wimbledon99 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Ditto re. the engine parts! Stix, are you planning a display with the engine hatch open?? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Nice start and a good idea to break the tedious job into bite size chunks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Good start Stix, it will be interesting to see how detailed the engine bay will be. I imagine they weren't the cleanest places either. Dennis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Looks like a good start on this well detailed kit. Happy modelling and a fine Weekend. Bernd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Out of the blocks, and off to a flyer stix. Re the tracks, that's what I tell myself too when I build link tracks, ten or fifteen at a time, trouble is you get into a bit of a robotic routine, and ten become twenty and then thirty, ect, they do look good tracks though, as @wimbledon99 says are you going to have open engine panels to show the inards off? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted March 30, 2019 Author Share Posted March 30, 2019 9 hours ago, Badder said: This is just not good enough Stix! You must pull harder. And if you can't do it, ask Mrs Stix to lend a hand. Other than that, I'm shocked to see you've glued some parts together without painting them first! What is going on? Nice progress though. Rearguards, Badder Hi Badder.........I know.....must try harder! I'll get them in a vice at one end and some pliers at the other....I'm sure they'll be fine!! With regards the parts - I just wanted to glue something!!! No - when I looked at some of the parts for the engine compartment I realised there would be some gaps after assembly so I decided to glue subsections together - fear not - stuff will still be painted before final assembly!! 8 hours ago, Mig Eater said: Oh wow I didn't know that this kit came with interior parts! I may have to get one too so I can nick the gearbox & engine for my T92. It does! But just parts for the engine compartment. 8 hours ago, wimbledon99 said: Ditto re. the engine parts! Stix, are you planning a display with the engine hatch open?? Hi Nigel. Well I'll see how well the engine turns out. If it's okay then yes I'll show off the engine. 7 hours ago, SleeperService said: Nice start and a good idea to break the tedious job into bite size chunks. Thanks SleeperService and yes - I get bored quite quickly with track cleaning up and assembling. 6 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Good start Stix, it will be interesting to see how detailed the engine bay will be. I imagine they weren't the cleanest places either. Dennis Thank you Dennis. It looks like it will be reasonably well detailed and I have now added a few extra cables. I don't know how dirty this engine compartment would actually have been as it was a only relatively short lived in service. I'm not going to do it really dirty but certainly not perfectly clean. 6 hours ago, BerndM said: Looks like a good start on this well detailed kit. Happy modelling and a fine Weekend. Bernd Thank you Bernd and I hope you have a good weekend too. 50 minutes ago, Hewy said: Out of the blocks, and off to a flyer stix. Re the tracks, that's what I tell myself too when I build link tracks, ten or fifteen at a time, trouble is you get into a bit of a robotic routine, and ten become twenty and then thirty, ect, they do look good tracks though, as @wimbledon99 says are you going to have open engine panels to show the inards off? Thank you Glynn. I'm afraid I get bored quite quickly with tracks so will probably stick to doing ten at a time. And yes, as long as it turns out okay, I'm going to display the final build with the engine hatches open. We'll see..... Speaking of the engine - I've now added some cables using some lead wires: The subsections are not glued together yet - I'm going to do some painting of the parts first as it will be easier. I'm hoping to get some paint on tomorrow. Comments and suggestions welcome. Kind regards, Stix 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimbledon99 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Such small additions make such a large difference. I have a feeling this is going to be rather special 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Impressive plumbing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Off to a good start Stix, update No. 1 and already the detailing has started! As has already been said this is going to be good, just for a change . 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 20 hours ago, wimbledon99 said: Such small additions make such a large difference. I have a feeling this is going to be rather special Hi Nigel and thank you - I'll wait and see! A lot of the detail is going to be hidden in the engine compartment even with all the hatches open! 15 hours ago, Hewy said: Impressive plumbing Cheers Glynn! 👍 4 hours ago, modelling minion said: Off to a good start Stix, update No. 1 and already the detailing has started! As has already been said this is going to be good, just for a change . Hi Craig. You're far too kind as always! Today was indeed a day for painting........after some cleaning up and filling of a lot of these on some of the engine compartment parts: Once sorted, I painted all the engine compartment components with thinned (with water) Revell Aqua's Anthracite - applied with a flat brush: The engine parts and floor - not glued together yet: I also got some paint on the PE grills: From most photos and diagrams, plus the kit's instructions, the a lot of the engine compartment needs to be whitewashed. But, rather than paint it plain white - I stippled on the paint, very thinned, so it built up the colour slowly and roughly and looks worn without having to dirty it up after: The PE done in the same way: I have also done some dry-brushing on the engine itself plus some detail painting. I need to do the same on the rest of the whitewashed areas: The rest of the detail painting will be done next before the engine compartment is assembled. Comments and suggestions welcome. Kind regards, Stix 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 That's a great dirty look you've got with the white in the engine compartment, this is going to be a cracker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 That stippled on white paint looks very effective Stix. Nice to see a bit of PE provided in the kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 (edited) Hi Stix, Swift progress, but top-notch nonetheless. The engine and transmission are looking superb. I assume that the 'whitewash' was actual white paint rather than a solution of lime/chalk? I guess it would help show up oil and water leaks. Whilst contemplating joining this GB, I had an idea of depicting a Pershing from 'The Battle of the Bulge' with Balkenkreuz slapped on the turret sides because the film-makers couldn't afford/find/be bothered to find, any surviving WWII German armour. If anyone wants to nick that idea, they are welcome! Rearguards, Badder Edited March 31, 2019 by Badder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 44 minutes ago, Badder said: I had an idea of depicting a Pershing from 'The Battle of the Bulge' with Balkenkreuz slapped on the turret sides because the film-makers couldn't afford/find/be bothered to find, any surviving WWII German armour. If anyone wants to nick that idea, they are welcome That would be a great idea for this build. ⬇️ Thats what i was hoping for when i originally laid out the idea for the film section. There is also the M47’s in “Patton” the 1970 movie. Dennis 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Excellent progress so far Stix. And the brush painting is up to your usual first class standards. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Excellent paint work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimbledon99 Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Coming along nicely, Stix. I agree with above comments re. the 'white'; looks great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted April 6, 2019 Author Share Posted April 6, 2019 On 31/03/2019 at 20:46, Hewy said: That's a great dirty look you've got with the white in the engine compartment, this is going to be a cracker Thank you Glynn. I think it's easier than trying to dirty the white after it's on. On 31/03/2019 at 20:49, modelling minion said: That stippled on white paint looks very effective Stix. Nice to see a bit of PE provided in the kit. Thank you Craig. Yeah there’s not a lot of PE but they've provided it for the relevant bits which is good. On 31/03/2019 at 23:45, Badder said: Hi Stix, Swift progress, but top-notch nonetheless. The engine and transmission are looking superb. I assume that the 'whitewash' was actual white paint rather than a solution of lime/chalk? I guess it would help show up oil and water leaks. Rearguards, Badder Hi Badder and thank you for your comments. Perhaps I should have said painted white rather than whitewashed. The paint was obviously quite tough as it's still evident on some Pershing engine parts that are currently on sale/sold online. Like you suggest I think it was to show up leaks, etc. On 01/04/2019 at 11:16, Bullbasket said: Excellent progress so far Stix. And the brush painting is up to your usual first class standards. John. Thank you John.......most kind. On 01/04/2019 at 13:28, BerndM said: Excellent paint work. Thank you Bernd. On 01/04/2019 at 21:36, wimbledon99 said: Coming along nicely, Stix. I agree with above comments re. the 'white'; looks great! Hi Nigel and thank you! I had a day off work yesterday so with today’s work on top of that I have made some decent progress. Most of the time yesterday was spent painting the detail on the engine parts and then assembling them: Before fitting the engine compartment in the hull I needed to attach some of the parts on the outside of the hull and the rear hull plate: The instructions say to assemble the engine parts inside the hull. I decided to assemble the engine first and I'm pleased I did because there were some very fiddly bits to assemble that I think would have been virtually impossible to fit and glue in the hull. Having said that it was a bit tricky to get the engine compartment into place when it was assembled. I ended up having to shave some parts to enable the compartment to go in. I only broke off two parts accidentally but they went back on okay. Now there are lots of photos because, once the engine deck is in place, there will be very little of the engine visible. ....and this is all that will be seen of the engine with the deck in place: Over the evenings this week I have been assembling ten links at a time and now have the first side's set finished: They do actually seem pretty good so far: More tomorrow I hope when I think I'm going to attach the upper hull/deck to the lower hull. I was't going go to because I was hoping to paint the lower hull first but there are some odd gaps around the join which I think I’ll need to fill first. Comments and suggestions welcome. Kind regards, Stix 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 (edited) Great work on the whole engine unit and compartment. The tracks look the business as well. True its not the most ideal to paint it that way. but filling the gaps first is probably best. I myself am avoiding most of that. I have a vignette in mind and the entire lower hull will be virtually invisible unless you pick up the model. Oh i was able to finally log on today. Mike and his team must’ve been working overtime to get people unblocked. Dennis Edited April 6, 2019 by Corsairfoxfouruncle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 The engine compartment is a real gem stix, that looks very nice, shame you can't see the engine full on but nevertheless it creates a superb focal point 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 That really is fantastic, both the painting and the added extras, I particularly like the drive belts, a very nice touch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimbledon99 Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 The engine is a piece all by itself!! Such a shame you you can't depict it outside the main build! I only say this as so much of it is hidden and it's a model with a model 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Great work in the engine bay and it is good to have photos from. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 (edited) Hi Stix, Superb progress on the Ford GT40 Pershing. Sorry, the mid-engine rear wheel drive set-up confused me for a moment. I don't know if you're planning a vignette/diorama, but assume you are going to stick with the 'engine covers open' plan. I'll be doing that with my Tiger I and have been searching for suitable figures to be poking/prodding/staring-at-the-engine-and-shaking-their-heads. Whilst not an extensive search, I did come across Fields of Glory kit of 3 WWII German figures 'Winter Painting' their tank. They are wearing overalls and no headgear, so could easily pass off as American etc and their paint brushes could be replaced by spanners, wrenches hammers. The kit is resin, but price-wise no more than I'd expect to pay for plastic. If you, or anyone else is interested, I will try to find the link. Rearguards, Badder Edited April 7, 2019 by Badder 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Brilliant work on the engine bay Stix. I hope that it can still be seen when it's finished as it would be a shame to lose it. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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