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  1. Shermaniac
    Well, following and interesting period and a Chesty Cough I've managed a little on the base for this project. The internal base dimension is 300mm x 165mm and Yes, the layout is against recommended fashion by being parallel with the long side. The raised area is One-Fix Wilko Filler, the grey is Wilko Filler mixed to a thick slurry. I also used Vallejo Grey Primer and Stynylrez Black Primer for the Tarmac finish. This was done in between finalising several other projects (4 Figure Busts) in preparation for next Sundays Show at Southwell Racecourse (IPMS Newark/Lincoln)
  2. Shermaniac
    A lot has happened for me in the past 3 years so I'm happy to step aside as host though I may take part in the build. Also happy for Stix to take over in my place.
  3. Shermaniac
    Well, tomorrow didn't happen so it has to be today. Now that all (well, almost all) of the fiddly bits are attached it's time to have another undercoat to seal them. First, tape up the running gear and track first. And make sure you cover it all, you never know where the spray will wind up - no matter how careful you try to be. Then, after about an hour, I resprayed the vehicle but (and this is an Ooops!) in Olive Green instead of Forest Green. The Olive is lighter and brighter but it still 'looks right'. My main source of reference for this project - though I am working with the cards dealt me in the kit. Decals applied and, as references are somewhat limited, I shall apply a small 'license' to accommodate a plausible outcome. It's clear that someone at AFV Club can't spell so some creative weathering will be needed. Some hatches still need painting and adding to the upper hull but I shall now decide on how this will be presented. Behold, the beginnings of a Base (EMA Heritage). It's our weekday Build Club tomorrow and I have other bits too do so I shall return to this later. TTFN
  4. Shermaniac
    A bit more achieved today at our Build Club. Lots of the smaller fiddly parts. Some filling done also. Started with placing the upper hatches making sure they fit without issue. Some gaps I hadn't noticed - Vallejo Plastic Filler - dry in 10 minutes. Rear hook and Tow filling added also. Forward ramp now fully attached and working. All the upper Hull Doors now fit without issue. Some fettling was necessary but, nothing drastic. Pretty much all the standard fittings (excl. Boathooks) now added so ready for the final parts. The external Roff locks - shall they be set as Open or Closed Not bad for 4 hours. More tomorrow I think unless interrupted.
  5. Shermaniac
    OK, and we're back! Large Hull Roof, lots of holes, thin areas so ........ Yep! it's warped a bit. But first, I have to paint the interior. Stynylrez White as Undercoat followed shortly thereafter by heavily thinned Vallejo Panzer Aces 344 White (German Winter Tanker) And the rest of the interior was next. Plenty of Superglue this time. A few parts to fill but, the Roof is on. Oooooh! What the Butler Saw??? Not perfect but when it's done most will not be seen. Leaving this overnight now to harden.
  6. Shermaniac
    Well, it's been a few days, sorry about that but stuff gets in the way.... OK, so I added the engine deck cover to the Hull Roof in the hope that it will help to straighten it out. As previously promised, I have started a rudementary interior using some 20thou Plasticard I had lying around and some Plastruct Rods. A bit more detail to come once I have scaled from the limited images I have available. This interior is a faximilie of what I can glean from a real vehicle and make no asssertions as to it's accuracy. Once buttoned up, only the super-nerd will notice. More later.
  7. Shermaniac
    You'd be surprised Dave, ask SleeperService We get quite a bit done as much of the time we're listening whilst others talk.
  8. Shermaniac
    And...... it's another day. Over we go to the other side and more Running Gear - another 9 Bogie Units! Turns out I don't need to go nuts painting the return rollers - they can't be seen DOH! WooHoo! Both track runs are done And, I managed to get the last side of the vehicle added...... without, any major disasters! All taped down until dry. From this point on, I may tinker with this to do a rudementary interior (or not) As it's due to rain tomorrow you never know!
  9. Shermaniac
    So, 4 hours of Build Club, chat, jokes, nostalgic music and Donuts - what more is there! (Don't answer that!) The track is ON, on 1 side at least. A bit snug but definitely ON! Needs a while now to cure a bit. Engine cover plate - 14 pieces in total, with the lift eyes. As you can see here, one of the grab rails has escaped (broke off). I chopped off the existing rail and fabricated a couple out of 0.6mm brass rod - best to do both, then they look the same - too replace just the one is a No-No! Track on and fixed, side fitted properly (even used superglue this time). Also fitted the Front and Rear hull plates, all square. Next task on this one is, the other track and Hull side piece. Tea-Time now ..... Ta Taaa!
  10. Shermaniac
    This model is slightly larger that your average house brick at L10" x W4" x (roughly) H3" I shall not be rushing this but I do have a deadline as you know.
  11. Shermaniac
    Today is Track day (well, one of them) but, it's the running gear assembly first'ish! Mind you....... A mix of (all Vallejo) Model Air Black, Model Wash Dark Rust & Oiled Earth, Metal Color Steel & Gunmetal mashed together and scrubbed onto the pre-undercoated track. Left for about 20 mins then drybrushed with a clean brush to bring up a metallic sheen. More Vallejo next: Dark Rubber & Matt Black mix then brush painted onto the wheels. Then, once dry, assemble the running gear and fix to the lower hull side. One minor issue with the instructions is..... where does one part end and the next actually start. No markers, especially with part S5 so, some counting is needed. I'll post the results next time! I have loose fixed the left side to align the running gear (it is not glued) so that I can later install the link & length track. Calling it a night as I have some tidying up to do for Build Club tomorrow. TTFN
  12. Shermaniac
    And now, having turned off the machinations of 'That Place' it was back upstairs to lay down a top coat so I can start assembly sometime tomorrow. Top Coat: Badger ModelFlex 16-102 Forest Green (cut by 20% with regular Tapolene) A full array of the sprues in my spray booth after painting (except the track). The 2 huge sides which form the suspension cover as well. The Hull top is almost a foot long (I'll do proper measurements once this is built). I shall allow this to cook-off and harden overnight. Tune in again for the next episode 🤪
  13. Shermaniac
    "The 1958 Lebanon crisis was a Lebanese political crisis caused by political and religious tensions in the country that included a U.S. military intervention. The intervention lasted for around three months until President Camille Chamoun, who had requested the assistance, completed his term as president of Lebanon." (Wikipedia)
  14. Shermaniac
    Normally I would be building the main hull & Turret first (I'm strange like that!) unfortunately, the construct of this beastie precludes that as the running gear is pinned between the inner and outer hull. I really do pick 'em. So, I have had to start at the end by painting the main elements. Undercoat is Stynylrez Sage Green The unusual track comes as Link & Length. Undercoat is Stynylrez Black Just waiting a suitable amount of time before I add the top coat to the lower hull and running gear. TTFN
  15. Shermaniac
    2nd September: Back now to the continuing saga of the US T30/34 SuperHeavy Tank This tank NEEDS a base to show it off so, using an EMA Heritage 300mm x175mm base coated with pre-mixed household filler from Wilko's I have also added these MiniNatur products for effect. Doesn't look too bad either. Another view. Still have those few bits too add but for the time being, this will be allowed to harden. Total time on this base is around 40 minutes.
  16. Shermaniac
    It's 1958 and the US Marines land in Lebanon on July 15th (until October 25th 1958) to start Peacekeeping duties. At this point I'm jsut a few months old. I shall try to depict a scene from images I'm collecting. This kit was originally destined for a Vietnam scene but this GB came up and I though ...... Why not! Finding a project that utilizes part of my existing Stash and fits the timeline for 1958 was'nt straight-forward as it was a relatively quiet yer otherwise.
  17. Shermaniac
    I shall complete it, it's come too far not too. I shall post on the Armour Forum for completed subjects.
  18. Shermaniac
    Unexpected time out sorting out a few minor issues at Central HQ which has swallowed up the last 3 hours. It's a restart at 21:17pm with the tyres on 36 Road wheels (18 sets) and, 14 sets of return rollers too All done, take a breath and glue them together Wheels on, Tracks on (sort of!) - despite using the jig to set them out, they don't 'quite fit' Again, I shall persevere with it and let a small (not that small) base resolve it - Well, with all the bity bits left to do on this I shall run out of days (not time though). Here's where I am at 23:20 tonight So, my build has failed to complete the 2-day section of the challenge but I shall finish and see how far I do get with the 24 hour building target time. Final tally for Sunday is: 8 hours 12 minutes Gross hours the project: 20 hours 12 minutes Let's see how far I can ultimately get in 3 hours 48 minutes. That, however, will probably now be tomorrow after I get back home.
  19. Shermaniac
    Everything on hold at present, will be down at Central HQ on a mission (Mum's house, no drama). Duration unknown
  20. Shermaniac
    And weathering after that too I know ..........
  21. Shermaniac
    The masking has dried sufficiently to proceed so, this next 30 minutes is the camoflage coat. I knew I had some MiG Washable White up there somewhere and, Yep! There it was (suprised I found it TBH). A good shake and a quick spray and ............................................... bubbly, blotchy, pooling Aaaaaargh!!! Can't do much about it now so, yer know what? It's almost a what-if anyway so...... I'll go with it, as it is Lets get that masking off before the paint starts to dry properly. OH! Well, Hmmmm Looks pretty good if I say so myself. Right! Time for all those Road Wheels (Oh! I'd also sprayed those too) all 18 of them Time-Check: 17:27 Crickey, that went quick Clock stands at: 6 hours 9 minutes (18 hours 9 minutes)
  22. Shermaniac
    I gave it half an hour to dry then sprayed a top coat of ModelFlex Olive Drab-FSC34097 (as used late WW2 and into the 1950's). Whilst the Green was 'cooking off' in the incubator upstairs (flippin hot!!!!!! Phew!) I then made a mix of Vallejo Dark Rubber and Black paint & Dark Rust Wash which I scrubbed onto the track. Once that dried, a mix of Gunmetal & Steel Wash was highlighted across the raised areas and and Dark Rust wash infused to give effect. I then moved over to to the George Foreman Grill for a Chicken 1/4lb burger for lunch (40 mins) - I delayed Brunch a bit. By now, the green was able to support the next part but I can't find my masking putty (AGAIN!!!) so, it's MiG Maskol which will, of course, take a lot longer. Time-Check: 16:12 (3 hours 46 mins) Duration so far today: 5 hours 22 mins (Gross 17 hours 22 minutes) Masking now needs to dry off before the next part so it's time for a cuppa.
  23. Shermaniac
    So, it's Sunday morning all bright and sunny. The missing part was found and is now fitted. All ready for paint. It's 27c here and this Stynylrez Primer is flowing great through the airbrush at 15psi. Engine Deck & Tracks in Black, Hull, Turret & Roadwheels in Sage Green. More paint later, just need Brunch. Time-Check: 11:46am Total today so far: 1 hour 36 mins (13 hours 36 mins)
  24. Shermaniac
    Last Dash. 1 hour on the tiniest bits needed to finish off the main construction and ........ PING! off goes a medium size piece (and a vital piece too), the Cupola ring! Part into oblivion so it's a Search Party in the morning as nothing found tonight . Here's the progress so far and almost ...... almost, ready for paint. Calling it the full 12 hours today. See ya tomorrow
  25. Shermaniac
    A re-start at 19:20pm after a bite of Tea. And it was time for assembling the Link & Length Tracks The second set were a bit boystrous but I managed to wrestle them into place. The bottom run on each is not glued to ease fitting once painting is completed. Track Time was 90 minutes for both. Total build time so far: 10 hours 24 minutes
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