1/35 ChTZ 60 Stalinetz Tractor by Thunder Models.

[Jim R]

Hi John
Excellent work on the bridge - Ivor and his team can have extra cabbage with their Yak burgers. Useful SBS on the reeds
Jim

 

[JR]

I didn't know that there was a Welsh colony in Russia! Ivor?
Dave

Dave fair cop, I stand corrected. Of course due to a typographical error of course, it should have been Ivan

John,
The planking looks suitably aged you have achieved a nice finish.

Thanks Paul. Tried to get a worn look on the boards where wheeled vehicles has crossed the bridge, so used that lighter colour.

If there was, it'd be Ifor!
Pete

Hi John
Excellent work on the bridge - Ivor and his team can have extra cabbage with their Yak burgers. Useful SBS on the reeds
Jim

Jim, evening, yes they've set off to the local burger bar, it's a two for one tonight with free Vodka. Probably won't see them till Monday .
Glad you like that first part on the reads. Really easy to do, tonight I did the next stage with the glue to some of the ends. This will have dried by the morning , then I can start to paint the heads a dark brown .

Photo for discussion only .
Can't manage the true length of the rush head but it will be reconiseable.

John .

 

[grumpa]

Great work John, but round these here parts we don't need no stinking bridge!

 

[minitnkr]

Only if you have a snorkel. Some super work Dzohn. PaulE

 

[rtfoe]

Hi John, just back in. I admire the tenacity you showed with that tractor.

Looks very challenging for comparison I just assembled an old Airfix tractor that comes with their Stirling bomber and that took me two hours straight OOB. When I was kid it probably would have taken five minutes.

Perhaps we have gone a bit serious with our building and application and with the introduction to overly engineered kits, it has become extra difficult. Sorry you had to go through one of these but it's turned out ok. The fact that it's going to rest in a ditch, the slightly crooked chassis and tracks might just look right.

Dio is looking the bisnizz bridge and all and glad you're starting to enjoy the process.

Am sorry to hear of your friends passing.

The last picture from Allen reminded me of the flood we had 13 years ago.

Cheers,
Richard

 

[SimonT]

Great work on the bridge John

 

[Si Benson]

Morning John,
Excellent work weathering that timber on the bridge...I’m blown away

Start of the bull rush look good too ....I’ll have to remember all this as I’m starting to plan a water scene myself, once my current dio is off the bench!

Keep it coming mate

 

[JR]

Great work John, but round these here parts we don't need no stinking bridge!

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Ha, nice photo, thanks Jim.

Only if you have a snorkel. Some super work Dzohn. PaulE

Yes indeed Paul, glad you approve .

Hi John, just back in. I admire the tenacity you showed with that tractor.

Looks very challenging for comparison I just assembled an old Airfix tractor that comes with their Stirling bomber and that took me two hours straight OOB. When I was kid it probably would have taken five minutes.

Perhaps we have gone a bit serious with our building and application and with the introduction to overly engineered kits, it has become extra difficult. Sorry you had to go through one of these but it's turned out ok. The fact that it's going to rest in a ditch, the slightly crooked chassis and tracks might just look right.

Dio is looking the bisnizz bridge and all and glad you're starting to enjoy the process.

Am sorry to hear of your friends passing.

The last picture from Allen reminded me of the flood we had 13 years ago.

Cheers,
Richard

Think you right in that assumption Richard about over engineered kits, as Simon has said we asked for them and now the parts count is over the top and many parts are so small. Often numerous small parts to build up one small section that a few years ago would have been moulded in one .
I think work taught me not to give in, esp when facing a taxing job, so I tend just to find a way. I now think if it won't go together with out being twisted, or the axles falling off I will just produce wreaks.
Thank you for your sentiments about my friend, at least he is out of pain.

Great work on the bridge John

Thanks Simon.

Morning John,
Excellent work weathering that timber on the bridge...I’m blown away

Start of the bull rush look good too ....I’ll have to remember all this as I’m starting to plan a water scene myself, once my current dio is off the bench!

Keep it coming mate

Si glad you like it, the weathering was done with some cheap acrylic artists paints. The black for the weathering,. ( Also used on brick work .) I put about a finger nail full into a small jamjar, add half a jar of water and shake ( Putting lid back on first I might add ) this will give a reasonable strength wash, too rich just add some more water, too weak squeeze some more paint in, and mix well .
Also did the lighter brown the same way. Keep them in the drawer with the lid screwed on tightly. Word of warning, when left for some time upon opening the lid can result in a strong smell ! Nothing to worry about, the smell soon goes .
More on the reeds later .

John .

 

[JR]

Pay attention at the back, Steve put down the cat, no it doesn't want a 3 colour camo pattern on it's coat.
Right having settled the notre troublesome members I shall continue.
Reeds.
The next stage after gluing with PVA the base and allowing to dry overnight, along with the heads where a small amount of PVA had been applied to give a top bullrush flower head.

First thing was to have two Greens in the wet pallet, one slightly darker .

Dry brush in an upward sweep ,turning as you go .


As you can see the brush is lifted off well before the tip, leaving a drier top section .

Once this was done I made up a small milk bottle lid with a dark green and PVA . The ends that were first dipped in PVA were then done in this dark green. Doesn't matter if any is missed as not all the reed bases are totally green.




Now comes the Bullrush head, taking an armour brown I dipped the heads into a small amount of paint, again in a milk carton lid .



While this was drying I applied with a pipette some gloss varnish to the riverbed.







Had to apply some bluetack to the edge, still it managed to leak out. This will take several days to fully dry as it's an oil based varnish. Will do a arcylic top coat when I add the reed and a few other weeds !

Then I primed the figures, I notice some bubbles down the right arm, will sort those out tomorrow, along with a damned seam line that will have to go as well .
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Yes It's a dog, from a German tank crew set, thought the small boy could have it with him.



There is another figure, but at this stage she had disappeared, soon found and given a coat of paint .

Enjoyable painting these, more than normal as they have differing colours, makes a change from uniform brown .




Like to leave the paint next to the figure, then I can't forget what I'd used !

Right, busy morning in the garden, until about 10 when the sun makes it unpleasant.

Thanks for your support and comments.
Dzhon .

 

[scottie3158]

Hi John,
Nice SBS on the reeds. More like a hell hound than a dog mate

 

[SimonT]

I'm with Scottie on that one - that is like no dog I've ever seen!!

He has a few mould line issues as well John


Historex do these two that actually look doggy shaped

 

[JR]

Hi John,
Nice SBS on the reeds. More like a hell hound than a dog mate

Thanks Paul, as for that dog it came from a German Panzer crew, the dog (hell hound it was shown jumping up a guy holding a rabbit !.
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I'm with Scottie on that one - that is like no dog I've ever seen!!

He has a few mould line issues as well John

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Historex do these two that actually look doggy shaped

Hi Simon, think he must have been the product of some outlandish dream by a designer

The hound will have to be cleaned up and stay. Maybe mongrel dogs of Russia
do look like that !


John .

 

[Steve Jones]

I am staggered by the quality of the dios on the forum at the moment. This is stunningly great work mate. The track marks on the bridge is fantastic attention to detail. Good luck with the reed bed and figures.

 

[JR]

I am staggered by the quality of the dios on the forum at the moment. This is stunningly great work mate. The track marks on the bridge is fantastic attention to detail. Good luck with the reed bed and figures.

Thanks Steve, its about the only thing i'm good at.

 

[JR]

While Ivan and the rest of his band of men are paddling in the water and chatting up the local village girls I have been attempting a little figure painting.

Nice to been using something different from green !









Not keen on this face, will need to paint the hair line in and try the eye area, cant do any white of the eyes, or the eye ball so probably end up with the wash.

John .

 

[Si Benson]

Evening Mr R,

The bulrushes turned out very nicely, I’ve made some notes

Got to agree with the guys about the rather odd looking hound...did he have an incident with the microwave .
Joking aside...the figures are looking pretty good mate

 

[JR]

Evening Mr R,

The bulrushes turned out very nicely, I’ve made some notes

Got to agree with the guys about the rather odd looking hound...did he have an incident with the microwave .
Joking aside...the figures are looking pretty good mate

Hi Si.
Thanks they have done.
Not pleased with the photos though, out of focus and too near,shows every blemish that I can't see normally .
No the hound didn't have a incident his mother came from Mongolia, the least said about her the better..

Not felt like doing a thing today, looked at the bench and walked away, spent my time in the garden instead, maybe tomorrow may feel like attempting those faces, maybe not .

 

[scottie3158]

John,
The figures are looking great I like the woman with the flowery blouse a nice touch of colour.

 

[Jim R]

Hi John
Figures look fine. Agree with Scottie about the colourfulness of Mrs Flowery Blouse.
Jim

 

[Deleted member 6559]

Nice figures John - all looking very Russian. Coming along nicely.