academy priest 1/35

Post by **Tiger131** » Wed Jan 29, 2014 9:06 am

well this is my new project take me to the middle of the year

Post by **snappercity** » Wed Jan 29, 2014 11:33 am

Nice choice.

Post by **pedrofernandes** » Wed Jan 29, 2014 11:36 am

Great stuff you got there.. that stowage from Legend really caught my eye!!

Have a great build on that Priest!! looking forward to see this diorama !!!

Post by **Drazimo** » Wed Jan 29, 2014 11:37 am

I'm with Pedro, that stowage looks awesome. Looking forward to seeing this thread progress.

Post by **Coen** » Wed Jan 29, 2014 1:17 pm

Wicked choice!!!! That's going to look really cool with all that stowage!!
I'm curious as to how well that kit goes together too.
That crew is pretty good, I've used them a few times.
With a bit of work you can pose them up a bit too.

Post by **Tiger131** » Wed Jan 29, 2014 3:06 pm

cheers lads looking forward to get glue and pe everywhere...and coen its that dreaded resin this time masks on windows open..

cheers lads
billy

Post by **Coen** » Wed Jan 29, 2014 6:39 pm

Good man.

Post by **HWGuderian23** » Wed Jan 29, 2014 7:09 pm

Nice project Tiger! I'm very curious about those workable Bronco-tracks. Will follow this build with great interest mate

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Post by **Nige99** » Wed Jan 29, 2014 7:42 pm

Love US builds, so really looking forward to seeing this come together! Getting side effects from not building any US stuff for ages.

Post by **JayCub** » Wed Jan 29, 2014 7:47 pm

your building faster than I am, I like the look of this and im interested in what you think of the Academy kit, the diorama looks superb and I will follow this build.

Tom

Post by **Tiger131** » Wed Jan 29, 2014 7:58 pm

i do want to build another sherman in the future haven't built one for ages can't beat a Sherman..and cheers to everybody else for the kind words

Post by **Tiger131** » Thu Jan 30, 2014 12:20 pm

well got this far so far so good the P'E hasn't caused me any problems so far

Post by **Tiger131** » Fri Jan 31, 2014 3:03 pm

done some more today week off work so getting a lot done for me..just got to go round and get all the glue spot cleaned off

thanks for looking in

Post by **AchtungPanzer** » Fri Jan 31, 2014 4:19 pm

Wow. Will be nice model - lifelike. Good work with PE parts . Well Done

Post by **Tiger131** » Fri Jan 31, 2014 5:28 pm

Cheers actungpanzer looks a little better now i have cleaned it up

Post by **Tiger131** » Fri Jan 31, 2014 7:58 pm

a bit more done once again got to clean that darn glue up

cheers all

Post by **AchtungPanzer** » Fri Jan 31, 2014 8:48 pm

Tiger.

Post by **snappercity** » Fri Jan 31, 2014 10:27 pm

This is really going well.

Post by **Tiger131** » Sun Feb 02, 2014 2:36 pm

got some more done today

added some wires to the engine

and this is before surgery

thanks for looking in

Post by **ROBOPAUL** » Sun Feb 02, 2014 3:08 pm

This looks absolutely amazing.

Post by **Coen** » Sun Feb 02, 2014 3:49 pm

Love those seat belts John!
Those are fiddly as hell but freaking amazing work!!!

Post by **Tiger131** » Mon Feb 03, 2014 1:19 pm

got more done and this is what it looks like after surgery and my back is now killing after been hunched over these small parts

there is a tiny padlock on there but its that small you cant see the bugger

thank for looking in

Post by **alextheblue** » Mon Feb 03, 2014 1:29 pm

Love those little padlocks - can't believe you didn't scratch build some keys for them!!

Fantastic work, all that PE is looking the business!!

Post by **Tiger131** » Tue Feb 04, 2014 6:12 pm

got a little done today thought i would have a go at weld seems as they would be covered by stowage anyway learnt what not to do so it was worth it

also learnt that i had the ammo box the wrong way round so got that sorted as well

thanks for dropping by

Post by **HWGuderian23** » Tue Feb 04, 2014 6:14 pm

Wow

... amazing PE-work Tiger

! Looks damn good mate!

Post by **snappercity** » Wed Feb 05, 2014 8:57 am

Looking really smart with all the etch.

Post by **Tiger131** » Wed Feb 05, 2014 9:53 pm

DISASTER finished one side of the tracks for this build..thought I needed a brake so went to sort out under the stairs a job that I have been putting off so got that done and thought I will start finish the other side. ..when I went in to start there was my dog happily chewing the life out of my tracks she must have known something was up because she started to wag her tail bless.AAaaarrrrrrr!!!!!!! So I have got to use the band track that come with the model words cant explain how gutted I am

Im off for a drink

https://www.youtube.com/user/bnealuk · Post by **T3hGuppy** » Wed Feb 05, 2014 10:40 pm

Damn bad luck with the doggy chews!!

The PE work looks fantastic

Post by **Coen** » Wed Feb 05, 2014 10:59 pm

nooooo!
Crap! That sucks beyond calculation.
Good that you have the rubber bands, ouch to the wallet though!

Post by **Tiger131** » Thu Feb 06, 2014 8:09 am

cheers.HollywoodModelling..T3Guppy..coen nearly did throw away the bands good job i didn't cant be arsed to spend another 20 on some more tracks..oh well wipe away the tears and move on

Post by **Paul** » Thu Feb 06, 2014 10:23 am

Sometimes dogs do the stupidest things, hope you get back on track (sorry) soon

Post by **Tiger131** » Thu Feb 06, 2014 10:32 am

cheers paul i could have killed her but then she showed me those big brown eyes..think we might get a hamster next time though..cheers again and change the subject seen those micro brushes on ebay will be getting me some of those me thinks

Post by **JayCub** » Thu Feb 06, 2014 10:55 am

on the bright side some bloke in England had his Aston Martin chewed by his dog, the wing is made of asbestos or similar and the dog chewed through it http://www.autoevolution.com/news/this- ... 76233.html

even cats are problematic, its a modellers lot in life

Tom

Post by **Paul** » Thu Feb 06, 2014 11:01 am

Tiger131 wrote:cheers paul i could have killed her but then she showed me those big brown eyes..think we might get a hamster next time though..cheers again and change the subject seen those micro brushes on ebay will be getting me some of those me thinks

Yeah they are well worth getting

Post by **snappercity** » Thu Feb 06, 2014 1:09 pm

Ouch.

Post by **KalebB** » Thu Feb 06, 2014 2:15 pm

Can't wait to see the finished product, by the the looks of it all that PE should really make your priest pop

Post by **Tiger131** » Thu Feb 06, 2014 2:22 pm

JayCub wrote:on the bright side some bloke in England had his Aston Martin chewed by his dog, the wing is made of asbestos or similar and the dog chewed through it http://www.autoevolution.com/news/this- ... 76233.html

even cats are problematic, its a modellers lot in life

Tom

just had a look at this i say god dam..i feel alot better about my £20 tracks..

thanks to all for your support spent my day building the base i will get some pics up sooon

Post by **Tiger131** » Thu Feb 06, 2014 5:17 pm

well after track gate the black tracks are on they will have to do dam dog..bless so here are some pics oh and the bricks blocks sre not staying on the path just forgot to move them

cheers for looking in again

Website · Post by **Gav0909** » Thu Feb 06, 2014 10:51 pm

Just catching up on things round here. Man I love artillery! Not so much a fan of the Priest, prefer the look of the Sexton myself. But nothing can beat a good war torn, stowage encrusted, used and abused artillery piece. Looking forward to seeing the diorama come together.

The PE looks awesome and really adds to the model.

P.S. the bit you called the engine isn't, that's the gearbox. The engine in these things is in the back. Just so you know :-P

Post by **Tiger131** » Fri Feb 07, 2014 8:18 am

well done gav you win i was just testing you lads

..thanks for your kind words bud

Post by **Coen** » Fri Feb 07, 2014 11:07 am

I thought that's where they kept the hampster.
I love the mock up dude... Wow this will be a hell of a build.
Huge.
It will be a material hog too I think... that's a lot of surface area to cover with paint.
But it will LOOK SOOO AWESOME!!!!

Post by **alextheblue** » Fri Feb 07, 2014 11:14 am

Nooooooo! Not a hamster in the back, haven't pets caused enough damage!

Great progress Tiger, this is looking awesome and it's great seeing it in place on the dio base!

Post by **RobertA** » Fri Feb 07, 2014 11:57 am

Looking VERY good so far..

Post by **Switcher** » Fri Feb 07, 2014 1:54 pm

Tiger131 wrote:cheers.HollywoodModelling..T3Guppy..coen nearly did throw away the bands good job i didn't cant be arsed to spend another 20 on some more tracks..oh well wipe away the tears and move on

Absolutely beautiful work

A blessing in disguise perhaps (doggy chew) With all that PE and detail work you are doing have you thought of a set of metal tracks for your build? I know it's another expense good buddy, but IMMHO it would be a shame to lay rubber on this model.

Post by **Tiger131** » Fri Feb 07, 2014 2:44 pm

switcher i would usually but just booked and paid our holiday of so cash thin on the ground i really want this kit built and to move onto the next busy year so time is short on the building front..shame i know

Post by **MikeyKb** » Fri Feb 07, 2014 4:05 pm

This is shaping up to be one sexy priest on the corner

http://www.youtube.com/user/longlance67 · Post by **longlance67** » Fri Feb 07, 2014 5:13 pm

so much etch goodness Tiger !

lovely work indeed

Shane

Post by **Switcher** » Fri Feb 07, 2014 6:51 pm

Tiger131 wrote:switcher i would usually but just booked and paid our holiday of so cash thin on the ground i really want this kit built and to move onto the next busy year so time is short on the building front..shame i know

Ah... yes darn vacations, they sure know how to spoil a modellers fun. OTOH we need to keep SWMBO happy

Post by **Tiger131** » Fri Feb 07, 2014 7:26 pm

cheers lads just hope the next stage goes well

Post by **Tiger131** » Sat Feb 08, 2014 1:40 pm

this is one hell of a primer job