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Ardennes Tank Riders...Finished 04/04/14

Re: 1/16 Ardennes Tank Riders...Update 11/28/12

OMG, I can't believe I almost missed this.

Outstanding scratch building Tom :notworthy
 
Re: 1/16 Ardennes Tank Riders...Update 11/28/12

Thanks Arturius!!!

Frank, thank you for the compliments! I'm looking forward to updates from you too.
Speaking of references, I found one of the best for this project to be the
AFV Modeller Trumpeter Tiger II site...these guys know their stuff.

http://www.network54.com/Forum/637977/

Moon, don't worry about it, I'll start sending you annoying PM's if I think
I'm being ignored... :D

Andy, glad you like it, hopefully I'll get to painting the figures one day.

Tom
 
Re: 1/16 Ardennes Tank Riders...Update 11/28/12

Dear Tom.

Top work...just amazing...it´s a kind of job that I appreciate so much...anxious to see the final results!

Best!

Luiz.
 
Re: 1/16 Ardennes Tank Riders...Update 11/28/12

Thank you Luiz!

Another update coming soon...I am now going crazy with photo-etch...

Tom
 
Re: 1/16 Ardennes Tank Riders...Update 11/28/12

Hi Guys

Haven't updated for a while, been concentrating on building...

Here's the last pic I took before primer:

MA03_02_13_001.jpg


With very shaky hands, I was a nervous wreck, I sprayed it with Mr. Surfacer 1000 from a spray can.
I shouldn't have worried, this is excellent stuff, next time Sprue Brothers has it in stock I'm buying
a crap load of it.

MA03_02_13_002.jpg


One of my favorite areas of the model:

MA03_02_13_003.jpg


Side of turret showing the spare tracks:

MA03_02_13_004.jpg


Thanks for looking, back to work...

Tom
 
Re: 1/16 Ardennes Tank Riders...Update 3/2/13 Primer!!

That looks mighty fine,Tom! :notworthy (y)

Any thoughts on the up coming paintscheme? :popcorn


Greetings,Ron.
 
Re: 1/16 Ardennes Tank Riders...Update 3/2/13 Primer!!

Thanks guys! :D

reconron said:
That looks mighty fine,Tom! :notworthy (y)

Any thoughts on the up coming paintscheme? :popcorn


Greetings,Ron.
Click to expand...

Any thoughts? Yeah, too many. But I think I will go with the hard edge ambush scheme.
How to do that I'm not sure at the moment.

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For Discussion Only.

Tom
 
Re: 1/16 Ardennes Tank Riders...Update 3/2/13 Primer!!

Hi Tom, first of all: great job and really a great build.

I'm anxious too see your interpretation of the hard edge ambush scheme. Tricky to make convincing, but I'm sure you will

deliver !

;)

Frank
 
Re: 1/16 Ardennes Tank Riders...Update 3/2/13 Primer!!

Thanks Frank!

I'm thinking of airbrushing the camo as tightly as possible, then going back and adding
the hard edges with a brush. Seems there are people who believe this is how it was done
at the factory.

I'll be using the AK Interactive German late war color set.

Tom
 
Re: 1/16 Ardennes Tank Riders...Update 3/2/13 Primer!!

I just stumbled on to this.
What a treat!
The scratched styrene details look like they were cnc-milled. I can't cut those small parts with that kind of consistency to save my life.
It's a thing of beauty.
Looking forward to more.

Cheers,

Bill
 
Re: 1/16 Ardennes Tank Riders...Update 11/28/12

I can only imagine if you decided to tackle the complete tank... what a treat for a detail obsessed but like me!

Regards,
 
Re: 1/16 Ardennes Tank Riders...Update 3/2/13 Primer!!

Dear Tom.

...amazing builb...super well done....anxious to next updates :soldier

:drinks

luiz
 
Re: 1/16 Ardennes Tank Riders...Update 3/2/13 Primer!!

wds said:
I just stumbled on to this.
What a treat!
The scratched styrene details look like they were cnc-milled. I can't cut those small parts with that kind of consistency to save my life.
It's a thing of beauty.
Looking forward to more.

Cheers,

Bill
Click to expand...

Thanks Bill!

A couple of things I've learned on this project:
If you need to drill a small hole in a small part, drill the hole in a big part, then cut it down to size.
And if you need two parts, make ten and pick out the best looking ones.

Tom
 
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