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Guy Rump
Some vehicles to add for photographing my WW2 aircraft. 🙂

Guy Rump
Made a start on the Ambulance first starting with the underside of the vehicle. 🙂

Guy Rump
Underside of the ambulance painted Vallejo Model Air black. 🙂

Many thanks mate for your interest and like Jan P. 👍

Guy Rump
Body added to chassis. 🙂

Guy Rump
Painted the outside with Vallejo Model Air Dark Earth. 🙂 Next is the inside of the ambulance. 🙂

Many thanks mates for your interest and likes RolfRolf & 1 other mate. 👍

Guy Rump
Internals of the Ambulance now painted Vallejo Model Air Dark Earth and Hataka Khaki Green 3. 🙂

Many thanks mates for your interest and likes Mr D, JK, Alex R, Alex K & 1 other mate. 👍

Guy Rump
Wheels and bonnet etc on. 🙂 Ready for decals and then to move on to the fire tender.🙂

Many thanks mates for your interest and likes J35J & Villiers DV. 👍

Guy Rump
Made a start on the fire tender. Black for underside, start of chassis Hataka Khaki Green No 3. A second camouflage colour will be added at a later date. 🙂

Many thanks mates for your interest and likes Kyle DH, Pietro DA & 1 other mate. 👍

Guy Rump
Cab of fire engine now added. 🙂

Guy Rump
The rest of the main appliances have now been added. 🙂

David Taylor
Must have built loads of these as a kid.

Guy Rump
Wheels and ancillaries added. Additional camouflage colour added, Hataka Dark Green No 4. 🙂 Next will be the final decals for the ambulance and the figures supplied with the set. 🙂

I remember building at least one set David but then painted the fire tender red. Having done a little research, for late Battle of Britain, I decided to paint it green and dark green more in keeping with tenders from that time. 👍

Many thanks mate for your interest and like Bernd G. 👍

Tcamp
Thats cool
Awesome work.

coporado
Build completed so far. Still waiting for the metal barrel. Quite challenging to attach the Zimmerit- PE parts. Was annoying when it comes to round shapes on the turret front armor. Treating those metal parts with some heat, made them much more handy to shape. First time using Friul tracks, very time consuming, but the best track result I´ve seen so far 🙂

Spanjaard
looks certainly good already🙂

coporado
Thanks bud!

coporado
Lower part of the tank was painted and received weathering. Tracks were mounted and connected. Rear fenders were the installed. Next is masking lower section and painting the upper parts.

Christoph Kunz
Nice job. I'm taking a seat.
Is it going to be some "Magdeburg-stuff" again?

coporado
Thanks, Christoph! This time its Normandy subject 🙂

Christoph Kunz
Next time I'll read the headline.
Stupid me...

coporado
The tank received several rounds of paint. Starting with red brown primer, followed by dark yellow as base color and finally the camo pattern. Next is detail painting, and weathering.

coporado
Initial weathering steps were conducted; chipping the Zimmerit and the metal surfaces.

coporado
Weathering of the exhaust section using acrylics and enamels.

Spanjaard
looks fantastic

Neuling
I agree. Very interesting dents and battle damage.

coporado
Thanks, Gentlemen! 🙂

Nick N
The exhaust looks awesome! How did you make that?

coporado
Thanks, Nick!
The exhaust was painted in a medium grey first. The parts having armor plates underneath were left in the original painting, as these area is less affected by heat and corrosion. Then a warm white followed by a reddish brown was applied using the sponge technique. Next was rust tones painted and blended with enamels. Colors of the original camo scheme where then applied with a sponge in the areas with less corrosion, to turn out the different stages of heat impact. Finally the upper parts received a slightly black shade to simulate the exhaust fume grime.

Nick N
Thanks a lot, this is very inspiring 🙂

coporado
Tank completed, time to start the dio 🙂

coporado
Kick off for the base. Styrofoam is the desired material for house, road and pavement. As the road and pavement is covered with lots of dirt and debris, I added cobblestone only randomly. For the road thin sheets of styrofoam were shaped using a 3D printed rolling pin. In order to create more texture the stones were carved with a pencil. For the pavement an old brush was used to shape the small stones. Everything was painted in several greyish, brownish, sandy tones with acrylics.

The shape of house was cut with the Proxxon hot wire. To make the facade more interesting I added some "decoration" around the upper windows. A border seperates the upper and lower floor. Next is closing the gaps between the decoration elements at the upper windows and cover the lower floor with wood.

Doubtingmango
Just found this. Stunning work with great narrative!

coporado
Thanks Doubtingmango!

coporado
Slowly taking shape. Lower floor fassade updated with some wooden panels. Dirt and debris was added to the road and pavement and painted with the airbrush. I used the same colors I used for weathering the tank tracks. Next is windows and door installation and of course detailing the interior.

Christoph Kunz
good work, in speciall the wood paint, tip top

coporado
Thank you Christoph! 🙂

Pietro De Angelis
Great work, congrats!

coporado
Thank you, Pietro! 🙂

coporado
Lower and upper floor and walls were detailed using Balsa wood and wallpaper. Added windows using Balsa and lasercut as well as some transparent plastic for the glas parts. Also the infantry miniatures arrived meanwhile.

coporado
Scratch built some interior from balsa wood and plastic residues. The attic floor was installed. Next is finally building the lower floor entrance and preparing the roof.

Rui S
I'm in 😎

coporado
Welcome aboard, Rui 🙂

coporado
More detailing on that house and a testfit with the first infantry guy.

Doubtingmango
The paint work on the tiger is fantastic

Matti Thomaes
I'll follow, just love these oldtimer battleships

NLAWScametovisit
Same

Christian Abraham
Thanks guys. Yes the ship is just a hull with big guns.
I finished the basic construction and will start adding details like Windows and hatches

Michael Kohl
Hmm, I can smell the scent of good modelling here.

Christian Abraham
Thanks Michael.
The model is ready for some paint

Christian Abraham
First paint. But I need some corrections

NLAWScametovisit
shes looking great!

Christian Abraham
Thanks. I made some 3D printed parts

Guy Rump
Looking great! 👍

Christian Abraham
Thanks. The Baden us now on it's water base

István Szücs
Interesting project!

J35J
I'm in for the flash flesta 😅👍🏻

Robert Podkoński
Make yourself comfortable, István and J35J. This will be surely a long party... 😉

István Szücs
Robert, almost you'd build an A-Model kit

Robert Podkoński
Believe me, István, A-model kits are much more modeller-friendly than Mach 2... Take a look here, for example: modelingmadness.com/..korean/us/hammx2.htm

Ben M
Another member of the non-aligned movement.

Marko
That's something to be excited about. Mach2 kits don't have the reputation of being shaking kits. 👍

Martin
As I said on the project, I wish you luck with this, it is something you seldom see, but it looks cool in the end. It is quite a long time ago when I did mine - al the best!

and, so far it does not look that bad for a mach2

S M
Gotta see this! 😄

John Hughes
This looks very Gerry Anderson, so I'm in!

Robert Podkoński
What an audience I have... I feel a bit under pressure now 😉 @Martin - you're right, at least the polistyrene seems to be of a good quality.

Guy Rump
I'm watching as well Robert 🙂 👍

Ekki
And me.

Robert Podkoński
Feel warmly welcomed, Mates!

Mid Franconian
Extra like for the striking project title 😂! I expected an old KP kit first…

Bruce Huxtable
Soo many seams.... Watching this tutorial for sure 😉. OMG, Robert, that's quite a critique of MACH, kits.... Good Luck!

Ben M
It's such a cool subject, I remember seeing it in my dads airplane books when I was young.

Ludvík Kružík
Robert, once again you have chosen a great topic. The French experimental jet powered Leduc aircraft looked really futuristic at the time of its creation.
I wish you strong nerves and a lot of fun building your model!

Robert Podkoński
Now I feel even more pressure 😉 ... @Bruce - I know what I am talking about, I have completed a few models from both producers already 😉 @Ludvik - I was lucky enough to see both Leduc 010 and 022 in Le Bourget museum and they still look futuristic imho 🙂

Palo M
Grabbing a sear

Robert Podkoński
Welcome, Palo!

Ludvík Kružík
He certainly wouldn't be a disgrace as a space fighter in Star Wars. 😄

The photos of the kit parts show that you really have a lot of work ahead of you.

John Hughes
Not Star Wars, more Flash Gordon by the looks of those sprues!

Neil
Hi Robert, Haha! 'da Putty Party'... Love it!... Following with great interest 🙂

Robert Podkoński
Feel welcomed to the party, Neil - every party needs a DJ 😄

Neil
Thanks Robert. I'm there mate! 🎧🤘🎶

Ben M
Those parts look gloriously terrible

Robert Podkoński
Still, the plastic is workable, Ben. As far as I have checked: it can be filed, filled, and glued... So, there is hope... 😄

Ben M
I looked in the stash and I have a mach2 kit I bought when I was young and foolish.

Robert Podkoński
I have five, not counting this one... Hmm...the testimony of what kind of mental disease it is? Nothwithstanding, only Mach 2 offered models of some exotic planes, like X-24.

gorby
I wish you luck Robert. Your going to need it (and probably a stiff drink or four). 😉
Was the kit mould made from soap? 😄

Robert Podkoński
Thanks for your encouraging words, Gorby! ... It seems probable, taking into account that in some Mach 2 kits the material itself is "soapy"... 😄

Alex K
A French prototype and a Mach 2 kit? Can't miss that... I see I'm late but a seat way back in the gallery must be still available...

Jennifer Franklin
I am taking a seat in the gallery myself.

John Hughes
Jennifer? We thought you were missing in action!

M0rce
Looks interesting 🤔

Robert Podkoński
Feel warmly welcomed, Alex, Jennifer and M0rce! I am glad to have you all aboard. @Alex - I have started this album yesterday, so you're not late 🙂

Greg Baker
I'm in!

Nicolas
I'll take a seat.

Robert Podkoński
Welcome, My Friends!... I was not prepared for such an audience 🙂

Greg Baker
Don't worry, Robert. We brought our own snacks!

Robert Podkoński
Good for you 😄

Gary Victory
That's nasty....! Good luck with your build. Robert. Take your time and enjoy it.

Roland Sachsenhofer
You are a brave man! I will definitely be watching this with great interest - great!

Robert Podkoński
It is great to have you both aboard, Gary and Roland!

Łukasz Gliński
What a party I've been missing, till now. Wishing you lots of perseverance, mate 👍
PS. Are you going to add the Broplan's Languedoc later on? 😄
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Robert Podkoński
Welcome, Łukasz. I've been waiting for you 🙂 I don't think so - not enough space, time, skills, and I am not sure if the kit is still available
Sud-Est S.E. 161 Languedoc (Broplan MS-146, 1:72)
BTW. On the photo you posted, there is the earlier of Monsieur Leduc's creations - model 010.

Łukasz Gliński
Got one of them from a shop in the Netherlands in unpronounceably named village near Schiphol, not sure they still offer them
Fingers crossed for your Mach2 endeavour 👍

Robert Podkoński
Lucky you! So, perhaps you will assembly the Languedoc...and then we will join your forces, Łukasz? 😉

Michael Kohl
That's gonna be fun to watch. Only bad modellers need good kits. 😉

Łukasz Gliński
Not sure, mine has to be Polish marked 😛 If I ever come to assemble it 😄

Robert Podkoński
I've been waiting for you too, Michael 😉

Finn
Following

Robert Podkoński
Welcome, Finn!

Mirko Römer
Holy...good luck! 🙂

Robert Podkoński
Thanks, Mirko!

Juergen Klinglhuber
HA-- I had done this once (Leduc 021 | Album by jott (1:72)) and....OMG. Therefore I like the head-line of your album and... I done know how to put it: good that you take it with humor 😉

Hanno Kleinecke
Robert - You are a brave man for sure……

Robert Podkoński
Thanks for encouraging me, my friends 🙂

Ludvík Kružík
Robert, you're handling this brilliantly. I wish you continued success with the construction...
... and that your supply of putty and sandpaper lasts. 😄

Robert Podkoński
Thank you, Ludviku... perhaps some substantial amount of thick CA glue as well...

Bruce Huxtable
Liking the internal modifications, very neat fine work. Each part is a kit in itself, with which to aim for perfection.... 🙂 👍

Robert Podkoński
Thanks for your kind words, Bruce...

Juergen Klinglhuber
looking good 👍

Rui S
I'm in for this interesting ride 😎

Robert Podkoński
Good job on this flea 😉

Alec K
Excellent! Love all those open hatches 👍

Juergen Klinglhuber
Turned out really good!