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Takom Krupp Morser FInal KRUPPDATE!

Takom Krupp Morser UPDATE 7/22/17 Dirty!

Looking good Mike but it seems to be begging for a base now :tomato

Cheers, Christian B)
 
Takom Krupp Morser UPDATE 7/22/17 Dirty!

phantom II said:
Looking good Mike but it seems to be begging for a base now :tomato

Cheers, Christian B)
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I'll do one when you do... :fencing :tomato
 
Takom Krupp Morser UPDATE 10/28/18 The Base

Man, it's been a LONG time since I touched this one! The gun is mostly finished, just a few more worn spots to add once it's attached to the base.

I've been pondering what I wanted this to look like, I finally settled on a combination of a couple of the photos I've found.


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The base is a cork plant coaster from Lowe's that I painted flat black. Positioning the gun and some creature comforts to get an idea of the layout.


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I took the plunge and spread a layer of DAP DryDex spackling to make the ground coat. DryDex is pink out of the tub and dries white, funky huh?


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Sort of like a pink mud pie. It's pretty sticky at first, so I hit it with the blow dryer to firm it up enough to set the pieces. Once the impressions were in the spackle, I removed them so I can paint the base and add add vegetation. I used an old figure to make some foot prints too. :hmmm

The wooden "pallet" walk boards are made from coffee stir sticks and aged with Scenery Solutions Quick Age.


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I marked the position of each on the back, so they will hopefully fit back in the depression in the spackle. :coolio

By leaving the gun loose, I can always call it done if the base climbs into the hand basket. :rotf

More to come, thanks for coming by!

:drinks
 
Takom Krupp Morser UPDATE 10/28/18 The Base

Nicely done Mike! Live those Lowe's coasters- use them all the time for small vignettes and figures.
 
Takom Krupp Morser UPDATE 10/28/18 The Base

Thanks,guys! The base wasn't dry enough to paint over today. :idonno

This is gonna be close...

:frantic :frantic :frantic

At least the gun is done. :mpup

More to come, thanks for coming by.

:drinks
 
Takom Krupp Morser UPDATE 10/28/18 The Base

Thanks guys, I'm glad you like it. :notworthy So I spent the day at drag races yesterday, I decided to play hookey from adult stuff again today. :eek:hyeah

DryDex turned out to be a bad idea for base material, it took almost a week to dry and it's kind of crumbly at the edges. I had used lightweight patch material for a previous base with good results, guess I should have gone that way again. :unsure: Anyway, I'm moving forward with what I have.

I painted the whole base with Stynylrez Black, brought it in the house and hit it with Chelle's blow dryer. When that was dry, I applied a quick coat of Tamiya Flat Brown, allowing some of the black to show. Switching gears, I cleaned yet another set of tracks for my StuG while the base paint dried. :bang head Note to self, next time take photos here.

When the base paint was dry, I shot a very wet coat of very thin Vallejo Matte Varnish. Going straight to the bench, I started applying a mix of chopped hemp rope, Treemendous funky hair, oregano and leaves I made with my RP Toolz punches. Second note to self, pictures would have been really good here. :mpup

Once I got things where I wanted them, I positioned the gun, planks and baskets, using CA. I added some more leaves and hairs around the model. Hey, here's some photos!


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The baskets are from TLAR Models and the damigiane is from Cix Models. There are some more details I want to add, but I won't get a chance to get back to the bench until next weekend. It's still gonna be close. :frantic

More to come, thanks for dropping by.

:drinks
 
Takom Krupp Morser UPDATE 11/04/18 The Groundwork

Looks great Mike, dig the foot prints! Maybe some muddy foot prints on the planks?
 
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