Dragon 1/35 German 8.8cm Flak Artillery

Post by **wappynutter** » Fri Feb 07, 2014 8:14 pm

Very nice, very clean build Jan....

She's gonna look sweet once finished buddy..
Well done, keep it up...

Post by **Jan01** » Sat Feb 08, 2014 6:42 pm

Almost coming to the end of the build.

Dry run before glueing.

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Start of the trunnion

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Post by **Jan01** » Sat Feb 08, 2014 6:48 pm

The other metal parts (recuperates) for the gun.

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The gun starting to come together

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So far I have had no problems with building of the gun or the trunnion, just a couple of seam lines needed cleaning up.

Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Sat Feb 08, 2014 7:03 pm

looks great Jan
i don't know if you had the same situation as i did but i found that those metal inserts are a bit hard to get in the outer tubes
i had to sand down the edges as they where blocking the inserts and prevented a smooth movement
but it is a real nice kit
good luck with the rest of your build

Post by **Jan01** » Sat Feb 08, 2014 7:09 pm

MarkVerploeg wrote:looks great Jan
i don't know if you had the same situation as i did but i found that those metal inserts are a bit hard to get in the outer tubes
i had to sand down the edges as they where blocking the inserts and prevented a smooth movement
but it is a real nice kit
good luck with the rest of your build

Thanks Mark.
I had no problems with the inserts. Problem I had was I added a bit too much glue on one of the outer tubes, and it dried on the inside, so the inner tube will not go all the way to the end. So have to get a needle file out and start to do some light filing on the inside.

Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Sat Feb 08, 2014 7:24 pm

that's a bummer
but it is fixable

Post by **rm6239** » Sun Feb 09, 2014 12:02 am

Looking great Jan, can't wait to see the next update.

cheers

Rossco

Post by **Jan01** » Sun Feb 09, 2014 9:28 am

MarkVerploeg wrote:that's a bummer
but it is fixable

I hope so.
Did you have a problem with the figure that is seated? To me it seems that he doesn't sit right unless I take a chunck out of his left arm.

Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Sun Feb 09, 2014 9:45 am

Jan01 wrote:
MarkVerploeg wrote:that's a bummer
but it is fixable
I hope so.
Did you have a problem with the figure that is seated? To me it seems that he doesn't sit right unless I take a chunck out of his left arm.

i don't know Jan
i haven't build the figures yet i just finished my gun a full day before this sig started
and i put the figures a way untill i start a diorama with.them
so ,sorry i can't help with that
good luck with that one

Post by **Paul** » Sun Feb 09, 2014 10:16 am

Great work Jan, it looks really impressive with the metal barrels.

Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Sun Feb 09, 2014 10:29 am

Paul wrote:Great work Jan, it looks really impressive with the metal barrels.

yep i had the same thing i almost wanted to keep it like that

Post by **Jan01** » Sun Feb 09, 2014 2:15 pm

Ok second update for this weekend. Apart from a couple of small things which will be done after the painting and weathering stage. I can say that the gun is finished (building stage that is)

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The gun shield is loose, this is so that I can get to the gun once I start priming and then painting it.

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Post by **Jan01** » Sun Feb 09, 2014 2:20 pm

I have already primed the figures using Vallejo Grey (From a spray can).

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While waiting for this to dry I did a practice run on the color of the uniform as I don't want a pure white (Except for the helmets)
The color on the left is what I'm aiming for, the one on the right is pure white.

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These are the colors I used.

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Post by **conradschmid99** » Mon Feb 10, 2014 12:19 am

The gun looks great even without paint!

Post by **alextheblue** » Mon Feb 10, 2014 10:22 am

Great progress there Jan, looking really good!!

Love those figures and once you've got some paint on there - wow!

Post by **Jan01** » Mon Feb 10, 2014 5:33 pm

Thanks Conrad, will be s pity to cover those metal parts with paint.

Thanks Alex, can't wait to fianally get the paint out, took me long enough to build it.

Post by **Schoof** » Tue Feb 11, 2014 8:58 am

Wow it's gonna be a stunning build

Post by **Jan01** » Tue Feb 11, 2014 3:44 pm

Thanks Schoof, hoping to start with the primer this weekend.

https://www.youtube.com/user/bnealuk · Post by **T3hGuppy** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 9:58 pm

The detail on this one looks stunning dude.

Will be watching how the winter uniforms come out as have a winter build planned for later this year.

Post by **Jan01** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 4:35 am

T3hGuppy wrote:The detail on this one looks stunning dude.

Will be watching how the winter uniforms come out as have a winter build planned for later this year.

Thanks, it will be my first attempt at a winter build.

Post by **rm6239** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 8:06 am

Jan

Everything looks great together, looking forward to the paint.

cheers

Rossco

Post by **Jan01** » Sat Feb 15, 2014 8:38 pm

Managed to get the gun primed today using Vallejo panzer grey primer.

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During the week I started on the figures (there quite not finished yet)

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http://www.youtube.com/user/longlance67 · Post by **longlance67** » Sun Feb 16, 2014 1:15 am

nice progress mate looking good !

Shane

Post by **Jan01** » Sun Feb 16, 2014 5:29 am

longlance67 wrote:nice progress mate looking good !

Shane

Thanks Shane. Would have liked to have been a bit further ahead, but you know how it it is, things get in the way like work.

Post by **fly1ngdutchm4n** » Sun Feb 16, 2014 4:54 pm

Looking great Jan!

And I know, thing gets in the way for me too... But, no work, no modelling eh?

Keep up the good work mate!

Post by **Jan01** » Sun Feb 16, 2014 6:09 pm

fly1ngdutchm4n wrote:Looking great Jan!
And I know, thing gets in the way for me too... But, no work, no modelling eh?
Keep up the good work mate!

Frans

Post by **alextheblue** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 10:45 am

Great progress Jan, that panzer grey primer looks a great colour!

My Youtube channel · Post by **reelmesh** » Thu Feb 27, 2014 10:43 am

Nice updates Jan, that gun is looking sweet, I think the white variations were also a great idea, it'll make the whole scene more realistic and interesting!

Keep up the good work!

Post by **Jan01** » Sat Mar 01, 2014 1:09 pm

Thanks guys for the kind words.

Hoping to post some updates over this weekend.

Post by **Jan01** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 12:41 pm

Did some more work on one of the figures to see how it came out. What do you think?

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Post by **Jan01** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 12:46 pm

Gave the gun another layer of paint using vallejo panzer grey, white and and a touch of blue.
You can just make out the difference in shades.

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Then gave everything a layer of gloss ready to start the weathering process, (wish me luck, first time i will have done this type of work on a model)

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http://www.youtube.com/user/longlance67 · Post by **longlance67** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 6:58 am

looking good mate

Shane

Post by **fly1ngdutchm4n** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:52 pm

Looking great so far mate!
And good luck on the weathering

https://www.youtube.com/user/bnealuk · Post by **T3hGuppy** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 12:05 am

Really like the paint work dude.

Looking forward to seeing this weathered.

Post by **Jan01** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 1:59 am

Thanks guys, looking forward to get started on it.

Post by **rm6239** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 4:03 am

Jan

Great work mate, so hard to not go over the top trying to get some colour into a one colour paint scheme but you have done very well. Looking forward to seeing more.

cheers

Rossco

Post by **Tiger131** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 8:16 am

looks superb

Post by **alextheblue** » Tue Mar 11, 2014 10:28 am

Looking great Jan, really nice subtle changes in tone to the colour!

Post by **Jan01** » Tue Mar 11, 2014 7:06 pm

rm6239 wrote:Jan

Great work mate, so hard to not go over the top trying to get some colour into a one colour paint scheme but you have done very well. Looking forward to seeing more.

cheers

Rossco

Thanks Rossco, first time I've done something like this.

Post by **Jan01** » Tue Mar 11, 2014 7:08 pm

alextheblue wrote:Looking great Jan, really nice subtle changes in tone to the colour!

Thanks Alex, it was your thread that gave me the idea about adding some blue to the grey. Just had to be careful not to add too much.

Post by **Jan01** » Tue Mar 11, 2014 7:29 pm

Just a couple of photo's showing the progress. As I will be doing a winter scene I had some white to the gun carriages. I did add white the gun shield but got a bit carried away with the white, so have to do some repair work.
With the figures I added a very watered down of brown wash. I also did some work on the wicker baskets.

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Post by **NAMBiohazard** » Tue Mar 11, 2014 9:43 pm

Beautiful job on the gun mate
lookin damn good

Website · Post by **Gav0909** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 12:32 am

Looking good buddy, I like the winter uniforms on the figures.

Post by **Jan01** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 6:33 pm

Thanks guys for your comments.

Still have a little way to go.

https://www.youtube.com/user/bnealuk · Post by **T3hGuppy** » Thu Mar 13, 2014 2:49 am

Really nice work on the figures dude.

http://www.youtube.com/user/longlance67 · Post by **longlance67** » Thu Mar 13, 2014 10:24 am

looking great mate, those figures look sharp indeed

Shane

Post by **fly1ngdutchm4n** » Sun Mar 23, 2014 7:13 pm

Agree! Some fine looking figures mate

And that flak looks superb!

Post by **alextheblue** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 12:08 pm

More fantastic progress there Jan!!

Love the figures - expertly painted!!

Post by **Jan01** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 4:55 pm

Thanks guys, but unfortunately I'm unable to finish this in time. Which is a pity, was really enjoying this build. Hope to finish it in the near future.

Good job to all that have managed to complete there kits.