vppelt68 Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 I'm not reini but in my opinion soft edge is correct for Finnish Gustavs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Just read through your Mersu build so far John and you are doing a great job of turning Italeri's kit into a fine representation of the real thing, its a good job you have a lot of spares from your AZ kits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reini Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 @John MastersI would go with softa edges like @vppelt68 said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 9 hours ago, vppelt68 said: I'm not reini but in my opinion soft edge is correct for Finnish Gustavs. Thanks V-P! 1 hour ago, reini said: I would go with softa edges And also thanks reini! 8 hours ago, modelling minion said: Just read through your Mersu build so far John Thanks Craig. The only drawback to these GB threads is that I feel guilty when I don't keep track of all the fantastic builds, commenting along the way. Hence my tardiness with your recent build. I mean, the Interceptor GB is 6 pages...phew! That's a lot of models! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 3 hours ago, John Masters said: Thanks Craig. The only drawback to these GB threads is that I feel guilty when I don't keep track of all the fantastic builds, commenting along the way. Hence my tardiness with your recent build. I mean, the Interceptor GB is 6 pages...phew! That's a lot of models! I know exactly what you mean John, but with GB's taking on a life of their own lately it has become difficult to keep track of what we are all doing, not that their popularity is a bad thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 10 minutes ago, modelling minion said: with GB's taking on a life of their own I know! It is quite the thing. I sometimes wonder who is modelling on the regular threads... I have applied the RLM76 to the undersides and sides of the fuselage and the smaller parts. The RLM75 looks good but I will go back over it with some RLM 76 on the fuselage and tighten it up a bit. The wings have their '75 and I will soft-mask these areas and then apply the RLM74. --John 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Nice job on the paint John, looks like its gone on well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 3 hours ago, modelling minion said: Nice job on the paint John, looks like its gone on well. Thanks Craig. No issues so far! I have masked for the RLM74, Graugrün... After the RLM 74, I went over the edges with a hairy brush just to tighten them up a bit. theyvarentl as severer as splinter, yet softer in scale than diffused. I also touched up the fuselage with some more RLM76. I must admit, I am finding RLM75, the Grauviolett, to be one of my favourite camo colours. I think the decals might be next, then some varnish, then some oily washed bits, then the small parts. So I'm almost there. --John 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 That looks great John.👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 1 hour ago, modelling minion said: That looks great John.👍 Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 The decals are on! They took their sweet time releasing form the paper, but they stuck on alright. They have dried and been given a satin varnish. And then some dusty looking FloryWash. I will remove 98% of this and leave the panel lines highlighted a bit. Some small bits are ready. A comparison of tyres...the kit piece is on the left. AZ Model on the right. Is it my imagination or does the kit piece look like something that would be best served on an armoured car? Almost there! --John 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 One thing led to another and suddenly I realized I was done! I had fun. Here it is next to an AZ Model Finnish Gustav from the same era. Obvious kit differences, but they make a nice pair nonetheless. More in the gallery! --John 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reini Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 @John Masters That is a great looking pair! The camo came out great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 9 minutes ago, reini said: That is a great looking pair! Thank you @reini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 A cracking result John, your Mersu looks fantastic. Very well done mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 1 hour ago, modelling minion said: Very well done mate. Thanks Craig. I am looking forward to the 109 GB, as you might imagine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Nice result John On 1/18/2021 at 10:38 AM, John Masters said: A comparison of tyres...the kit piece is on the left. AZ Model on the right. Is it my imagination or does the kit piece look like something that would be best served on an armoured car? Snow tyres for a winter 109 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 4 minutes ago, Col. said: Snow tyres for a winter 109 or an Sd.Kfz. 222... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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