The Dukes Armor in Progress: Updated 11/22/11

[Duke Maddog]

Here's my Thread showing all the armor I have in progress on my workbench. These are the ones I've started as of December last year.

Here is the first one.

This is the RPM 1/72 scale Hochkiss H39 that has been a pain to build from the get-go. Bad seams, tough fit, excessively tiny parts, and finally, a missing fender. Don't know when I'll get this finished; it depends on when I find that fender:

Note: I found the missing fender so I should be getting some paint on this soon.

Next is an easier kit to do. This is the RevellAG 1/72 scale German bridge-layer tank based on the Leopard I. I got the bridge part done (it separates) and the roadwheels are on the torsion bars:

Here you can see where I got the bridgelayer all assembled except for adding the roadwheels. They will go on later after I get everything painted:

As you can see here, the bridge parts are not cemented in:

Here is is the German Leopard bridgelayer with the basecoat of green on it:

Some time ago, I had started a 1/72 scale Armageddon Panzerzeug BP44 Armored train. Well, earlier this year, I decided to get a little more work done on it. I assembled three more cars for it so that this is now about halfway done. After that, I'll need to sand the gaps where I filled them with CA, then add all the little detail parts. I also still have to set the wheel width on these so they fit on my display track right. That's why there are no wheels on the newest cars yet:

Back to my German Leopard Bridgelayer, in these pics you can see it all painted up in camo pattern. Now all I have to do is add the tracks to the roadwheels and then I can have this ready for decals. I need to finish this soon; those stupid bridges keep breaking!

For a little break from this monster, I decided a while back to start a little German Volkswagen from Military Wheels. I got the chassis done and the upper body about half done:

It looks pretty crude, but then it is a short-run model.

Okay, as of today, that is all the current Armor projects I've been working on this year. I'll continue to post more armor updates to this Thread so stay tuned to see my latest progress as it gets posted.

Meanwhile, thanks for looking everyone, comments are welcome always.

 

[tanktrax]

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Nice variety of subjects. Looking forward to seeing that armored train completed, and that bridge-layer looks pretty nice.

 

[Duke Maddog]

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Thanks! The armored train is gonna be awhile; there's so much to do and a lot of parts that need replacing. I'll be taking my time on that one.

I hope to finish the bridglayer soon; those spars between the road pieces keep breaking!

Thanks again for all the comments. Stay tuned for more!

 

[Duke Maddog]

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Well everyone, here is a quick update on what I got done at St. Crispin's Monday Hobby Day.

Three projects going so far in the armor factory.

Here is my little German Afrika Corps Volkswagen all assembled and ready for paint:

And later, I got it painted:

A little more paint touchup, then some clearcoat and decals and I'll be able to get this close to done!

This next shot shows my Leopard Bridgelayer with the tracks finally assembled. Get the tracks painted, decal the rest and then dullcoat and weather is all that's left. I'm finally beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel with this:

I just hope that the light at the end of the tunnel ain't one of these:

Yes, this is the armored train I've been working on. I just managed to get all the wheels on all the cars before it was time to leave St. Crispin's. Here is another more overhead shot:

Now that half the train is finished; I've got to start on the other half. Then I'll need to sand all the gap-filling CA glue I used to fill all the bad seams and gaps. After that, I'll do all the detail assembly on each car before I get it shot with paint. That gives me time to get another five bottles of Dunklegelb for this bad boy! Once I get it finished, it'll be a little more than six feet long.


Okay, that's all I have for now in the Armored Factory. If you haven't checked out my progress on my Aircraft, feel free to head over to the Aircraft Forum to check them out along with one of the planes I did finish.

Thanks all for looking and comments are welcome.

 

[Model Maniac]

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Oh you have so many projects going on at the same time. Nice build!

 

[Duke Maddog]

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Thank you Model Maniac. This is actually a slow month for me too. I'm hoping to get more done later.

 

[randy_ditton]

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Hello Duke, Great to see more smallscale stuff on this site!!

Looking forward to your updates,

Randy

 

[Duke Maddog]

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Thanks Randy! Gotta keep plugging the One True Scale! LOL!!:woohoo: B) :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

 

[Duke Maddog]

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Well, it was a good weekend production-wise. I got some progress done on three aircraft. I also started four new armor models while finishing two others to bring my total up to 561 armor models finished.

This first one is another Bradley I found in my stash recently and so I decided to build it for the small scale Group Build on this Forum. For those who may not be following the Group Build, here is my progress on the first day of work on this model.

I started with the lower hull and suspension. Got all the roadwheels on and the rear end on:

Next, I assembled the turret, all except for the main gun. I don't want to snap it during handling:

Finally, I assembled the upper hull, and the side skirts separately which I left on the sprues. here is a shot of the three sub-assemblies all test-fit together. This Bradley is ready for it's basecoat:

When I went looking through the stash lately, I found that I had three Hasegawa 1/72 scale GMC CCKW dump trucks. What the hey, I thought, I'll build them all. Two hours later, here they all are, ready for the first basecoat of paint:

That's all I have for my armor so far. Feel free to check out my latest progress on my aircraft as well. Don't forget the two newest armor models I finished while you're here.

Thanks all for looking, comments are welcome.

 

[Duke Maddog]

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Okay people, here's my latest update.

I got the three dump trucks painted up. All that's left is to add the windshields and clearcoat for decals:

Also, on the Small Scale Group Build, I have sprayed on the green basecoat for the latest Bradley:

Now all I need to do is camouflage this and then get a clearcoat on it for decals.

Stay tuned for more. Thanks for looking in, comments are welcome.

 

[randy_ditton]

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Hi Duke, Good looking builds you have going

Are those the Academy trucks??


Randy

 

[Duke Maddog]

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Thanks Randy. They were certainly easy to throw together. These are the Hasegawa trucks.

 

[Duke Maddog]

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Here it is the day after my fun at St. Crispin's Monday Hobby Day. I got a lot done yesterday and here is the pics showing my latest progress.

Not too much to show. I got the decals on my three dump trucks. The next time you see them, they'll be in the finished Armor Forums:

While I was on trucks, I went ahead and got some paint on my Ford GTA tractor trailer truck that I'd started before. Here it is all painted up:

And finally, I got the camouflage pattern painted on my Bradley, followed by a gliosscoat. This is now ready for decals and then a dull.coat and final weathering. You may also see this one in the finished Armor Forums too, if all goes well:

Well, that's all my progress so far. I also got some progress done on several aircraft. Feel free to go to the Aircraft Forum to check them out. Thanks all for looking and as always, comments are welcome.

 

[Duke Maddog]

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Hello everyone! I'm sorry for posting so late, I have been having some tough situations these past two weeks. Anyway, here is my latest progress on my armor models I've been working on.

All of these trucks I started at St. Crispin's this past Monday.

This first one is IBG's 1/72 scale Chevy CWT 15 utility truck. The rear part is finished, but the cab and chassis are about half done each:

Next is this PST 1/72 scale Studebaker Semi truck. It is all finished and ready for paint:

You can see I already started on the wheels.

This last truck is my RPM 1/72 scale Mack tanker truck. The rear tank is finished; the cab is almost done, and the chassis is barely started. The extraneous pieces/subassemblies you see go on the chassis, one of those subassemblies is the engine. I almost wish I could leave the hood open:

I also managed to get some work done on my armored train. All the cars are fully assembled, gaps filled and seams and filler sanded. I will have to touch up a few of the worse seams and fit issues, but for the most part, I am free to move on to adding the detail parts. This includes the couplers. I have managed to add the train couplers to the engine, one tender, and one Geschutzwagen (gesundheit!)

Here they are.

The engine:

The tender, front view:

The tender, rear view:

The Geschutzwagen front:

The Geschutzwagen rear:

And finally, all three in line together:

Well, that's all the progress I got done so far on my armor. I also have quite a bit of progress to show on my latest aircraft so feel free to stop into the Tally Ho! Forums to see my latest armor work.

Thanks all for looking in, comments are welcome.

 

[Duke Maddog]

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Wow, I guess everyone is out of town or out of time for surfing. Either that or I'm not doing too well here.

More photos coming...

 

[MrT]

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Wasn't even near a computer yesterday. Everything looks great though.

Terry B)

 

[tomwes]

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Great looking builds going on Duke!!

Tom

 

[Duke Maddog]

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Thanks guys! I appreciate it very much. I'm glad to see there's life online after all! :v

 

[AndyFettes]

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thats some serious modelling youve got going on there Duke

 

[Duke Maddog]

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Thanks Andy. Yeah, that's a typical week for me. Glad to see you stop in.