06/24 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Never posted a plastic build WIP before (I'm mainly a railway modeller) but the prospect of the Tamiyva MKIV Male has inspired me to have a go. Be gentle, I haven't finished a kit build in years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted September 19, 2014 Author Share Posted September 19, 2014 Excuse lack of photos, I'll sort it out in a moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted September 19, 2014 Author Share Posted September 19, 2014 image by jongwinnett, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted September 19, 2014 Author Share Posted September 19, 2014 (edited) image by jongwinnett, on Flickr A little further on, showing the first of the removable panels image by jongwinnett, on Flickr Edited September 19, 2014 by 06/24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted September 19, 2014 Author Share Posted September 19, 2014 image by jongwinnett, on Flickr Having got this far, I couldn't resist putting the tracks together for a quick play! It remains to be seen if they disassemble for painting as easily as they went together. I found that I had to use 88 links rather than 87 as suggested in the instructions - not a problem as there are several spares. However, I suspect that the links may wear quite quickly and a reduction to 87 would then be appropriate. The track tensioners are a delight to use. image by jongwinnett, on Flickr Having deviated from the assembly sequence, I need now to retrace my steps and cover the omitted sections. One question for the cognoscenti - Tamiya recommend some sort of rubber cement for the detail caps over the track tensioners, I had wondered about using either blue tak, canopy glue or trying to get hold of some Walthers tacky wax, but I wondered if there was an obvious alternative I was missing? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Now that looks extremely interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted September 19, 2014 Author Share Posted September 19, 2014 Thank you! I have one slight regret, which is that the hatches at the rear of the hull roof appear to be some sort of post war addition to the Bovignton example, so should really have been sanded off. This would have been relatively straight forward had I realised before I fitted the spigot underneath for the poly cap to retain. However, the thought of HMLS Excellent as running in 1940, quite appeals, and since this became the Bovignton example, I'm inclined to ignore the extraneous hatches. If I did finish it as the WW2 example, then I would need to fashion the AA machine gun ring and presumably a hatch or hole in the hull roof. The machine guns themselves could be from the figure set packaged with the tanker, which includes a Lewis gunner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted September 20, 2014 Author Share Posted September 20, 2014 Not so much progress today, work on the weapons and sponsons has begun. The six pounders went together easily, and in fact I've completed one side, but forgot to take a photo, so this will have to suffice until tomorrow: 6 Pounders by jongwinnett, on Flickr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Coming along nicely, it's a great kit isn't it! I didn't know about the hatches, but if they're the ones in the chain box at the rear, they'll be pretty hard to see once the chain, exhaust and maybe a bit of stowage is in there. I'd be interested to see how you get on with the side panels - I thought the fit there was very good, but once I actually got it all together I found I wanted to glue them in place to get the gaps even on either side. Cheers, Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Tanktastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted September 25, 2014 Author Share Posted September 25, 2014 Thanks for the kind words guys. Been away for work, so not much progress, but here's where we're at: Armed hedgehog by jongwinnett, on Flickr Head on by jongwinnett, on Flickr Still some work to do on top by jongwinnett, on Flickr Going away by jongwinnett, on Flickr So far the fit of the side panels without glue seems fine, but paint will be the decider I suspect. So far I've only used filler twice, and then only tiny amounts, on the joint in the exhaust pipe and on the ejector pin marks on the inside of the storage box on the rear roof (not fitted yet). Does anyone know of a source for period fuel cans to load up the storage box? I've been giving some thought to paint, I have the recommended Tamiya colours but they look too light to my eyes, and I'm wondering if Humbrol Dark Earth, perhaps cut with a little Humbrol Chocolate, might give the deeper mud brown shade I have in my mind's eye. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 I believe these may suit your purpose: http://www.panzerfux.de/Sorty-by-brand/1-35/1-35-Hersteller-A-K/1-35-Accurate-Armour/1-35-BRITISH-POW-Cans-WWI-2-Accurate-Armour-.htm?shop=panzerfux_e&SessionId=&a=article&ProdNr=ACA-A005&t=5903&c=34297&p=34297 I used Hu.29 Dark Earth, possibly with a dash of red-brown for my own model.....Not saying it's right, but it looks OK to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted September 25, 2014 Author Share Posted September 25, 2014 Yes, I wondered about the Dark Earth over Halfords red primer, might just add a touch of richness. And maybe use the Chocloate for chipping and or localised washes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted September 27, 2014 Author Share Posted September 27, 2014 Main construction is finished: Main construction complete by jongwinnett, on Flickr And I took advantage of the glorious weather to get a quick coat of primer on: Primer coat (Halfords Red) by jongwinnett, on Flickr Is it just me or does the primer red make it look even more menacing? by jongwinnett, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrianm2 Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Tanks are not my thing but your build is looking great. Hope to see some paint on soon. Have you sorted the colours yet? Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted September 27, 2014 Author Share Posted September 27, 2014 Hmm, colours Paint test by jongwinnett, on Flickr From the switch to the right, we have Hu98 chocolate, Hu29 dark earth, revell acrylic dark earth with a Hu98 glaze over the top, and finally the chosen mix, roughly 60:40 Hu29 and Hu98. My wife and wee lad all preferred that last one, and so did I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted September 27, 2014 Author Share Posted September 27, 2014 Arguably the Revell/humbrol combo is closest to the museum examples, but I liked the depth of the 29/98 mix. An hour or so of mixing and hairy stick brings us to these- the paint is still very wet, so excuse the current state of it. First mix by jongwinnett, on Flickr Chocolate mud by jongwinnett, on Flickr Wet paint by jongwinnett, on Flickr I used some Humbrol dark earth weathering pigment to add a little texture and bulk to the mix. It looks a little rough now, but I think it will dry nicely. The clour so far is drying how I wanted, a little more Khaki and rich than the suggested Tamiya mix. Overnight drying now, so that I can either add a second coat or start some detail work tomorrow. I've approached it much as I would a railway vehicle, and suspect I may weather it in similar vein, albeit with more mud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted September 27, 2014 Author Share Posted September 27, 2014 Let's have a little interlude whilst the paint dries. (Apologies to anyone of a sensitive disposition, none of these is a tank...) image by jongwinnett, on Flickr #GP9 #ERIE #NYGL need to get some dirt on the geep by jongwinnett, on Flickr image by jongwinnett, on Flickr image by jongwinnett, on Flickr image by jongwinnett, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted September 27, 2014 Author Share Posted September 27, 2014 An early scratchbuild image by jongwinnett, on Flickr image by jongwinnett, on Flickr image by jongwinnett, on Flickr Finally a tank (of sorts!), and for this one I can't take the credit, my late father did this 'un image by jongwinnett, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 I don't know if it's the contrast with the red primer, but that colour looks very like a khaki, almost greenish. Watching with interest, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted September 27, 2014 Author Share Posted September 27, 2014 Yes, it might be veering towards green, although it looks more mud brown in the flesh. I'm aiming for the finishing to take it back towards brown. I'm not sure what exactly I have in mind, but I know how I want it to look, if that makes sense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted September 28, 2014 Author Share Posted September 28, 2014 Overnight, whilst the colour was about what I wanted, I decided the finish didn't cut it. Then I had a brainwave, the colour looked familiar and in my railway bits I found I had an acrylic, "sleeper grime" colour made by Railmatch. Turns out it was almost identical to my mix and went on much more cleanly: Today's progress by jongwinnett, on Flickr Left sponson by jongwinnett, on Flickr It looks Khaki again in these shots, but seen outdoors in natural light shows it closer to how it appears in reality: Outdoor shot showing how brown it looks under natural light by jongwinnett, on Flickr image by jongwinnett, on Flickr We now jump forward after an hour or so working talc and then dark earth humbrol powder into the surface with first a soft and then a flat brush: Now with powder work largely complete. Tracks not started yet by jongwinnett, on Flickr Right sponson by jongwinnett, on Flickr Tamiya MKIV Male by jongwinnett, on Flickr image by jongwinnett, on Flickr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted September 28, 2014 Author Share Posted September 28, 2014 Once the tracks were back on I couldn't resist testing (playing) with it: Apologies to the static model purists! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 That's great....I think I want one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted October 3, 2014 Author Share Posted October 3, 2014 image by jongwinnett, on Flickr Starting on the 1918 recognition stripes Lots of bleed through to cut back on the stripes by jongwinnett, on Flickr Not my neatest work ever :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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