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Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 7:45 pm
by Tiger131
looking superb love the care and attention your putting into this kit really shows through

Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 7:57 pm
by Yevgeny
Wow, the leaves, just wow!
Like the ivy and the netting looks superb. Man I take my imaginary hut off to you!

Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 9:27 pm
by fly1ngdutchm4n
Tiger131 wrote:looking superb love the care and attention your putting into this kit really shows through
Yevgeny wrote:Wow, the leaves, just wow!
Like the ivy and the netting looks superb. Man I take my imaginary hut off to you!
Thank you very much gentlemen :D

Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2014 5:16 am
by SyntaxModels
Wow Frans! That's stunning! All the weathering and the little leaves, all of it is great! When I first saw the old bloke on the bench I thought he was flipping the bird! Then I saw the pipe and all it made sense lol.
I'm stoked for the next update!

Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2014 6:04 am
by fly1ngdutchm4n
SyntaxModels wrote:Wow Frans! That's stunning! All the weathering and the little leaves, all of it is great! When I first saw the old bloke on the bench I thought he was flipping the bird! Then I saw the pipe and all it made sense lol.
I'm stoked for the next update!
Haha! Flipping the French crew off.... now that would be a interesting diorama! :lol:
But it does look like it! lol
Coen thought he was hitchhiking, so it's about time I paint him. :mrgreen:

Thanks mate ! :cheers2:

Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2014 8:59 am
by MarkVerploeg
Very nice work
I guess i will be seeing it in real life next year

Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2014 9:39 am
by kiwigav
Very cool. you are the Dio Master :jd: :th: :clap:

Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2014 10:24 pm
by fly1ngdutchm4n
MarkVerploeg wrote:Very nice work
I guess i will be seeing it in real life next year
Thanks Mark :D
You probably will see it for real at SMC next year ;)

Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2014 10:25 pm
by fly1ngdutchm4n
kiwigav wrote:Very cool. you are the Dio Master :jd: :th: :clap:
Lol... :mrgreen:
Thank you very much mate :thumb2:

Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 9:18 pm
by fly1ngdutchm4n
Update 10

Hello guys!
I did manage to do some work at the figures and some props, so I thought to share it.
I already post it on Facebook, so time to put it over here.

First of all I added a newspaper to the bench.
I googled on images of a french ww2 newspaper, and when I found one, I copy and past it in word in different sizes.
Then printed it out on thin copy paper, and when I choose the right size I cut out 2 pieces.
Folded then up sever times, and put them on top of each other. with wood glue.
Then took some wood glue onto the bench, and folded the paper over the bench.
I'm very happy with the result :thumb2:

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Then time to make the big tree for behind the park wall,
I'm using sea foam for this task.
Wanted to make a wire base, but went fora branch instead.

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Drilling holes into he branch, and put in the sea foam with CA glue

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And 2 hours later...

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Here it is in the park.
The tree is going to be airbrushed.
First i did not want that, but the colors in the foam are simply to pink.

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Time to make a start at the figures.
First up: primer

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And after forgetting to take some pics of the paint progress grandpa is already done.

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And here's figure no 2 painted.
This young fella is looking at the GMC that's standing in front of him.

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He came with the bike....

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Both together.
I hate using flash while taking modelling pics, it always shows the flashlight in the pics.
Also gramps seems to be out of focus...

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And with the trees airbrushed in fall colors, this is what Iv'e got so far...

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And that's where this update ends for now.
I will paint the figures one at the time, this to prevent that the figures will look all the same.

Thanks for dropping by again :thumb2:
:cheers2:



Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 9:24 pm
by Yevgeny
Trees look fantastic. And the news paper just class :eeek:
Figures come together nicely too :th:

Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 9:54 pm
by fly1ngdutchm4n
Yevgeny wrote:Trees look fantastic. And the news paper just class :eeek:
Figures come together nicely too :th:
Thank you very much! :D
Really Apriciate the nice comments :cheers2:

Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 11:13 pm
by rodrant
:jd: :jd: :jd: :jd:

Now that's a Masterpiece !

Will not say anything more ...enough said , I'm going to watch again ...sorry for that :lol:

Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 4:48 am
by SyntaxModels
Everytime mate! It's stunning mate. Nothing more can be said :th:

Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 6:01 am
by fly1ngdutchm4n
rodrant wrote: :jd: :jd: :jd: :jd:

Now that's a Masterpiece !

Will not say anything more ...enough said , I'm going to watch again ...sorry for that :lol:
:D lol, Thanks António! :cheers2:

Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 6:02 am
by fly1ngdutchm4n
SyntaxModels wrote:Everytime mate! It's stunning mate. Nothing more can be said :th:
Thanks mate! :D
Glad you enjoy it! :cheers2:

Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 8:36 am
by Russ72
Wow, I remember when it was a couple of bits of foam. My God Man! Well done. :cheers2:

Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 9:09 am
by fly1ngdutchm4n
Russ72 wrote:Wow, I remember when it was a couple of bits of foam. My God Man! Well done. :cheers2:
Thank you very much Russ :D
Really Apriciate it!

Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 11:56 am
by gustavlekstal
Is it your dutch chocolate breakfast that make dutch modelling this outstanding? Is it your outstanding dutch beer? Something in the mothersmilk? I wanna tap in to that source! Maby hard with the mummilk.... :shifty: ;)

Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 11:59 am
by fly1ngdutchm4n
gustavlekstal wrote:Is it your dutch chocolate breakfast that make dutch modelling this outstanding? Is it your outstanding dutch beer? Something in the mothersmilk? I wanna tap in to that source! Maby hard with the mummilk.... :shifty: ;)
:rofl: I think it's the cheese mate.... or the beer :mrgreen:
Thank you for the compliment! :cheers2:

Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 1:55 pm
by MikeyKb
absolutely incredible work!
hahahaha, where's the dude's shoes? lol did they get blown off? :lol: :nena:

brilliant :thumb2: :cheers2:

Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 2:49 pm
by Tiger131
Cracking piece of work love the lad with no shoes

Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2014 11:35 pm
by fly1ngdutchm4n
MikeyKb wrote:absolutely incredible work!
hahahaha, where's the dude's shoes? lol did they get blown off? :lol: :nena:

brilliant :thumb2: :cheers2:
Tiger131 wrote:Cracking piece of work love the lad with no shoes
Thanks guys!
Have managed to paint more figures last week, wanted to finish the other two this weekend and upload them to this build thread, but a splitting migrane told me not to... :crazy:
So going to get some more work done this week. :thumb2:

Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 2:46 pm
by UKguyInUSA
Cracking job mate, as always, but I think a nice Spitfire parked on the street would finish it off nicely :tongue: :thumb1: :thumb1: :clap: :bow::

Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 5:50 pm
by fly1ngdutchm4n
UKguyInUSA wrote:Cracking job mate, as always, but I think a nice Spitfire parked on the street would finish it off nicely :tongue: :thumb1: :thumb1: :clap: :bow::
lol.. thanks mate :D
When I'm building flying things again, I definably will build a spit :thumb2:
But for now i'm sticking to the GMC.... :mrgreen:
For the scale model competition next year I want to enter with a prop plane, so I will build a nice prop somewhere next year. :cheers2:

Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 8:51 pm
by MarkVerploeg
How about that prize you have won
That was a wingy thing if i am not mistaking

Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 9:10 pm
by fly1ngdutchm4n
MarkVerploeg wrote:How about that prize you have won
That was a wingy thing if i am not mistaking
Indeed it is.. A Messerschmitt night fighter. The BF 110-G 2 to be exact :mrgreen:
I'm tempted to build that one, if I got the necessary PE for it.
Hmmm.... 3 options now... A spitfire, A albatross, or that Messerschmitt... :think:

Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2014 8:06 am
by Nige201980
Stunning work mate especially on the tree buddy.

Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2014 9:08 am
by fly1ngdutchm4n
Nige201980 wrote:Stunning work mate especially on the tree buddy.
Thank you Nige :D
Really appreciate it :thumb2:
Hope to reveal it this weekend!

Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2014 9:58 am
by hansolo
Amazing work al round!!
That tree is sick-good!!! :crazy: :crazy:
Better than anything that you can buy. :bow:: :bow:: :bow::

Did you glue each branch of sea graas to the bigger branches?

cheers

Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2014 11:18 am
by fly1ngdutchm4n
hansolo wrote:Amazing work al round!!
That tree is sick-good!!! :crazy: :crazy:
Better than anything that you can buy. :bow:: :bow:: :bow::

Did you glue each branch of sea graas to the bigger branches?

cheers
Thank you Han :D
And yes I did. .. :shock:
I drilled holes in the big branch. And glued the foam in with CA glue.

:cheers2:

Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2014 11:25 am
by hansolo
fly1ngdutchm4n wrote:
hansolo wrote:Amazing work al round!!
That tree is sick-good!!! :crazy: :crazy:
Better than anything that you can buy. :bow:: :bow:: :bow::

Did you glue each branch of sea graas to the bigger branches?

cheers
Thank you Han :D
And yes I did. .. :shock:
I drilled holes in the big branch. And glued the foam in with CA glue.

:cheers2:
That's what we call dedication!
You are a true tree surgeon. :thumb1:

cheers

Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2014 6:38 pm
by fly1ngdutchm4n
Update 11

I'm getting close to finish this diorama :th:
I finally managed to paint all the figures for this diorama, so that means I can make a start at the final detailing to the GMC and the base.

First, I will post all the figures that will be used in the dio.

Gramps:

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Young boy

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Gunner 1

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Gunner 2

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Mr grumpy

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Commander

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Driver

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All together

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So time to make the base a bit more pretty.
I'm using Styrofoam strips. I don't know how these are actually called, but these stripes are normally used for putting on the ceiling.

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The base was a bit to low, so I put a piece of architect cardboard under it.

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I cut the strips in a 45 degree angle like a photo frame

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Glued it together with wood glue and hold together with some tape.

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When it's all dry I filled the seams with some plastic putty, and here's the result

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I haven't decided what color to make the base ..
Black? wood? stone? Other? :think:

We will decide that later....

This is the dio so far guys, nearly done.
I need to paint the tarp and hang a rope here and there, some bits and bobs to be weathered, and of course painting the the base.

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So the next update will be the last! :D

Thanks for stopping by! :cheers2:

Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2014 7:23 pm
by Tiger131
the figures look superb and the base well finishes of the dio gives it the plinth that it needs

Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2014 8:11 pm
by peppie
Very beautifull result Frans. Liking all the colors on it, most dio's don't have so much colour. :th:

Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2014 8:37 pm
by UKguyInUSA
Awesome looking piece of work! :) :thumb1: :thumb1: :clap: :clap:

Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2014 9:07 pm
by fly1ngdutchm4n
UKguyInUSA wrote:Awesome looking piece of work! :) :thumb1: :thumb1: :clap: :clap:
peppie wrote:Very beautifull result Frans. Liking all the colors on it, most dio's don't have so much colour. :th:
Tiger131 wrote:the figures look superb and the base well finishes of the dio gives it the plinth that it needs
Thanks guys! :D
Glad you like it :cheers2:

Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2014 9:27 pm
by JayCub
Incredible work as always Frans, when I need that bit of inspiration I just think of your work and anything is possible
Tom

Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2014 10:05 pm
by fly1ngdutchm4n
JayCub wrote:Incredible work as always Frans, when I need that bit of inspiration I just think of your work and anything is possible
Tom
Thank you for that compliment Tom :D
Glad someone is thinking of me :mrgreen:
Haha! Happy to give some inspiration mate
:cheers2:

Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 5:00 am
by SyntaxModels
You'll have me checking back on this thread every day for that final update Frans, this looks the dogs at the moment! Top notch work :clap: :clap:

Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 6:23 am
by fly1ngdutchm4n
SyntaxModels wrote:You'll have me checking back on this thread every day for that final update Frans, this looks the dogs at the moment! Top notch work :clap: :clap:
Thanks mate! :D
Hope to post a final update and reveal this weekend, so stay tuned! :pop:
That is if the man flu isn't getting worse... :ooops:

Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2014 7:00 pm
by fly1ngdutchm4n
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!

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This build is finished, and to be found in the reveal section. :thumb2:

To be found here: http://www.intscalemodeller.com/viewtop ... 69#p137069

Re: 1:35 HobbyBoss GMC Bofors 40MM Gun

Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2014 8:37 pm
by UKguyInUSA
Sweet, will go take a look! :) :thumb1: