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Post by tony on Mar 8, 2018 20:11:00 GMT -6
Update A few more items added:     Gettin there Tony lee  |
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Post by feldgrau23 on Mar 8, 2018 21:17:41 GMT -6
Excellent work so far Tony.
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Post by BUCKY on Mar 8, 2018 21:24:38 GMT -6
Nice work, Tony!! Keep it up!
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Post by thug626 on Mar 9, 2018 1:43:01 GMT -6
Some mighty builderific things going on here!
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Post by tony on Mar 9, 2018 12:32:54 GMT -6
Last update before the paint begins.  All remaining parts installed this morning,I left the periscope brush guards off until i'm ready to paint it. Thanks to all you that hung in there with me. Tony lee |
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Post by JCON on Mar 9, 2018 12:34:01 GMT -6
Looking good Unk!!!
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Post by feldgrau23 on Mar 9, 2018 12:35:49 GMT -6
Alright,, on to the painting. Nice work.
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Post by JEFF on Mar 9, 2018 16:35:30 GMT -6
Clean build, Tony. That looks sharp, Bro. |
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Post by tony on Mar 9, 2018 17:38:59 GMT -6
I guess now i'll need to get back there and finish claiming back my bench room also gather up the many bottles of OD I have of different brands. This Firefly was a different shade of Green I think and not OD?  ? Tony lee |
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Post by Beekster on Mar 9, 2018 19:00:39 GMT -6
I guess now i'll need to get back there and finish claiming back my bench room also gather up the many bottles of OD I have of different brands. This Firefly was a different shade of Green I think and not OD? ? Tony lee It would have been finished in British SCC 15, which was their version of Olive Drab. The color was very, very close to OD, perhaps with a touch more green hue to it. It definitely faded to a greener hue than US Olive Drab, but there would have been no appreciable fading during WW2. Conversions to Fireflies started in January of 1944, but the use of M4/M4 Composite hulls was slow to develop, closer to autumn of 1944. So, much of the service time of any Firefly IC would have been through gloomy winter months and on to the end of the war with none of the long-term exposure to intense sunlight that would fade paint. |
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Post by tony on Mar 9, 2018 19:10:54 GMT -6
Thanks Beek. I had plans to add a little green to the OD but hadn't figured out what Green,light,dark or maybe a touch of Nato Green even. Any suggestions? Tony lee |
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Post by tony on Mar 9, 2018 19:19:37 GMT -6
Well I got back there in the hobby room and cleaned it up so I could move around at least,I'll gather up my OD's tomorrow. You guys are right I counted eight Sherman based builds that need painting.  Hope I don't come down with a case of Green Lung  Tony lee |
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Post by Beekster on Mar 9, 2018 19:32:35 GMT -6
Thanks Beek. I had plans to add a little green to the OD but hadn't figured out what Green,light,dark or maybe a touch of Nato Green even. Any suggestions? Tony lee If you are going to add a bit of green, darker is probably better. I use enamels, and there isn't a readily available OD that is correct. Model Master's 34087 Olive Drab is too light and too green; their Olive Drab ANA 613 is an Army Air Forces color and too dark. I've taken to mixing my own using RLM 81 Braunviolett and Panzer Dunkelgelb '43. The RLM 81 has been discontinued, but I've stocked up a dozen bottles of it so far and will continue to look for more. To see what this kind of mix can look like, see my M3A1 CDL thread and my completed Shermans thread that has the Skink in it. Both have been painted with this mix, which is different every time because I rely only on the Mark One Eyeball and mix until I like what I see. |
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Post by JCON on Mar 9, 2018 22:06:23 GMT -6
It will be good to have you back in your painting zone Tony!!!
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Post by tony on Mar 10, 2018 1:14:55 GMT -6
I get the impression people don't really care for the build phase and only care about the painting. I like to see the building because it clarifies placement of parts and how they fit that the instruction fail to do often. Well i'll be painting here pretty soon and I hope I don't disappoint ya. Later folks Tony lee |
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Post by JEFF on Mar 10, 2018 4:10:11 GMT -6
I like both phases equally well. To me it's very interesting to see how you Guys follow or don't follow the instructions, solve fit issues and deal with missing or mystery parts. |
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Post by ARMORGUY on Mar 10, 2018 6:22:09 GMT -6
I like both phases equally well. To me it's very interesting to see how you Guys follow or don't follow the instructions, solve fit issues and deal with missing or mystery parts. Amen to that. |
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Post by feldgrau23 on Mar 10, 2018 7:44:13 GMT -6
I like both phases equally well. To me it's very interesting to see how you Guys follow or don't follow the instructions, solve fit issues and deal with missing or mystery parts. same here |
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Post by Beekster on Mar 10, 2018 9:15:10 GMT -6
I'm one who like the building best...painting is where models go to be screwed up, in my personal experience. The finished product usually doesn't quite capture the vision I had in my head, even after doing this for the better part of five decades (age 55 now; started at 8). I really like the photos I have of a finished model before the paint process, especially a scratch-built or extensive conversion. Seeing the multiple colors of the various materials used appeals to me.
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Post by JCON on Mar 10, 2018 9:45:23 GMT -6
I agree with you Jeff but who uses destructions???  |
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