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2012 Armor Models in Progress by the Duke.
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Duke Maddog
Well-known member
Well, here I am a few weeks later and finally have some time to post. A few of the models in the last post I made here have been completed, so feel free to check them out in their respective Forums.
Meanwhile, here's the progress I made during the last few weeks. It ain't much due to my heavy workload, but I did manage to get something done.
I'll start out with the Opel Bus. I finally have an acceptable enough basecoat on this for me to move on. It ain't perfect, but I'm tired of this thing cluttering my bench. It's been in progress for far too long:
You'll notice that the back seems to sag a little; the back glue joint doesn't seem to hold. Drastic measures will have to be taken.
Moving right along...
Another model that has been giving me fits lately. This is my Russian Armored Train the "Dzerzhinets" by UM Models. I posted some time ago on the Missing Lynx Braille Scale Forums asking how do I weather a train? Well, I got some good answers and this is the result.
Engine and tender sans flash:
One of the turreted cars sans flash:
Another shot of some of the turreted cars with flash:
So, all the comments I got confirmed that I weathered this thing just right. Which means I weathered it just right, or the people who know I did it wrong kept silent while the others stroked my ego.
:woohoo:
Anyway, I'm calling that part of it done, and now all I have to do to finish this train is add the quad Maxims to the back of the tender. So, I started the quad Maxims and their mount. This is my progress on that so far.
These are the very delicate plastic parts for the main framework of the mount:
Next is the Photo-etch mounting plate. I broke this thing twice while trying to do all the folds on it. Then I had a bear of a time adding the little braces:
Next I have to bend and cement all the pintle mounts for all four guns, then add the ammo cans. Big fun!
Moving on from this model, I also got some small progress done on my Dora Railgun. I finished adding all 288 small hand wheels to the four sides of these main support structures. I also go the connection pieces assembled and some of them installed on the model. Here it is all dry-fit together:
Now that this model can no longer fit inside the original box; I had to rig up a carrying box for this main assembly. This is what I came up with:
I guess you also noticed parts of my German Panzerzug BP-44 in the background. I pulled that out to try and utilize some of the new weathering techniques I learned from weathering the "Dzerzhinets". I'll post more pics when I'm more satisfied with the results.
Well, that's all my progress for now. Hopefully more will come. Remember, comments are welcome. Thanks all for looking in.
Meanwhile, here's the progress I made during the last few weeks. It ain't much due to my heavy workload, but I did manage to get something done.
I'll start out with the Opel Bus. I finally have an acceptable enough basecoat on this for me to move on. It ain't perfect, but I'm tired of this thing cluttering my bench. It's been in progress for far too long:
You'll notice that the back seems to sag a little; the back glue joint doesn't seem to hold. Drastic measures will have to be taken.
Moving right along...
Another model that has been giving me fits lately. This is my Russian Armored Train the "Dzerzhinets" by UM Models. I posted some time ago on the Missing Lynx Braille Scale Forums asking how do I weather a train? Well, I got some good answers and this is the result.
Engine and tender sans flash:
One of the turreted cars sans flash:
Another shot of some of the turreted cars with flash:
So, all the comments I got confirmed that I weathered this thing just right. Which means I weathered it just right, or the people who know I did it wrong kept silent while the others stroked my ego.
:woohoo: Anyway, I'm calling that part of it done, and now all I have to do to finish this train is add the quad Maxims to the back of the tender. So, I started the quad Maxims and their mount. This is my progress on that so far.
These are the very delicate plastic parts for the main framework of the mount:
Next is the Photo-etch mounting plate. I broke this thing twice while trying to do all the folds on it. Then I had a bear of a time adding the little braces:
Next I have to bend and cement all the pintle mounts for all four guns, then add the ammo cans. Big fun!
Moving on from this model, I also got some small progress done on my Dora Railgun. I finished adding all 288 small hand wheels to the four sides of these main support structures. I also go the connection pieces assembled and some of them installed on the model. Here it is all dry-fit together:
Now that this model can no longer fit inside the original box; I had to rig up a carrying box for this main assembly. This is what I came up with:
I guess you also noticed parts of my German Panzerzug BP-44 in the background. I pulled that out to try and utilize some of the new weathering techniques I learned from weathering the "Dzerzhinets". I'll post more pics when I'm more satisfied with the results.
Well, that's all my progress for now. Hopefully more will come. Remember, comments are welcome. Thanks all for looking in.
nsmekanik
Member
That's some awesome work there Duke 
, I am keeping an close watch on your Dora as I have one that is waiting in the stash for me to get around to building up a dio I have in mind, of course since I have never built a Diorama before................
Oh and that weathering on the train is impressive :drinks
, I am keeping an close watch on your Dora as I have one that is waiting in the stash for me to get around to building up a dio I have in mind, of course since I have never built a Diorama before................Oh and that weathering on the train is impressive :drinks
Duke Maddog
Well-known member
Thanks guys! Glad you like it all. I'll be so happy to finally get some of this all done.
NS, I'll be real interested in seeing your diorama come about. That would be cool. Good luck on that.
James, I've always wanted a model of Dora ever since I heard about her. I'm hoping I can finish her without some major issue happening.
Thanks again for the compliments guys!
NS, I'll be real interested in seeing your diorama come about. That would be cool. Good luck on that.
James, I've always wanted a model of Dora ever since I heard about her. I'm hoping I can finish her without some major issue happening.
Thanks again for the compliments guys!
Duke Maddog
Well-known member
Well, it's been about a couple weeks later and now I have a little time to post the progress I've made from stolen workbench time. I've managed to get a lot more done than I expected, so without further ado, here is my latest work.
First off, I made some small progress on a couple models that had been sitting around for a bit. This captured German T-34/76 is now sporting it's tracks and is ready for the clearcoat, decals, dullcoat and weathering:
Another model that has been advanced towards the finish line is this tiny Doc Models Italian CV-35 tankette. I completed the camo pattern on it and added the tracks:
After it had dried a bit, I added the two decals to it:
Now it is ready for dullcoat and weathering.
After that, I started a couple of projects for a couple Group Builds on two other Forums.
Anyway, here is my project for the Anti-Tank Vehicle Group Build on the Braille Scale Forums. This is the ACE AT-3 Sagger vehicle that I'll be making with Iraqi markings. Here is where I have it now:
Here it is with the missile racks test-fit on the mounting rod:
Another model I started for the Guns! Guns! Guns! Group Build here on Modeler's Alliance is this Hasegawa 60cm. Morser Karl on railcars. I only got the railcars started so far:
Finally the progress I made on my newest Magnum Opus, the Dora Railgun. I have finally completed the main support structures for this massive beast:
You can see now why I work on this almost solely at the St. Crispin's Hobby Day Hall. It's far too big to work on at my house!
Here is a close up of one of the four catwalks I installed on this. Yes, that is photo-etch screen on that catwalk. Yes, I had to do four of them like this:
Moving right along on this, I completed the breach block and breech assembly on the main gun. In this pic the barrel sections are not cemented together yet; they are just dry-fit for the purposes of showing the size of this gun. Also, I forgot to put something next to it as a size reference; so when I cropped this pic, I left in the 1/72 scale Huey Hog so you can see how big this monster really is:
Here is a more detailed shot of the breech assembly on this gun:
You can see I still have some more sanding to do. After all this, I also assembled the two gun mounts. You can see in these pics the seam issues I have to deal with on this whole model:
Now that you've seen all my armor, feel free to check out Wesendorf Field to see the DC-6 I'm also building...
Okay, that is all I have to show for now. Work is starting to pick up again so I will probably be slowing down again. Still, if I can get more progress done, I'll keep you all posted.
Meanwhile, comments are welcome; thanks for looking in.
First off, I made some small progress on a couple models that had been sitting around for a bit. This captured German T-34/76 is now sporting it's tracks and is ready for the clearcoat, decals, dullcoat and weathering:
Another model that has been advanced towards the finish line is this tiny Doc Models Italian CV-35 tankette. I completed the camo pattern on it and added the tracks:
After it had dried a bit, I added the two decals to it:
Now it is ready for dullcoat and weathering.
After that, I started a couple of projects for a couple Group Builds on two other Forums.
Anyway, here is my project for the Anti-Tank Vehicle Group Build on the Braille Scale Forums. This is the ACE AT-3 Sagger vehicle that I'll be making with Iraqi markings. Here is where I have it now:
Here it is with the missile racks test-fit on the mounting rod:
Another model I started for the Guns! Guns! Guns! Group Build here on Modeler's Alliance is this Hasegawa 60cm. Morser Karl on railcars. I only got the railcars started so far:
Finally the progress I made on my newest Magnum Opus, the Dora Railgun. I have finally completed the main support structures for this massive beast:
You can see now why I work on this almost solely at the St. Crispin's Hobby Day Hall. It's far too big to work on at my house!
Here is a close up of one of the four catwalks I installed on this. Yes, that is photo-etch screen on that catwalk. Yes, I had to do four of them like this:
Moving right along on this, I completed the breach block and breech assembly on the main gun. In this pic the barrel sections are not cemented together yet; they are just dry-fit for the purposes of showing the size of this gun. Also, I forgot to put something next to it as a size reference; so when I cropped this pic, I left in the 1/72 scale Huey Hog so you can see how big this monster really is:
Here is a more detailed shot of the breech assembly on this gun:
You can see I still have some more sanding to do. After all this, I also assembled the two gun mounts. You can see in these pics the seam issues I have to deal with on this whole model:
Now that you've seen all my armor, feel free to check out Wesendorf Field to see the DC-6 I'm also building...
Okay, that is all I have to show for now. Work is starting to pick up again so I will probably be slowing down again. Still, if I can get more progress done, I'll keep you all posted.
Meanwhile, comments are welcome; thanks for looking in.
Great work Mark, Man that's a massive gun 
Duke:
Those are all some fantastic looking armor pieces. That Dora is getting better every time I see it in the group. Were you able to make the Nats, and if so, how did you do? I hope to see something in the Journal. That little Tankette is really something. Is it really as small as an X-acto blade? That is too small for my purposes, LOLOLOLOL!!!
Dave
Those are all some fantastic looking armor pieces. That Dora is getting better every time I see it in the group. Were you able to make the Nats, and if so, how did you do? I hope to see something in the Journal. That little Tankette is really something. Is it really as small as an X-acto blade? That is too small for my purposes, LOLOLOLOL!!!
Dave
Duke Maddog
Well-known member
James, MP, thanks! Glad to see you two still stopping in.
Dave, thanks for the compliment! That Dora is surprising me every time I work on it.
No, I didn't make the Nats. It was too far away and I couldn't raise the funds to go. I'm so frustrated too because that was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and I missed out. I'll miss the other once-in-a-lifetime opportunity as well when the 50th anniversary of the Nats rolls around since they stuck it all the way over in Virginia instead of having it in the center of the country! I so wanted to go too! There's no way I can make a Virginia Nats unless I get a few 10,000+ dollar jobs completed between now and then. Okay rant off....
Yeah, that tankette is really the size of an Exacto blade! I already built a CV-33 already; that one is the CV-35 and it's already finished. I just have to take pics of it.
Okay, now on to my latest work....
Well it's been awhile and I finally have my stupid computer working somewhat like it used to. I can at least upload photos again now.
Anyway, I've been so busy working at repairing other people's houses that I hardly had any time to do anything on the bench. Fortunately a couple days opened up and I managed to complete one aircraft and one tiny armor model but I haven't had the chance to get pics taken of them yet. I do have pics of my latest progress on many of my models that are still in progress.
I'll start with the Morser Karl on railcars that I'm doing for a Group Build on another Forum. So far I managed to get the railcars themselves done. Now to build the attachments that hold the Karl:
Next I'm doing a couple models for another Group Build on yet another Forum. These are my two ACE anti-tank vehicles that I started. One is going to my Iraqi army, the other will be a captured Israeli vehicle.
First the Iraqi one. I put some paint on it to see if that is the color I wish to use:
Next the Israeli one. I need to glue it bit by bit to make sure it closes right:
Now I also got my two Dragon Churchill tanks up to the painting stage.
The Churchill Mk III:
and the Churchill Mk IV:
Last but not least, I didn't get much more done on the Dora; just a few detail pieces and some repairs of some parts that broke from traveling. Still, here is a couple of nice teaser pics showing where I am with this model so far:
Yes, the counterweights do work:
Well, that is all for now. I hope you enjoyed the factory tour. I also have started an Mi-26 Halo helicopter; feel free to stop into Wesendorf Field to check it out. I also have the same pics in the Call to Arms campaign here too. Meanwhile, comments are always welcome; thanks for looking in!
Dave, thanks for the compliment! That Dora is surprising me every time I work on it.
No, I didn't make the Nats. It was too far away and I couldn't raise the funds to go. I'm so frustrated too because that was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and I missed out. I'll miss the other once-in-a-lifetime opportunity as well when the 50th anniversary of the Nats rolls around since they stuck it all the way over in Virginia instead of having it in the center of the country! I so wanted to go too! There's no way I can make a Virginia Nats unless I get a few 10,000+ dollar jobs completed between now and then. Okay rant off....
Yeah, that tankette is really the size of an Exacto blade! I already built a CV-33 already; that one is the CV-35 and it's already finished. I just have to take pics of it.
Okay, now on to my latest work....
Well it's been awhile and I finally have my stupid computer working somewhat like it used to. I can at least upload photos again now.
Anyway, I've been so busy working at repairing other people's houses that I hardly had any time to do anything on the bench. Fortunately a couple days opened up and I managed to complete one aircraft and one tiny armor model but I haven't had the chance to get pics taken of them yet. I do have pics of my latest progress on many of my models that are still in progress.
I'll start with the Morser Karl on railcars that I'm doing for a Group Build on another Forum. So far I managed to get the railcars themselves done. Now to build the attachments that hold the Karl:
Next I'm doing a couple models for another Group Build on yet another Forum. These are my two ACE anti-tank vehicles that I started. One is going to my Iraqi army, the other will be a captured Israeli vehicle.
First the Iraqi one. I put some paint on it to see if that is the color I wish to use:
Next the Israeli one. I need to glue it bit by bit to make sure it closes right:
Now I also got my two Dragon Churchill tanks up to the painting stage.
The Churchill Mk III:
and the Churchill Mk IV:
Last but not least, I didn't get much more done on the Dora; just a few detail pieces and some repairs of some parts that broke from traveling. Still, here is a couple of nice teaser pics showing where I am with this model so far:
Yes, the counterweights do work:
Well, that is all for now. I hope you enjoyed the factory tour. I also have started an Mi-26 Halo helicopter; feel free to stop into Wesendorf Field to check it out. I also have the same pics in the Call to Arms campaign here too. Meanwhile, comments are always welcome; thanks for looking in!
Hope they get this sorted out Mark, do you have your original images you can reload somewhere?
Duke Maddog
Well-known member
Yeah, the website I was hosting these pics on crashed and so I have to try and upload to a new location and try again.
I just can't win! First, my Mozilla browser gets updated without notice so suddenly I'm unable to upload pics; much less see certain sites! Then when I finally get that figured out and fixed, the site where I upload the pics crashes just as I try to get everything posted!
I can't win!
I just can't win! First, my Mozilla browser gets updated without notice so suddenly I'm unable to upload pics; much less see certain sites! Then when I finally get that figured out and fixed, the site where I upload the pics crashes just as I try to get everything posted!
I can't win!
Mark the site has not crashed, the admin hasn't paid the hosting bill.
You know we have the same software for uploading images here, I set both of them up as you know. Let me know if I can help, it's going to be work to go back and update all your previous post if that's what you're intending.
You know we have the same software for uploading images here, I set both of them up as you know. Let me know if I can help, it's going to be work to go back and update all your previous post if that's what you're intending.
Duke Maddog
Well-known member
Thanks for letting me know. I wonder if they are going to get that back up and running again.
I wonder, is the photo software here allowed to link to other sites like the one on the LEM? If so I can start hosting here instead. If not, I guess I'll have to fall back on Photobucket. I don't want to always rely on Photobucket all the time; the LEM gallery was the best I'd been able to use.
For this post I'll be updating from Photobucket. If the Gallery here allows me to post on other Forums as well then I'll start using this one. Thanks MP!
I wonder, is the photo software here allowed to link to other sites like the one on the LEM? If so I can start hosting here instead. If not, I guess I'll have to fall back on Photobucket. I don't want to always rely on Photobucket all the time; the LEM gallery was the best I'd been able to use.
For this post I'll be updating from Photobucket. If the Gallery here allows me to post on other Forums as well then I'll start using this one. Thanks MP!
Duke Maddog
Well-known member
Ok, here is my second attempt to post these updates. I've just copied the text and will now try inserting the pics so everyone can see them.
I'll start with the Morser Karl on railcars that I'm doing for a Group Build on another Forum. So far I managed to get the railcars themselves done. Now to build the attachments that hold the Karl:
Next I'm doing a couple models for another Group Build on yet another Forum. These are my two ACE anti-tank vehicles that I started. One is going to my Iraqi army, the other will be a captured Israeli vehicle.
First the Iraqi one. I put some paint on it to see if that is the color I wish to use:
Next the Israeli one. I need to glue it bit by bit to make sure it closes right:
Now I also got my two Dragon Churchill tanks up to the painting stage.
The Churchill Mk III:
and the Churchill Mk IV:
Last but not least, I didn't get much more done on the Dora; just a few detail pieces and some repairs of some parts that broke from traveling. Still, here is a couple of nice teaser pics showing where I am with this model so far:
Yes, the counterweights do work:
Well, that is all for now. I hope you enjoyed the factory tour. I also have started an Mi-26 Halo helicopter; feel free to stop into Wesendorf Field to check it out. I also have the same pics in the Call to Arms campaign here too. Meanwhile, comments are always welcome; thanks for looking in!
I'll start with the Morser Karl on railcars that I'm doing for a Group Build on another Forum. So far I managed to get the railcars themselves done. Now to build the attachments that hold the Karl:
Next I'm doing a couple models for another Group Build on yet another Forum. These are my two ACE anti-tank vehicles that I started. One is going to my Iraqi army, the other will be a captured Israeli vehicle.
First the Iraqi one. I put some paint on it to see if that is the color I wish to use:
Next the Israeli one. I need to glue it bit by bit to make sure it closes right:
Now I also got my two Dragon Churchill tanks up to the painting stage.
The Churchill Mk III:
and the Churchill Mk IV:
Last but not least, I didn't get much more done on the Dora; just a few detail pieces and some repairs of some parts that broke from traveling. Still, here is a couple of nice teaser pics showing where I am with this model so far:
Yes, the counterweights do work:
Well, that is all for now. I hope you enjoyed the factory tour. I also have started an Mi-26 Halo helicopter; feel free to stop into Wesendorf Field to check it out. I also have the same pics in the Call to Arms campaign here too. Meanwhile, comments are always welcome; thanks for looking in!
Duke Maddog
Well-known member
I apologize; I never saw the post he made. I wonder if I can send him something; I have to submit it by credit card....
Thanks for letting me know.
Yes
Thank you, I set it up for y'all at the Lem. It's the exact same system Mark.
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