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Post by rustybaer on Apr 23, 2020 17:49:14 GMT -6
More than it needed to be Joe. The end result is not really as out-of -whack as I'd thought about doing after all:  IMG_1298 by Russel Baer, on Flickr Oh well. The removal of the solid basket floor came out okay, and I was on Sprue Bros ready to order up the Eduard PE to get a nice piece of mesh until I saw the price. Improv time it is. |
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Post by JCON on Apr 23, 2020 19:44:39 GMT -6
Nice, keep it going!!!
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Post by rustybaer on Apr 25, 2020 11:35:28 GMT -6
I've tried a couple of different types of mesh for the basket floor, not happy with either. I need a thin piece of brass of something simipar with round perforations, not a woven wire or expanded metal look. I'm fresh out of ideas here. The only AM sets are EXPENSIVE, and one of them has a really poor representation of what I need, and the other one doesn't show well in any pics of it I've found. Hmmm......
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Post by JCON on Apr 25, 2020 11:47:56 GMT -6
Use Bridal Veil fabric with lots of starch...
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Post by dogfish7 (R.I.P.) on Apr 25, 2020 12:40:15 GMT -6
A little stowage and or a tarp would suffice, as long as you don't tell anyone. 
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Post by rustybaer on Apr 29, 2020 20:40:07 GMT -6
I should have left the solid kit floor in and covered it up, is what I shoulda done. But noooooo, can't do that, can I? I'm still noodling it, working on the other one, and waiting for Sprue Bros to mark Legends stuff down about 60%. Then I've got a plan.
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Post by Beekster on Apr 30, 2020 20:26:12 GMT -6
I've tried a couple of different types of mesh for the basket floor, not happy with either. I need a thin piece of brass of something simipar with round perforations, not a woven wire or expanded metal look. I'm fresh out of ideas here. The only AM sets are EXPENSIVE, and one of them has a really poor representation of what I need, and the other one doesn't show well in any pics of it I've found. Hmmm...... Have you looked at Aber's S16 Drilled Plate? www.bnamodelworld.com/military-vehicles-tanks-detail-up-parts-aber-ab-s16I have some to use the next time I do a dry-stowage Sherman interior and need to craft a turret basket. |
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Post by rustybaer on May 2, 2020 10:13:56 GMT -6
I'll look, sounds like the ticket. In the meantime,  IMG_1315 by Russel Baer, on Flickr still piddling along. |
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Post by JCON on May 2, 2020 11:20:53 GMT -6
Coming together nicely!!!
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Post by ogrejohn on May 2, 2020 14:44:26 GMT -6
Nice piddling!
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Post by rustybaer on May 8, 2020 7:47:20 GMT -6
T'anks y'all! In the interest of finishing this thing, I went ahead and filled in the turret basket floor. I'll just have to load the basket up. After that, I was able to proceed with some stuff on the back of the turret, and actually get going again.  IMG_1320 by Russel Baer, on Flickr A lot of the detail back there is done very heavily, in plastic and not particularly well, by Academy, so I'm using scrap brass from PE frets to scratch it up. |
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Post by JCON on May 8, 2020 8:57:12 GMT -6
That will work just fine all filled with storage!
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Post by ogrejohn on May 9, 2020 3:53:17 GMT -6
Looking good Russ!
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Post by dogfish7 (R.I.P.) on May 9, 2020 6:10:54 GMT -6
Wow. There sure are a lot of parts, just on the Turret.
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Post by JED on May 10, 2020 21:29:28 GMT -6
Good idea Russ,big basket to fill!
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Post by rustybaer on Jun 17, 2020 9:09:32 GMT -6
Paint!  IMG_1344 by Russel Baer, on Flickr I realized I was just stalling, and I also got a little tired of painting figures, so I took a hard look at this one, realizing I had very little left to do. I took an afternoon to do the last few things and painted yesterday, will start washes soon. |
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Post by dogfish7 (R.I.P.) on Jun 17, 2020 9:22:46 GMT -6
Looking good Rusty. Waiting to see your washes.
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Post by Dukemaddog on Jun 17, 2020 14:43:29 GMT -6
Beautiful paint work! Nice job!
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Post by Robbo on Jun 18, 2020 2:24:57 GMT -6
Superb building.
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Post by JCON on Jun 18, 2020 10:08:32 GMT -6
Very nicely applied...
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