1/35 Tamiya...... wait for it!!... yes! the F/G as well!

Post by **coladito1** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 7:58 pm

Box art:

Sprue shots with some of the needed

I will have to blame Pedro Fernandes for inspiring to get the PE set for it, he did such as magnificent job on it that I just had to get it.

Post by **spruecutter** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 11:00 pm

Looking forward to seeing the various renditions of this kit.

Post by **coladito1** » Sat Nov 02, 2013 5:05 am

Ok here we go!!!

First i have to prep the upper hull for the PE, so i have to remove all the nesessary bits and pieces. I do this by using a hobby knife and in some cases i heat it up to speed up the process:

Then I sand the surface smooth using a file:

And here is the result:

Thats it for now! More progress coming up at a later time.

Post by **HamilkarBarkas** » Sat Nov 02, 2013 7:16 am

The application of those PE parts will be nice, i do not envy you as i´m not a friend of PE parts at all, they rather stick to my fingers than on the model all the time

Just wondering, will you use the tracks which are included in the kit? I think they show their age, if you compare them with the tracks in your other Tamiya Panzer II kit you will see what i mean. However, i don´t know how easy it is go get aftermarket ones, i guess they are pretty expensive.

Post by **coladito1** » Sat Nov 02, 2013 7:42 am

HamilkarBarkas wrote:The application of those PE parts will be nice, i do not envy you as i´m not a friend of PE parts at all, they rather stick to my fingers than on the model all the time
Just wondering, will you use the tracks which are included in the kit? I think they show their age, if you compare them with the tracks in your other Tamiya Panzer II kit you will see what i mean. However, i don´t know how easy it is go get aftermarket ones, i guess they are pretty expensive.

Yes very expensive.

but I'm afraid that it is too late for me to get them on time to finish the model within the 2 month duration. The kit tracks just plain Suck!! But oh well, I will focuse more on the model.

And as far PE goes, well I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Lol.

Post by **UKscalemodeller** » Sat Nov 02, 2013 8:27 am

coladito1 wrote:

Yes very expensive. but I'm afraid that it is too late for me to get them on time to finish the model within the 2 month duration. The kit tracks just plain Suck!! But oh well, I will focuse more on the model.

And as far PE goes, well I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Lol.

Lots of mud on the tracks then.

Great to see our 'Leader' off the starting blocks.

Post by **gosselin2112** » Mon Nov 04, 2013 6:55 pm

Nice start Luis. Be nice to the PE and it will be nice to you

Russell.

Post by **conradschmid99** » Mon Nov 04, 2013 10:27 pm

Great start!
PE provides great detail but I have a very hard time working with it

Post by **Paul** » Mon Nov 04, 2013 10:30 pm

Great start luis

Post by **coladito1** » Tue Nov 05, 2013 4:06 am

Ok now that I got the PE set i can continue on with the build. Here is the set along with a CA applicator, this applicator is just awesome!!! It delivers just enough glue to apply precisely! I highly recommend it:

To test it i started with part 27 and 28. And part 27 was too long so i had to cut it to make it fit. But after everything was all said and done, i was pleased with the result:

I also removed the rest of the parts on the opposite side of the upper hull:

And finally glued some more pieces:

Thats all for now. Thank you guys for looking. See you soon!!

Post by **coladito1** » Wed Nov 06, 2013 1:10 am

More progress!! I finished putting all the plates down for the upper hull as well as covering up the locating holes on the front, i used CA glue to speed up the process:

Then i moved onto modifying the small parts for the PE:

Even tho it was challenging i was very pleased with the results:

I also covered those awful holes on the bottom of the lower hull, i then used the lamp to check for any imperfections:

Thats it for now!! More to come later. Thanks for looking!

Post by **ScaleArmorBuilder** » Wed Nov 06, 2013 2:09 am

Looking good! I was planning on doing PE for the spare road wheel as well, but only have scrap PE...

Post by **generalgrog** » Wed Nov 06, 2013 3:13 am

PE and hull looking nice!!

GG

Post by **spruecutter** » Wed Nov 06, 2013 8:16 pm

Nice work with the PE

Post by **JayCub** » Wed Nov 06, 2013 8:22 pm

looking great Louis, the pe looks really fiddly but i think well worth your time, some-times you just can't beat photo-etch, the bottle with the one drop looks interesting and will be on my to buy list.

Tom

Post by **coladito1** » Sat Nov 09, 2013 3:15 am

Thanks for all the nice comments!

Ok so to say that I find this PE to be challenge is a huge understatement! But I must press on! To give you an idea of how small and fiddly some of the pieces are here is a picture I took before gluing it on place, The camera even had a hard time focusing!

Here they are with all the pieces together:

and finally placed on the hull:

Im going slowly but surely on this and hope that by the end of this, the result will be worth the while! Thanks for looking!

Website · Post by **Panzermeister36** » Sat Nov 09, 2013 4:19 am

Ah...PE...so calming isn't it...?

I HATE PE TOOL CLAMPS WHY MUST THEY BE SO COMPLEX?????????

Post by **Coen** » Sat Nov 09, 2013 1:22 pm

That is looking the bomb Luis, I like the look of that Eduardo PE, is it easier on the eyes with the gun metal colour instead of the shiny brass? I have a set here but I found it difficult to see the parts because they were so dark.

Post by **HamilkarBarkas** » Sat Nov 09, 2013 4:03 pm

yes, great detail, those PE parts really pay off

Post by **pedrofernandes** » Thu Nov 14, 2013 10:51 am

Its been a while since I spent some time in the bench or in model building forums!!!
But I had to check out this build!!! Its really looking great!! Man you are doing a very nice clean job on that classic!!!

Great Great work!!! Congrats coladito u are rockin this!!! I saw the video about this build... those tracks are really a nut cracker...
dont forget the boiling water to bend them!!! hihihiihihhi

Big kiss to the litle popcorn!!!

Post by **schweinhund227** » Thu Nov 14, 2013 1:53 pm

you have tons of courage to work on this kit...

its KIT "no 9" so .. yeah.. the 9th kit Tamiya produced in its early days...
in its Armour section...

Hope you don't loose too much sleep over all the P.E. ???

but it will sure bring this little kit Up to standards...

can't wait for your next update !

you Take care !

Norm.

Post by **coladito1** » Thu Nov 14, 2013 8:34 pm

Thank you guys so much for the nice comments! Norm thanks for that very important fact, I didn't know it was No. 9!! WOW!!

Ok in case you missed it here is the video update #1:

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Ok here is some more of the progress, The carpet monster already claimed a couple of PE parts but I was able to replicate them with spare PE.

Here is what the hull looks like with the grills replaced:

I also worked on the bottom hull:

And also on the top hull:

and That is it for now! Thanks for looking!

http://m.youtube.com/user/MrBobsBuilds · Post by **Rob** » Thu Nov 14, 2013 10:11 pm

I am enjoying watching this build and learning a lot about PE. Keep up the good work - it looks fantastic.

Post by **generalgrog** » Fri Nov 15, 2013 1:06 am

Looking really good. The PE is making a nice difference!..
GG

Post by **Jan01** » Fri Nov 15, 2013 7:17 am

Its looking good. Wish I could do more on my own kit, but work is calling. Oh well another week then I can do some more.

Post by **Coen** » Fri Nov 15, 2013 10:35 pm

Jeez that is going to paint up nice... All that PE is going to look soo cool!!!

Post by **pikos** » Sat Nov 16, 2013 10:03 pm

Great work and great pictures. A piece of advise though: Don't you ever commit a felony. Your fingerprints are allover the place!

Post by **spruecutter** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 12:09 am

This is starting to look quite refined now, all that work with the photo etch is paying off.

Post by **eightfooticeman** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 12:59 am

All I can say is, Outstanding!

Post by **eightfooticeman** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 12:59 am

All I can say is, Outstanding!

Post by **gosselin2112** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 7:02 pm

See. . . PE isn't so bad, is it?

Seriously, nice work.

RTG

Post by **coladito1** » Tue Nov 26, 2013 8:46 pm

Sorry for not posting sooner but life got in the way.....again.

Right, so I pretty much finished the construction part of it. Here are the pictures:

decided to separate the antenna and have it on the up position.

here are the wheels, not glued on for easier painting.

and here is the turret, I also decided not to add the stowage basket....... I think it looks better this way. I closed the commander's hatch since
I am not doing the figures.

I put a piece of plastic rod to prevent me from punching the hatch in. I also drilled out the gun barrels to give it more realism:

and here are some pictures of model completed ( I still need to glue a couple of PE pieces on top of the turret):

next step will be to go around the model with a little bit of Mr. Surfacer and take care of some seams and joints. Till then, see you and Happy holidays!!

Post by **HamilkarBarkas** » Tue Nov 26, 2013 10:02 pm

Yessss, this looks awesome mate !

Website · Post by **Panzermeister36** » Wed Nov 27, 2013 3:30 am

THat PE does a lot to that kit. Must be a pain in the butt but it definetly looks worth it!

I wish I had got it...ah well, I'm good with all the mods to my own kit anyways

How much does the PE set cost? And how are you gonna paint this little beastie, DAK or something special?

Post by **generalgrog** » Wed Nov 27, 2013 2:45 pm

Awesome work!

All that hard work on the PE will pay off during the paint.

GG

Post by **coladito1** » Wed Nov 27, 2013 6:26 pm

Cheers for the nice compliments dudes!!!

Post by **coladito1** » Sun Dec 01, 2013 9:07 am

Next step is to go over with some Mr surfacer and take care of the seams, scratches and what not:

Then I sand all the imperfections with 1200 grit sandpaper:

And finally I primed the model with vallejo gray surface primer:

Thats it for now. See you around!

Post by **HWGuderian23** » Sun Dec 01, 2013 8:22 pm

Very nice build so far sir! Especially your filigree PE-work is very impressive for me and I'm very curious about the further progress. Very well done

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Post by **JayCub** » Sun Dec 01, 2013 8:28 pm

Super build, and i really like browsing the work going on, the pe is top notch, and the carpet monster is a real pain in the...

never mind your work is stunning.
Tom

Post by **coladito1** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 6:01 pm

Had a little bit of time to lay some of the german gray.

Im also doing a simple base for as well, just a 99 cent photo frame. See you guys soon and thanks for all the nice comments.

Post by **Paul** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 6:14 pm

Looking good luis, I'm off out tomorrow Christmas shopping with Hanna, and I can see me coming home with one of these, it'll take all my willpower to resist and it's all your fault luis lol

Post by **coladito1** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 6:37 pm

Paul wrote:Looking good luis, I'm off out tomorrow Christmas shopping with Hanna, and I can see me coming home with one of these, it'll take all my willpower to resist and it's all your fault luis lol

Lol! May the power be with u!

Post by **gosselin2112** » Thu Dec 12, 2013 5:14 am

This has been quite a build up. Nice job, Luis.

Russ

Post by **coladito1** » Thu Dec 12, 2013 5:35 am

gosselin2112 wrote:This has been quite a build up. Nice job, Luis.

Russ

Thanks Russ!!

Post by **Lee** » Thu Dec 12, 2013 7:25 am

Looking good so far mate ....

Post by **coladito1** » Thu Dec 12, 2013 7:32 am

Lee wrote:Looking good so far mate ....

Cheers dude!! I will upload more pictures later. Yours looks awesome!!

Post by **Radzy** » Thu Dec 12, 2013 7:42 am

Well, well, I smell another masterpiece here

Great job on details and painting Louis!

Cheers,
Radek

Post by **coladito1** » Thu Dec 12, 2013 7:50 am

Radzy wrote:Well, well, I smell another masterpiece here

Great job on details and painting Louis!

Cheers,
Radek

Cheers Radek!

Post by **coladito1** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 10:29 pm

Short Update:

Worked on the tracks, I painted them using Tamiya Gun metal. I wanted the tracks to be weather but have the "metallic" look that it's pretty often lost when weathering the tracks. Then I made a wash using the colors shown in the picture:

I still have to weather them and dry brush them.

Ok, next I worked on the base...... I'll let the pictures do the talking:

and that is it. I'm hoping to do the chipping/painting tonight if the little one allows me. so until then, see you around!!

Post by **wappynutter** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 10:47 pm

Excellent short update Luis....

Like the diorama base building.... Fantastic mate..

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