Ted Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Here's my entry, this little kit came in a huge box with an LCM and vacuformed beach. It is a beautiful looking gem, No photoetch thank goodness. The crew is a really nicely sculpted and cast resin set. I don't build many 1/72 kits and am looking forward to this. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 I'm surprised how popular 1/72 is in this GB. I'll be interested to see how this and the others turn out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Hi Ted and welcome to the GB. Great to have you here and that should be a great kit to make. I've made a couple of Dragon 1/72nd Shermans and enjoyed both. I'm looking forward to following your progress. Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Welcome aboard sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Posted March 15, 2022 Author Share Posted March 15, 2022 Thanks all. I was looking at the figures and they deserve a close up. How did someone sculpt these? So much skill. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 This looks interesting, the figures look great - especially the contrapposto (twist) in the seated guy (top left in your photo). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Posted March 18, 2022 Author Share Posted March 18, 2022 On 3/16/2022 at 5:18 AM, Robert Stuart said: This looks interesting, the figures look great - especially the contrapposto (twist) in the seated guy (top left in your photo). It is a good pose, and the fine detail of the uniform! I made a start, the sides of the cast hull are smooth so they need some texture. I brushed on some thin cement and then dabbed it with an old toothbrush. When it dried I sanded off the high spots a bit. The rear of the hull has a horizontal line from the mold. I sanded it flat and then did the same texturing. I don't usually build 1/72 kits and have to get used to how little this thing is. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Hi Ted. Great to see you are underway. Good job with the texture. Yes, they do see small when you first start on a 1/72nd kit but these Dragon kits do build into nicely detailed models. I've made a couple in the past and they were enjoyable projects. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Posted March 20, 2022 Author Share Posted March 20, 2022 On 3/19/2022 at 11:10 AM, PlaStix said: Hi Ted. Great to see you are underway. Good job with the texture. Yes, they do see small when you first start on a 1/72nd kit but these Dragon kits do build into nicely detailed models. I've made a couple in the past and they were enjoyable projects. Kind regards, Stix Thanks Stix. It is a nice kit for sure. I built their M4A4 a while ago and enjoyed it too. Here is the turret glued together! That's quite a joint. I sanded, filled it with melted sprue and then textured it with the cement and toothbrush. I also managed to assemble the bodies, Nothing to report there, all fell into place. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muchmirth Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 This looks great so far already, the figures are mint and like the texture you’ve added. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 Hi Ted. It was looking good last time seen. Any progress since? Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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