Death's Head Beutepanzer
Finished!
armour plates added...
A few spares from the stash...
Some crafting paper glued on a smartphone box....budget!
High density styrofoam cut to shape and impaled...
...glued into position and drying
the classic kitty litter and white glue mix...
finished base pre-paint...the exposed roots are wires, the grass is scenic railroad stuff...
some textured spraypaint was added
some preliminary washing, weathering etc
the first coat of mud is added
test fitting unpainted accessories
the base is painted black...
Commentaires
4 July 2015, 03:03
M.Julian Marles
Thanks. The cat decided he liked this one in it's old Russian livery and he smashed the aerial array off among other things...so I had to hide all the attachment points! Pretty crude kit..I'll spend a few days picking out the paint details, wash n weather and then fill the horrendous track gaps with ground cover. I have the retro Italeri bug at the moment as I've managed to find a Testors Kangaroo on Amazon! I wonder if AFV makes Canadian tracks lol?!
Thanks. The cat decided he liked this one in it's old Russian livery and he smashed the aerial array off among other things...so I had to hide all the attachment points! Pretty crude kit..I'll spend a few days picking out the paint details, wash n weather and then fill the horrendous track gaps with ground cover. I have the retro Italeri bug at the moment as I've managed to find a Testors Kangaroo on Amazon! I wonder if AFV makes Canadian tracks lol?!
6 July 2015, 18:27
M.Julian Marles
Thanks...just gotta finish painting the tankie thing and it'll be done! 🙂
Thanks...just gotta finish painting the tankie thing and it'll be done! 🙂
9 July 2015, 23:18
M.Julian Marles
Thanks! I am not sure what to even call it - it comes with an adhesive layer but I suspect this paper is actually the backing and the adhesive part (which I discarded) is supposed to be of some use for who knows what purpose, lol.It reminded me of "Tuffback" which is a paintable temporary adhesive material which is commonly used in the film industry when a wall needs to be "painted". At any rate I have a couple of yards so enough for a lifetime and I really like the textured look of it - it holds washes and thinned down paint really nicely!
Thanks! I am not sure what to even call it - it comes with an adhesive layer but I suspect this paper is actually the backing and the adhesive part (which I discarded) is supposed to be of some use for who knows what purpose, lol.It reminded me of "Tuffback" which is a paintable temporary adhesive material which is commonly used in the film industry when a wall needs to be "painted". At any rate I have a couple of yards so enough for a lifetime and I really like the textured look of it - it holds washes and thinned down paint really nicely!
11 July 2015, 18:39
M.Julian Marles
Thanks. It does have a "seventies vibe" to it because of the drybrushing but i don't have time to monkey around with the airbrush right now😉
Thanks. It does have a "seventies vibe" to it because of the drybrushing but i don't have time to monkey around with the airbrush right now😉
15 July 2015, 05:59
Ulf Petersen
Well, my personal opinion is that drybrushing is a wrongly neglected technique of modern modelling.
Well, my personal opinion is that drybrushing is a wrongly neglected technique of modern modelling.
15 July 2015, 06:07
John Van Kooten
Great work, Julian! 👍 👍 I love the looks of this one!
And I agree with you, Ulf. Drybrushing is often regarded an outdated technique but obviously that simply isn't true 🙂 IMHO a technique cannot be outdated. I use it all the time as well.
Great work, Julian! 👍 👍 I love the looks of this one!
And I agree with you, Ulf. Drybrushing is often regarded an outdated technique but obviously that simply isn't true 🙂 IMHO a technique cannot be outdated. I use it all the time as well.
20 July 2015, 07:16
Kevin Johnson
You don't need Canadian tracks on the Kangaroo, Julian. T-48 or T-51 tracks will do.
You don't need Canadian tracks on the Kangaroo, Julian. T-48 or T-51 tracks will do.
25 July 2015, 19:45
Kevin Johnson
Not really. I think the Americans kept T-49 to gun tanks and recovery vehicles and didn't use it much on M7s. Nothing is impossible, but most of the Defrocked Priests had T-51 or T-48. T-54E1 is possible though.
Not really. I think the Americans kept T-49 to gun tanks and recovery vehicles and didn't use it much on M7s. Nothing is impossible, but most of the Defrocked Priests had T-51 or T-48. T-54E1 is possible though.
26 July 2015, 01:20
Album info
This little mini dio will represent a T-26 captured by SS Division Totenkopf. Their field workshop has added a German radio and aerial, some pioneer tools, and some added armour plates. The original Russian radio and aerial have been removed.