BM-21 Grad.

[Guest]

Andy, sorry even later than Allen aka Dude 1.
Congratulations on a brilliant build.Looking good, waiting for the paint :nerd:

My first kit when I came back to modelling was a Zevzda T 34 and have fond memories of building it.

[Steve Jones]

Nice to see the base coat on Andy. All coming along really well.

[outrunner]

John and Steve, thanks for the words of encouragement it means a lot to me having not long got back into modelling. Some more painting and masking ( I hate masking ) tonight with a bit of luck.

Andy.

[Guest]

( I hate masking )

How do you think I feel, I do it for a living then come home and do the same :smiling5:

You're making a grand job of this so far though.

[Guest]

How do you think I feel, I do it for a living then come home and do the same :smiling5:

Heh … I remember a teacher in school once talking about how he had made his hobby into his job. My best friend at the time then remarked that he wouldn’t want to do that because, “Then when you get home, you’re still doing the same thing.” (He joined the Navy a few years later, even though I’d never seen him express any interest in sailing or ships before, so I guess he followed his philosophy.)

[outrunner]

Second layer of paint on tonight, takes ages to mask and I still have more to do.
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I hope to get the last of the paint on tomorrow along with a few bits that are still to be fitted but that may change according to how I feel, or if I go for a walk, although according to the nice letter I got today from the NHS I am on the endangered species list and should stay in the house for 12 weeks..................yeah right!

Andy.

[Steve Jones]

Lovely work on the camo. You must be pleased with how it is all going

[outrunner]

This build is almost finished now except for a couple of bits still to go on.
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The front exhaust/silencer is to fit and all the windows but I can not fit the clear parts until I flat clearcoat the model.
Spare wheel carrier hinges out, bit of a pain to do that as you need to build it around the wheel as it would not fit in otherwise.
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I may even be brave enough to throw some washes and pigments at it when they come, on the other hand I think it looks OK clean.

Andy.

[Dave Ward]

Andy,
if you don't want to 'dirty up' - the Russians have a standard 'parade' finish - mainly white edges to the bodywork
The white rims on the tyres may be a bit tricky, though................................
Dave

[Steve Jones]

A very clean and crisp paint job Andy. Impressive stuff