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Modelcollect E75 Tiger III Complete!
- Thread starter Iron Mike
- Start date
You got sun today? Overcast down here.
I think it would be tedious if you had a specific pattern to work, lovin' this. You know I've said many times I'd like to get some ol' HO stuff to weather up to practice but have you seen the price of that stuff!
I think it would be tedious if you had a specific pattern to work, lovin' this. You know I've said many times I'd like to get some ol' HO stuff to weather up to practice but have you seen the price of that stuff!
Duke Maddog
Well-known member
That is beautiful! Stunning work! Man, I'd love to have something like that for my models. I agree about the door. Perhaps the 'wrongness' you see is the fact that the grain goes sideways. Every natural wood door I ever restored has always had the grain going up and down on the main part of the door.
Iron Mike
Master At Arms And Resident Curmudgeon
Many thanks, my friends! This has been a fun project, loads of new stuff to try. I spent to day working on the windows and door, the rubble piles and more bricks. I called in for a consultation on the trim color, I think this will do the trick.
While that was drying, I painted rubble piles.
After discussing the door color with Eric, I decided to add some highlights.
Made a door knob from a straight pin and strip styrene, yes, there's a keyhole.
Seems counter productive to put busted glass into a window...
With everything glued in place, the toothpick is just a shim while glue dries.
It was at this point my buddy Greg says, "I think the windows should be a lighter color." I responded in Marty Feldman voice "Too late." Damn, just like at work!
Anyway, that's what I did on the first official day of vacation. More to come, thanks for coming by!
While that was drying, I painted rubble piles.
After discussing the door color with Eric, I decided to add some highlights.
Made a door knob from a straight pin and strip styrene, yes, there's a keyhole.
Seems counter productive to put busted glass into a window...
With everything glued in place, the toothpick is just a shim while glue dries.
It was at this point my buddy Greg says, "I think the windows should be a lighter color." I responded in Marty Feldman voice "Too late." Damn, just like at work!
Anyway, that's what I did on the first official day of vacation. More to come, thanks for coming by!
Iron Mike
Master At Arms And Resident Curmudgeon
Thanks guys, I appreciate the comments! Yesterday was pretty productive, I spent most of the day at the bench. Those rubble piles that came with the kit were a good starting place, they helped me gauge where the piles needed to be and added volume and height to the piles.
I started adding my homemade bricks, broken concrete and wood (coffee stir sticks) until I got the look I was going for. I then wet the piles with a blend of 1/3 isopropyl alcohol and 2/3 water, followed by a squirt of 1/3 Elmer's glue and 2/3 water. I added some additional crush brick material to tone down some of the gray. It looks pretty dark while wet, but stay the course.
That's where I left off yesterday afternoon. This morning, it has dried quite a lot and looks pretty good, if I do say so.
I will add more scatter after the tank is in place. More to come, thanks for coming by!
I started adding my homemade bricks, broken concrete and wood (coffee stir sticks) until I got the look I was going for. I then wet the piles with a blend of 1/3 isopropyl alcohol and 2/3 water, followed by a squirt of 1/3 Elmer's glue and 2/3 water. I added some additional crush brick material to tone down some of the gray. It looks pretty dark while wet, but stay the course.
That's where I left off yesterday afternoon. This morning, it has dried quite a lot and looks pretty good, if I do say so.
I will add more scatter after the tank is in place. More to come, thanks for coming by!
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Impressive! I'm liking it. 
Iron Mike
Master At Arms And Resident Curmudgeon
Thanks guys! It's been awhile since I took time to shoot any progress photos and now I'm just calling this one done. I added more rubble, a pair of sinister figures from MaiM and a finished base for the whole thing to sit on.
Other than the kit barrel and tracks issues, this was a pretty good kit, but definitely not a slap it together build. I learned a lot along the way, trying new stuff is a stretch, but in a good way. Thanks again for following along.
Other than the kit barrel and tracks issues, this was a pretty good kit, but definitely not a slap it together build. I learned a lot along the way, trying new stuff is a stretch, but in a good way. Thanks again for following along.
Brokeneagle
Master at Arms
Nice one Mike - something different too!