discussion Dragon Priest Finished

[RM6239]

Hi Guys

Calling this finished. Co. A 231st Armoured Field Artillery Bn., 6th Armoured Division, Germany 1944.






Cheers
Ross

 

[rtfoe]

Very nice build Rossco. Would this Dragon kit be a new mold or ex Italeri?

Cheers,
Richard

 

[RM6239]

Richard, I'm not sure but I think it's a new mold from Dragon.

cheers
Ross

 

[Guest]

Ross.
Love it, the weathering is superb, the dust on the front and track treads is quite an eye catcher.
Full of detail internally, you must be cooler and happy !
John .

 

[RM6239]

John, thanks mate, I am happy with it but still not sold on the DS tracks.

cheers
Ross

 

[Guest]

Ross whats wrong with them, they look pretty good from here , sag looks ok.
John .

 

[RM6239]

John, probably nothing just being super critical, I guess.

cheers
Ross

 

[Guest]

Think you are Ross, just been back and looked again, you even removed some of the outer pads to catch the eye. There's nothing wrong . Stop it.:smiling2:
Have you ever tried those metal Friul ones or the Master with the resin pins, pricey but are ok once you get used to the assembly.
John .

 

[RM6239]

John, Yes I've used Fruils a couple of times and even some ModelKasten ones and still have a few of each in the stash for specific builds. Fruils give a nice solid weight to the build and feel solid once together, I really liked the ModelKasten ones though.

cheers
Ross

 

[Guest]

Hi Ross, nice subtle weathering on the Priest:thumb2:! I used to cut two links out of the DS tracks to make a proper fit. A bit of work, but do-able.

 

[Jim R]

Hi Ross
That is a great result. As John says the weathering is a top job. I also think the tracks look good. Glad the boxes were sorted.
Jim

 

[Guest]

Very nice build Ross :smiling2:.

 

[Wouter]

Great finish mate, well done!

 

[RM6239]

Durk, sounds like a good plan.
JimR, cheers mate.
Ralph, thank you.
Wouter, hey mate, cheers.

cheers
Ross

 

[Steve Jones]

Wonderful work Ross and a very realistic finish. You must be pleased with the result. I too am not a fan of DS tracks but they certainly look good from here. However as you say you cant beat a nice set of Friuls. Problem is they are half a days pay :smiling5:

 

[RM6239]

Steve, thanks mate, yes I would love to use them on every build but it's tough justifying the cost sometimes.

cheers
Ross

 

[Guest]

Ross lovely modelling throughout. The detailing, weathering on the model is great. You should be over the moon with this build. :thumb2:

 

[Si Benson]

Turned out very nicely Ross:thumb2:

 

[RM6239]

Kevin and Si, thanks guys.

cheers
Ross

 

[Guest]

That was well received mate, what's next ?
John