T 34 update, Zvezda, 1:72

Today just a little update. I primecoated the T 34 with black, painted it with Vallejo "German Luftwaffe Green" and started to paint the tracks. I used "Mudbrown" because I want to have dirty tracks.








Still a lot to do, but I´m back in buisness...

T 34, Zvezda, 1:72

Hello my friends out there! Seems that my wrist is o.k. now and I´m able to go on at the "Kit Building Front".For a start I built this "Snap-Kit" from Zvezda. I was surprised that no glue was needed. Especially the tracks, consisting of 4 parts each side can be built without glue. But you have to follow strictly the plan. I made the mistake to snap some wheels togehter in the wrong order. When assembling the tracks I recognized, that the wheels in front of the tank must be assembled in another way and then they broke when I tried to strip them down. My fault!

It is a very nice kit, indeed. Still got the Tiger in my stock. Perhabs that one will follow next week?

Here you`ve got a link to an older Post with the sprue of this T 34:

Panzer IV G, Armourfast, 1:72

As promised today some pictures of the Panzer IV G from ARmourfast. Please look at the pictures and make your own decision if it`s worth a buy. I think it has some pro`s and con`s. The detals are not as good as expected but it`s nice to get the chance to build it with open hatch.

Armourfast, Sherman M4A3, 75MM

Back from Holiday!!! After a short trip to the bavarian forrest I´m back at home. Nice trip, but the weather was not as good as i hoped. As always I took a few kits with me, but unfortunately I was pricked in my right wrist by a wasp at day three and my Hand was swollen for over a week. So after two fast assembly kits my modelling ambitions were over :-(
Here you can see the first one. The other one ( a Panzer IV by Armourfast) will follow.









And welcome to my new viewers. I hope that after my free-time my output will increase ;-)

Panther G, Armourfast, 1:72, update

I just have to go to the next buisness trip so I will post just an update of the Panther after washing him with diluted oil colours. Next Step: Highlighten of the edges.
I´m sorry but I can´t answer your comments for the next days!

JS-2 Stalin, Italeri, update

Weekend!!! After a hard week two days of recreation are welcome...Yesterday afternoon I continued the work on the JS-2. After a preparation with "Glänzer" I put on the decals. Then the tank was washed with diluted oil colours (Burnt Umbra). I have to admit that the result is a still very clean tank.Hmm, I think I have to do te last step again. A nice weekend to all of you!

And welcome to Laughing Ferret! I love your Blood Bowl Team. Wonderful...Here you can find them http://laughingferret.blogspot.com/

Panther G, Armourfast, 1:72, Update!

After painting a lot of figures it was the time to go on with this tank. The state of affairs before yesterday you will find here: http://mork6969.blogspot.com/2011/03/tracks-panther-stug-iii-armourfast.html.

I coated the Panther with "Fußbodenreiniger" I think "Future" is the well known, simillar product. Then the decals were applicated. I also drilled a hole in the barrel. Then I started my attempt of a "Hinterhalttarnung". Because I still have no airbrush, all steps were done with brush. The next step will be a wash with dilluted oil colours to "break" the color edges. Please forgive me, but I don´t know how to translate that in English. I hope you know what I mean. The Commander is from Preiser!

M 3 Halftrack, Italeri, 1:72

EDIT: New Pictures! Yesterday evening I had not much to do, so I built these Halftracks. And the surprising point is, not one drop of glue was needed! They fit perfectly togehther. Nice kits for wargames but also for other puroposes. I like them! O.K. the pictures aren`t the best ones, perhabs I will change them later...

JS-2 Stalin, Italeri, Update 2

I continued my work on the JS-2. I used "Revell Plasto" to fill the gaps between the turret and the gun and edged it with sand paper. I think it is o.k. Then I painted the rest of the tank, the tracks and road wheels. At the end I started with a wash.

The results so far:

Before the wash:

I think that the result is o.k. It doesn`t look like an AA-Tank no more!

You will find some pictures before the conversion in the posts below!

JS-2 Stalin, Italeri, a (little) update

A little update! I cutted of some plastic from the turret and the end of the barrel, Then I glued it and cut out a small piece of Polystytren for filling the gap on top of the turret. You can see the results in the pictures. The level of the gun is o.k. and now I will use some putty to fill the rest of the gaps.

JS-2 Stalin, Italeri, 1:72

I was on a business travel the last days. As always, I took a kit with me, this time even two. I started the new Airfix Bedford, but after building half of the kit I recognized that it is useful to paint it before going on. So I built kit two: The JS-2 Stalin from Italeri. Only 10 parts, fitting good, no Problem. It was a present from a seller on ebay. I bought a lot of stuff there and he gave this kit, combined with one sprue of Russian Soldiers as a gift. :-)