Trumpeter .Ch tz s65 Tractor Diorama

[Steve Jones]

Remember to put the varnish on the base and not to use it for sniffing mate:thumb2::smiling5: I would hate to see arms as legs and legs as arms on your figures

[JR]

Ha ! Steve :tongue-out3:.
Is only acrylic varnish mate.

Remember to put the varnish on the base and not to use it for sniffing mate:thumb2::smiling5: I would hate to see arms as legs and legs as arms on your figures

I can have enough mistakes with out any external help .
Now where's the TET . !!
The shop mentioned didn't have any in stock , so have reserved at another well known emporium.
Toast and coffee first !
John .

[Jim R]

Morning John
Looking forward to this next step.
Jim

[JR]

Jim there seems to be so much to do. I'm forever changing from doing those reeds, adding to the base sides, then back to figures. I've run out of heads that will suit, so had to order some Hornet.
I've used two Hornet heads up to now, they are so good regarding detail .
Varnish collected, so more sanding this morning, and then some paint on the river bed.
John.

[Lee Drennen]

John
Sorry haven’t been following at a steady pace but been very busy this summer in the garden and rebuilding my chicken pen. Every thing looking great liking what I see so far sorry for the truck. I had problems with a UM 1/48 truck kit just like it also.

[JR]

Quite alright Lee, this time of year other things in life need to be done. Esp in the garden !

Good evening all .
A good day and end of the week , as I said above hopping about on various things. I cleaned down the back of the tractor wood work, sanded the side wall of the base again. Drilled out and fitted another Hornet head, and have another set on order. Only need one for this, so the others will come in at some point. Couldn't find any Russian troops with hats, or helmets.
In fact not a very good choice to be had, so went for SET HH/65 from Historex Agents, very European looking.

To day the primer went on, used the Stynylrez from Ultimate. Having had tip drying before with paints I had bought a bottle of Vallejo flow improver, this was the first time I have used it. No stoppages at all , so pleased, just added it as mentioned on the bottle, i'd put 30 drops of paint in a small plastic cup. added 6 drops of FI and stirred. Really pleased.
Figures have had more painting done since the photos, the bulrush have had the brown tips done, so all moving along.
Thought the ST65 looked great in the grey primer, of course If I want to do some chipping I shall have to do some brown sections, must remember that tomorrow.
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Thanks for following, comments, abuse from other Rabble Members more than welcome
Oh it rained on Thursday........... for about a hr. so did no good what so ever.
John .

[stillp]

Oh it rained on Thursday........... for about a hr. so did no good what so ever.

Same here John, just enough to dirty the car, not enough to do the garden any good!

Nice build!

Pete

[Steve Jones]

A terrific update mate. You certainly have been busy. I am certainly starting to get a flavour of what you trying to achieve. Good luck with the painting especially on all that engine detail:smiling3:

[Guest]

Hi John

You're certainly flying ahead with this one, and you've even started the figures! Terrific work.

[Lee Drennen]

That’s looking mighty fine that crawler is awesome

[Si Benson]

John,
You’ve made a good start with the base, that’s going to look nice once you fill it out I reckon. The little tank made an ideal candidate for pulling.....Tractor looks great all primered up:thumb2:
Si

[JR]

Afternoon.
Steve.........Thanks mate, been busy but it all in bits, have an idea for the Tractor.
Peter......... Feeling refreshed I hope with no storms to report ! Can you believe it I'm looking fwd to the figures. :surprised:
The guy no arms and one leg with has to fit into the tank, hence the alterations. When standing he's just about the right hight.
Lee........... Thank s mate, think I've enjoyed this build the most I've ever done.
Si..............Cheers . I will need to add quite a bit of vegetation to liven it up. If I just did a grass slope and the reeds it might be too lacking.

This morning I removed the first river colour, far to dark, I had picked a Vallejo mud, which although it states its the correct colour for some Russian soils too me its too dark. I'd done the river base colour dark to match, but it looked completely wrong. I've mixed up some yellow and purple ! yes purple. this gives a Kursk silo colour, much lighter.
I'm going to mix this colour in with the Vallejo and lighten it. The colour on the tub label is completely different to the stuff inside, even when dry. No good sending it back or writing to Vallejo as no one every to my knowledge will answer.Will just make do and alter.
Had an idea to make the tractor more interesting going to have the cab 4 BO and the tractor grey, as if the tractor had been requisitioned from a farm, so will respray the tractor brown , over spray in a top coat of grey and do some chipping. Have to check up on the engine block colour and pipe work.
Right thanks for following , bit slow with every thing happening at once.
John .

[Steve O]

Hi John you know i'm hooked on this tracked crawler and it's looking splendid, the engine detail is wonderful it reminds me of when i worked on them in my younger days, keep up the good work.

Steve.

[JR]

Thanks Steve, nice to have that from someone who has worked on that type of tractor.:thumb2:
John .

[scottie3158]

John,

Great work the detail has really popped now the primer is on. I notice you have included a batman figure in the first photo :smiling3: