Aeroplast BM 13-24 Katyusha in 1/35 scale.

[Jim R]

Hi John
Looking forward to seeing the base come together.
Jim

 

[JR]

Just beautiful JR, Yes......seeing you efforts of the other day brought to mind Mrs. Slocomb from the old sitcom "Are you Being Served"? She was the master of odd hair back then, Now it seems to be the "norm"......go figure! Cheers, Rick H.

Hi Rick, arg Mrs Slocomb, a distant relative of Matron I believe. Very funny series.

John

Love the updated smoke effect. That really has turned out beautifully. And as you say good to still be able to see a bit of the flame through it too.

Great work.

ATB.

Andrew

Thanks Andrew, I was pleased to see that could be seen, thought all that work would be lost .

 

[JR]

Hi John
Looking forward to seeing the base come together.
Jim

Thanks Jim.

 

[rtfoe]

Evening all .
Following some pm's between myself and Dude1 aka Allen nearly Retired of Bamburg

A joint effort has resulted in this .


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Took some time to find out how much of the web was required, very little , and much less than you would think .
Teasing it out was fun, as you soon ended with single threads stuck to hands , jumper and even on my glasses !

Applying the pigment by a largish flat brush was soon given up when I found that rubbing the web in pigment that was on the paper gave a better coverage. It was only when doing the black and grey towards the end of the trail that it was just scattered on.
Once done I gave it a spray of Hair Spray , mainly just to keep the pigment in place .

Pleased that there is a little red showing through from the paint on the two part glue holding the wire on .We decided that although the photos that I found showed very little black smoke at the onset of the launch some would look better .

The base foam board has been glued in place , so while the model sits well out of the way the stone sets can be imprinted.
Going to show part of a steel factory roof support left after a direct hit, so only a small section of brickwork and maybe a lone window frame with the remains of the glass .

Hopefully tomorrow after another trip to the recycling center with yet more discarded garden and shed finds I can carry on with the base .

Thanks for looking in .
Dzhon.

John...you had to show your pyrotechnic skills with fibre did you...it worked and looks great.

The dio is coming together too.

Cheers,
Richard

 

[JR]

John...you had to show your pyrotechnic skills with fibre did you...it worked and looks great.

The dio is coming together too.

Cheers,
Richard

Thanks Richard, there may come the day where I can get everything in , from Snow, Wind and Fire ( What a band ) and some water !

 

[rtfoe]

Thanks Richard, there may come the day where I can get everything in , from Snow, Wind and Fire ( What a band ) and some water !

Yup... It's Written In The Stone. They're more down to Earth than Snow.

Cheers,
Richard

 

[Isitme]

JR,
Well done with sorting out the smoke problem with assistance from Youngerthanme, now looking forward to the finished item.
Hip hop along the way....

 

[minitnkr]

Latest smoke & fire looks perfect. Great work.

 

[JR]

JR,
Well done with sorting out the smoke problem with assistance from Youngerthanme, now looking forward to the finished item.
Hip hop along the way....

Oh thank you person of great modelling skills. Yes younger than you has done very well .
Here is a gas bottle for you . Took hrs to put together.Oh and a barrel , 4 parts so took me 6 times as long

Latest smoke & fire looks perfect. Great work.

Thanks Paul, it came out better than I could of hoped.

 

[JR]

Not content with the reused wall I decided to make a new section. Two reasons,, first I didn't have enough for debris and second having one chance of getting the brick work to look all the same.

Think I have about enough, the cut out sections can fall into the street, giving enough gap for the internals still to be seen.



That,s it for tonight, thanks for the comments.

Dzhon.

 

[rtfoe]

Ooh!...Stepping on...stepping on broken glass...Eurythmics. There's one thing I am uncomfortable with is broken glass...when cleaning up shards from the floor expecting some piercing my feet as we don't wear footwear in the house.

Nicely shattered John.

Cheers,
Richard

 

[JR]

Ooh!...Stepping on...stepping on broken glass...Eurythmics. There's one thing I am uncomfortable with is broken glass...when cleaning up shards from the floor expecting some piercing my feet as we don't wear footwear in the house.

Nicely shattered John.

Cheers,
Richard

Thanks. I agree,even one of these off cuts can stick in the end of your finger Richard

 

[JR]

Great job with the web stuff John, I like it.

Andy.

Sorry I missed you there Andy, than you.

Hi John
Well I would call that a great success. Well done to you both. Getting such a realistic look is quite an achievement.
Jim

Thanks Jim.

Great idea John, the web works well.

Thanks Mark.

That looks really cool John. Excellent!

Cheers Tim

 

[Jakko]

Ooh!...Stepping on...stepping on broken glass...Eurythmics.

Actually …

Looking good, John!

 

[rtfoe]

Actually …

Looking good, John!

Developing the John syndrom.

Cheers,
Richard

 

[Si Benson]

Evening John,
Been watching this come together from the cheap seats and I’m suitably impressed. The smoke trails from the launcher looks totally convincing….top job mate

 

[JR]

Evening John,
Been watching this come together from the cheap seats and I’m suitably impressed. The smoke trails from the launcher looks totally convincing….top job mate

Thanks Si , tried to email you, have you changed your address ?

 

[Si Benson]

Thanks Si , tried to email you, have you changed your address ?

No not changed address

 

[JR]

No not changed address

Must be me then, thanks Si.

 

[JR]

Greetings all.
Doesn't time fly when your painting bricks walls.Spent a couple of happy hrs just doing that.
Also painted the frame , gas bottles,engine and the drums.
Base has been sanded as well .






Now reports of Aliens, yes Aliens , they have been seen on one of the finished kits.



Investigations are underway and a likely suspect has been named and will be interviewed soon.

Thanks for looking in.

Comments always welcome.

Dzhon.