1/35 Leichttraktor construction

Bart Goesaert
interested...

Katya Hodgson
Just done the turret, quite a small tank this one. 🙂

Bart Goesaert
seems like a nice fit overall...

Rui S
Nice one. 👍 I'm in😎 I see some track sag in the box art😉

Derek Huggett
Aye up all...Katya's got another one underway! 👍 Always worth following (if I might make so bold). 🙂

Katya Hodgson
Rui, the real vehicle doesn't appear to have any track sag in the photos, presumably being a combination of a new vehicle and rubber tracks, so I am going to assume the box art is just artistic license.

Bart, the fit on the hull has been very good, but less so on the turret. If this was a plane rather than a tank I would probably be yelling by now about nasty seams and bad joins ruining my nice clean plane, but as it's a tank I don't mind so much. 🙂

And thank you for your confidence Derek! This should be the first in a big load of models, I have quite a stash built up now.😉

Laurent VILLANUEVA "HELLER-forever"
good

Katya Hodgson
There we go, everything should be ready for painting. ^-^

Donald Dickson II
Ah, doing another target.😉

Katya Hodgson
Target?

Bart Goesaert
for his aircraft 😉

Katya Hodgson
Oh I see...

I should warn you, I do have quite the airforce myself, with more on the way.

Donald Dickson II
LOL Its a slang term.for armor. Since planes blow them up...targets.😉

Katya Hodgson
Perhaps I should make some AA vehicles then...

Donald Dickson II
LOL That would round it out.

Katya Hodgson
Perhaps a ZSU-57, twin 57mm auto-cannons!

Donald Dickson II
There ya go! Some serious firepower. A good challenge for a 15E.😉

Katya Hodgson
Although I might just buy another plane... i'm currently looking longingly at Hasegawa's 1/48 A6M8.

Donald Dickson II
See, that's one of those with spinny thing on the front. You need more of the roaring thingies in the back.

Tim Heimer
Hey Katya why doesn't this have wings? Did you buy a wrong kit? LOL!

Katya Hodgson
Oh for... Look I have PLENTY of aircraft to make, both with spinny things on the front, and with roaring thingies on the back! I am just taking a break from my usual deluge of planes to build a few tanks that's all!

Derek Huggett
Don't worry Katya...some people cannot see beyond the end of their spinny things!😉 You carry on building what you want, when you want 👍 (I've done wings, wheels, tracks, hulls, rockets, bodies, birds and more in my time - never a dull moment!)

Holger Kranich
Oh you already got the kit! NICE! How do you like it?

Katya Hodgson
Derek, don't worry I like tanks, props, jets, ships, sci-fi, etc. I just build what I like. 🙂

And yes Holger, I got the kit. The hull was very nice to build but the turret was... not so good. I need to get on with painting it, and I am worried about how to join the ends of the rubber tracks...

Katya Hodgson
Tidying up some mess

Katya Hodgson
And it's primed! Used a light coloured primer this time as I want to try out a bit of pre-shading.

Tim Heimer
Katya, I had to tease you! Just like when Donald Dickson doesn't do a plane!! It's great to see modelers break the norm and do something different! Keep up the good work!

Katya Hodgson
It's ok, I knew it was a joke.😉

And thank you! I will try my best. 🙂

Tim Heimer
Tanks a lot! LOL

Donald Dickson II
Katya, just making sure you arent drifting over to the dark side too much. Next thing you know, ,you will be doing a bunch of cars. Maybe even motorcycles. *gasp*

Tim Heimer
LOL! Good one Don!

Katya Hodgson
The only cars i'm likely do do, are armoured cars, or a Trabant 601.😉

Katya Hodgson
Not sure the pre-shading did much, but the dunkelgrau base coat is on!

Tim Heimer
The only pre-shading I have luck with is a darker colour under, but also the idea is that you go lightly on the paint and build up with the other colours. So I mostly do post painting. That's what works for me.

Katya Hodgson
Sorry for the sudden big update but I was away from the PC for half of yesterday.

Anyway, I finished assembly, painted the camo, added the detailing, and now it should be ready for clear coating and decals. ^-^

Bart Goesaert
Looks good

Katya Hodgson
Thanks ^_^

Just trying to decide now between "historical" decals, or the Girls und Panzer ones.

Derek Huggett
Pre-shading is an art, and can be very effective, but it isn't a 'must have'! IMHO, I think it can be over-used, and often is. No doubt the 'wolves' in our hobby will have me for commenting on this, but just do what you're happy with. 🙂 This one is looking very good.

Katya Hodgson
I don't really have any good idea how to do pre-shading...

Anyway, I should really do the clear coats now!

Bart Goesaert
Just don't use the preshade. 😉

Katya Hodgson
There we go, gloss coat on!

Katya Hodgson
GuP decals didn't fit, and probably would have looked a bit off with this camo, so I just went for the historical option.

Micro Set smells horrible by the way...

Derek Huggett
Suggest you stay with your usual perfume then! 🙂

Katya Hodgson
Oh ha ha. 😛

Derek Huggett
L'eau de DecalFix from the House of Humbrol perhaps?😎

Katya Hodgson
I used Micro Set this time, it smells far worse than decalfix...

Derek Huggett
Just don't get your 'Set' and your 'Sol' mixed up, though they both smell equally bad (and are probably the same solution after all that anyway!) 😮

Katya Hodgson
I'll try not to.

Finished by the way! uploaded an album. 🙂

Tim Heimer
Spiffy little tank!

Donald Dickson II
Well done! The set and sol smell kind of like vinegar to me. Solvaset has a strong smell also. And it will literally melt the decals sometimes if you arent careful.