Bullbasket Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 16 hours ago, DAG058 said: Yes Duxford had a Mk.10 in the Berlin Brigade colours. I am sure it was parked up at the front doors of the Land Warfare Hall, however I don’t think it is there now. Does anyone know where it went? Don't know if it's the same one, but there is a small military museum in Maldon, Essex, and they had theirs painted in the Berlin scheme. John. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Beautifully built dag, good job, the painting draws ever closer Glynn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 The Turret is complete. There are still a few parts to add but I think I will wait to finish the painting before sticking them on. There is a little bit of cleaning up to do before the paint comes out. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 I have bought a reference book to help me with painting. I've not had the time to have a proper read yet but there are a lot of interesting images, 432's and ARRV included. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 I love that camouflage - not seen that before. Really low resolution digital camouflage! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted February 23, 2018 Author Share Posted February 23, 2018 Progress has been slightly slower over the last few weeks. I have been managing to catch a few minutes here and there at the bench. The tracks are now fully painted and the track pads are on. I’m hoping that I will manage to get the lower half painted in black this weekend. Then I will get it masked up. Photos to follow! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share Posted February 27, 2018 I have painted the lower hull. It is now ready for masking. The over spray on the top will be painted over. As as I mentioned previously I have also painted the tracks and added the track pads. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share Posted February 28, 2018 This one is fully primed up. The grey is a very good match for the camouflage so I plan to add the white and brown blocks to this to finish the scheme. When priming I painted the rear decks in black and masked them up. Now I just need to figure out how to do the rest of the scheme. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Looks great so far ... I really need one of these. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 20 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Looks great so far ... I really need one of these. Yes you do, everyone needs at least one! It's a great kit! I have started preparing for the main paint, it's been very time consuming but I'm enjoying it. Photos to follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Do they have pre-cut masks to get the correct pattern ? Or would i have to guesstimate the size and placement of the different shapes and pattern ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 10 minutes ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Do they have pre-cut masks to get the correct pattern ? Or would i have to guesstimate the size and placement of the different shapes and pattern ? There are none in the kit but I think there is a company in the US that does them for around $25. If you do it yourself just be aware that the pattern call-out in the kit it wrong. Some good reference material is essential. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 1 hour ago, DAG058 said: There are none in the kit but I think there is a company in the US that does them for around $25. If you do it yourself just be aware that the pattern call-out in the kit it wrong. Some good reference material is essential. i read on a site called the modelling news, this kit was reviewed and built in the berlin scheme, the chap that built and painted it made his own masks, he was talking about producing them and selling them, its only been a month or two ago i read it, may be worth checking out dag, regards Glynn 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 A lot of masking later... Half the hull is done and all of the turret. This has taken quite a lot of time but I have been snowed in so what better way to spend my time. I have masked off the areas that will be grey. I then plan to go in with the white and spray them areas. I will then mask up the whit boxes and go in with the brown. You can bet there will be over spray and alterations needing done but that's the plan for now! You can also see I started painting the barrel, that still needs quite a bit of work. The barrel isn't glued into place yet, if you ever build this kit I recommend leaving it off until last minute for ease of painting and masking. 2 hours ago, Hewy said: i read on a site called the modelling news, this kit was reviewed and built in the berlin scheme, the chap that built and painted it made his own masks, he was talking about producing them and selling them, its only been a month or two ago i read it, may be worth checking out dag, regards Glynn Cheers Glynn, I think that may be where I saw them! I decided to do it the old fashioned way! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 A laborious task I'm sure, but it'll be worth it, I'm taking notes Glynn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 How are you getting on with the painting on this? We're not far off the half-way point in the GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted March 11, 2018 Author Share Posted March 11, 2018 7 hours ago, Black Knight said: How are you getting on with the painting on this? We're not far off the half-way point in the GB There is slight progress, the white is down. I am on course for completing this in time. Hopefully more bench time and photos to come this week. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted March 15, 2018 Author Share Posted March 15, 2018 As promised here is a photo. The white is down. I dread to think what the bleed lines will be like, we will deal with that in time though! Next will be masking the white panels for the brown to go on. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted March 20, 2018 Author Share Posted March 20, 2018 (edited) Tadaah! That is the brown down and the masking removed. As expected there is a lot of touching up to do. With all the bump and textures on this one I think it would be impossible to get it perfect first time around. I will now be going in block by block with tape and bits of card, just to tighten up the edges. I will probably need to go in with a brush and attack a few parts too. Edited March 20, 2018 by DAG058 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Stupendous paint job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 I like that. A lot. Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted March 20, 2018 Author Share Posted March 20, 2018 2 hours ago, Max Headroom said: I like that. A lot. Trevor 5 hours ago, John D.C. Masters said: Stupendous paint job! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Excellent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 That has turned out great, top job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin W Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Never before has a final paint job been so keenly awaited. Great job and worthy of the wait. Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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