2012 Armor Models in Progress by the Duke.

[Duke Maddog]

Thanks Mike. It's not the degree of difficulty I'm concerned about when it comes to the winter whitewash. It's just that I've never done a winter camo before for any winterized unit. Anything I do now would stick out in a way that; to me, breaks the consistency of my collection in the patterns and types of camouflage I already have. If you take a look at my entire collection of finished models you'll see what I mean about consistency of appearance as well as scale:

Anyway, that's why I won't be doing this in winter camo. I actually have had this kit for awhile but never started this because I didn't want to deal with a winter camo. I finally decided to do it and use a summer pattern instead so I can get this off the shelf.

Okay, more pics on the way from this past Monday's progress. I got lots to show!

 

[SA Dave]

I see one little red one that is sticking out there though :yipee

 

[reconron]

I see one little red one that is sticking out there though :yipee

Yes,what's that,Mark?

Impressive collection for sure!

Greetings,Ron.

 

[Duke Maddog]

Okay, wise guys! That little red one is a FIRE TRUCK! I have a few other Russian ones that will stick out like that too when I get them built, but that'll have to wait. It ain't a winter combat model and that's my story and I'm sticking with it! hyeah :v

BTW, that pic was taken a little less than a year and a half ago. You're looking at 545 armor models in that pic and it doesn't include my 350+ aircraft and helicopters and my 380+ ships. Oh, and my armor count as of today is now 609 completed armor models.... :woohoo:



Okay, on to my latest progress....




Here we are in another new week and I have some more progress to show from Monday's Hobby Day. I haven't had any time to paint anything at home, so I got started on a couple new subjects while trying to move ahead on others.

The first of the new models I started was one of my UM Shermans. I tried starting both but the one kit is completely unbuildable due to the way the parts don't go together. They don't even match the numbers or shapes of the parts on the instruction sheet!

The other one started out pretty well. I assembled the lower hull and the turret, while adding the engine deck and driver's hatches to the upper hull.

The other model I started was another ACE gun; an 88mm anti-tank gun like the Pak 43. This one is on a swivel base and has been quite the challenge to build:

Some parts on the instructions are very unclear so I've had to try and guess where parts go. It's coming along pretty well so far.




Now for the models I've been working on.

Here are the two T-34's I'm working on for the Small Scale Group Build on the AMPS Small Scale Forums. I got the photo-etch parts on them now. Time to get them ready for paint now:

Later on, I got some more parts on the main part of the Dora. I wish I knew what these parts of the gun are called. I'll have to come up with something. I'll call these the main gun supports since the main gun sits between these two. I have some of the detail parts on so far:

Then I noticed (with the help of a friend) the main gap that went around the inside where the inside panel went to close these off. It took a lot of Mr. Surfacer 500 to fill these in:

I had gotten some sanding done on this but not enough yet. It'll take awhile. I'm actually quite surprised at how much filling and sanding I have to do!


That's about all I have so far for today. I'm hoping to get some color on all of my models that are currently waiting for paint later today. I have quite a few en queue on my spraybooth!


Okay, I hope you enjoyed seeing my latest work so far. Stay tuned for more and thanks for looking in. Comments are always welcome.

 

[moon puppy]

 

[Dave wahl]

Duke:

Even for a year and a half ago, that is a very impressive collection. And I agree that the red fire truck really does stand out. But, if you feel that the winter coat would stand out wrong, I can live with that judgement.

Dave

 

[Duke Maddog]

Thanks Dave. I appreciate that very much. I do have a couple Soviet WWII fire trucks from PST to build too. They'll end up sticking out too, but then they are specialty vehicles. A winter-whitewashed tank isn't that type of specialized.

Maybe I should start on those fire trucks soon.....

 

[Dave wahl]

Duke:

While you're at it, you might want to look into finding a couple of German buses so you can try that Diorama we were talking about with the new recruits coming into basic training. I still think that would be an awesome project. Just make sure that when you set up all the "Newbies" like they are scrambling off the bus, amid a half dozen screaming Drill Sargeants barking orders all over the place. Just take it easy and everything will work out fine.

Dave W.

 

[Duke Maddog]

I'll do what I can, but I'm going to take my time on it. Funds are going to start getting real tight soon once my wife loses one of her jobs in October. I do have several other models I want to pick up as well.

Meanwhile, I have quite the stash to work on...

 

[Duke Maddog]

Wow, it's been a month and I've been working my tail off. In between times, I've tried to find a few hours to slip into my hobby room and get some progress done on some of these models that have been sitting on my workbench for far too long!

Okay, today I've managed to find some time to finally get some pics and get them posted. I've also managed to complete three more models; two armor and one aircraft. You an see them in their respective Forums.


Okay, in Armor I have managed to get the following work done.

First is the Opel Bus I've been working on. I pulled the body off (it was only dry-fit on there) and shot a coat of Panzer dark grey over it. EPIC FAIL! I guess the paint was too old or something, so I'll be making another attempt later when I can get some more paint:

Later; after sanding some of the roughness off, I decided to add some detail parts, as well as the Photo-etch luggage rack and ladder:

Next is the German Neubau Fahrzeug No. 1 that finally got a basecoat on it. This one seems to have applied more smoothly. Now to camouflage it:

This next one is my third ACE gun I started some time ago. This is an 88mm anti-tank gun that has now been basecoated:

These next two are two models I started for fun. This one is an Airfix Panzer IV I got from a friend. I figured a quick and easy build; and I may even use it in my wargaming army:

This one is a Doc Models Italian CV-35 tankette that I assembled in less than an hour and then added a basecoat on it:

My apologies for the blurry pic; apparently it's too small for my camera to focus on!

These last two are two Dragon models I started; the Churchill III and the Churchill IV. Nice little models and the suspension was a breeze to assemble!

Churchill III:

Churchill IV:

Okay, that's my Update for now. Hopefully the next one won't take a month to do. Hopefully also, I'll have more finished models to post next time I have the time! Feel free to check out Wesendorf Field as well for my latest progress on my aircraft models.

Thanks all for looking in; comments are very welcome.

 

[jknaus]

Very nice PE work on the autobus. Great looking collection this update too.
James

 

[SA Dave]

Wow you have more models on the go at one time than I finish in a year :woohoo:

 

[Yago Alonso]

Duke...
I have no words for this topic.
Are many works for one person...
Wow wow wow!
I hope to see all finished soon

Yago

 

[moon puppy]

Busy little beaver ain't ya Mark

 

[Yago Alonso]

What? hmy:

 

[moon puppy]

What? hmy:

Something might be lost in translation. :coolio

Just saying he's a busy worker Yago.

 

[Yago Alonso]

Thanks friend...
I understand it now... Thanks!

 

[Duke Maddog]

Thanks for the compliments guys! This kind of enthusiasm keeps me motivated to build more!

Dave, thanks! I just wish more of them could be on the "completed" shelf!

Yago, that is a typical amount of models in progress on my bench. In fact, I've got more working, but you have to go to Wesendorf Field to see all the aircraft I'm working on along with all these.

MP, yeah, sometimes I've been too busy working to get things done on my bench; this is the result of an hour on the bench here and there between jobs and sleep over the last month! Hopefully I'll be able to find more time to get even more done; some of these have been on the bench for far too long!

 

[Dave wahl]

Duke:

Those are some fantastic models you got there. Are you going to try my suggestion about the German busses for a "Boot Camp" diorama or what? Everything is looking good there my friend. Nice job on them.

Dave W.

 

[Duke Maddog]

Dave, I will try it but not for awhile. I would need to make a bit more money to get a couple more busses and then find and pay for some civilian figures that would work. Right now I have so much on my plate; the Dora notwithstanding, that I can't get started on that anytime soon. I'm hoping to finish a few more rail subjects alongside Dora so I can have as complete a selection of small scale armored rail subjects as I can for the IPMS Nationals. The Russian armored train is ready for paint; and I've found the Morser Karl with railcars that was in my stash. Then there's all these 'big-box' aircraft I need to build to clear the boxes from the Hobby Room to make room for all these models being finished up. Like I said, it's a great idea; it just came at a very busy time in my modeling lineup.

Thanks for the compliments on my work. I do hope that some of these can soon be posted in the Finished Forums. Stay tuned my friend!