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Pauls 1/35 Academy M-18 Hellcat

Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2015 3:57 pm
by Paul
So this is what I'm building

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With this lot added to

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Started this on Friday night, took about 13 hours work to get to this stage. Ive got no build pictures due to the speed of the build :( Nice little kit it's no dragon but it's built up ok. Still friul tracks, black dog stowage and figures to sort out
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Re: Pauls 1/35 Academy M-18 Hellcat

Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2015 6:08 pm
by Goose
Holy crap you build so fast!! Where do you put all your finished stuffs? Cause with all the thing you build you must have a real museum now....

Re: Pauls 1/35 Academy M-18 Hellcat

Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2015 6:12 pm
by Homerlovesbeer
Yep lightning fast. Looks great Paul. Any vids coming up on it at all?

Re: Pauls 1/35 Academy M-18 Hellcat

Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2015 6:38 pm
by Paul
Homerlovesbeer wrote:Yep lightning fast. Looks great Paul. Any vids coming up on it at all?
No videos no sorry
Goose wrote:Holy crap you build so fast!! Where do you put all your finished stuffs? Cause with all the thing you build you must have a real museum now....

I have a display case in the cave :banana:

Re: Pauls 1/35 Academy M-18 Hellcat

Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2015 9:17 pm
by Nige99
Yes and your running out of space quick mate! At this rate you'll have your armour builds hanging from the ceiling :th: :pistols:

Re: Pauls 1/35 Academy M-18 Hellcat

Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2015 10:48 pm
by Paul
Nige99 wrote:Yes and your running out of space quick mate! At this rate you'll have your armour builds hanging from the ceiling :th: :pistols:
Ha ha :banana: :banana:

Re: Pauls 1/35 Academy M-18 Hellcat

Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 5:34 pm
by Paul
So the hellcat was primed then given some colour modulation. Used the Mig ammo paints shown the effect will tone down with the weathering smile emoticon Not bad going considering i only started this late friday night
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Re: Pauls 1/35 Academy M-18 Hellcat

Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 8:29 pm
by Hillbilly
I'm not a big fan of modulation(most examples I see are over-done) But this looks great,just enough tonal variation without being over done...Well played! :clap:

Re: Pauls 1/35 Academy M-18 Hellcat

Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 8:07 pm
by KalebBeard
looking good, cant to see the final product :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

Re: Pauls 1/35 Academy M-18 Hellcat

Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 10:15 am
by Paul
Got the hellcats metal Friulmodel tracks treated with the new ultimate modelling products track burnishing fluid. I left the tracks in for an hour and this was the effect. There's a review in this months news show on using them and soon after a "how to" video on assembling the tracks and burnishing them.
Leaving the tracks in the fluid for longer or shorter times you can adjust how dark they go, the last 2 pictures below shows from left to right 7 mins, 1 hour, 12 hours and 24 hours.
Ps i know one side is on back to front
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Got it decaled too
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Re: Pauls 1/35 Academy M-18 Hellcat

Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 10:33 am
by alextheblue
Ultimate burnishing liquid.......what the.......how the.....where the..........!!!!! :eeek: :eeek:

Gotta get me some of that - now what was Ultimate's URL again!

Oh, the Hellcat looks the biz by the way! :thumb2:

Re: Pauls 1/35 Academy M-18 Hellcat

Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 9:48 pm
by JohnP
Wow... you're really plowing through this one :wtf: :lol:
The modulation looks great and the burnishing liquid seems to have turned out very nicely.
Looking forward for more progress!

Re: Pauls 1/35 Academy M-18 Hellcat

Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2015 9:52 am
by Ozzie21
Looking good Paul :thumb1: :thumb1:

Re: Pauls 1/35 Academy M-18 Hellcat

Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2015 10:15 am
by Paul
Wildcat pin washed chipped and Matt coated ready for a filter. Tracks have had a few coats of wash and a sander run over them to show fresh metal.
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Re: Pauls 1/35 Academy M-18 Hellcat

Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2015 12:47 pm
by EasyEight96
That's migh fast Paul I haven't even started mine yet :ooops:

Re: Pauls 1/35 Academy M-18 Hellcat

Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2015 10:58 pm
by Paul
Nearly finished now few more bits to do, rust streaks dust effects and the figures and a base (maybe). Today I got the tracks sorted and fitted and all the excellent black dog stowage.
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Re: Pauls 1/35 Academy M-18 Hellcat

Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2015 11:35 pm
by Filmman586
As usually Paul, brilliant!

Re: Pauls 1/35 Academy M-18 Hellcat

Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2015 12:51 am
by Paul
Dio base was started

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A plaster of paris base was added and a pair of track grooves added, then primed in tamiya grey primer


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Then painted brown

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A mix of static grass colours were glued in place

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Then using some tamiya texture paint for mud and some different around coverings it was done

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Final reveal can be found here http://www.intscalemodeller.com/viewtop ... 61&t=11601