A Summer Schwimm (Tamiya 1/48 Schwimmwagen)

[Guest]

Great stuff!!!
Those details will mark the difference

[Steve Brodie]

ordered some decals to finish of the Panzerfaust (from the states), so no updates for a week or so. back to the Takom ZSU it is.

[Pikeman]

Liking the additions it really makes a difference to the look of the build,great job Steve looks fab

[Steve Brodie]

Thanks all for the kind comments, still waiting for the Panzerfaust decals to arrive from Uncle Sam

[Steve Brodie]

Started to fit out the little swimmer, couple of ruck sacks, two mess tins and a backpack. Just waiting for the panzerfausts to be completed along with the figure.

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[Steve Brodie]

The decals for the Panzerfaust’s arrived from the states yesterday, so thought I would have a bash at decaling some of the resin items. So cut the decals as would normally, leaving a fair amount of backing paper so I could slide the decal across onto the items. WRONG, the decals are printed as one sheet, so I ended up with a very small decal on a huge piece of decal paper ops:. Lesson learned I trimmed the next decal right down to the edge of the print, dipped in water and then – how do I get it off the backing paper, can’t pull it forward as nothing to grip on as the decal is the whole back as well and some of these are minute, very, very fiddly, but did manage to use a brush and slowly paint the decal off the paper. I had read recently that Tamiya thinners work brilliantly as a decal fixing medium and also acts as a setting agent, so have tried that method to seat the decals in place. Will need to check later if it worked or destroyed the decals.

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[col68]

Steve those decals and panzer shrek look the business mate.
Do they do the decals in 1/35 scale?

[Steve Brodie]

Steve those decals and panzer shrek look the business mate.
Do they do the decals in 1/35 scale?

Thanks very much, Pendinghaus dont seem to, but Archer fine transfers do -

http://www.archertransfers.com/AR77040.html

then their are these resin beauty's, if you dont have any 'shreks' to hand -

https://hlj.com/product/HALHLU35075/Mil?utm_source=GMCYEN_UK&utm_medium=GMC&utm_campaign=Mil&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIj8_0n5P31AIVzZ3tCh2HwApqEAYYASABEgLyWPD_BwE