Pobeda (Victory), Berlin, May 1945

Post by **NonProlificModeler** » Fri Feb 12, 2016 3:53 pm

Thank you very much, Antonio! I don't think it's a winner, because I saw a lot of great builds on this GB, like yours for example!

Jens

Post by **rwsmith14** » Fri Feb 12, 2016 11:28 pm

Just caught up on this build.. WOW !! amazing work !!!

Post by **NonProlificModeler** » Fri Feb 12, 2016 11:47 pm

Thanks a bunch, mate. Good that this GB will be on till the end of April. I might get in trouble with all the stuff that's planned and needs to be built.

Post by **Chip1942** » Sat Feb 13, 2016 12:09 am

It looks fantastic so far

I absolutely love the stairs!!!

Post by **NonProlificModeler** » Sat Feb 13, 2016 12:28 am

Cheers, mate! Appreciate it a lot!

Jens

Post by **NonProlificModeler** » Sat Feb 13, 2016 4:29 pm

Update video on YT just out!

Jens

[youtube]Nvo5K4loRCM[/youtube]

Post by **NonProlificModeler** » Mon Feb 15, 2016 3:43 pm

Hi, lads! I've almost finished building the ruin #1 for the GB. Last bigger part(s): second floor. As you can see I constructed it with "steel beams". They'll be visible from the underside. The floor itself will be "parquet" with a fishbone pattern. I think that's the most common way to do it. I primed the walls and painted sort of "base colour". Since there'll be so much weathering I'm fine with the way they look. They'll change their appearance "dramatically" during the upcoming process.

Now it's really getting serious! More to come tomorrow or on Wednesday! Take care, be good and keep on modeling!

Jens

YouTube · Post by **ScaleModelJedi** » Mon Feb 15, 2016 6:37 pm

Top work. Very impressed with your scratch building

Post by **NonProlificModeler** » Mon Feb 15, 2016 6:52 pm

Thank you very much, mate!

Post by **MassterOzymandias** » Wed Feb 17, 2016 3:56 pm

Great work for the building. I'm impressive with your skills my friend

Post by **NonProlificModeler** » Wed Feb 17, 2016 4:58 pm

Thanks a lot, José! I have new pictures, but I can't put 'em up before 10pm tonight! That's when my girlfriend goes to bed and I have more time for myself, hehehe!

Jens

Post by **TheTroyster** » Wed Feb 17, 2016 6:24 pm

Dude come on! You're freaking me out because your skills are amazing!

Post by **NonProlificModeler** » Wed Feb 17, 2016 6:54 pm

Thank you so much, Troy! Greetz from Germany!

Jens

Post by **MikeyKb** » Wed Feb 17, 2016 7:19 pm

Beauty!
I just bought some resin flooring that looks almost identical to your wall-work!
Who needs resin with skills like yours!?

Post by **NonProlificModeler** » Wed Feb 17, 2016 7:35 pm

Cheers, mate! Only trying to save money, hehehe!

Jens

Post by **NonProlificModeler** » Wed Feb 17, 2016 11:35 pm

Some more progress with the second floor of my ruin. Parquet is glued down and sanded to a very smooth surface. I mixed water, PVA glue and saw dust to make my own filler for the gaps between the boards. The result is somewhat mixed, but that's not so important. There'll be a lot of dirt and debris on the floor to cover the worst gaps.

The parquet was primed with Tamiya XF-10, flat brown, and then painted with burnt umber oil. After about ten minutes I started wiping off the oil oaint with a large flat paintbrush. I'll do that three or four times until there's just a thin layer left, that's still dark enough to cover most of the primer. I want to achieve some lighter areas that way. After that I'll drybrush single boards with a lighter oil paint. I want to keep that semi-gloss appearance of the oils. Looks like polished parquet then.

On the internet I was looking for pictures of oriental rugs and I found a Persian rug I liked. So, I downscaled the picture and printed it along with other stuff for this office. I sprayed a light coat of flat acrylic clear onto my sheet of paper. First thing then was "cutting the rug", but there was something missing! There were no fringes! There were! I came up with the idea to make them from fine white nylon tread. One side is finished. If you follow the pics you can see how I did it. It wasn't difficult, but a little fiddly.

I've been working on the factory wall, too. Primed and then base coated with Revell enamel matt 83 (some dark red brown) Then dry brushed with Tamiya XF-64, red brown and Revell matt 37, brick red. After that I sprayed a coat of flat clear on the wall. Once that was dry I applied a home made red wash (90% turpentine, 2,5% each of light red, orange, yellow ochre and burnt Siena oils). Next will be a dark wash of burnt umber and mineral spirit. Than dry brushing and picking out single bricks. In reality some bricks look darker or brighter than the rest, some look dark reddish grey or almost black and some have a blueish hue. A lot of work, but I can use the breaks between those steps for continueing on the figures and accessories.

There'll be a support for the second floor that'll be attached to the workshop's wall. I never worked as precisely as that before, since I wanted at least to try to get the perfect fit.

Next on my list: furniture for the office and tools and a bench for the workshop. Let's see how those turn out. Take care, be good and keep on modeling!

Jens

Post by **MikeyKb** » Thu Feb 18, 2016 12:12 am

this keeps getting better and better!
Love the flooring!!! that carpet is EXCELLENT!!!

Great work, bud!!!

Post by **rodrant** » Thu Feb 18, 2016 12:17 am

I say again Jens ! Terrific (in the good sense

) modelling work here !!! Awesome build thread !

Post by **TheSmoo** » Thu Feb 18, 2016 4:06 am

wow i am yet to try and make a dio, i like the way you scratch build stuff and show how it is done

Terry

Post by **JudgeDredd** » Thu Feb 18, 2016 6:27 am

WOW! Superb work so far.

Post by **NonProlificModeler** » Thu Feb 18, 2016 6:45 am

Thank you so much, guys! It's well appreciated!

Jens

Post by **TommyKillander** » Thu Feb 18, 2016 6:48 am

Excellent stuff, mate !

The floorboards and rug is fantastic !!!

Tommy

Post by **NonProlificModeler** » Thu Feb 18, 2016 6:58 am

Thanks a lot, Tommy!

Post by **Svenne009** » Thu Feb 18, 2016 7:31 am

Awesome work on the dio, it's all in the details

Post by **NonProlificModeler** » Thu Feb 18, 2016 7:35 am

I agree on that. Thank you very much, mate!

Post by **Coen** » Thu Feb 18, 2016 11:39 am

Holy sweet marbled ham batman!
I thought that I was bad for the long threads. You put me to shame dude.
That is some seriously awesome scratch building you've got going on there bud. The stairs and the rug are my favourite.
I love that floor too.
Taking notes...
Excellent work

Post by **NonProlificModeler** » Thu Feb 18, 2016 12:59 pm

Wow! Thanks a lot, Michael! Really appreciate it!

BTW, how do I get my YT channel into the bottom section of my posts? Thanks for your help, buddy!

Post by **Coen** » Fri Feb 19, 2016 12:38 am

NonProlificModeler wrote:Wow! Thanks a lot, Michael! Really appreciate it!

BTW, how do I get my YT channel into the bottom section of my posts? Thanks for your help, buddy!

Put the link in your signature.

Post by **NonProlificModeler** » Fri Feb 19, 2016 7:21 am

Put the link in your signature.

Thanks, Michael!

Post by **NonProlificModeler** » Fri Feb 19, 2016 4:15 pm

I applied the dark wash to the brick wall. After it was half dry I removed most of it with mineral spirit and a damp paintbrush.

Next I built a desk from scratch. I don't want to bore you with all the steps it took to do it. There'll be an update video soon.

From the figure set that includes the accordion player there's a chair that I'll use. Both - the desk and the chair - were primed and got a base coat of Tamiya XF-64, red brown.

Then I did some wainscoting in the office. Assembly is completed and it's primed. The goal is a very dark brown with - hopefully - woodgrain. I tested an idea of how to do it with the desk. I painted streaks with heavily diluted Tamiya buff, desert yellow, flat earth and flat brown. When everything's good and dry I'll apply burnt umber oil an blend it till it's translucent enough to let the streaks shine through. Let's wait and see if and how that works.

To be continued! Take care, be good and keep on modeling!

Jens

Post by **NonProlificModeler** » Sun Feb 21, 2016 7:58 am

Just a short and quick update on the factory ruin and parts of the interior. I painted the desk with raw umber oil and blended it until the "woodgrain" became visible.

Since that turned out nicely (IMO) I did the same paint job with the wainscoting. Only chenged the base colour to Tamiya XF-10, flat brown. "Woodgrain" was done with Tamiya XF-57, buff, XF-59 desert yellow, XF-52, flat earth and XF-64, red brown, all heavily diluted with alcohol. Then I decided to change the wallpaper. Now the pattern is white and smaller. I'll apply the wallpaper as soon as I've finished the paint job on the brick walls.

For the workshop I already built a bench and a vice, from scratch, of course. Next will be a drill press and some tools.

That's it for now. Take care, be good and keep on modeling!

Jens

Post by **NonProlificModeler** » Sun Feb 21, 2016 3:01 pm

Hi, guys! Update video is out! Includes all "how tos" to the scratch built stuff.

[youtube]J6uNSRrcmG0[/youtube]

Post by **Dunhill2005** » Sun Feb 21, 2016 3:31 pm

And you say, you could not deal with small PE parts?

You build everything scratch and in a very small scale... Well done!!!

Post by **NonProlificModeler** » Sun Feb 21, 2016 3:37 pm

Thanks a lot, Kevin! To be honest: I never really tried working with PE parts. But I'd be afraid to damage the parts. Here I just make a new one when I messed it up.

Jens

Post by **NonProlificModeler** » Mon Feb 22, 2016 11:43 pm

Hi, guys! Some pictures of the finished drill press. I'll show and explain the build in my next video. It was quite fiddly and I took pictures of almost every step. That'd be too much to show here. Total height of the model is 47 mm, the working area is at 25 mm. The drill bit is a real one I messed up by pushing too hard. The lighting is crap and I'm sorry for that!

Take care, be good and keep on modeling!

Jens

YouTube · Post by **ScaleModelJedi** » Tue Feb 23, 2016 9:01 am

Nice job on the workbench and drill. I like the effect you have on the desk as well. Keep up the good work

Post by **NonProlificModeler** » Tue Feb 23, 2016 9:14 am

Thanks a lot, Simon!

Post by **TommyKillander** » Tue Feb 23, 2016 4:14 pm

Awesome

Cant wait to see what you come up with next

Tommy

Post by **NonProlificModeler** » Tue Feb 23, 2016 4:23 pm

Hehehe, thank you, Tommy! Today I built the desk lamp. F*cking fiddly! I think I need to work faster or build less stuff. Two months to go sounds good, but time flies!

Take care, mate! Jens

Post by **NonProlificModeler** » Fri Feb 26, 2016 9:38 am

Hey! I finished the paint job on the drill press. I'm sorry for the poor lighting. The drill isn't as dark as it looks here! Now I'll make a video on how I built this tool. Take care, be good and keep on modeling.

Jens

PS.: I touched up those splinters with white spots already.

Post by **rodrant** » Fri Feb 26, 2016 8:45 pm

Did I mention already that this is one very interesting and awesome build

I'm really waiting to see it complete ..I say again this is a winner !!!

Post by **Coen** » Fri Feb 26, 2016 11:30 pm

Yup!
That's how it's done boys and girls!
Wow! Wow!
Wow!

Post by **NonProlificModeler** » Sat Feb 27, 2016 7:07 am

Post by rodrant » Fri Feb 26, 2016 9:45 pm

Did I mention already that this is one very interesting and awesome build

I'm really waiting to see it complete ..I say again this is a winner !!!

Thank you so much, mate!

by Coen » Sat Feb 27, 2016 12:30 am

Yup!
That's how it's done boys and girls!
Wow! Wow!
Wow!

Thanks a bunch, Michael!

Post by **TommyKillander** » Sat Feb 27, 2016 8:22 am

I second that!

This is one of the most amazing builds I have seen.

Keep up the good work, Jens!

Tommy

Post by **NonProlificModeler** » Sat Feb 27, 2016 8:28 am

TommyKillander » Sat Feb 27, 2016 9:22 am

I second that!

This is one of the most amazing builds I have seen.

Keep up the good work, Jens!

Tommy

Thank you so much, Tommy.

Got the strange feeling I'm a bit over the top with what I'm doing, at least as time consumption is concerned.

Post by **OliveDrab** » Sat Feb 27, 2016 4:08 pm

Superb Jens!!! Simply superb, we're dying for more

Post by **NonProlificModeler** » Sat Feb 27, 2016 4:20 pm

Thank you so much, buddy! I'm working on the "how to" vid for the drill press, but maybe I'll find the time to post the newest pictures, too!

Post by **TheTroyster** » Sat Feb 27, 2016 7:16 pm

You have to stop doing this to me!

Every time I look at this build thread I am forced to get on my knees and start worshiping the greatness of this build.

My knees are killing me, and my kid is starting to think I am in some crazy scale model cult!

Brother, you are showing some mad talent here!

Post by **NonProlificModeler** » Sat Feb 27, 2016 8:15 pm

Lord! I didn't want to put your health in danger, Troy!!! Thank you so much for your nice comment! Overwhelmed!

Jens

Post by **NonProlificModeler** » Sat Feb 27, 2016 8:57 pm

Update! I've been working on out- and inside of the factory wall. Started weathering and decorated the office's walls.

And then the office needed some interior like pictures, "news"papers an a desk lamp, too. The photo with the two little girls is 5 x 5 mm. The desk lamp's height is 15 mm.

I cut the "Führer"-photo and the landscape painting out of their frames, glued the frames to brown carboard, cut them out again and glued pictures and frames once more to cardoard. That way the frames look more realistic.

And - if you like to: here's the video on how I built the drill press:

[youtube]L7iynulkhVo[/youtube]

Alright, so much for this! Have a nice weekend, guys! Take care, be good and keep on modeling!

Jens