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1/72 Dragon Sd.Kfz184 Ferdinand [Kursk Group Build]
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Matt308
Glock Perfection
njaco now that was outright mean. Very nicely done, Dirk.
looks great Dirk
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Nice one Dirk
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Benevolens Magister
That looks terrific Dirk, especially for such a small scale. Great job. Agree with Chris about the tracks though....heavy swearing incoming, take cover !!!
T Bolt
Colonel
Wonderful camo Dirk! Don't let them scare you. You'd be swearing at those tracks whenever you chose to put them on!
B-17engineer
Colonel
I never knew a 14 yr old could swear so much ....then I found tank tracks/
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Benevolens Magister
Wait until you find women !!!!!!!
B-17engineer
Colonel
I shouldn't if I find the right one....I hope!
T Bolt
Colonel
No such thing. The perfect women is a myth. (Created my a woman by the way)
B-17engineer
Colonel
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Benevolens Magister
Yep. She's a myth. Until she gets married, then she's a mythis. I'll get me coat.......
Lucky13
Forum Mascot
Do I smell.........burnt here? *sniff* *sniff*
Yes....you do.....
Nice work on the camo Dirk!
Nice work on the camo Dirk!
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dirkpitt289
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The last few weeks I got to complete some more work on the Ferdinand
Time to paint us some tracks. Here are the colors I started with. Dark Sea Blue, Flat Black and a dash of Panzer Red Brown.
Painting the rubber track sucks. After about a week the paint was still tacky.
Once the basic track color was achieved it was time to weather it a bit. To do this I made a bit of a slurry wash . For this I went back to the Panzer red brown and some tinner. I made it extra thin. This allowed the mixture to seep down past the tracks and into the track links.
Next using some Model Master steel I attempted to create the wear on the track from driving over roads and rocks. This was done by dry brushing the steel over the high parts of the tracks. Next time I will make sure the prush is even dryer.
Using some CA glue I attached the tracks. I keep hearing people complain about this part of building armor but for me this went without a hitch.
Now in the case of the Ferdinand, the tracks rest on the top of the road wheels. So I went back to the CA glue and applied some to the middle three wheels and then held the track in place with some folded cardboard.
Till next time thanks for looking
Time to paint us some tracks. Here are the colors I started with. Dark Sea Blue, Flat Black and a dash of Panzer Red Brown.
Painting the rubber track sucks. After about a week the paint was still tacky.
Once the basic track color was achieved it was time to weather it a bit. To do this I made a bit of a slurry wash . For this I went back to the Panzer red brown and some tinner. I made it extra thin. This allowed the mixture to seep down past the tracks and into the track links.
Next using some Model Master steel I attempted to create the wear on the track from driving over roads and rocks. This was done by dry brushing the steel over the high parts of the tracks. Next time I will make sure the prush is even dryer.
Using some CA glue I attached the tracks. I keep hearing people complain about this part of building armor but for me this went without a hitch.
Now in the case of the Ferdinand, the tracks rest on the top of the road wheels. So I went back to the CA glue and applied some to the middle three wheels and then held the track in place with some folded cardboard.
Till next time thanks for looking
B-17engineer
Colonel
LOoks great Dirk!
T Bolt
Colonel
Real nice work Dirk!!
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Benevolens Magister
Great work Dirk, and looking extremely good to boot.
Lookin' good Dirk...
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Nice camo Dirk, all is looking just great and a good photo demo
