Shar2 Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 (edited) For my second entry in this GB I'm going to be building the Tamiya 1/35 PBR31 and a Vietnamese cargo sampan. Here are the first pics of getting things together and starting the build. Just have to decide whether to paint the undersides of the hull red or black. Edited April 5, 2011 by Shar2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilgrim_UK Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Always a good un these pbr's. Somebody built one of those not long ago on here cannot remember who though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr B Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Will be tracking this with joy ! Got a similar set up planned...........myself.......... Rgds Mr b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 Have finished the lower hull, originally sprayed with standard red anitfouling, then a light coat of lightened antifouling as a some wethering, then some green slime colour around the waterline and sides. It actually looks more subtle live than in the photos. Anyone know what colour the water jets should be? I've seen them black, metallic or a mixture of the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi-Jiff Kenobi Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Have you tried this site: Brown Water Navy Plenty of photos of the boats, both from Vietnam and from modern restorations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 Thanks Obi, I hadn't been to that site. Just what I've been looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi-Jiff Kenobi Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 I've had it bookmarked for a while, pending starting (or rather re-starting) my Pibber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 (edited) I think I'll add some more weathering to the lower hull today, then I can get with building the upperworks. Thanks to that site, I have a better idea of the state these things got into and the sort of extra kit that will be need to be added. Edited March 15, 2011 by Shar2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moofles Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 ooooooooooo nice, followig this one closely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smuts Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 This will be good........ Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted March 17, 2011 Author Share Posted March 17, 2011 Right, lets start this again. Having checked out the info on the site Obi suggested and couple of others I have since found, I've started again. This time I've gone for the black antifouling, (as non of the colur pictures showed any with red paintwork), which will be distressed even more once I've added some extra detail and painted the rest of the hull olive drab. The silver gunwhales are painted like that ready for future weathering, again once the olive drab is applied. Whilst these boats were fibreglass, the MkII's had aluminium gunwhales, apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Nice work Dave, can't wait to see more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted March 19, 2011 Author Share Posted March 19, 2011 Thanks Dan Have been able to a bit more to this today. It doesn't look much, but I've been playing with the PE sets and weapons. It seems that I have run out of Olive Drab and although WEM were super fast in getting my paint order delivered, they didn't send the drab tins. So I've tried a different green to see how that looks. I've only brushed this on, if I continue to like it I'll give thewhole boat a spraycoat or two. From the pictures of the real thing the paint faded very badly so this is what I'll be representing. Comments always welcome. The first of the three 50cals after the RB barrel and etch treatment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 That's looking rather tasty, those .50 barrel sets are the dogs mate, got a few myself. So when you starting lusty then? Lol BR Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Ogilvie Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Brilliant work - I'll be following this Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted March 19, 2011 Author Share Posted March 19, 2011 Thanks Dan and Iain. Dan the lusty isn't even near the stocks yet mate. How about you finishing yours first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 (edited) Brilliant work - I'll be following this Me too ! Ian Edited March 20, 2011 by Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted March 20, 2011 Author Share Posted March 20, 2011 Sprayed the upper hull today and started working on the details. I seem to have more PE and resin for this thing than the things can carry, will have to restrain myself. Oo er! As can also be seen, I've started trialing the weathering by scraping some of the green to expose the aluminium gunwhales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Nice Dave, I wish I had the go in me to get mine started! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr B Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Lovely work thus far, Awaiting the water bits.......... Makes me one to pull mine out and get cracking as well......... Rgds MRb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the South African Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 The work up tonow is very nice I was wondeing however if you were going to wheather the .50 cal I used to work with these particular machine guns and they get real dirty especially around the muzzle wich very quickly turns a carbon colour the barrel jacket however rarely loses its gun blued colour and also the machine gun body stays more or less the same colour that it was issued from the factory.I think that the reason for this is that the L1 barrel shoots out real quick and might be made of a less than up to standard material, in the SANDF we currently have two barrels in service the L1 that is fitted to the ones on the boat and the L2 that is fitted in our ratel command vehicles the L2 barrel lasts a lot longer is very much shortened and remains the samecolour as the main body of the gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted March 21, 2011 Author Share Posted March 21, 2011 Thanks for the info TSA, that'll be very useful. I've got a lot of weathering to do and the guns will be included in that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moofles Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 that really does look good, deeply impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted March 26, 2011 Author Share Posted March 26, 2011 Bit more done today. Also trialing various additional bits such as the specially bought 1/35 scale tyres and some rope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosco Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Looking good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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