A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's

[Ramba]

Turret with the new 130mm barrel test fitted to the hull to see the overall look. The 130mm is big but blends in nicely with that Abrams X turret.

[Old Wombat]

Wow - that barrel looks massive.  It really goes well with the turret.

Thanks! The mantlet needed boring out to fit the new wider 130mm barrel but luckily I got it to fit.

Here is the size difference between a 120mm and the 130mm.

Ergo, it is massive!

I just wonder how the breech of the bigger gun would effect the range of elevation*.




[*: In Real Life, not that it matters in Whif World.]

[Ramba]

Ergo, it is massive!

I just wonder how the breech of the bigger gun would effect the range of elevation*.




[*: In Real Life, not that it matters in Whif World.]

Elevation would be fine. The low profile of the turret would definitely interfere with the depression, at least on the model. The bigger breech would more than likely hit the ceiling.

[Claymore]

Looking good! 

[Ramba]

Looking good! 

Thanks!

[Ramba]

Meng 1/35 Flakpanzer Gepard.


The upper hull was warped.



The lower hull was also warped.


The front part of the lower hull was also chewed up along the edge.


Needed some clamps to hold it all together.

[Frank3k]

Wow, that's Revell/Monogram from the 1990s level of warping.

[Old Wombat]

Well, that looks like a fun challenge!

[Ramba]

Well, that looks like a fun challenge!

Wow, that's Revell/Monogram from the 1990s level of warping.

While those Meng parts were warped, I have had worse. Still a pain to get together though.

Hobby Boss 1/35 German Leopard 2A5/A6. This wasn't even the worst one but was the worst Hobby Boss one I ever had.



Here is the Panda 1/35 Tunguska.




Dragon 1/35 BMP-2. As bad as the Hobby Boss Leopard 2A5/A6 looked, this Dragon BMP-2 was worse.

[Kerick]

Some sturdy clamps will fix that!

[Ramba]

Some sturdy clamps will fix that!

Yes, lots and lots of clamps.

[Buzzbomb]

Wow, that's Revell/Monogram from the 1990s level of warping.

if only they were at Revell/Monogram pricing  At the price point they are, you expect more.

Thanks for another glimpse into what is happening on your bench

[Ramba]

Thanks for another glimpse into what is happening on your bench

My bench is a nightmare. It is filled with more started builds than there are finished models on my display shelf. The started kits aren't actually on the bench though. Most are packed back in their boxes waiting for either getting to the primer stage, already primed waiting for camo paint or already painted but waiting for final touches and weathering. The weathering is my weakest skill, it is virtually non existent. Most of the ones waiting for weathering aren't done yet because I don't want to mess them up. Weathering is really an art.

The Meng Flakpanzer Gepard is still being put together. The Hobby Boss Leopard 2A5/A6 is primed and waiting for camo paint. The Dragon BMP-2 and Panda Tunguska are both already painted but waiting for gloss/flat coating and weathering.

[Kerick]

I wonder if a “swap it around” GB would work and help solve this problem. It might be better for projects someone has totally lost interest in. Otherwise it could end up with folks just swapping around painting projects. I’m completely guilty of getting stuck at painting something. Weathering and figures are art forms I haven’t really even tried yet. Then there is the postage issue.

[Old Wombat]

It comes down to just biting the bullet & doing it.

I had no faith in my weathering abilities but they ended up being better than I thought (although I do still go a bit overboard, sometimes) & the same with my figure painting (skin tones are still a bit hit-&-miss).

Neither are "perfect" (whatever that is) but they're pretty good & developed much faster than I expected once I got stuck in & did some.

[Ramba]

I wonder if a “swap it around” GB would work and help solve this problem. It might be better for projects someone has totally lost interest in. Otherwise it could end up with folks just swapping around painting projects. I’m completely guilty of getting stuck at painting something. Weathering and figures are art forms I haven’t really even tried yet. Then there is the postage issue.

I haven't actually lost interest in them. I can't paint indoors. I can only paint outdoors and with the winter months, no way to paint anything outside. Most of my builds are actually waiting for their respective camo paints schemes. Some, which are very few, are waiting for weathering. I do have some finished and weathered but I am not good at it as mentioned in my prior post.

Some guys over on the ARC forum did something similar years ago. One person had an aircraft kit where he started the cockpit. He mailed the kit to the next person who assembled most of the kit. That person mailed it to the next person who worked on pre-shading. He then mailed it off to the next person who painted it. He then mailed it off to the next person who weathered it then was mailed back to the original person. I have no idea what happened with the build if it even got finished or not but that was their plan. Anyway, postage will get expensive going back and forth.

It comes down to just biting the bullet & doing it.

I had no faith in my weathering abilities but they ended up being better than I thought (although I do still go a bit overboard, sometimes) & the same with my figure painting (skin tones are still a bit hit-&-miss).

Neither are "perfect" (whatever that is) but they're pretty good & developed much faster than I expected once I got stuck in & did some.

I have done weathering on a few of my finished builds, can you believe that? I actually have some finished builds  My weathering skills are not that good at all. I do watch Youtube tutorials but even doing exactly what they do, mine still doesn't look anything like what the tutorials show.

As for figures, I can't paint camo uniforms either so I use camo decals. As bad as my camo painting skills are, painting eyes are far worse  The eyes I paint look like this     

[Ramba]

Starting to get the Flakpanzer Gepard together. Still need to add the PE and some smaller parts.

[Kerick]

I wouldn’t even try to paint camo uniform on a 1:35th figure! There would be paint globbed on all over.

[Ramba]

I wouldn’t even try to paint camo uniform on a 1:35th figure! There would be paint globbed on all over.

Yeah, that is why I use camo decals.



I did hand paint the blue jeans though.

[Buzzbomb]

Nice.. really nice on the jeans.

Not tried the camo decal business, look spectacular though

[Ramba]

Nice.. really nice on the jeans.

Not tried the camo decal business, look spectacular though

Thanks! The camo decals take a long time so becomes very tedious. Even though it is very tedious, I prefer the camo decals over trying to hand paint the camo. As I said above, my camo hand painting skills are horrible so camo decals are the way to go for me.

[Ramba]

Got more parts assembled on the Flakpanzer Gepard and also did some of the PE. I was lucky to get some of the PE on right before the CA solidified. It was getting gooey the day I used it but then the next day, it solidified. It was already close to three years old.



I will be making this one as Ukrainian that was donated from Germany. Some have kill markings on them. I have the Dan Models Ukrainian ID markings decals and also some Dan Models kill markings decals.

[Kerick]

Nice work and nice decals.

[Frank3k]

The Flakpanzer looks good. It wouldn't be out of place as a Sci-Fi  build.

[Ramba]

Nice work and nice decals.

Thanks! The decals will come in handy as I have a few Ukrainian vehicles I am building.

The Flakpanzer looks good. It wouldn't be out of place as a Sci-Fi  build.

Thanks! I have the old Tamiya Marder 1A2 and Flakpanzer Gepard kits and was combining the two for a what if project. I had modified the front of the Flakpanzer turret to be more modern and streamlined. I also cut down the height of the turret to sit lower but now the guns don't elevate as high as they used to. Anyway, I have changed my mind more than a dozen times on putting the Flakpanzer turret on the Marder. The project is on hold as I still haven't decided what I want to do so everything went back in the box.