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I really like the look of this thing. Sort of a weird brutality to it

Philipp

I like it! Can't wait to see it in paint.

Philipp Gross wrote: ↑31 Mar 2018, 15:40 I really like the look of this thing. Sort of a weird brutality to it

Philipp

I do too. I'm glad I decided to pick it up again.

Thanks Mark. Since I'm waiting on screens, I started painting the Pershing stowage.

Applied some paint to the KV over the weekend. Annnnnnnnnnnnnd into the Windex bath it goes. Color turned out too light and the HS technique was not working.

I've never fought with a build as much as this one.

Yeah, some kits just beg to be launched into low orbit, with faint hopes they hit the person responsible on their way down

Philipp

Yeah...Like that would EVER happen. Dragon and Tiger Model engineers better be watching the skies though!

ARISE Necropost!

After a few setbacks I am resurrecting this build. The prior Windex soak took the finish back the the bare plastic so I had to spend some time again filling and sanding surface imperfections so that was fun... But this allowed me to address one of the minor details that bothered me. The MG turret periscope guards. Previously I used some spare SU-152 guards from an old Bronco kit but these would put a production/modification date to mid 43 and I wanted to represent something a little earlier.

I created small periscopes and guards in 3D CAD and sent the files to be printed at Shapeways using the ultra high resolution material. The part printed is 1"x1" square with enough extras in case I busted some up cutting them from the plate. Only one was lost in the process so that's good.

Here is the raw plate. It's difficult to make out the surface finish but there are fine build lines present. The lenses for the periscopes have a fine rough finish. The parts sit on a 0.015" tall boss so I was able to cleanly slice them off with a razor saw.



Here I attached them to the MG turret. I brushed a coat of Mr Surfacer 1000 and lightly sanded them smooth. The base kit has been preshaded with Nato Black. I think i will clean it up with some brush painted pre-highlights. I hope to paint this weekend.





I know it's a minor detail on kit ripe with errors but the old guards were bugging me the moment I glued them one.

Never give up! Never surrender!

I agree Bryan, its a minor detail. However, these minor details can drive us to distraction and lessen the pride we have in a finished build. No one else may notice it, but you always will! Nice work.

Adam

Thanks Adam, and thanks for understanding.