTuJ5UQDvhiNZVRHXV0hipTb07RQIlgGUIMvaJSmVI4la5zlgzBc7P2F4eXWKlsMCj7484UJ5yUZEOz2Y09PNfvAKXiodq_D-R4PP3oVl2Y0uSbrpQ/s320/P3165999.JPG" border="1" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584859355689036914" /></a><br /><br />...and the second is a set of 4 hex punches (0.8, 1.0, 1.2 and 1.4mm).</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjASWIsdKzMvw1hhDSiiKCqNIbQJTza-qGuZ9YXIN3sSOcPDWgfZShPyCjnWKZC7bvIGBEle_F7rPxq_PO3j5q04bKctkIbQOXFkystQdHIF6NL4FHgbeF-DhZHNd0AW8IWICz75w/s1600/MN031+HEXAGONAL+PUNCH+SET.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjASWIsdKzMvw1hhDSiiKCqNIbQJTza-qGuZ9YXIN3sSOcPDWgfZShPyCjnWKZC7bvIGBEle_F7rPxq_PO3j5q04bKctkIbQOXFkystQdHIF6NL4FHgbeF-DhZHNd0AW8IWICz75w/s320/MN031+HEXAGONAL+PUNCH+SET.jpg" border="1" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584859358490590722" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Obp9Yi-tO9ldKKgzZIfdmjnGPHGeUkXq-41zp8azd7Z0rRFTsCTuqq-KgJtQU4ilLbP-hVJ2k4zFJyyjbKS8wbFkFWWNE0dV5kyn5x-Ys9FJPyfhxF2YUlOdA_WHekN3g55gbA/s1600/P3165998.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 129px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Obp9Yi-tO9ldKKgzZIfdmjnGPHGeUkXq-41zp8azd7Z0rRFTsCTuqq-KgJtQU4ilLbP-hVJ2k4zFJyyjbKS8wbFkFWWNE0dV5kyn5x-Ys9FJPyfhxF2YUlOdA_WHekN3g55gbA/s320/P3165998.JPG" border="1" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584859358697790658" /></a><br /><br />I've have a Waldron Punch and Die set for 25+ years, and it has served me well (and will continue to). The UMM round set has several sizes that bridge some size gaps, and the Hex set was something I've always wanted. It probably won't be very useful from braille scale kits, but the .8mm punch looks like it will come in very handy for 48 scale Sherman's, and the larger sizes look great for 35 scale kits.<br /><br />I was a little concerned about the design of the sets., but they appear to work just fine to me. I've included pictures of some .010 plastic that I punched out.<br /></span></div>pete2ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038411789245651857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573075.post-14355435589421427272011-03-08T20:54:00.010-05:002012-02-12T15:38:18.615-05:00Oh my!<span class="Apple-style-span">It's almost been a year since I've posted anything. It's not that I haven't been building anything, I just haven't felt like blogging about it. My modelling interests have been straying away from braille scale armor subject too. So I think I'll start posting about whatever is currently catches my modelling fancy.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Fist up, a friend has been bugging me to share pictures of the finished Cromwell. I've competed it at a couple of shows: my own IPMS club's <a href="http://www.maraudercon.org/">MarauderCon</a> and 2010's <a href="http://region2.ipmsrichmond.org/">IPMS Region 2</a> show, and placed in both. I might bring it to this years AMPS, I might not. It depends on how long I plan to stay at the show.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBI7RED4WeFQUmiJPop0kIQjylbUkYazZQtaOHYSH6hDFDB98MYzBhHI4kKYHpKhvcvviwFi_2ulWiPkMpd2wCmWRRs_tiguypJlkyjdSu614HzgBbsSMfvMY22ncMfTYdQ3Z5RQ/s1600/P3085947_resize.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBI7RED4WeFQUmiJPop0kIQjylbUkYazZQtaOHYSH6hDFDB98MYzBhHI4kKYHpKhvcvviwFi_2ulWiPkMpd2wCmWRRs_tiguypJlkyjdSu614HzgBbsSMfvMY22ncMfTYdQ3Z5RQ/s320/P3085947_resize.JPG" border="1" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581898252208135682" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMBKtfzFPJm6SA9GGoD-yvPqlUNz_qduGqEyVM28QfvKtqF7-l5h2sP3o9H_xC2odJY4qwpR90BDZm5eTO9IXQY5lPcnWIpfwO5113qrqmdj5BmnvtmirsuCMhOy_rt4v6ToFTHg/s1600/P3085946_resize.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMBKtfzFPJm6SA9GGoD-yvPqlUNz_qduGqEyVM28QfvKtqF7-l5h2sP3o9H_xC2odJY4qwpR90BDZm5eTO9IXQY5lPcnWIpfwO5113qrqmdj5BmnvtmirsuCMhOy_rt4v6ToFTHg/s320/P3085946_resize.JPG" border="1" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581898241952991026" /></a><br /><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">...and just to prove I haven't abandoned braille scale altogether, here's my Dragon M4A1 which I'm modelling as Derby. A 3rd Armor Tank from Normandy. The "big" progress I've made is adding the rucksacks to the turret. I've got a few more tidbits to add to the turret before I start painting. Missing from the picture is the pile of stowage that sits on a pallet strapped to the back of the tank.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGXpuvsvuTKTPVBR6cFUSZvP_i01xW5Cq15tA3snuNIfc8WjYe8PiMoxZkXcEIysyKEpJXW3dEkXhUQYYwp7Z09aOzZNhjaU1UIzrgnocPf_inrjk2xsZD8AqdY9Pz8bUmNcPfSw/s1600/P3085966_resize.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGXpuvsvuTKTPVBR6cFUSZvP_i01xW5Cq15tA3snuNIfc8WjYe8PiMoxZkXcEIysyKEpJXW3dEkXhUQYYwp7Z09aOzZNhjaU1UIzrgnocPf_inrjk2xsZD8AqdY9Pz8bUmNcPfSw/s320/P3085966_resize.JPG" border="1" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581899203619439442" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTDV3hLDDBV6X3OUJza9Uysz2umS6lw9cMNt__9YTmzCt1GUSCrQGJkhUJfc4O3Krv-2weFFMDVTE6VcYdtiaYF0fGKNvdLOwplOXUpL1ehkhXgYjGC3YnlbPJGfvBMHFaKsOn9g/s1600/P3085967_resize.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTDV3hLDDBV6X3OUJza9Uysz2umS6lw9cMNt__9YTmzCt1GUSCrQGJkhUJfc4O3Krv-2weFFMDVTE6VcYdtiaYF0fGKNvdLOwplOXUpL1ehkhXgYjGC3YnlbPJGfvBMHFaKsOn9g/s320/P3085967_resize.JPG" border="1" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581899204527378290" /></a><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Now is when I start to stray from the braille scale a little. After working on the Tamiya M4, I caught the 48th scale bug, and I've been picking up various 1/48 scale armor kits. Here is the Hobbyboss KV-1 "Ehkranmi." A vary nice kit, and a scaled down Trumpeter KV-1 from what I've heard. It was a lot of fun to build, and went together without any major problems. It's basically out of the box, although I did add an RB barrel (the bore of the kit part was off center) and some PE engine grills by Hauler.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiI4cwgD7a8p5vi4GVsnHPW6VOrob1aF9t2kDn7QnLMge-l3tZpaZd0sBfJXrtCp7pBiwKooctTAWYZo1Q8lT4cTDsrrgncSRWlzZmshY-s9AlbeeVa9o__0WymBSA2Ih-4GoE8g/s1600/P3085968_resize.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiI4cwgD7a8p5vi4GVsnHPW6VOrob1aF9t2kDn7QnLMge-l3tZpaZd0sBfJXrtCp7pBiwKooctTAWYZo1Q8lT4cTDsrrgncSRWlzZmshY-s9AlbeeVa9o__0WymBSA2Ih-4GoE8g/s320/P3085968_resize.JPG" border="1" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581902779055338258" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMHFyEtYNHClvdQBlDnOy63M_Uut-kuOXR6-aOtF6bEUH9UCrC95dAelm88WCfZfXPEtSmlT6wFsZ_EPpwQVj1iUtC3uCJMNVf6oXkssEbddhz-klxawgNcTiw8C9CNDEiZKiJNw/s1600/P3085969_resize.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMHFyEtYNHClvdQBlDnOy63M_Uut-kuOXR6-aOtF6bEUH9UCrC95dAelm88WCfZfXPEtSmlT6wFsZ_EPpwQVj1iUtC3uCJMNVf6oXkssEbddhz-klxawgNcTiw8C9CNDEiZKiJNw/s320/P3085969_resize.JPG" border="1" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581902513809442306" /></a><br /><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">and then I stray a little further. I've had the 1/35 Skybow Beep on the shelf for years. Well now it's in my build pile. I've downloaded the Tech Manuals (available for free on the internet archive) and plan to wire it all up. So far I've got most of the engine wired. I tride using brass and lead wire, but ended up using stretched spue (a lot easier to glue).</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGkPNPZXue8B7CdX6XIWoK-B_e2FngHoCa8HEBitwywZ8YFCvssCxd9uZTIYTXzmVwst-iKeNA9-jLBNNMQ7ovxiLy6asVX6akJD6Xn1WAvpaC8SvnBvsN6vwjNIg-8MEMXGsXA/s1600/P3085971_resize.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGkPNPZXue8B7CdX6XIWoK-B_e2FngHoCa8HEBitwywZ8YFCvssCxd9uZTIYTXzmVwst-iKeNA9-jLBNNMQ7ovxiLy6asVX6akJD6Xn1WAvpaC8SvnBvsN6vwjNIg-8MEMXGsXA/s320/P3085971_resize.JPG" border="1" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581903765363212290" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnPr8xZU6IN71Bf8y1_7WXlXnT1sbhT5Vn4GxodITADIoLNjrM7JT9STd-NqFCucSlVBT9EBOoe1OZRcymEc_KzUsNiZZdyi-zYQW-i_0MLj5E9rOcFrB1IzRmmGZebmbBbPToRQ/s1600/P3085970_resize.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnPr8xZU6IN71Bf8y1_7WXlXnT1sbhT5Vn4GxodITADIoLNjrM7JT9STd-NqFCucSlVBT9EBOoe1OZRcymEc_KzUsNiZZdyi-zYQW-i_0MLj5E9rOcFrB1IzRmmGZebmbBbPToRQ/s320/P3085970_resize.JPG" border="1" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581903763174897922" /></a><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">...andthen I really start to stray! Back to my first love 1/48 scale WWII Aircraft....well really any aircraft. I just took pictures of the Accurate Miniatures Yak-1. A really nice kit, although I hear it's got some serious shape issues because they tried to make too many Yak varriants out of it. It doesn't matter to me as it's such a nice kit, that looks the part enough for me. The build is basically out of the box, with the exception of seat belts that I made from lead foil.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx2QqtC2k-g-72-b3_Ae0lA0NQK7-mUGSLaR5DW3RxNx5X2f0WHYw4gl112HZEb3VWtKDw9SYu4iZ9FfU-7VT3HbB-u7MeIb6QX1GfZB1GGrdf4YpvfthsyTtltwr2CDsaFWHwKw/s1600/P3085965_resize.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx2QqtC2k-g-72-b3_Ae0lA0NQK7-mUGSLaR5DW3RxNx5X2f0WHYw4gl112HZEb3VWtKDw9SYu4iZ9FfU-7VT3HbB-u7MeIb6QX1GfZB1GGrdf4YpvfthsyTtltwr2CDsaFWHwKw/s320/P3085965_resize.JPG" border="1" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581905219175636946" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuxx1fKCF6y6l9uQGyOEwzw_d6D2nH4P2XxCm29r-EuHcI5kr779K0XtiInLl5Y_FFU8X2vlcz7RrN50iNnFg43QAzOze3Nt6hVz-g59qVob4qys9aETW97iBA9T6G6s3-EYfOcQ/s1600/P3085964_resize.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuxx1fKCF6y6l9uQGyOEwzw_d6D2nH4P2XxCm29r-EuHcI5kr779K0XtiInLl5Y_FFU8X2vlcz7RrN50iNnFg43QAzOze3Nt6hVz-g59qVob4qys9aETW97iBA9T6G6s3-EYfOcQ/s320/P3085964_resize.JPG" border="1" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581905211520082290" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr22oPKOix2gLSVv0LCsQylNn2JMzkDkhYjEvgiJ2hF2-9fWgLXYw2Foi_MkG3Ag9qgBbp5uocEH_W0RYrPCK98Azg6qJQXtugI1N-BsN3T4vO6IzZPtznilJzh4WWGgCgxyvOVQ/s1600/P3085962_resize.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr22oPKOix2gLSVv0LCsQylNn2JMzkDkhYjEvgiJ2hF2-9fWgLXYw2Foi_MkG3Ag9qgBbp5uocEH_W0RYrPCK98Azg6qJQXtugI1N-BsN3T4vO6IzZPtznilJzh4WWGgCgxyvOVQ/s320/P3085962_resize.JPG" border="1" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581905210753252658" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87kz599FhF5A3xLnF4TXG7Sb2Hy6Bs8sfAJps2ym2G1jojI4dKHPwJ6ezFJi2stVjYO8MY8EJCeG3GxYmZ1ze_bcnLN_1a10wRKqVNG5utlZZrteqAkr6paCPgBqF2ZGU-7HoZw/s1600/P3085958_resize.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87kz599FhF5A3xLnF4TXG7Sb2Hy6Bs8sfAJps2ym2G1jojI4dKHPwJ6ezFJi2stVjYO8MY8EJCeG3GxYmZ1ze_bcnLN_1a10wRKqVNG5utlZZrteqAkr6paCPgBqF2ZGU-7HoZw/s320/P3085958_resize.JPG" border="1" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581905206988292850" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZH_3ZG6fLwtJQ9im4HqyTWwpGa0zrvS1XV_bfsoIrv8YNk6hdQgldyTItaTLrRnrJfTA61jRITN7MkxizxF8g0hElYs9xkLFXRVJDxqlf4EEIUge5hVu68zkfZNOvAm8RxM2RKQ/s1600/P3085954_resize.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZH_3ZG6fLwtJQ9im4HqyTWwpGa0zrvS1XV_bfsoIrv8YNk6hdQgldyTItaTLrRnrJfTA61jRITN7MkxizxF8g0hElYs9xkLFXRVJDxqlf4EEIUge5hVu68zkfZNOvAm8RxM2RKQ/s320/P3085954_resize.JPG" border="1" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581905208246670450" /></a><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">I've been working on lots of other aircraft that I'll probably post later, as well as some 28mm War Gaming figures, that I'm primarily using to try and improve my figure painting skills. Oh well that's it for now.</span></div>pete2ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038411789245651857noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573075.post-86219776145598582832010-04-25T16:06:00.003-04:002010-04-25T16:33:09.093-04:00A minor update<div>Not much to report on lately. I just haven't managed to get much modeling done. Other priorities, bad weather, colds, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">allergies</span> and a bit of modelers apathy have combined to sap my modeling mojo. I've been trying to figure out how to make the distinctive antenna mount that is seen on the Cromwell. I've tried to make one using a bunch of different materials: fine wire, shim brass, metal tubing, styrene; only to be unhappy with the results. I got close using just styrene, and decided to make one more attempt, and am very happy with the results. It's made of 7 tiny pieces of styrene!</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl7ea727qiQwROwSn_-W6AQn80p16DDxIU71r3uy9xpFC5tljZH03igl0E7hB5O-lImXDR1Y5BWBlMM7N85RRgEVP3COgrzRFOyFv0P34xat2j94uGjvkIq_saqBlPj-wYyhNEWw/s1600/P4258223.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl7ea727qiQwROwSn_-W6AQn80p16DDxIU71r3uy9xpFC5tljZH03igl0E7hB5O-lImXDR1Y5BWBlMM7N85RRgEVP3COgrzRFOyFv0P34xat2j94uGjvkIq_saqBlPj-wYyhNEWw/s320/P4258223.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464169691711055778" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_liUf9FNQGPDrv4VtVrJrzhKpbX0OeSS2veNbiURqVWL6596dyTd7i_b-rTvOAKA5Js5XL241iZxZiqV2wQmIFhJXUDRsZOntJkENmT0vK8BAzfMXH61nG5-DoRalGDZAIyqyw/s1600/P4258222.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_liUf9FNQGPDrv4VtVrJrzhKpbX0OeSS2veNbiURqVWL6596dyTd7i_b-rTvOAKA5Js5XL241iZxZiqV2wQmIFhJXUDRsZOntJkENmT0vK8BAzfMXH61nG5-DoRalGDZAIyqyw/s320/P4258222.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464169682068449602" /></a>pete2ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038411789245651857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573075.post-12078940391474829552010-03-15T20:11:00.003-04:002010-03-15T20:22:54.038-04:00I'm oh so close to being done!<span style="font-size:85%;">Boy it's been a long time since I posted anything, but life's priorities get in the way as usual. Nothing to complain about though, a month in New Zealand, lots of work, yada, yada, yada...<br /><br />Anyway, I'm so close to being done I can taste it. I wasn't happy with the weathering, so I decided to try something new, streaking the model with various shades of heavily diluted Tamiya Acrylic. I still need to do a pin wash in a few areas to make some of the details pop a little more. The figures were finished, so I added them in for the picture to see how they'd look, and I'm very happy with them if I do say so myself, my best effort yet! I did manage to break off the coaxial machine gun. I'm turning some evergreen rod in my Dremel mini-mite to replace it. Now I just need to figure out how to do the distinctive antenna guard, and a few tine bits and I'm done!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDF33vZ4FQa6MIpaGnTNBMOwMPf8xHAoJR7i_jRdZjPu_sl4qE7jopMv9aEj54NHkYYm06xxbL8xQZ8Jykg2HMjVKQEkNbzQh_pFnTaFpoSVKHY3hgNO_p-C59eV3yMmEU01CJjA/s1600-h/P3158215.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDF33vZ4FQa6MIpaGnTNBMOwMPf8xHAoJR7i_jRdZjPu_sl4qE7jopMv9aEj54NHkYYm06xxbL8xQZ8Jykg2HMjVKQEkNbzQh_pFnTaFpoSVKHY3hgNO_p-C59eV3yMmEU01CJjA/s320/P3158215.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449017829613578322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHUs4o-rjZyZ6csMxso6LNHYBSfeSfo1MA7-z-4UY5MsnAWKGzqoXoe73ej-r0Pal4wMqpJ6eduZD-6CiAQDqozwdx_2RwPu1ASfiGgomkGEkkXVnVcVBfGYQDPHseFZyB9HdFgQ/s1600-h/P3158217.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHUs4o-rjZyZ6csMxso6LNHYBSfeSfo1MA7-z-4UY5MsnAWKGzqoXoe73ej-r0Pal4wMqpJ6eduZD-6CiAQDqozwdx_2RwPu1ASfiGgomkGEkkXVnVcVBfGYQDPHseFZyB9HdFgQ/s320/P3158217.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449017820870024498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrJFkyj3nYGFCXDLuR-jdkuZPsRdqj93Ny7nnvswaj-PrDLbz_XC0Xw2kzT7Ma6QgdqE0_d6TDyvEDHIzJKDVhCozYxFe21PCB1XgLi4TkmDQtkkmoX_wQqNGcQtR507Syg8nDw/s1600-h/P3158218.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrJFkyj3nYGFCXDLuR-jdkuZPsRdqj93Ny7nnvswaj-PrDLbz_XC0Xw2kzT7Ma6QgdqE0_d6TDyvEDHIzJKDVhCozYxFe21PCB1XgLi4TkmDQtkkmoX_wQqNGcQtR507Syg8nDw/s320/P3158218.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449017815876356194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJArkr34aCgWyobIKS0qTK6zGGMA3yClB8hvmUrtHqVJ_o8D0AhE9NmxTwUoSrS4-8OISymnwMVWRixXhE1cw1MhPzxvBcxTetANEbP-VDOAEpKfxP_ZKfYW6TafIkHbWXTvChHA/s1600-h/P3158219.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJArkr34aCgWyobIKS0qTK6zGGMA3yClB8hvmUrtHqVJ_o8D0AhE9NmxTwUoSrS4-8OISymnwMVWRixXhE1cw1MhPzxvBcxTetANEbP-VDOAEpKfxP_ZKfYW6TafIkHbWXTvChHA/s320/P3158219.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449017807684778754" border="0" /></a>pete2ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038411789245651857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573075.post-19934273521362710832009-10-28T21:26:00.003-04:002009-10-28T21:34:59.185-04:00Cromwell figures doneWell the figures are about done, and pretty much all that I need to do is give them a sealer coat, and add them to the Cromwell. Not my best, but defintely not my worst. Overall I'm very happy with the results, but feel that I need to improve my technique a bit more...which of course means I needs to build, paint and buy more! :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfE4X_uKArj-3pkXYqHSHlNlb3MEvR9X3Z3U2IEWM6mLidcgAy3bpPieK_tl2Gsono3tlcYXEko_qfEEwMTzA7PryG6CJcslLzFKBKwXnKTy3pTwE88Trs_Gho-4kfigclC6Epwg/s1600-h/PA287798.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfE4X_uKArj-3pkXYqHSHlNlb3MEvR9X3Z3U2IEWM6mLidcgAy3bpPieK_tl2Gsono3tlcYXEko_qfEEwMTzA7PryG6CJcslLzFKBKwXnKTy3pTwE88Trs_Gho-4kfigclC6Epwg/s320/PA287798.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397827541146015410" /></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho6HZuFfOCwzHJVav29xQI2OQhK1RTJPWf0K9R7G6U6n-Lpy_yI7JmNZ13djgY1q278QFAggkyJEjbm5I9hDPQWDt2NxFGskyvFxnmiKCCuQlpVR760al3qJSckkmIO-z0bC1EGg/s320/PA287797.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397827535791509170" /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjluTX2xrPrhG9L6bfe82x-VOROe8mNt14QcNuFOQJ0JstGx8yo7eskOPbDTZ071O6MtHJkKtgWjQE51_CcdD05gs3BMcWGE595GMwd3L4J-a2NzcR5-Mu17nB86euEgjGjADhnaA/s1600-h/PA287799.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjluTX2xrPrhG9L6bfe82x-VOROe8mNt14QcNuFOQJ0JstGx8yo7eskOPbDTZ071O6MtHJkKtgWjQE51_CcdD05gs3BMcWGE595GMwd3L4J-a2NzcR5-Mu17nB86euEgjGjADhnaA/s320/PA287799.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397827542981557730" /></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP2yTScJbSWh3DLR5zSzgg4KVcNgTq5OewCiUlUutMsZZfbDTBxurDiU70x5pjE4ykrki1lc9OZBNn9o1yfmrKGYpXoYvzw80F-Km1tJkPDe4A-NmnMvqat1N2XGt7OJEVxHWCgA/s320/PA287796.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397827529819184546" />pete2ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038411789245651857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573075.post-45890783243285350582009-10-16T21:03:00.006-04:002009-10-17T15:26:58.129-04:00Just a quick update<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I haven't had as much modeling time of late. My wife and I had our fifth wedding anniversary to celebrate, and autumn has arrived with lots of weekend chores. That being said, I have chosen the figures for the Cromwell, blocked in the colors and started the detail painting. There still a little bit of work to do, but <a href="http://www.abfigures.co.uk/">AB Figures</a> are just so easy to paint. I should have them done soon, and can finish up the Cromwell, and get to work on a little diorama base for it.</span></div><div><br /></div><div>The figures are painted with Vallejo Game Color and Model Color. I painted the uniforms Game Color <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Bonewhite</span> (34), followed with several thin coats of Model Color British Uniform (921/141) mixed Vallejo Glaze. The result was pretty good by itself, but I followed up with a mix of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Bonewhite</span> and British Uniform. Faces where painted with various Vallejo Game Color flesh shades (Elf Flesh, Filthy Brown, and Dwarf Flesh). Then I used a thin glaze mix of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Beasty</span> Brown (43) to provide depth and shadows. I've still got a little cleanup to do on the faces & uniforms, and I have to paint badges on the berets.</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw2cwjjPzf7gk1Y0hCqlFUc7RQue8F733Kko8Q2mPk2XmO3bRTz53q2DA_F0xZsizz2pev85O1jghaKdbgJSAFe_5rQSLrhkHWjPsEO798tMmz4Tp8d43kSMviFqLr4xiBHpcTUw/s1600-h/PA167673.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw2cwjjPzf7gk1Y0hCqlFUc7RQue8F733Kko8Q2mPk2XmO3bRTz53q2DA_F0xZsizz2pev85O1jghaKdbgJSAFe_5rQSLrhkHWjPsEO798tMmz4Tp8d43kSMviFqLr4xiBHpcTUw/s320/PA167673.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393368609003785154" /></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcHX6UfcaSCDi8fS6BXHcnqYhMVU0SHYNz1wsW2rhpkomA8nJr36GwT4MyQY-z70hWYJBYrFSL3hB2DyGfjUMRpgvl-WIm_Xo0cD5F2uapB2ljkIbgTQGJUmdqhvDaYp6lPBbhBg/s320/PA167674.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393368600600151426" /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-CeddRSHEJxSt9g3NAAJ3yfgSo9JB31P7g_V9Wj5dh9WfF9zUHDZAgJzHUTc4VJ3EHogZgO5NPDjUXwBp9M0ehW3q3BtMeG43nqVWZVUd0SeTMKoGbHEzIAgu0X2mFbiXFK0NQ/s1600-h/PA167672.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-CeddRSHEJxSt9g3NAAJ3yfgSo9JB31P7g_V9Wj5dh9WfF9zUHDZAgJzHUTc4VJ3EHogZgO5NPDjUXwBp9M0ehW3q3BtMeG43nqVWZVUd0SeTMKoGbHEzIAgu0X2mFbiXFK0NQ/s320/PA167672.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393368595272285474" /></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8d6wKaHbHOtm1oGA11fDW3PGE9YidrdGiLU8ayFIyCKRmuwrSZ-SwfqBmMyk9Dr_CP0aZorkeBdPzhi70Dl1yLuzC94teoIcpKXj8jgTFRfo1R6nZ3-o-zeEVzYuC-jmnshfWw/s320/PA167675.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393369195247387010" />pete2ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038411789245651857noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573075.post-45736864409692787702009-09-13T13:50:00.002-04:002009-09-13T14:01:16.722-04:00AB Figure galor<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here's a sample of the </span><a href="http://www.abfigures.co.uk/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">AB Figures</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> I picked up the other day, and boy do I love them. The detail on them is very impressive. Each fgure has it's own personality, the poses are natural, and the sculpting lends itself to easy painting. I can't wait to pick four out, clean them up, prime them and paint them.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEpdmupvFb6pfey2ynEwARba7KHru6M5To093QoBpErGrN7yaIw1IUeELyJSrRS9Ogp7uo7dKzMOEb2l0jZ9VigS6cLomVrcRTfLhEnxZT-iwyopgQTcsl7DsbuFwCnFyriAPuRA/s1600-h/RAC1.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEpdmupvFb6pfey2ynEwARba7KHru6M5To093QoBpErGrN7yaIw1IUeELyJSrRS9Ogp7uo7dKzMOEb2l0jZ9VigS6cLomVrcRTfLhEnxZT-iwyopgQTcsl7DsbuFwCnFyriAPuRA/s320/RAC1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381011753574284370" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidJEqokWqy5uPlxlPPjeu4j9Guc1mGegixOGas1PX8drxPpU2_LQjJ0dnNsAQ23o8-P5H2-AFpXz2Q-jW-uawXjgHDkfPFuCM7WkyCgrq9g87uzkg74UOZDW3d9U3gtaBBJF5HLg/s1600-h/RAC2.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidJEqokWqy5uPlxlPPjeu4j9Guc1mGegixOGas1PX8drxPpU2_LQjJ0dnNsAQ23o8-P5H2-AFpXz2Q-jW-uawXjgHDkfPFuCM7WkyCgrq9g87uzkg74UOZDW3d9U3gtaBBJF5HLg/s320/RAC2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381011746228155442" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOwhF0bS0WE93hrThBoGTzOMF__JVyowAqP-wMi-U13TfphHPYj8UKXhmAvF6iINdXOSexlm7gmOFMXY0aOQYrU9A7ghWem5PKkU5HIrhieSVjYiIe6VEnU5hH-wFMp8kn7sNnvQ/s1600-h/RAC3.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOwhF0bS0WE93hrThBoGTzOMF__JVyowAqP-wMi-U13TfphHPYj8UKXhmAvF6iINdXOSexlm7gmOFMXY0aOQYrU9A7ghWem5PKkU5HIrhieSVjYiIe6VEnU5hH-wFMp8kn7sNnvQ/s320/RAC3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381011507421910642" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0m-6pRbIoKI7Xh0uWCGSk1lYYFi21esD-dBioNwezqmZvw0iP9-7i7jl0zDdBXB0vyQgShyphenhyphensZAEe8Tw199KEYWRpe4gegoi_QkApxuGE2esPPvUYLsa9FSoUyey3yt6hJ6bCFMQ/s1600-h/RAC4.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0m-6pRbIoKI7Xh0uWCGSk1lYYFi21esD-dBioNwezqmZvw0iP9-7i7jl0zDdBXB0vyQgShyphenhyphensZAEe8Tw199KEYWRpe4gegoi_QkApxuGE2esPPvUYLsa9FSoUyey3yt6hJ6bCFMQ/s320/RAC4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381011498661767826" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK4lmyJJwGtANRoxglDsdlow_G0mzgJRUZkRRd9deHoVHlXIYcvkCi3xrVlinFI9VAnQDkf8MG6T6wuShDr0ICM0qtSdMq7QoYkn1vVrKM0M6__P-_RCjun3rAN1bRzDtmA_fB9A/s1600-h/RAC5.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK4lmyJJwGtANRoxglDsdlow_G0mzgJRUZkRRd9deHoVHlXIYcvkCi3xrVlinFI9VAnQDkf8MG6T6wuShDr0ICM0qtSdMq7QoYkn1vVrKM0M6__P-_RCjun3rAN1bRzDtmA_fB9A/s320/RAC5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381011490155551970" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb1FRwTJiY35wR7DaDQTMKtxqbS7dRAZdzZtcpoaKJF4FLzJNDMfTMjq-qdP_oQj_jThvlHtjfxnzdL1eH4XXB9j-jiAzlr_MsC6aPDJdr-55C5ZsKdVLTnAIbrAFxmsOUhVl_8g/s1600-h/RAC6.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb1FRwTJiY35wR7DaDQTMKtxqbS7dRAZdzZtcpoaKJF4FLzJNDMfTMjq-qdP_oQj_jThvlHtjfxnzdL1eH4XXB9j-jiAzlr_MsC6aPDJdr-55C5ZsKdVLTnAIbrAFxmsOUhVl_8g/s320/RAC6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381011479425463218" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsHcDS10lMkoM3CEAHGaa77HehjfuKI6MUy10hzpgYDUS7RsDgxcWCRV8V3cjajfHDL9weKzA8mpp9b3ILpv7JElCe3wNkBbjCewRJrSFxpElZ8GxnIrBn37AMHxS9-F4VwaMC-Q/s1600-h/RAC18.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsHcDS10lMkoM3CEAHGaa77HehjfuKI6MUy10hzpgYDUS7RsDgxcWCRV8V3cjajfHDL9weKzA8mpp9b3ILpv7JElCe3wNkBbjCewRJrSFxpElZ8GxnIrBn37AMHxS9-F4VwaMC-Q/s320/RAC18.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381011476666422642" /></span></a><br /></div>pete2ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038411789245651857noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573075.post-21174480491943263182009-09-12T22:27:00.006-04:002012-02-12T15:39:14.280-05:00A little Sherman madness<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I haven't touched the Cromwell since my last post. I've been waiting for the </span><a href="http://www.abfigures.co.uk/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">AB Figures</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> to arrive from England. before I finish it. The figures arrived Tuesday (I only sent my order in via Air Mail 10 days before!), and I picked them up at the Post Office Friday. I went a little crazy and order a bunch of US and British </span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">tanker</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> sets, since my stash of allied kits is quite large. I'll try and shoot some pictures and send to </span><a href="http://www.onthewaymodels.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">On the Way!</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> as previews, since they're celebrating 10 years on the web. Then I'll pick four figures for the Cromwell, paint them up and at least have the Tank finished. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Today also brought a package from </span><a href="http://www.luckymodel.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Luck Models</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, with six decal sheets from </span><a href="http://www.angelfire.com/pro/bison/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Bison</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. Unfortunately two sheets were out of stock (US </span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Shermans</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> in Normandy, and US Tanks in NW Europe '45), but I can get to work on several other kits, mostly British </span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Shermans</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. So the AB Figures will come in handy.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">My wife and I have been camping several weekends over the summer, and I've taken various kits to work on when we aren't hiking, all </span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Dragon</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Shermans</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> (Firefly </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Vc</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, M4A1 76mm, M4A3 105mm, and M4A1 75mm). It allows me to do the gross assembly, and keeps me from going too nuts with the after market stuff. The </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Vc</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> will probably be a Kiwi Firefly from Italy, I still have to look over the Bison decal options for one that tickles my fancy. Overall it's been a very nice kit to build, with only the 3 piece drive housing offering any trouble. I've added a cast texture to the drive and turret using liquid cement.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHvcK-gQUAtG4tl6rYWwQOB8JyV6N5Hdh1uB36mqxg_K7hw03hKnMQ8I3PeDkRGXmDpMawWWNYynGN3TQweLfGXStgNaAoYts5-cwllm7xhawVfabkakS_HBCTDmMV9p5gdFA-nQ/s1600-h/P9127389.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHvcK-gQUAtG4tl6rYWwQOB8JyV6N5Hdh1uB36mqxg_K7hw03hKnMQ8I3PeDkRGXmDpMawWWNYynGN3TQweLfGXStgNaAoYts5-cwllm7xhawVfabkakS_HBCTDmMV9p5gdFA-nQ/s320/P9127389.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380773224130689186" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I've also done a little more work on the M4A1 76mm by Dragon. It's almost ready to prime, just needs the photo-etch parts added.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcj-Mb3H4yGrkiDPPp7UA9TAiDaNSMIrAtin0cMxrlnyXmyQ6ELs-E3u5YnmbEdbREofl7Y0PM5pQrEQb9rg1833oFvoQWK1ig0BrKDCkrI0MF5HvOMRd9vhGaDwKUEy3FEGi2sw/s1600-h/P9127388.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcj-Mb3H4yGrkiDPPp7UA9TAiDaNSMIrAtin0cMxrlnyXmyQ6ELs-E3u5YnmbEdbREofl7Y0PM5pQrEQb9rg1833oFvoQWK1ig0BrKDCkrI0MF5HvOMRd9vhGaDwKUEy3FEGi2sw/s320/P9127388.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380773222974207906" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I've been working on the M4A1 75mm most </span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">recently</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, over the Labor Day camping trip. I can't say it's my favorite Dragon Sherman. Dragon included a cast texture that was too heavy and course for my taste, but fortunately only required a few minutes with some wet/dry sand paper to subdue to a more realistic texture for 1/72 scale. I'm leaning towards using the kits decals and building it as "Derby." As near as I can tell, you can build it out of the box with what in the kit (correct running gear), although there is some question as to whether it had open </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">spoked</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> or solid </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">spoked</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> road wheels (a result of several </span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">hours</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> of google searches, and paging through various Concord Sherman books...I sad and pathetic I know).</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpSs3Y5vkmLJ5T2BqIWCaqG8B8Yuv-PlJ0hP3qTyw9RLCmZCe5pm9RHd7zp9UsFBhT1c49eVzVWWkV73xUepKwwwNfMv27UCxMm73q7dKT22Z6MW6DYd5Gadx7lP8CqkHrKaRnwg/s1600-h/P9127387.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpSs3Y5vkmLJ5T2BqIWCaqG8B8Yuv-PlJ0hP3qTyw9RLCmZCe5pm9RHd7zp9UsFBhT1c49eVzVWWkV73xUepKwwwNfMv27UCxMm73q7dKT22Z6MW6DYd5Gadx7lP8CqkHrKaRnwg/s320/P9127387.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380773212923562706" /></span></a><br /></div>pete2ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038411789245651857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573075.post-10001151910067003522009-08-31T20:48:00.003-04:002009-08-31T21:07:44.046-04:00Decals are on<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">...and the weathering has begun. Decalling was relatively uneventful, although I'm not 100% happy with the star on the turret roof. It laid down perfectly, but looks very distorted over the vent. The entire model recieved a coat of Tamiya Gloss, followed by decals, small details where hand painted with Vallejo Game Colors, then another lite coat of gloss with a diluted drop of Tamiya Buff. This was followed by a pinwash, lite gloss again, then I used the "oil dot" method that is currently in vogue, blending the colors to add more depth and character to the finish. This was followed by one more lite gloss coat, which is what the pictures bellow show. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I looked in my figure box and to my surprise I had no British tankers on hand. So I'm waiting on a set (or two) of </span><a href="http://www.abfigures.co.uk/photo_catalogue_-_british.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">AB Figures</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> on the way. I'm thinking of doing a little diorama based on the photo. I see a rubble pile, French resistance fighter with sten gun, bicycler, and woman awith to dogs in the crowd, that would make a great little scene.</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYG5KfPoxmCj-6AU__719kuoP04tOdgPtDraK4pQUWnX_teWeyVio-pezgX5skmpYGSjWAl76fwnEPqVpY4VEV8Myg5m2cnkdWsOXDBXIfYzenN9isYMExfGHHRWHMBMb8bqcQsg/s1600-h/P8317263.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYG5KfPoxmCj-6AU__719kuoP04tOdgPtDraK4pQUWnX_teWeyVio-pezgX5skmpYGSjWAl76fwnEPqVpY4VEV8Myg5m2cnkdWsOXDBXIfYzenN9isYMExfGHHRWHMBMb8bqcQsg/s320/P8317263.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376294993761883570" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpWBbgLJrDxlNX49jTX1C5U0i6TJ67iPgrk0LT2tENpF2W1hlZQph9sh1yER67YlNHgDPDWcuY-1MySqOvMnK7aUNDm-6j3xpEwzSDirjATRlNzCTRGgZ8DP-KzdN-N2W_Le5jsA/s1600-h/P8317264.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpWBbgLJrDxlNX49jTX1C5U0i6TJ67iPgrk0LT2tENpF2W1hlZQph9sh1yER67YlNHgDPDWcuY-1MySqOvMnK7aUNDm-6j3xpEwzSDirjATRlNzCTRGgZ8DP-KzdN-N2W_Le5jsA/s320/P8317264.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376294984071160242" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVfjaNaX6dxhJU7yloAtsZiC9h0YN6BW_LD9HzNpqu7XI_83_hx1FavqAldeJ_D_YR3Fh-Cwtb56xwDutWdX-4Ju-hWEduNY7SMb99na1Ua0ZaxseG8XszJkcYo8f5BARlbaguZg/s1600-h/P8317265.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVfjaNaX6dxhJU7yloAtsZiC9h0YN6BW_LD9HzNpqu7XI_83_hx1FavqAldeJ_D_YR3Fh-Cwtb56xwDutWdX-4Ju-hWEduNY7SMb99na1Ua0ZaxseG8XszJkcYo8f5BARlbaguZg/s320/P8317265.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376294975930013458" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>pete2ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038411789245651857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573075.post-2643127252737471032009-08-22T13:39:00.002-04:002009-08-22T14:06:57.082-04:00Cromwell deja vu<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">It seems like I just painted and decalled this thing not too long ago. I'm finally ready to re-decal it. I changed my normal OD mixture to match the British OD mixture Steve Zaloga used in his </span><a href="http://www.missing-lynx.com/gallery/small/falaise_szaloga.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Road to Falaise diorama</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (Military Modelling Volume 35 Number 8, 2005) , adding a drop of XF-18 Medium Blue to the 50%-50% mixture of XF-62 Olive Drab - XF-60 Dark Yellow Tamiya mix, to give it the greener hue of British OD. The lower hull trcks and running gear were sprayed with XF-72 Brown (JSDF), followed by mottled XF-59 Desert Yellow and XF-57 Buff.</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhXPSHnNJ5KE0xhdcftZFBIj74aKWeqLg1hx0bXID2dIDc77DySZfxEFsscW5-S-fTHTLq4bkfkmmiTvb2Ox4TH54F3fezSQWvffOp1_bHXOL1HZfUYCGaYyDeM0cIpEGi_UtxIQ/s1600-h/P8227244.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhXPSHnNJ5KE0xhdcftZFBIj74aKWeqLg1hx0bXID2dIDc77DySZfxEFsscW5-S-fTHTLq4bkfkmmiTvb2Ox4TH54F3fezSQWvffOp1_bHXOL1HZfUYCGaYyDeM0cIpEGi_UtxIQ/s320/P8227244.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372844886064751746" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI9EocOkyyfnWrNI1JWLKb1wfriNawXh0DAGyFW5bPGYoUKOh2Hg5doR19Fgw4GVbde3lDG08AhBmdCn-igbKB6SSeIo_S1NpoAAYPIqrJRXKraxSkL2xFCBXHLVaxwMrAoeZZBQ/s1600-h/P8227243.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI9EocOkyyfnWrNI1JWLKb1wfriNawXh0DAGyFW5bPGYoUKOh2Hg5doR19Fgw4GVbde3lDG08AhBmdCn-igbKB6SSeIo_S1NpoAAYPIqrJRXKraxSkL2xFCBXHLVaxwMrAoeZZBQ/s320/P8227243.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372844885683277506" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZNgsPQBL3C6MWP9_DNKMT0tz9XP1ldn-awSkkQQHCtIMKOMuRMOGmNOSllPDYmA44xq00ywfYWFwpFqR47tE2coqIYey6ubsTyFE7hdLoLHwxepKVixtElubUJI00_GredbN6w/s1600-h/P8227246.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZNgsPQBL3C6MWP9_DNKMT0tz9XP1ldn-awSkkQQHCtIMKOMuRMOGmNOSllPDYmA44xq00ywfYWFwpFqR47tE2coqIYey6ubsTyFE7hdLoLHwxepKVixtElubUJI00_GredbN6w/s320/P8227246.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372844901347908914" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-DcrWKeBttD5B8aPiKGzdPBfaQLWVjlHNytL-Qdtk8c3UM_AotBYajA8HYlpVQRixYMWJM-dJyZ1OoIyT2BTI6_dhykhFL5_vUnsQzcW4x0MIgd3L1PKquvZt-npMLJMX_jLUw/s1600-h/P8227245.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-DcrWKeBttD5B8aPiKGzdPBfaQLWVjlHNytL-Qdtk8c3UM_AotBYajA8HYlpVQRixYMWJM-dJyZ1OoIyT2BTI6_dhykhFL5_vUnsQzcW4x0MIgd3L1PKquvZt-npMLJMX_jLUw/s320/P8227245.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372844895987752674" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">While surfing the web I discovered that Aleran Decals made a copy of the division marking that Revell got wrong on the kit sheet. I found Aleran decals dirt cheep at a wargaming store, and went ahead and ordered several differnt sheets. The scan bellow shows the green over blue 45 marking darker than they actually are on the sheet. I'll be decalling the Cromwell one the gloss has had another day or two to harden up, it's pretty humid on the east coast USA right now.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikUVYZ7rszjNL-Vm1MHFb3sEuONujX1Bm_sdT8SkSGEryy3mhG2JsAQ5qPmuWhKbvfG4X3O9iuWo8cIeABV5JOcEKQ5ZXX54hqI9EleTZSP4ItQzje-QHcb1bV-CWzJWCNz4KtCQ/s1600-h/UK-10+Decals.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 244px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikUVYZ7rszjNL-Vm1MHFb3sEuONujX1Bm_sdT8SkSGEryy3mhG2JsAQ5qPmuWhKbvfG4X3O9iuWo8cIeABV5JOcEKQ5ZXX54hqI9EleTZSP4ItQzje-QHcb1bV-CWzJWCNz4KtCQ/s320/UK-10+Decals.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372844908443673250" /></span></a><br /></div>pete2ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038411789245651857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573075.post-24204452312147897732009-08-09T21:42:00.004-04:002009-08-22T14:50:20.314-04:00Cromwell progress<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Well the old Cromwell is about ready for the paint booth again....seems like I just painted it a short while ago...oh yea I did.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Here's a list of the modifications I did, king of fun to try and do once you've assembled the kit!</span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Opened up the gunners/loaders turret hatch, and replaced with Evergreen sheet stock</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Added bolt detail to commander's hatch</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">added searchlight wiring and handholds</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">added perscope visors</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">opened the driver's hatch and replaced with Evergreen stock</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">opened drivers visor and replaced with part cast off another kit</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">opened auxillary gunners hatch</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">replaced grab handles with brass wire</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">added fender headlights and wiring</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">sawed off left front fender</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">added drivers corner aid</span></li></ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I've still got to scrounge up some helmets to put on the lift rings, a bren gun to set on the roof, and a box or two to put on the back fender, then it will be ready to paint.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHQORjL2EgleMjUNWcRmqpLcPjdSlhIUgz-1ufO0T6txmSHdmbZ96WqwdmHCH9TXGwL7krumf9doHGYA1Pw9VQppHJBLeRmuF_QA9gzJiCPP0OioB_Sk9gJiAe_t-DvnjvcReZQ/s1600-h/P8097133.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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