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  1. Cheers Vince, chuffed you like it mate. Runs nice too, a little jerky as it is on a old system but it moves that's the main thing.
  2. Was moving stuff about in the work shed when I came across this ready built type XXI. Now, only two served war patrols at the end of WWII, one was sunk when she broke her tow cable and the other was scuttled by her crew in 45, this was raised in 57 and refitted as the Wilhelm Bauer. I did her with some slight damage to masts and snorkel and way too much crustiness but, who cares 😆
  3. Hi guys. This is a PIII converted into a Russian SU76i. The Russians captured many PIII's and converted them into these nifty SPG's. This is a 3D printed top with some scratched made parts and Heng Long PIII chassis, I had to scrape the spares box to get the hull parts but, it came out okay. Fully RC and with a high intensity flash in the barrel. Like most of my tanks etc, I like to give them a personal touch so, here is 'Yana'.
  4. Hi RL, the university was Leeds, I think these shots were for lighting or something. I don't know why they did the game one, as you said probably just trying effects in PS or whatever. It was done a good few years ago.
  5. I had made these two models many years ago and found a image that was used, forgot all about it lol, only found it while looking through some old discs. The larger of the two is a derelict used in a university film project, done on a budget so all is scrap, junk and what ever I could find. The ''Earth patrol' ship is, if I remember correctly made from a used shower gel bottle with junk stuck on. Anyway, the images of the models were then used as a game screen. The derelict ship. As you can see, I used all sorts from computer keys to just bits, there are probably some Star Wars and Star Trek parts in there somewhere. The other ship has no pictures so, probably fell apart and was binned Any of you guys had anything used for anything? I am not a master builder and the only reason I was asked is because I knew the lad that had the project and he had £40 or something like that to make something. He asked me and I also kept the model.
  6. Thank you so much for the lovely comment. Really appreciate that you like what I have done.
  7. Thank you, really appreciate the comment, glad you like my crusty efforts. Go on, you know you want to make one 😃
  8. Hi guys, I liked how the first sunken with interior came out so decided to do another. I use these as a exercise in colours and have done this one more darker in colour as I wanted this one to be more at depth. I have also added the other sunken version for comparison.
  9. Thanks Neil, yeah, 1/16 scale, goes with my 1/16 RC tanks and our clubs 'village'. Pleased you think it looks okay mate.
  10. No worries, I am the same, spend ages looking at someone trying to find the name LOL.
  11. Hi mate, it is me, the crusty sub guy, that has also done this. You may have forgotten as to why I do not tend to do build logs or group builds. I do appreciate you commenting and likening it. If I feel okay I may maybe join in with something.
  12. Hi guys. I was given this 3D print of a fixed position 88mm Flak gun from the nice gentleman who supplied the 3D reactive armour blocks for my 1/16 T-72. It did not print properly was scruffy with barrel issues so he let me have for free for me to 'play-about-with'. My first thought was that it didn't look that bad and after cleaning up would be okay, nope. While attempting to sort out the bad print lines etc it started to come apart. In the end I did it as a knocked out piece, not severe damage but fire damaged. The gun was primed, then airbrushed with top coat and two camo coats. Weathered using graphite, smoke, and rust. I found a metal 1/16 88 shell case and painted that. The base is a solid 4mm plasticard piece with me carving the concrete sections and then using the Dremel with a fine point to create some cracks. The base was airbrushed in a black and various greys, I had seen some like this base with a large semi tar like agent used in between the blocks so, replicated that. The gun was fixed by drilling and screwing into position. I then added some foliage and light dust to the base and model before sealing with a matt coat, this time through the airbrush. So, another set piece for our RC 'village'. Si.
  13. Wonderfully done Jon, she looks magnificent on that base. Well done mate, one I would welcome on my shelf. Si.
  14. There is a update to this model. After looking at the close up pics I noticed some areas that I had missed, mainly in the interior so, I went back, added some more debris and added some rust to places that were missing (near the front edges). I also added a decal with the type of sub, found a spare in the decal box. I then painted the torpedo stands props in a bronze finish. Some slight effects to the hull but, apart from that, the overall appearance is pretty much the same. I was going to sell this, space is a premium for models but, it goes with my 1/125 scale full hull sunken sub so, decided to keep it 😃
  15. Steal away, no point in showcasing pieces on a model forum if, you are not prepared to let others know how you achieved a look or technique.
  16. Yeah, cramped, cold and clammy, the bedlam of the diesels thundering away and then the possibility of it ending up your coffin.
  17. Hi mate, many thank for thinking of my...er, junk and for me in a group build, I really appreciate it. However, I am disabled so struggle with builds and some, like the sub have been on and off projects for months, hence I stay away from things like this as I am not sure how they will turn out. I rarely do a build log for the same reason. I am chuffed you like it though. Agree, terrible for accuracy but a easy build for me, over time. Thank you for you comment and I am pleased you like it. Cheers mate, glad you like it. Ta Vince, has been on the back burner for a while, unlike me having a few projects on the go. I thought it was just okay, finish wise, not my best but, sometimes other folk see things you may have missed or see it differently. Glad you like her.
  18. Something so simple...er no, the cover was a pain in the you-know-what. The stitching and fitting was doing my head in, anyway, all done. Glad you like her.
  19. Yep, another crusty-rusty. I was kindly given this model from a Facebook member, it was pre-built but had some parts missing so, what to do...well, that was obvious. 😆 Been built it was actually difficult to try and get to all the interior spaces but, it came out okay. The interior has added debris, a very fine powder was used to represent silt and rust encrustations. The exterior is usual sand method, built up in layers. I also found a 1/125 scale figure so, I made him into a little tiny diver heading towards the open hatch. All painted and weathered. There was a part stand but luckily, I had some spare parts in the bit box. Si.
  20. Thanks Stuart, the scheme came out rather good. Thanks mate, glad you like it. Hi mate, the Ukrainians did/do have some T-72s and this reflects the few that are retrofitted with the reactive armour, I agree that they are fielding more of the T-64s. I did look at at doing this as a T-64 but, to be honest, it was easier to convert the T-72 I had as I knew, from checking, that they have some. Really pleased you like it though.
  21. This started life as the Deagostini version I got cheap, it didn't run so all new electrics fitted, the plastic on these part builds is horrible and brittle and I never liked it. So, I decided to transform it into a early modified Ukrainian version with reactive armour. 3D printed armour blocks made and added, made new optics fir the turret, totally new paint job and a proper canvas gun mantlet cover, the original was a plastic 'look-a-like' that snapped. Si.
  22. Hi Arnold, a very interesting model and I like the history you have given her. She would have been a real menace if she had been built with those guns.
  23. Many thanks Brian, glad you enjoyed looking and many thanks for popping by. Cheers Mick, really appreciate you stopping by, pleased you enjoyed my work.
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