Yeoman1942 Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Looking good in the day light. Just the tracks to do? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted May 14, 2016 Author Share Posted May 14, 2016 Looking good in the day light. Just the tracks to do? Cheers mate. Actually there's still a lot to do. The gun still has bits to add and some more weathering. At the moment it's just dry fitted and the mantle isn't attached. Ammo racks are also dry fitted and there's some equipment to add to the fighting compartment before that area is weathered. The rear panel is also dry-fitted and doors have to be added. And yeah, the tracks and the entire underside of the vehicle has to be dirtied up a lot. TFL Badder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeoman1942 Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Ah the joys of an open fighting compartment:-) Even with all that to do you are making good progress. I'm doing my best to knock my stash down and get an Academy Merkeva done in a month. After 4 months to finish my Shot Kal I really have to pick up the pace if I want to get some new kits this year 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted May 14, 2016 Author Share Posted May 14, 2016 Ah the joys of an open fighting compartment:-) Even with all that to do you are making good progress. I'm doing my best to knock my stash down and get an Academy Merkeva done in a month. After 4 months to finish my Shot Kal I really have to pick up the pace if I want to get some new kits this year I still have the Quad and 25pdr to finish off. And then in my stash I have another Tiger 1, another Churchill mk VII, both with PE, and something new to me, a Sherman 105mm. I often get 2 kits of the same vehicle as I learn a lot from the first build and improve on the second. Rearguards, Badder. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 The photos in daylight, look pretty good, it seems to have a pretty worn and used look, but still adequate. Maybe even you can "save" and stay to your entire taste.Cheers Badder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeoman1942 Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 I like the idea of using one kit to learn for a second of the same type, but room is too tight to let me. My stash seems to be splitting into two piles, kits I am going to build and kits that keep getting pushed back in the list. Of the kits I have at the moment I have a leopard 2 and an AMX 13 that will get done, but they are both single colour schemes and I want to do something in cam for a change. I have a hellcat, winged type, that my youngest wants me to do, and it has a 3 colour scheme. I have a stash of plans which I bought before I realised that I really don't like building planes. They will mostly get used up teaching the children to build and paint, so will they survive. I have my heart set on e T54 that Takom are bringing out and a BTR 60. I am planning on doing them both in Syrian 3 colour cam to provide come target practice for my centurion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted May 15, 2016 Author Share Posted May 15, 2016 (edited) The photos in daylight, look pretty good, it seems to have a pretty worn and used look, but still adequate. Maybe even you can "save" and stay to your entire taste.Cheers Badder Cheers Francis...It's even more worn now! I've decided to give the Nashorn a sprinkling of snow and frost. This will solve the 'not very white' problem, and hide some of the minor mishaps I've had. I experimented 'off model' with bicarbonate of soda and hairspray - a method I saw another BM member use. I am a bit dubious as to whether the snow effect will last forever, but it seems to work nicely in the short term so I will give it a go and hope. Meanwhile..... The rear panel is on and I've nearly finished the fighting compartment. And that reminds me of the first fixing issue. The rear panel had to have one side shaved off in order for it to fit properly. It's simply too wide as it is. Oh, and I had another breakage today - one of the struts fixing the mantle to the gun snapped off. Okay, I'll glue it back on, I thought, but then I dropped it on the lawn and couldn't find it. I made a replacement out of plasticard and will fit it right at the end of the gun's construction, lest I knock it off again. Another minor problem I had was with the towing cable, where I'd previously snapped off one of the cable retainers. There was enough of it left to clip the cable under it though. Still, it was a pain to fit the cable as shown in the instructions, so I made do with a variation on a theme. Pics when I've tidied up the tow rope. It looks a bit shambolic at the moment! TFL Badder. Edited May 15, 2016 by Badder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Badder, on 15 May 2016 - 8:06 PM, said: Cheers Francis...It's even more worn now! I've decided to give the Nashorn a sprinkling of snow and frost. This will solve the 'not very white' problem, and hide some of the minor mishaps I've had. I experimented 'off model' with bicarbonate of soda and hairspray - a method I saw another BM member use. I am a bit dubious as to whether the snow effect will last forever, but it seems to work nicely in the short term so I will give it a go and hope. Meanwhile..... The rear panel is on and I've nearly finished the fighting compartment. And that reminds me of the first fixing issue. The rear panel had to have one side shaved off in order for it to fit properly. It's simply too wide as it is. Oh, and I had another breakage today - one of the struts fixing the mantle to the gun snapped off. Okay, I'll glue it back on, I thought, but then I dropped it on the lawn and couldn't find it. I made a replacement out of plasticard and will fit it right at the end of the gun's construction, lest I knock it off again. Another minor problem I had was with the towing cable, where I'd previously snapped off one of the cable retainers. There was enough of it left to clip the cable under it though. Still, it was a pain to fit the cable as shown in the instructions, so I made do with a variation on a theme. Pics when I've tidied up the tow rope. It looks a bit shambolic at the moment! TFL Badder. Seems to be a turning point in the assembly of the model, will own experience how annoying it is when these accidents happen, or fix it (well, of course ... lol) or self-destruct in five seconds time, AKA tape the TV series Mission Impossible, think he can still look good. The theme of the snow is a delicate thing, I do not even feel comfortable when I make a winter camo ... and I think it will be a "p_o camo" , lol. Cheers Badder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted May 15, 2016 Author Share Posted May 15, 2016 Seems to be a turning point in the assembly of the model, will own experience how annoying it is when these accidents happen, or fix it (well, of course ... lol) or self-destruct in five seconds time, AKA tape the TV series Mission Impossible, think he can still look good. The theme of the snow is a delicate thing, I do not even feel comfortable when I make a winter camo ... and I think it will be a "p_o camo" , lol. Cheers Badder Well, this was my first attempt at winter cammo, and it's ended up nothing like I had imagined. In fact, this is more of a lesson in chipping, rust and old faded whitewash than anything to do with nice white winter cammo. Still, I was intending to do a snow and mud diorama, so it can all be cured with the sprinkling of bicarbonate. Cheers, Badder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Looking forward to seeing your winter dio. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted May 15, 2016 Author Share Posted May 15, 2016 Looking forward to seeing your winter dio. It will be a challenge. I'm going to have the Nashorn positioned inside a blown up farm building, all covered in snow. TFL Badder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted May 15, 2016 Author Share Posted May 15, 2016 (edited) Apologies to those who don't like it dirty, but my Nashorn has lead me down this path, an exercise in, chipping, whitewashing, heavy washes and rubbing back. The gun travel lock is now shown in the dropped position, released by a cable-pull lever situated within the fighting compartment next to the gunner's seat. When released, the travel lock does not rest on the armour plate, but is held at a 60 degree angle by stoppers. There are still a few bits and pieces to add to the fighting compartment, and the gun, but the painting of the exterior is nearly finished. I will however be adding snow and frost to the upper hull and snow, frost and mud to the lower hull/suspension/wheels/tracks. TFL Badder Edited May 15, 2016 by Badder 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 I bet that will look great in the diorama ...cheers Badder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted May 16, 2016 Author Share Posted May 16, 2016 I bet that will look great in the diorama ...cheers Badder Rest assured the diorama will look better than the Nashorn! I've started adding snow and frost to the Nashorn. I'm not sure how it's going to turn out. Hard to imagine that I once painted a cammo scheme on this thing! Anyway, the Nashorn does look whiter... so on with the show. I've not used bicarb and hairspray before so I'm not sure if I can spray over it with matt acrylic? Anyone no if it will ruin the bicarb? Now for a few beers, to wash the horrible taste of hairspray from my mouth! TFL Badder 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeoman1942 Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Looks like snow to me mate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 From here, also it looks like snow, and photos in daylight, make it look more "winter" ... good medicine the beers, cheers Badder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Excellent Badder ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted May 18, 2016 Author Share Posted May 18, 2016 (edited) Excellent Badder ...Anyone who has followed my WIPs will know that I tend not to plan what I'm going to do in any great detail. I play things by ear, suck it and see, freestyle. And so the Nashorn has changed considerably over the course of this WIP. Not entirely satisfied with the snow and frost effect (a case of overdoing it in places) I wondered if it was possible to remove some of it. Worried about ruining anything, I decided to try washing some of the bicarb off with water and a brush. It worked, removing the 'frosty' stuff easily, and at the same time taking pigment off of the protrusions ,details and edges, and giving a kind of 'dry-brushed' effect. Also, some of the deeper areas of snow dissolved slightly and took on a more icy state. Overall, I was pleased. So, just like a real vehicle the Nashorn has gone through many stages of weathering, multiple layers added and removed, building up into what I hope will be judged as a realistic finish. Pics later today. TFL Badder Edited May 18, 2016 by Badder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Can't wait to see the dio WIP... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted May 18, 2016 Author Share Posted May 18, 2016 (edited) Snow/ice added to the lower hull and a bit here and there. TFL Badder Edited May 18, 2016 by Badder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted May 18, 2016 Author Share Posted May 18, 2016 Tracks have been stretched in hot water to allow sag. Then they were given a spray of gun metal and dry brushed with aluminium. Next I dusted them with rust weathering powder and coated themwith acrylic matt varnish. When dry I will brush hairspray lacquer over them and sprinkle on bicarb, then go over with . a brush to remove the bicarb from the 'treads'. TFL Badder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 It looks good for now and the plan you mention sounds good too,cheers Badder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted May 19, 2016 Author Share Posted May 19, 2016 (edited) Errrrrrrrrr ! Oh dear! Horrendous cock-up. I decided to improve the whiteness of the snow and ice with my Japanese 'Grit Paints', specifically the white paint. I'd forgotten I had it, and a quick test showed that it actually looked better than the bicarb. Now, the bicarb, as I have already discovered, comes off quite easily with a brush and water, so I decided to remove some of it. I particularly wanted to remove the bicarb from the glacis as I wasn't at all happy with it. All was going well until suddenly, DISASTER! To cut a long story short, the lacquer in the hairspray had reactivated, and proceeded to dissolve the acrylic varnish beneath, and the paint beneath that. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! So I now have areas of bare yellow plastic exposed in places, and have lost a lot of the weathering in others. Yes, the underlying white has been exposed in places, and looks okay, but much work will be required to get the damned thing sorted out. I am now kidding myself that this was all deliberate, and just another stage in the overall weathering process! TFL (That's Thanks for Laughing) Badder. P.S. Now that I've calmed down a bit, I actually think it looks better! Yes, I will have to rework bits of it, but I am liking the fact that the original white coat is more exposed than before. Edited May 19, 2016 by Badder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 It seems that talk about me, I think that (in my new stage modeler) have succeeded on the first try what he had planned to do with a particular kit, if it was a Sherman USA blank, I had to end up doing a Sherman GB green .... very frustrating , but fortunately I did not have to pull any (for now, fingers crossed), your good cheer mate... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted May 20, 2016 Author Share Posted May 20, 2016 It seems that talk about me, I think that (in my new stage modeler) have succeeded on the first try what he had planned to do with a particular kit, if it was a Sherman USA blank, I had to end up doing a Sherman GB green .... very frustrating , but fortunately I did not have to pull any (for now, fingers crossed), your good cheer mate... Thanks Francis. I will post pics of how it looks later today, before I start repainting it. This is turning into another 'saving a xxxx from the bin' WIP! Badder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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