Golikell Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share Posted August 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Jasper dog said: Very impressive, great work on both the Karl and the flatbed of which I particularly like the weathering. Your doing the munition carrier/loader too, that will make for a very neat looking collection. Great work Darryl Thank you very much for the compliments... The carrier wil be in action, driving off the wagon. I am there fore looking into a suitable tank crew, where the driver will be with his head sticking out of the hatch, and the commander(?) will be guiding him. I was thinking about using these guys: By the way, I saw I missed a picture of the aforementioned mounting brackets for the ammo box: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golikell Posted August 21, 2020 Author Share Posted August 21, 2020 And the beat goes on: Next up, the open wagon from MiniArt. Nearly ready, the locks on the doors need to be added and the couplers... Then the painting... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golikell Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 (edited) Yet again one of my updates. Building is still not very speedy. To much going on to go ahead at full steam But things are not at a stand still. Some progress has been made on the G10. Talking about a detailed model... But somehow things in the drawing do not really work as they should. Heck, even the images on their website of a build model doesn't look like what is depicted on the instructions! My work (made brackets for the pulling rod myself from Evergreen): Theirs (look at the pulling rod: The BR-86 is coming along slowly too: Last but not least, I decided to change the Opel Maultier for another truck. According to the information I have, the uint made use of 5t trucks. Now that the Germans did not posess such trucks (at least, not as far as I could find), the closest thing where 4,5t trucks, which neared 5t as loading capacity... In the early days, I would not have imagined this, but I opted for a Zvezda Merceded L-4500, as this looks rather good!!! The contents of the sprues looks a lot like Tamiya, and a lot better dan the Büssing-NAG of IBG I build before... Edited September 25, 2020 by Golikell 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golikell Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 I did some construction work on the Ammo Panzer IV last weekend. Officially, you get the choice between the PE fenders or the plastic. IMHO you actually have no choice... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golikell Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 In the meanwhile, I corrected the rear fenders.... Stupid instructions!!!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golikell Posted November 10, 2020 Author Share Posted November 10, 2020 (edited) It's been a while since I did an update. In this time I have not been idle, and I am proud to say that I've finished another kit for this dio: The Ammo panzer for the Mörser Karl (Pz. Kpfw IV Ausf. F Fahrgestell) is done. Minus tracks and head for the driver. My hopes for the tracks are Masterclub, as they announced the correct tracks with open guide horns to be released soon. For the head I have to order a set with a Schiffchen somewhere. As I have seen a picture of this vehicle with a tarp over the shell gripping device (for want of a better word), I figured it would be a nice change, specially since the vehicle just completed a long train journey. The tarp on the hatch is a necessity, as the hatch dropped and was stepped on. This is to cover up the damage Edited November 10, 2020 by Golikell 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golikell Posted November 14, 2020 Author Share Posted November 14, 2020 After painting and adding one rather bored looking Soldat/ Fahrer (this came with the Zvezda kit), I declare this Mercedes L-4500 finished. Number 6. 4 more vehicles to go (I think)… 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APA Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 (edited) Cool pose 😎 and like the cargo area weathering 👍 A Edited November 14, 2020 by APA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golikell Posted November 14, 2020 Author Share Posted November 14, 2020 Just now, APA said: Cool pose 😎 and like the cargo area weathering 👍 A Yeah I think Zvezda did a good job here. The level of detail reminds me of the older Tamiya figs, which is not bad for a company that I would have shunned years ago... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golikell Posted November 17, 2020 Author Share Posted November 17, 2020 Karls’ driver is also done. This Gefreiter needed quite some adjustments to the lower parts to fit. Figure is from MiniArt. I must say that the facial detail is rather good for a plastic fig… The fig in the office. Taking some distance. Not bad, eh? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golikell Posted November 24, 2020 Author Share Posted November 24, 2020 One more down, 3 to go! The MiniArt gondola is done! As always, I left of the air hoses till I will couple the truck to the others. Actulally this waggon has no brakes, so no hoses are included. Yet in order to have it included in the train, provisions to pass through the air for the brakes of the other freight cars need to be present. I did no go so far as to add piping to the underside, as not of it will be visible anyway (wait, did Í say that??? ) . The cargo will be oildrums. 8 are included in the kit, together with the personell loading/unloading (who can tell the difference?) but that is not enough for me. So another set needs to be procured. That set contains 12 drums, which makes the tally on the doors accurate So, for the pics: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaoinas Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Gotta love the weathering and finish on this one. How do you manage to get the wooden floor so realistic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golikell Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 1 hour ago, vaoinas said: Gotta love the weathering and finish on this one. How do you manage to get the wooden floor so realistic? Thank you so much. I always appreciate all feedback, but compliments are my favorites As for the floor, that is actually quite easy.... I start with a base of black primer. Next a layer of Vallejo Panzer Aces old wood. This doesn't need to be covering very well. Next a wash of dilluted burnt umber oil paint. Then a splattering/streaking (whatever you think is suitable) of dilluted black oil paint. In this case I used a barrel to create some circles to suggest some leakage of a barrel. Last but not least a good session with European dust pigments to make it less stark and, well, dusty as most wagons are not really clean... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golikell Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 Yet another wagon ready to receive (some more) paint. And because Thunder Model, in all their wisdom decided to include only one PE grate (and I prefer the grates over the slatted ones, which are included) I decided, after some wise advice) to make the grates myself from Evergreen. Looks a bit different, but not easy to make. Comments are always welcome. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golikell Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 (edited) Aaaand finished. This is the last wagon for this project. Not one for the faint hearted or inexperienced. Very detailed but with some flaws that need corrected or worked around. I made the couplers articulate and left the airhoses off, to facilitate coupling with other wagons. Hope you like it and as always comments are welcome... Edited December 21, 2020 by Golikell 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbow Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 That build and the weathering is superb !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golikell Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 39 minutes ago, Longbow said: That build and the weathering is superb !! Thank you so much!!! I really appreciate your compliments... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APA Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Really really nice work. Great detailing on the placement of the dust etc. In all the right places and shapes. Very realistic indeed. Well done 👍 A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golikell Posted December 23, 2020 Author Share Posted December 23, 2020 (edited) On 21/12/2020 at 19:45, APA said: Really really nice work. Great detailing on the placement of the dust etc. In all the right places and shapes. Very realistic indeed. Well done 👍 A Thank you All those hours visiting railway museums and riding in (steam)trains seem not to have been in vain Edited December 23, 2020 by Golikell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golikell Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 Well, another step to the completion of the diorama is taken… I can say, not without pride, that I finished the BR-86. It was an interesting journey, again with a couple of firsts. Like weathering black and red… I made minor changes/additions to the basic kit: the floor of the cabin was altered in that I made a metal place around the furnace, bordered by a strip, and scribed planking on the rest. I also created small hooks for the couplers to hook up to when not in use. And brackets for the air hoses (made from copper wire, instead of the plastic ones) when in rest. And there is no glazing profided for the lights. Therefore, after inserting a bead to simulate bulbs a 5 mm acetate disks are inserted. Thank you for watching and I hope you like it… 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaoinas Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Great job on the locomotive. All the weathering looks very natural. And I quite like how the red is painted on unevenly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golikell Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 @vaoinas Thank you do much... The patchy paint job has been achieved mainly by the combination of a black primer and translucency of the used Vallejo Air paint. I sprayed only one layer of red, hence the way the black shimmers through... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Just been having a quick scan through this thread, and I have to say, that locomotive is absolutely superb. The weathering on it is spot on. Same goes for the wagon. First class work. John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golikell Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 @Bullbasket Thank you so much... The past trail of building and painting 10 vehicles, with the 11th on the bench has been an interesting and educational journey... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golikell Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 Well, the shunter is ready for markings. Only then I can start the weathering... The BIG issue is finding the correct markings. I dislike Peddinghaus decals, as I have very bad experiences with the quality of those. Very thick carrier film, that is impossible to hide, no matter how much varnish you throw at it... CMK had a similar loc with markings, and they are trying to get them for me (kit is OOP). Fingers crossed... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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