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The Last Jedi Star Wars new model kits from Bandai
Meteors replied to Mike's topic in Science Fiction Discussion
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Jawa Sand Crawler (resin 1/96 Randy Cooper kit)
Meteors replied to Gimme Shelter's topic in Work In Progress - SF & RealSpace
Looking very nice, can’t wait to see the end result!- 116 replies
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Looking great, I’ve been thinking of trying a whitewash and there’s a kit I have my eye on at my LHS (the new dragon Hummel with winterketten) so there’s tons of helpful info on here. I might pick that kit up later this week on payday! Good stuff!
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Thanks, Giorgio! It’s always amazing the stuff you can learn on here!
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Tamiya M4A3E8 ‘Easy Eight’ - “The Ambush”
Meteors replied to Meteors's topic in M3/M4 Medium Tank STGB
So I finally got some paint on this thing. Gave it a base coat of Tamiya’s Nato Black. Then I gave it a coat of Tamiya’s Olive Drab, which has come out really dark, despite how it looks in these pictures below. So I think I’ll need to give it a lighter coat to bring it up to the colour of green that it looks like in the pictures. I bought a bottle of Mig Ammo Olive Drab Highlights to use for some drybrushing, so I might add a bit of that to the Tamiya Olive Drab to lighten her up. Cheers guys, Tom -
Hi guys, I’m doing a little diorama set in 1945 and I have two sets of German infantry figures. I wanted to know if these two sets of uniforms would have been fighiting alongside each other. I’m guessing that at the last days of the war it was all a bit of a mess so there’d be all sort of units fighting together, I’d really appreciate it if anyone could shed some light on this as there’s poses in both sets that would go really well with what I have planned. Thanks for looking! Tom
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Tamiya M4A3E8 ‘Easy Eight’ - “The Ambush”
Meteors replied to Meteors's topic in M3/M4 Medium Tank STGB
Wow, thanks man, that’s a massively comprehensive reply! I think you’re right about the good tight fit. What I’ll do is leave it as is, prime it in place, and then see how I go when it comes to fitting the tracks. That way I’ll have the option to take the top off if I need to. Luckily I’m not planning to do fully dirty tracks like yours, they’ll just be a little muddy and dusty, I think this tank and it’s crew are a little green. Cheers! -
Tamiya M4A3E8 ‘Easy Eight’ - “The Ambush”
Meteors replied to Meteors's topic in M3/M4 Medium Tank STGB
Thanks, Badder, good to know. What would be your opinion on gluing the lower and upper hulls before attaching the wheels and tracks? Would this cause any foreseeable problems down the road when putting the tracks on? I just feel it would make painting it all a lot easier to have it as one whole piece. Cheers, Tom -
Tamiya M4A3E8 ‘Easy Eight’ - “The Ambush”
Meteors replied to Meteors's topic in M3/M4 Medium Tank STGB
A crank handle, that’s what was on the tip of my tongue (I’d had a few drinks). Just not sure if I need to glue it on if it’s going to be completely hidden, but I guess I should. Hoping to get some paint down this evening, as long as the children comply with their bedtimes! -
Looking good!
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Tamiya M4A3E8 ‘Easy Eight’ - “The Ambush”
Meteors replied to Meteors's topic in M3/M4 Medium Tank STGB
Thanks guys, glad I could help, Badder. Which reminds me, does anyone know why this kit suggests I stick some kind of turning thingy (I’m not very mechanical) on to the little vertical and horizontal holes on the back face of the upper hull, only to stick a big storage bin over the top? If it’s going to be covered up why bother? Is it simply so that the storage bin sits flat? I’m a bit confused! -
Tamiya M4A3E8 ‘Easy Eight’ - “The Ambush”
Meteors replied to Meteors's topic in M3/M4 Medium Tank STGB
I’ve managed to make some progress, slowly but surely. I’d planned on making up the lower and upper hulls, painting and weathering them seperately, and then fixing them together afterwards. I’d thought that having the upper hull fixed on would make attaching the tracks difficult. But after having done a test fit of the hulls I think I should be ok as there aren’t massive side skirts or anything. I was also worried that having the top on would make it difficult to paint the lower hull, get all the gunk and mud and stuff in there, but I think it’ll be fine. I’ve got all the wheels and suspension ready to go. My goodness there are a lot! I’ll prime them in Nato black which will also act as the rubber for the wheels. I’ll then do the rest of the bits with Tamiya’s olive drab. I’ll do all the wheels first and see how that goes before attacking the hull. Cheers! Tom -
Bandai mini Millennium Falcon 1:350
Meteors replied to Meteors's topic in Ready for Inspection - SF & RealSpace
Thanks for all the nice comments everyone, praise indeed having seen the work you guys are doing! Cheers, Tom -
Fine Molds 1/48 X-Wing 'Red 5'
Meteors replied to Dances With Wolves's topic in Ready for Inspection - SF & RealSpace
Really nice, good stuff!- 8 replies
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Looks wicked so far, you’ve really done a great job with all those scratch-built parts, can’t wait to see it finished!
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M12 155mm GMC Academy 1/35 *****FINISHED*****
Meteors replied to AndrewE's topic in M3/M4 Medium Tank STGB
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Tamiya M4A3E8 ‘Easy Eight’ - “The Ambush”
Meteors replied to Meteors's topic in M3/M4 Medium Tank STGB
Haha, very good! Thanks for the bogie tip, this delay in construction is proving quite handy as everyone is finding those troublesome little issues before me! -
Tamiya M4A3E8 ‘Easy Eight’ - “The Ambush”
Meteors replied to Meteors's topic in M3/M4 Medium Tank STGB
Thanks guys! It’s slightly easier the second time around, but still pretty hectic. Amazingly I got five minutes to myself yesterday and managed to glue on the driver’s hatch of my Sherman, so there has been some progress! -
what scifi stuff has the postman delivered to you today?
Meteors replied to TimMather's topic in Science Fiction Discussion
Picked this thing up at at Aldi recently here in Oz, so it wasn’t really delivered, but, you know. Looks pretty fun, it even has little lights and sounds! I’m sure it’ll sit in the stash for ages, but it might make a nice change of pace from plastic and vinyl, so it might jump the queue ahead of some other kits I’ve got.- 977 replies
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Meteors replied to Meteors's topic in M3/M4 Medium Tank STGB
Thanks for the info, guys, if I have any further questions I know where to come first! Might not not be able to provide an update for a while, we had our second child arrive on Saturday night, so it’s all go on the baby front around here. I’m sure I’ll get to stick some plastic together in the next couple of weeks though! -
Hey guys, I did a quick build of the mini falcon. I really liked his little kit, wish I’d picked up a Star Destroyer one when my LHS had them. It’s so tiny, here it is next to my Falcon fridge magnet beer bottle opener: And just for fun here it as the cover of the Sculpting the galaxy book: If you’ve seen these and wonder if you should grab one then I heartily recommend that you do! Cheers, Tom
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Tamiya M4A3E8 ‘Easy Eight’ - “The Ambush”
Meteors replied to Meteors's topic in M3/M4 Medium Tank STGB
So I’ve finally got some work done. I managed to do the first three pages, which comprises making the bottom part of the hull, sticking lots of little bits on the front and back ends, and doing some of the little wheels. So, let’s have a look. Here she is from the front. The wheels aren’t glued on so I can’t paint them seperately. Lovely fit on everything so far. Heres the back end: Cut that right hand axle bit too close to the sprue and made a bit of a mess of it, but it won’t be seen so it’s not too bad. There’s also this weird vent bit that goes up and down. Not really sure of the point of that, but here it is in its different positions. Just noticed those ejector pin marks there. I’m guessing it won’t be seen too much either, so nevermind! And for my little diorama I picked up these! Hopefully I can find the time to do some more this weekend! Cheers, Tom -
what scifi stuff has the postman delivered to you today?
Meteors replied to TimMather's topic in Science Fiction Discussion
Nice, cheers mate, been eyeing up those kits for a bit now!- 977 replies
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what scifi stuff has the postman delivered to you today?
Meteors replied to TimMather's topic in Science Fiction Discussion
Ooh, let’s have some pics of that HK.- 977 replies
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Tamiya M4A3E8 ‘Easy Eight’ - “The Ambush”
Meteors replied to Meteors's topic in M3/M4 Medium Tank STGB
Thanks, Badder. Hopefully we can just lump it in together!