Gremlin56 Posted October 28, 2015 Author Share Posted October 28, 2015 Coming along nicely Gremlin. The last pic gives more of an idea of it`s size.. Simon. Thanks Simon, Mrs. Gremlin56 said last week that size does matter. She was referring to the IV-H though in relation to it's required parking space........... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted October 28, 2015 Author Share Posted October 28, 2015 Good progress there..! I've had the same experience with the AK True Metal wax - disappointing stuff for base coating but I'm not sure I've given it my best shot just yet and need to experiment a little further. I have tried using it on top of an Alclad basecoat and you get a nice patina. I'll try and post a few pics to help describe what I mean. Keep it up, always good to see these posts coming through Thanks Marty, haven't given up on the wax yet. I was thinking of trying Vallejo's new liquid metal as a base. I'll get back to you on the results of that experiment. Still waiting for the conduits to arrive, (have received word that they have been dispatched), and half of the Peddinghaus decals have arrived so the bill/investment in the IV-H is slowly getting bigger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Nothing wrong with a bit of investment especially if they get used. I still prefer Alclad so will be sticking with that. I might experiment with the wax to see what effects I can get though - could be interesting. Will look out for a set of those decals too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Hi Julian. Hope you are well. Good to see this one is still on the go. Now I have finished both my Spitfires I have a bit more time to look around the rest of BM. The detail on this kit does look rather good (if a little on the large side - just a tad though!) and you seem to be doing your usual rather lovely work with it. Very nice. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted October 30, 2015 Author Share Posted October 30, 2015 Hi Julian. Hope you are well. Good to see this one is still on the go. Now I have finished both my Spitfires I have a bit more time to look around the rest of BM. The detail on this kit does look rather good (if a little on the large side - just a tad though!) and you seem to be doing your usual rather lovely work with it. Very nice. Kind regards, Stix Hi Stix, you are too kind as usual Not much progress yet with me finishing the Ju-88 over at the wing-thing forum and trying to find a photo of the air filter of the IV in position. The conduits arrived yesterday and are really beautiful items to pimp the build, I'll pop up some photos this weekend. Are you going to be proceeding with your Panther now? You seem to have battled through constructing the tracks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Hi Julian. I've just been catching up with your Ju-88 build which seems to be going rather splendidly! It'll be a couple/few more weeks before I get back to the Panther - I've got an Australian Centurion on the go in the Vietnam GB. It too has been mostly on hold while I finished the two Spitfires in the BoB GB. I'm looking forward to seeing the photos over the weekend! And I hope you have a good'un! Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted October 30, 2015 Author Share Posted October 30, 2015 Hi Julian. I've just been catching up with your Ju-88 build which seems to be going rather splendidly! It'll be a couple/few more weeks before I get back to the Panther - I've got an Australian Centurion on the go in the Vietnam GB. It too has been mostly on hold while I finished the two Spitfires in the BoB GB. I'm looking forward to seeing the photos over the weekend! And I hope you have a good'un! Kind regards, Stix You never cease to amaze me Stix, joining all these group builds, spanning aircraft and "the Dark side" and still finding time to do incredible things with a hairy stick Have a good weekend too mate, cheers, Julian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share Posted November 1, 2015 Here are a couple of photos of the conduits that arrived for the build this week. Nicely packaged: Looks good ! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Here are a couple of photos of the conduits that arrived for the build this week. Nicely packaged: Looks good ! They look sweet, gonna have to get myself some..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 I think those shells look pretty good.....A full on Alclad finish might look a little bit OTT. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 I think those shells look pretty good.....A full on Alclad finish might look a little bit OTT. Hi Andy, These two are without a ground coat, just the True metal coloured wax. next couple I will spray with Vallejo's new metal colour to see how that looks. The matt finish on the first two is Vallejo matt varnish. Not much happening here at the moment due to the work going on at the Lysander build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 While Lysanders are lovely their armour was non-existent and the gun laughable, they really did make very poor tanks.....This is definitely a much more worthy subject. PS - Some of those conduits look an awful lot like bass guitar strings to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charley420 Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 20/10 update: Some goodies arrived from the AFV store today: Gorgeous stuff Do you have a link to the site you got these from? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted November 21, 2015 Author Share Posted November 21, 2015 Do you have a link to the site you got these from? Yes, sure do: http://shop.afvmodeller.com/customer/home.php?cat=387 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charley420 Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Thanks ☺ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted December 2, 2015 Author Share Posted December 2, 2015 2/12 update: The Westland Lysander is finished over at the wingy thing forum and "Parcel-Farce" are being rather uncommunicative about where exactly my Merit 1/35th Soviet G-5 MTB has gone, (disappeared?), this becomes an excellent moment to do a bit of work on the IV-H. I have added some engine supports to the block, I can't imagine it lay in the engine compartment like a stranded whale. The air filter is a make believe affair thought up by Trumpie according to David Parker. I can't find any references to replace it with anything though so I will leave this OOB. I can see where I can add an oil tank and dipstick tube. Quite enjoyable so far. It's not up to David's standards but I didn't expect it to be. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted December 2, 2015 Author Share Posted December 2, 2015 While Lysanders are lovely their armour was non-existent and the gun laughable, they really did make very poor tanks.....This is definitely a much more worthy subject. PS - Some of those conduits look an awful lot like bass guitar strings to me. Missed this one Andy, my apologies. The Lissie was a rather naff tank. The conduits would need to be a lot thicker, (are we thinking a Rickenbacker Bass here?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Taking shape slowly Gremlin. Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted December 2, 2015 Author Share Posted December 2, 2015 Taking shape slowly Gremlin. Simon. As slow as to tortoises doing, well.never mind. I got led astray by Lissie here. The IV-H is a very patient old girl though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 So I take it this has now become your in between build until you get your hands on the G-5 Keith 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted December 2, 2015 Author Share Posted December 2, 2015 So I take it this has now become your in between build until you get your hands on the G-5 Keith Hi Keith, well, no, well not exactly I just get easily distracted when it comes to fresh plastic 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Hi Julian. Good to see more progress with this project. That engine looks good so far. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Nice progress Julian, keep those updates coming 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted December 4, 2015 Author Share Posted December 4, 2015 Hi Julian. Good to see more progress with this project. That engine looks good so far. Kind regards, Stix Good morning Stix, thank you. Not up to the standard of some of the builds on David Parker's Facebook page but progress is being made albeit slowly. My G-5 MTB has also arrived to complicate building life too :frantic: Nice progress Julian, keep those updates coming Thanks Marty, working on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted March 19, 2016 Author Share Posted March 19, 2016 19/3 update: BUMP! Time to get this build back on the road 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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