Andy Moore Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 SS-23 Spider Hobby Boss 1/35 This arrived this morning and I decided that, despite the fact that I've got way too many other projects on the go, I had to start this strait away After a quick rummage through the box, the kit seems to be well detailed. There's certainly plenty of plastic and the finished thing is going to take up quite a bit of shelf space. The main hull moulding is well over 12" long The first step deals with the cab interior which has a lot of detail considering that not that much will be seen. The majority of the interior is white and I've got most of the main component ready for paint. I'll paint some of the smaller details separately and do the final assembly after painting You get a few instrument dials on the decal sheet but there's some nice moulded detail on the parts so I may just paint these and give them a wash and dry brush More soon Andy 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfingers Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 That cab detail is great. Will look even better when painted! Will be following this one for sure! Regards, Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Looks like an impressive kit. How's it going? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 (edited) Thanks guys, got a bit more work done on this. The cab interior is base coated in white and I've done some detail painting. I'm not going overboard as you won't see that much. I've added some paint chipping which looks quite stark at the moment but after a pin wash and some more general weathering it should tone down a bit. Main tub The instrument dials came up pretty well with a dry brush so I won't bother with the supplied dial decals Control consoles and other details I'm assuming these posts are entry steps for the crew (entry is through the roof hatches), so I've chipped them to show heavy wear Hopefully I should get some washes on later today. Still got the seats and cab roof to paint Andy Edited March 7, 2015 by AndyRM101 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaker Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 I wouldn't worry about them being stark, if they're painted white, they're goign to get battered. I fabricate random stuff and normally have to paint it yellow and it looks very similar to that in 1:1! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gween Weeder Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 That chipwork is very convincing. May I ask, what's your method? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy K Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Interesting! I'm close to finishing the build of the Miniman Factory SS-23 and seeing these parts and others online the Hobbyboss kit looks awfully similar. I wonder why? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 Thanks for the interest everyone That chipwork is very convincing. May I ask, what's your method? Thanks, most of the smaller chips were done with a sponge then a fine brush to block out the larger chips. The colour was Vallejo camo black brown with a little German grey mixed in. Interesting! I'm close to finishing the build of the Miniman Factory SS-23 and seeing these parts and others online the Hobbyboss kit looks awfully similar. I wonder why? It does seem that they've been a bit naughty, probably not for the first time. Out of interest, do the Miniman instructions show the centre seat in the cab facing backwards? I'm assuming this is an error as there's no rear console that corresponds to the seat location. Unfortunately I've not been able to find any clear shots of the interior to work from. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy K Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 No, all the seats face forward even in the small amount of photo's I have 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 No, all the seats face forward even in the small amount of photo's I have Thanks for that Andy. I assumed that was the case but it's good to have confirmation. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy K Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 (edited) Yeah there ARE pictures kicking around the net (cos I found them) but I'm damned if I can find them now. Try searching for SS-23 Oka, 9K714 Oka as these results throw up a few foreign language sites but the pics are there. If not pm me with your email address and I'll send you a couple Edit; ah HA! Found it!!http://www.zona-militar.com/foros/threads/ss-23-spider-y-irbm.20520/page-2 Edited March 7, 2015 by Andy K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 Yeah there ARE pictures kicking around the net (cos I found them) but I'm damned if I can find them now. Try searching for SS-23 Oka, 9K714 Oka as these results throw up a few foreign language sites but the pics are there. If not pm me with your email address and I'll send you a couple Edit; ah HA! Found it!! http://www.zona-militar.com/foros/threads/ss-23-spider-y-irbm.20520/page-2 Thanks for that Andy. Those interior shots are very useful Are these the tool lockers you referred to? If so then there's no internal detail and the doors aren't designed to open although they could probably be modified to do so. I've now added a few pin washes and a bit (OK a lot) of general grubbiness. Little of this will be seen so I'm over emphasizing the interior textures so they'll show up better. In light of the interior shots on the above link, I may modify the colours of some of the details. The most obvious area is the switch bank in the centre of the dash. Hobby Boss show it as black in the instructions but it appears to be white with only the switches themselves in black. Admittedly it would be tricky to paint which is probably why Hobby Boss simplified it. I might try running thinned white paint around the switches, then again I might not and just leave it as is More soon Andy 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stesca Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Lovely work Andy, very effective painting and weathering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy K Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 (edited) Yes those are the lockers! Behind them there should be three air cylinders each side for the braking system plus the hoses, you can just see them in these shots;http://photo.qip.ru/users/tosik83/115920929/143805589/#mainImageLink http://photo.qip.ru/users/tosik83/115920929/143805587/#mainImageLink Edited March 7, 2015 by Andy K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 Yes those are the lockers! Behind them there should be three air cylinders each side for the braking system plus the hoses, you can just see them in these shots; http://photo.qip.ru/users/tosik83/115920929/143805589/#mainImageLink http://photo.qip.ru/users/tosik83/115920929/143805587/#mainImageLink Right! I get you now, they're behind the lockers. I was thinking you meant inside them. Those are great shots, I should be able to fabricate something similar from them. Thanks for the links Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 (edited) These shots are useful with regard to interior colours: http://galerie.valka.cz/showphoto.php/photo/160220 HTHAndy Edited March 7, 2015 by andym 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shermaniac Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Very impressive 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rikdegraaff Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Very nice done, Andy. Also the dashboard is great, and not to forget the weathering effects are great! Hope to see more photo's 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david v Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Very nice Andy looking foreward to seeing more. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 Thanks for the comments everyone These shots are useful with regard to interior colours: http://galerie.valka.cz/showphoto.php/photo/160220 HTHAndy Thanks Andy, that link was very useful So, most of the cab is together now. I've toned down the weathering a little as it was bothering me. I'll get some photos up ASAP. In the mean time I've had to give my shaft a quick polish The finish on the missile halves was a little textured, presumably to help mould release. I'm assuming the real ones would have bee pretty shiny to help with aerodynamics so it's had a bit of a buff. Hobby Boss are a little vague about the missile colour, in fact they don't mention it at all, but most photos show it in a darker shade than the carrier so I'll go that way with it. I'll probably mask off some of the sections and vary the tone slightly to give some subtle contrast. This leads me to the only really clunky part in the kit: the steering vanes Yes, they look like potato waffles but, to be fair to Hobby Boss, they're probably as fine as they could realistically mould them. Photo etch would have been better but would have been a pain to assemble. Maybe in time someone will do a finer casting in resin or maybe even a 3D printed replacement. For this build the launch doors will be open but the missile won't be deployed so you'll only see the top two clearly so I think I'll leave them as is. I might just shave the edges down to give the impression they're thinner More soon Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Andy, looking great fella, I have this kit and it's great to watch a master paving the way :-) purely selfish reasons matey. Dan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy K Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) The direction vanes for the missile in the Miniman kit were laser-cut card and are very good. I don't know whether it would be worth emailing them to get some as they would look better than the Hobbyboss ones, then again I mailed them about some missing parts from my kit and never heard a thing http://andykingsmodelblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/ss-23-teaser.html (Link edited so you don't have to trawl through all the other stuff) Edited March 11, 2015 by Andy K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 I'll be waiting for this to come out: http://www.voyagermodel.com/productdetails.asp?itemid=PE35732 Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy K Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Ooooo it's got all the individual tread plates for the top of the vehicle. That will keep you quiet for a few days 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 (edited) I'd looked at that Voyager set. It looks nice and the steering vanes would certainly be an improvement but there are quite a few etch details in the kit anyway. The tread plates, while not being as fine as PE, are actually pretty good I don't envy anyone trying to get the etch ones strait and square So, I've got most of the cab done. I've changed a few thing, nothing major and nothing that will really show anyway. I toned the weathering down a bit, not that happy with it but I'll let it pass for now. I re-painted the centre switch bank so that the switches are black on white rather than black on black. It' more accurate to the real console but it's lost a bit of definition and looks a bit scruffy. I twisted some thin fuse wire together, drilled a hole in the back of the equipment box and stuck it in. It doesn't relate to any particular reference but you'll be able to see it through the windscreen and it'll add a bit of visual interest I might add a bit more exposed cabling around the cab, there seems to be a lot of it in there I've also got some paint on the missile. I wanted to keep it quite dark to contrast against the rest of the vehicle and there'll be next to no weathering on it. Shiny and new! Base coat was Tamiya XF-61 Dark Green with a healthy glob of X-22 mixed in I then masked a few panels off I mixed a bit of XF-69 NATO Black into the Dark Green and gave it a few light coats, removed the masking and this is how it is now I may add a few lighter panels too but I don't want it to end up looking like a patchwork quilt and I'll probably lightly glaze the original green over it at the end to tone it down if necessary. I'm going to use the kit steering vanes as is. They're quite chunky but once they're on they don't look too bad but I'm only going to tack them on in case I decide to change them down the line. Hopefully I'll get the cab installed and the body buttoned up in the next day or two then progress may be a bit quicker (don't count on it though ) Andy Edited March 11, 2015 by AndyRM101 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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