Wogga Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 The cutaway is superb and every modeller should have one, cracking stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vfripouille Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 (edited) congratulations MattAs usual, superb precision worksmall object that you added are really useful for more realism.You mastered very well the paint, which causes me to be jealous.I see you've fallen for the PZ IV ausf H. I received mine tomorrow But still some months or year before began to build.Thank you for this wonderful postEric Edited July 7, 2016 by vfripouille 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt182 Posted July 15, 2016 Author Share Posted July 15, 2016 Thanks for all the kind comments guys. No progress to report, home improvements and holidays have put things on hold for a while 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justaspitcrazy! Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Lord above! I've been shadowing the build for a while but haven't commented as theres nothing I can say that hasn't already been said. Seriously though this is inspiring stuff, the finished article will be something serious to behold. Priceless too! That kind of workmanship just doesn't come easily. Have you thought about donating it? I'm sure the folks down at Bovington would give it pride of place, It is after all 100% museum quality! This post will go down in BM history I reckon. Best regards, Ben. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverstone 2 Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Hi Matt, your KT is looking really good, I'm eager to see how the rest of your external painting and detailing goes. I've finished my KT for now..... I've uploaded only a few pics on my thread. I'll post more when time permits. Best of luck Phil 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt182 Posted July 31, 2016 Author Share Posted July 31, 2016 Thanks very much for the kind comments chaps. Just got back from holiday so hopefully I will be getting going again this week Have you thought about donating it? I'm sure the folks down at Bovington would give it pride of place, It is after all 100% museum quality! I'd be pretty chuffed if someone approached me to display it! I'd certainly consider it, although after spending so long on it, I think i'd miss it ha ha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyqbutler Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Stunning work as usual Matt. Hope you had a good holiday. I do have a question that you, or someone here can possibly help with. I've got to the stage of putting some lines in that are made of the rubber like material. My question is what is the best adhesive to use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wogga Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 What a great job, a cutaway is definitely on the to do list. Looking forward to the paint job on the outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt182 Posted August 10, 2016 Author Share Posted August 10, 2016 Thanks chaps Stunning work as usual Matt. Hope you had a good holiday. I do have a question that you, or someone here can possibly help with. I've got to the stage of putting some lines in that are made of the rubber like material. My question is what is the best adhesive to use? I ended up using loctite super glue on the rubber hoses. Normal glue seems to have no effect on them. I replaced as many of them as possible with scratch built items as working with them was such a pain No sure what possessed Trumpeter to provide these parts in rubber! Cheers Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Can I just add to the chorus? Superb - I know how big it is as I've got a 1:16 RC chugger that I keep meaning to detail up, but the detail on the innards is exceptional 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celt Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 My wife would go nuts if I bought a kit this size 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 My wife would go nuts if I bought a kit this size You missed the words "for my" out from between "go" and "nuts" there 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxy Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 As everybody say's. Cracking build and love the detailed Interior. King of the road that is foxy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt182 Posted August 12, 2016 Author Share Posted August 12, 2016 Thanks chaps You missed the words "for my" out from between "go" and "nuts" there Thankfully my wife was a little more understanding than that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeakingPilot Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Hi Matt, How are you getting on with the exterior painting? Any updates coming soon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt182 Posted October 17, 2016 Author Share Posted October 17, 2016 Hi guys, Finally got back to working on this. Construction is now pretty much complete. The rear deck complete, Aber aeriel added and the tow cable built Muzzle brake complete Gun mantlet was given some cast texture with mr surfacer Tow shackles and the joining strips for the fenders were added. I've added some light damage to the fenders but may revise this before painting Finally, everything was disassembled, cleaned and masked up, ready for paint. I'm hoping to get the first primer coats on tonight Sorry about the photos, had to use my phone. Cheers Matt 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgback Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Glad to see you back Matt. It's all finally coming into place, looking forward to seeing it primed now 😊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredben Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Nice one Matt, Be good to see some paint going on this beast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Stunning work Matt. Simon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 It's so cool to finally see this getting closer to the finish-line Matt. Bloody good work so far, and keep the updates coming 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 is pretty much all I can say. Superb work Matt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt182 Posted October 18, 2016 Author Share Posted October 18, 2016 Thanks for all the comments and encouragement chaps. Really hoping to make significant progress this week. I'm aiming to get the main camo on the hull, turret and gun done over the next couple of days. Wheels and tracks will come later. I've given it a black base coat first which went on last night, hoping to get the dark yellow on tonight. I'm just praying that I did a solid masking job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt182 Posted October 19, 2016 Author Share Posted October 19, 2016 Update from last night's work. Here is the hull in black primer. After a couple of coats of Tamiya dark yellow Turret and other parts were also given a good coating of dark yellow Aber's muzzle brake looks very nice under a coat of paint Painting is going well at the moment but the size of this thing makes it a handful to paint. I'm using Tamiya acrylics for the exterior as they dry quickly to a hard finish. Not sure how well Vallejo would stand up to the amount of handling required. I will be lightening the dark yellow tonight by adding some buff and white to the mix. Hoping to also get the masking for the camo done and the first coats of red brown on. Cheers Matt 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeakingPilot Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 The update I've been waiting for! Amazing job there Matt, looks like the masking was a massive task in itself. Can't wait to see the next layer going on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Are you buying your paint wholesale Matt LOL. It looks like you are going to need it. Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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