Ripaman Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Brilliant job John Regards Richard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Surely John you have finished this by now mate Not saying that we are eager to see the final product or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted October 13, 2019 Author Share Posted October 13, 2019 On 10/10/2019 at 00:16, Ripaman said: Brilliant job John Regards Richard Many thanks Richard. 15 hours ago, Dads203 said: Surely John you have finished this by now mate Not saying that we are eager to see the final product or anything. No, not yet. I've been working on it a bit each day. All of the detail painting takes me quite a while, but I'll try to post an update soon. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted October 13, 2019 Author Share Posted October 13, 2019 Update. It doesn’t look as if I’ve done much, but this is about four afternoon’s work, doing the detail painting and applying washes, but not necessarily in that order. I used Mig’s Dark Wash to cover most of it and then removed 95% with a dampened brush. After drying for 24 hours, I started the painting of the spare wheel tyres, tarpaulins. stowage boxes, camnets and pioneer tools. There’s still some more to do, namely the road wheel tyres, and then some dry brushing before moving onto adding a load of pigments. I’ll be back when I’ve got those jobs out of the way. John. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Tidy painting John on the stowage fella, those wood handles have come out really well indeed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Newsome Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Looking good John. 👍🏼 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted October 13, 2019 Author Share Posted October 13, 2019 2 hours ago, Dads203 said: Tidy painting John on the stowage fella, those wood handles have come out really well indeed 2 hours ago, Roger Newsome said: Looking good John. 👍🏼 Thanks Dan and Roger. I had to redo the pioneer tools because 24 hours later, I thought they had dried..................they hadn't!! John. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Newsome Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, Bullbasket said: ..they hadn't!! Yep, I think we've all been there. 🙂 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfingers Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Aye up John, Superb job. Regards, Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper dog Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Hi John Really impressive work there, the paintwork for the tools and stowage is first rate, particularly like the wood effect. How you can do all that, whilst it's in situ, is beyond me. What's the advantage of fixing the stowage etc first and painting whilst in position? What sort of diameter thread did you use for the tie downs? (I used ezy line last time which is handy as its elastic but is poss a little small and tricky to tie knots in, especially as I used it to secure the stowage rather than glue it in position first.) Looking forward to seeing how you deal with the tracks. Not that I'm going to steal any ideas or techniques......🧐🤫 Great work. Cheers Darryl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share Posted October 15, 2019 On 13/10/2019 at 18:54, fatfingers said: Aye up John, Superb job. Regards, Steve Thanks a lot Steve. 2 hours ago, Jasper dog said: Hi John Really impressive work there, the paintwork for the tools and stowage is first rate, particularly like the wood effect. How you can do all that, whilst it's in situ, is beyond me. What's the advantage of fixing the stowage etc first and painting whilst in position? What sort of diameter thread did you use for the tie downs? (I used ezy line last time which is handy as its elastic but is poss a little small and tricky to tie knots in, especially as I used it to secure the stowage rather than glue it in position first.) Looking forward to seeing how you deal with the tracks. Not that I'm going to steal any ideas or techniques......🧐🤫 Great work. Cheers Darryl 'Morning Darryl, and thanks. Basically, my reason for adding everything and then painting afterwards is because to me it helps for the items to blend in and sit better. For instance, it would be a right royal PITA to try and add the camnets after painting seeing as they are soaked in dilute PVA glue. By doing it all before hand, the spraying allows for the nets to get a coat of paint that would be difficult off of the vehicle. Also, I would find it difficult to hold the small pioneer tools to paint, as I give the wooden parts a coat of a cream acrylic and then follow that up with a light coat of raw umber oil paint (and that takes in excess of 24 hours to dry). Then the metal parts have to be painted. The thread that I use for the tie downs is a thread that I bought many years ago from a shop in S.London which specialised in model ship items. It's use was for the rigging on sailing ships. I would think that any shops that deal with that subject would carry it. To use it though, I run it between finger and thumb after dipping it in PVA glue as it is of the hairy variety. HTH's. John. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Utterly, utterly stunning model building on all levels!! I do apologise, John, for not dropping by before. Spending so much time down in the GB section, I tend to miss out on some of the fantastic builds going on elsewhere. Having said that - it makes it an additional pleasure to discover threads like yours when I do venture up here! Truly awesome!! Kind regards, Stix 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Very nicley painted details and doo daas john ,i can see why that little lot took a while 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper dog Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 On 15/10/2019 at 09:53, Bullbasket said: 'Morning Darryl, and thanks. Basically, my reason for adding everything and then painting afterwards is because to me it helps for the items to blend in and sit better. For instance, it would be a right royal PITA to try and add the camnets after painting seeing as they are soaked in dilute PVA glue. By doing it all before hand, the spraying allows for the nets to get a coat of paint that would be difficult off of the vehicle. Also, I would find it difficult to hold the small pioneer tools to paint, as I give the wooden parts a coat of a cream acrylic and then follow that up with a light coat of raw umber oil paint (and that takes in excess of 24 hours to dry). Then the metal parts have to be painted. The thread that I use for the tie downs is a thread that I bought many years ago from a shop in S.London which specialised in model ship items. It's use was for the rigging on sailing ships. I would think that any shops that deal with that subject would carry it. To use it though, I run it between finger and thumb after dipping it in PVA glue as it is of the hairy variety. HTH's. John. Ahhhh, I see! Being new to this aspect I had wondered, thanks. The tip re "wooden parts" sounds a good one too. Thanks again Darryl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miketheexrock Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 How did I miss this ? This amazing, the additional detailing really does give it a kick , the modulation is great as well . A pleasure to look at and enjoy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted October 17, 2019 Author Share Posted October 17, 2019 15 hours ago, PlaStix said: Utterly, utterly stunning model building on all levels!! I do apologise, John, for not dropping by before. Spending so much time down in the GB section, I tend to miss out on some of the fantastic builds going on elsewhere. Having said that - it makes it an additional pleasure to discover threads like yours when I do venture up here! Truly awesome!! Kind regards, Stix No need to apologise Stix. I appreciate the work that you're putting in on the STGB, and I also appreciate your comments. Thanks. John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted October 17, 2019 Author Share Posted October 17, 2019 2 hours ago, Hewy said: Very nicley painted details and doo daas john ,i can see why that little lot took a while 1 hour ago, Miketheexrock said: How did I miss this ? This amazing, the additional detailing really does give it a kick , the modulation is great as well . A pleasure to look at and enjoy. Thanks Glynn and Mike. I finally managed to finish it last night, so once I've got some photos done, I'll post them. John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 That's a bit nice John, it's going to turn out a winner. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 My word, that is awfully nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_t Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Another star quality job, John, as per your usual standard! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted October 17, 2019 Author Share Posted October 17, 2019 Thanks @stevehnz, @phildagreek and @clive_t for the comments, and everyone else who has contributed to this blog. It's all appreciated. Right, I think that I can call this one done and dusted (literally). Road wheel tyres painted and wavy camouflage on the end of the barrel touched in by brush. I should have masked and sprayed but, hey ho! I used Migs Dark Wash all over and the removed the majority with a damp brush. I stuck with just three pigments, Mig’s European Earth, Allied Green Fading and Carr’s Black. This last one I used as a basis for shadows around the base of different items. The green gives the appearance of streaking down the vertical sides, and the dust was added to all of the flat surfaces. Road wheel tyres were painted with NATO Black (Vallejo), and then it was onto the tracks. I was going to use a new set of Tamiya tracks, but I had the old ones left over from the original build and decided to use them. As they were already painted, I just gave them a coat of Mig’s Dark Track Wash and when it had dried, picked out the chevrons with a shade of grey. After fitting them in place, I ran a silver watercolour pencil along the guide teeth and around the rims of the wheels, and then finally gave them a dusting of European Earth. The last items to be fitted were the A&B aerials and the two headlamps. Finally, I come to Mick and Montmorency (now that does show my age), the two crew members. Again, these were left overs from the original build and I didn’t need to paint them, but they needed a little livening up, so I gave them both a wash of Migs Dark Wash and left them to dry. Then using a dampened brush, I removed most of the wash, just leaving enough in the creases of the uniforms. Once dry, I gave them a dry brushing with a cream colour. I might just give them a coat of matt varnish on the uniform. So, it’s finished and I hope that you’ve found the build interesting enough. A bit of a dog’s breakfast of parts, but I’ve now got a 1c Welded Hull for my collection. I’ll put it into RFI once I’ve made a suitable base. Thanks for looking. John. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfoot Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Great stuff John, another lovely looking Sherman for your collection. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Outstanding build and paintwork, Looking forward to the next one! Roger 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfingers Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Aye up John, Wonderful job all round and a very enjoyable thread to follow as always. Regards, Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper dog Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Great job John, looks really good, inspiration to crack on with mine. Figures I think make are a great addition to any vehicle, brings them to life. Thanks for an interesting and educational build. All the best for the next one. Darryl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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