discussion D-Day LCVP.

[rtfoe]

Looks cool even in its basic colors.

Cheers,
Richard

 

[Guest]

Paul, only Heller and Airfix have a 1:72 LCVP isn't it ? I think the Airfix looks pretty good ?
Richard, I'll do my best sir.
Wouter, a lot of greyblue juices will flow the coming days.

 

[minitnkr]

Yeah, I think Wespe & Trident used to offer a 1/87, but well over $30 + post & not nearly as good as yours w/o your improvements. 1/72 is way too big. A SimonT I'm not. He could prolly scale one down, but I couldn't do one to my satisfaction. PaulE

 

[Gary MacKenzie]

Yeah, I think Wespe & Trident used to offer a 1/87, but well over $30 + post & not nearly as good as yours w/o your improvements. 1/72 is way too big. A SimonT I'm not. He could prolly scale one down, but I couldn't do one to my satisfaction. PaulE

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[minitnkr]

Thanks, I'll give them a try, but looks kinda clunky in photos. I haven't had much luck w/3D printed stuff in my scale. PaulE

 

[Guest]

Guy.
Sorry to arrive late, now standing on a chair ! .
Impressive work ineed, like the texture effects using Tet. Looking fwd to the your water intrepretation.:thumb2:
John

 

[Si Benson]

Morning Guy,

Wow, your a quick modeller....you’ll make us look bad:smiling5:
Great work so far, hope the flu doesn’t hinder you too much:thumb2:
Si

 

[Guest]

Si, I've always been a slow builder but this kit is a matter of shake the box and done.
John I believe good texturing is half of the job. Thank you sir !

Today I reworked the lifebuoys. They looked exactly the same so I removed the ropes and I glued on hooks. Once painted they can be glued on easily. The machinegun.30 cockpits were given a bit of extra detail but they aren't ready for duty yet.

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Thanks for jumping in friends. AG.

 

[Wouter]

Nice bit of extra detailing mate, sure gives it a more 'real life' look.

Well, off to work now, hope to see another update tomorrow (no pressure LOL) :tongue-out:

Cheers

 

[Guest]

Wouter, thank you. No pressure by the way, I've practically spent the entire day building.

The kit bolts were replaced to fit the closed position. The cables are done. Here and there I replaced small kit parts by Evergreen stuff.
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Weld seams were added here.
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Best regards ! AG.

 

[scottie3158]

Guy,
Looking good.
Scottie

 

[Steve Jones]

Terrific work with the plastic rods. Keep it comin mate

 

[BigGreg]

coming up really great... cant wait to see more...

 

[Guest]

Thank you Greg.
Steve, many thanks.
Scottie, thanks sir !

Today I sprayed on different shades of greyblue working from dark to lighter ones. The steel plates and the ramp were masked and sprayed in a couple of rust colours and then given a firm layer of hairspray (not from the can, I used my airbrush pistol). I then covered this with two shades of light greyblue (thinned with water). Next thing to do is to carefully remove the paint here and there to create scratches and reveal the rust beneath it.

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Let's hope the paint softens they way I want it, I prefer subtle rust effects.

Best regards ! AG.

 

[Guest]

Blimey Guy you don't hang around, great stuff sir :thumb2:.
Pete.

 

[col68]

Nice work guy

 

[Guest]

So neat and clean - great work Guy.

 

[Wouter]

Nice work Guy. And those photos look astonishing. Almost seems a 3D render of the model in stead of the real deal. Looking forward to see the chiperizing!

Cheers

 

[Jim R]

Hi Guy
Really looking good under paint. very neat build.
Glad the flu has gone.
Jim

 

[Guest]

Thank you guys, with or without the flu you guys keep me going.