Whats Lying on your Workbench MK IV

[MechTech]

That turret is looking good! - MT

[GMK]

Thanks MT.

So, picked up the HobbyBoss M706 to plagiarise the turret hatch. Was impressed/surprised by the size difference (& how closely it scales with my efforts, TBH)

Decided to rework the splash ring that surrounds the commander's hatch, moving from .020 x .020 (0.5mm) to .030 x .030 (0.75mm). Also, instead of using multiple pieces, I'll fashion it from one bit, bending it around some pins drilled into the turret roof:

I've also started to open up the viewing episcopes, & adding weld beads.

[derex3592]

Sunday morning....you rebel scum...

Edited July 24, 2016 by derex3592

[arbit]

My first experience with airbrushing. Beautiful tool... if I can get the thing to just spray evenly.

My 9 yr old daughter's Beargal. I'm under a lot of pressure here to not screw it up!

Edited July 24, 2016 by arbit

[Hervé]

Hi !

decals in place:

Next step: weathering !

[GMK]

Lovely, Hervé!

[Xigfrid]

When it's time to try to transform it that you realize that there was a lot of anime magic...

Sometime 1:60 scale can be mean: 70cm long when on its 6 feet !

[GMK]

Real life has been brutal this week, seriously hampering progress on the T50.

Take three on the commander's hatch seems to be working well, thanks in part to HobbyBoss providing a three dimensional reference. Also, have started hacking up a CD case for the episcopes. Will paint the inside of the turret sea foam green so that the correct shade is visible through the epis themselves.

And a side view...only another four facets to go until the rough shape of the hatch is complete.

(Oh, the gap at the bottom of the spacer is intentional.)

All comments welcome, as always.

[Thom]

!!NOT MINE!!

But this a ship that Andrew C put together and put on Resin Illuminati

If it looks like it may belong in Macross, that's because it uses Macross parts!!

http://resinilluminati.com/showthread.php?t=16964

Edited July 27, 2016 by Thom

[GMK]

As expected (hoped?) the primer has both hidden & exposed sins. Still, pretty chuffed. This may actually work out.

[arbit]

I recast the second bridge with clear resin to imitate some of the lager 1/500 scale kits.

There are actually some big bubbles, but the LED conceals them.

I got a better cast on the third attempt. This one's a keeper.

Edited July 31, 2016 by arbit

[Thom]

I recast the second bridge with clear resin to imitate some of the lager 1/500 scale kits.

There are actually some big bubbles, but the LED conceals them.

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Very nice!!

[NZEOD]

!!NOT MINE!!

But this a ship that Andrew C put together and put on Resin Illuminati

If it looks like it may belong in Macross, that's because it uses Macross parts!!

http://resinilluminati.com/showthread.php?t=16964

Nice... although it would have been better being named the RNZS Te Kaha...

[MechTech]

Nice Herve! I got to talk to one of the original pilots of that version once.

Cool GMK!

That looks good Arbit! - MT

[derex3592]

Speeder Bike painted and going together nicely. Tamiya rattle can Red Brown and Model Master Metalizer Gunmetal for the colors

[Big s]

Lookin good so far.

[electric indigo]

Mwahahahaa...

[arbit]

These hull port-thingies didn't have clear parts or openings in this scale; I drilled them out and molded some resin for reflecting the light evenly.

[Kelsain]

That's awesome, electric indigo!

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[derex3592]

ok...I'll bite...what is it???

[Darth Mingus]

ok...I'll bite...what is it???

I know! I know!

It is a J7W1 Shinden painted with X-Wing colours. The question is, is it the Zoukei Mura version?

[NZEOD]

WW2 Japanese pusher prop fighter... play Warthunder and they pop up from time to time. The Americans have a crap version of it, the XP-55 Ascender... BUTT UGLY

Edited August 6, 2016 by NZEOD

[arbit]

It's a beautiful plane. Has some elements of original Galactica.

Edited August 6, 2016 by arbit

[electric indigo]

Thank you guys, you all get 100 nerd points.

I used the beautiful 1/72 Hasegawa kit, great detail and dirt cheap.

Any ideas for a WWII TIE fighter?

[GMK]

Nice Space Battleship Yamato there, arbit.

A little more progress over the course of the week.

The cargo hatch & filter box are close to completion.

The trickiest work to date has been adding the gun depression rail ('Jesus bar') between the turret & cargo hatch to prevent own goals into the vehicle itself. The turret makes the full 360 degree/6,400 mil traverse, without interference.

Interestingly, on the upgraded M113AS4, electronic interlocks superseded the need for a physical bar to prevent own goals, so one wasn't initially fitted. User complaints about the absence of a 'hand rail' led to the incorporation of a purpose designed one into the build state.

Cheers.

[wmkjr]

Thank you guys, you all get 100 nerd points.

I used the beautiful 1/72 Hasegawa kit, great detail and dirt cheap.

Any ideas for a WWII TIE fighter?

Blohm & Voss BV141 would make a cool TIE Bomber

[edstuff]

Anyone remember mighty muggs?

[NZEOD]

Nice Space Battleship Yamato there, arbit.

A little more progress over the course of the week.

The cargo hatch & filter box are close to completion.

The trickiest work to date has been adding the gun depression rail ('Jesus bar') between the turret & cargo hatch to prevent own goals into the vehicle itself. The turret makes the full 360 degree/6,400 mil traverse, without interference.

Interestingly, on the upgraded M113AS4, electronic interlocks superseded the need for a physical bar to prevent own goals, so one wasn't initially fitted. User complaints about the absence of a 'hand rail' led to the incorporation of a purpose designed one into the build state.

Cheers.

Instructors tend to ride on the outside when doing crew commander initial training

[derex3592]

borrowed some dirt from down the street and made an Endor dirt cheap base today.... LOL

Edited August 7, 2016 by derex3592

[GMK]

Thanks NZEOD - may be a Kiwi thing, only? My instructors were firmly inside the cargo hatch when I was learning how to be a crewie. Tanks were different, they had a cage bolted on in place of the turret bin. Looked like something from Mad Max.

The car I'm building - 134329 - had a M113 hull, not a M113A1, so it had the bolted plate around the armoured fuel filler cap. Thankfully, so did the 1/1 scale example I measured. 400 x 500mm...

Anyone know where to find a 1/16 armoured fuel filler cap?

[edstuff]

GMK the amount of work you're putting into this is....astounding

[derex3592]

Finishing up the base and working on weathering the Speeder Bike. I have a plan for the tree part. In the meantime, I'm gonna go with a hat trick of SW kits. The Y Wing is up next!

[NZEOD]

borrowed some dirt from down the street and made an Endor dirt cheap base today.... LOL

Just need some Photoetch ferns and maybe a wee beastie in the bushes

Thanks NZEOD - may be a Kiwi thing, only? My instructors were firmly inside the cargo hatch when I was learning how to be a crewie. Tanks were different, they had a cage bolted on in place of the turret bin. Looked like something from Mad Max.

The car I'm building - 134329 - had a M113 hull, not a M113A1, so it had the bolted plate around the armoured fuel filler cap. Thankfully, so did the 1/1 scale example I measured. 400 x 500mm...

Anyone know where to find a 1/16 armoured fuel filler cap?

I'll post up a pic of us messing round in the jungle in Timor... cowboy instructor on the roof.

[GMK]

That'd be cool, NZEOD.

Made some progress on the roof...

[derex3592]

Redid the base with real tree bark and used real ground clutter as well. Calling this one done minus getting the trooper on the bike!... edit.. got him on!

Edited August 14, 2016 by derex3592