1/72 "Onwards, Comrade!" Belorussia. 1944

[monica]

looking great Ron , ive brushed model air too and found it to be lovely , a bit thin so probably needs two coats but flows and levels fantastically .

I do use a brush alot with the model air,with a nice soft brush,it go,s on very well,maybe a few coats and looks great,


do like your layout Ron and the tiger has tuned out well will look,forward to seeing more,o_O

 

[aaron]

Aaron, The Dragon tiger is much more accurate and has poseable hatches, here's the back of the box:
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Yep, this is the beast alright it's just that I can't get it from the three places I get my kits. Oh and I'm not interested in paying for the kit again in postage.

 

[The Migrant]

Yep, this is the beast alright it's just that I can't get it from the three places I get my kits. Oh and I'm not interested in paying for the kit again in postage.

This seems like a reasonable deal: Tiger and Kubelwagen together, free shipping. Just saying.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dragon-Model-Kit-1-72-Sd-Kfz-181-Tiger-I-Mid-Production-7434-/301561571041?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item46367866e1

 

[flyjoe180]

Great work so far Ron.Watching to see how you deal to that Tiger

 

[spanner570]

Great work so far Ron.Watching to see how you deal to that Tiger

Easy fix Joe, I'll finish it all nice like....Then I'll put my size nine on it!

 

[spanner570]

Bit of a large update. I got carried away and forgot to post progress.....


I've stuck some rough polystyrene to the base to raise the ground level to form a small ditch.


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I then layed the bits on the base to check if things looked in proportion.


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As I've shown on previous buildings I've made, I designed a humble farm dwelling and barn on paper and transferred them to 'You know what!'. The grey area is a wooden lean to cum extension.


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I decided to make a start on the barn. Gern's coffee stirrers for the roof spars and twine for the roof thatching. I noticed these primitive 1940's buildings had very little roof timbers and were very roughly made.


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First bit of weathering.....


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Doing the shell damage. Be brave and just cut where you fancy. I always make the building complete. That way I know the rubble will be almost the right amount.


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Here is the bit cut out.


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Then just put your fingers on the model and push down until you are happy with the damage....sorry about the disgusting thumb nail, I've been in the garden!!


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Here are shots of the more or less finished barn structure. Note the large lump that used to support the barn opening. That's how it fell, so that's how it'll stay.... It all looks a bit naked without rubble though!


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Here is the ISU-122 passing by....


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I hope you approve of this early stage and sorry for the long update post. I'll remember next time.....


Cheers,


Ron

 

[grumpa]

Bit of a large update. I got carried away and forgot to post progress.....
I've stuck some rough polystyrene to the base to raise the ground level to form a small ditch.


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I then layed the bits on the base to check if things looked in proportion.


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As I've shown on previous buildings I've made, I designed a humble farm dwelling and barn on paper and transferred them to 'You know what!'. The grey area is a wooden lean to cum extension.


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I decided to make a start on the barn. Gern's coffee stirrers for the roof spars and twine for the roof thatching. I noticed these primitive 1940's buildings had very little roof timbers and were very roughly made.


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First bit of weathering.....


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Doing the shell damage. Be brave and just cut where you fancy. I always make the building complete. That way I know the rubble will be almost the right amount.


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Here is the bit cut out.


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Then just put your fingers on the model and push down until you are happy with the damage....sorry about the disgusting thumb nail, I've been in the garden!!


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Here are shots of the more or less finished barn structure. Note the large lump that used to support the barn opening. That's how it fell, so that's how it'll stay.... It all looks a bit naked without rubble though!


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Here is the ISU-122 passing by....


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I hope you approve of this early stage and sorry for the long update post. I'll remember next time.....


Cheers,


Ron

Looks like an old shed I bulldozed a few years back, Great work as is your norm. I've got to start doing some styro foam work one day, you make it look so easy but believe me I know it's an acquired skill. Carry On! Jim

 

[monica]

great work Ron,real do like your step by step and that you have posted,some think


that i always for get to do,along with dimension as well ,that would real help others,


in what scale your building,


what a very good idea for the rubble as well,so you get the right amounts,


all looking great to me and up to your top standed as well im,liking this,

 

[spanner570]

Thanks Monica, I don't use dimensions as such, I just use a figure - in this case a 1/72, and start on a door way and work from there. If the building proportions, windows etc. look o.k. then I'll transfer the paper cut out to the polystyrene.


I find it just as easy to make a whole building,(within reason) then smash it about, than to make the rubble separately afterwards, and as you write, it does ensure more or less, the right amount.


Cheers,


Ron

 

[Caledonia]

Superb work as always my friend. Cheers Derek

 

[monica]

it is a great idea to do that way

 

[takeslousyphotos]

Good stuff Ron .......... I like the stripy camo.......... I'm a following this.


Peter

 

[Gern]

Before the crew re-painted the cammo, they scraped off the Zimmerit after rumours ( unfounded) of a risk of fire after a hit.......

Have you noticed Patrick, that young Ron has a plaster for everything!

 

[Lee W]

Great stuff Ron, looking it's usual standard


Lee

 

[Gern]

Ron, I do wish you'd stop making this hobby look so ridiculously simple! Another masterpiece in the making.

 

[noble]

Top work so far Ron I like what iam seeing.


scott

 

[flyjoe180]

Large update but well worth the wait, super work Ron.

 

[steve scan]

Lovely, this is coming along nicely, I love the damaged building.

 

[spanner570]

I started the farm dwelling last night and have just finished it (I think!)


Here are the pictures.


I thought that more thatch would be too much, so I went for a mixture of corrugated tin and a sort of felty / tar thing for the wooden extension.


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I tried cocktail sticks stuck together to scribe the roof, but they were too big for 1/72. I ended up just using some kitchen foil and scribing lines on it. Then using various colours just washed it over and let the paint go where it chose to go.....I then lifted some sheet edges here and there.


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Here is a closer shot of the wood effect on the extension. The imperfections in the polystyrene pizza bases are enough to give a nice wood effect when painted.


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I am undecided whether to damage this building or not as it would have been behind the Tiger when the tank and barn were hit....I have glazed one window and not the one nearest the 'hit', thinking that at worse the glass would have been blown out...


That's it for the buildings - up to now at least.


I hope you approve of this second 1/72 building and thanks for looking in.


Ron

 

[Caledonia]

Wow your a fast worker Ron, your dios are always so realistic, especially that corrugated roof. A question please, when you did your Tank camo, do you use masking tap or do you do it free hand? Derek