Allen's Nebelwerfer 42 auf Maultier, started in the late? 90's

[adt70hk]

Great work again Allen, keep at it.

ATB

Andrew

[Tim Marlow]

Coming on strong Allen….keep plugging away!

[Lee Drennen]

Great updates and I’m glad to see you getting some more done on the one.

[minitnkr]

Looking very good. How many days on your short timers' calendar?

[Allen Dewire]

Thanks so much Gentlemen!!!....Trying to get the Mojo up and flyin' again..........

Paul, I have a long-timers' calendar out to about the end of 2022 the way this affair is progressing. I've been US retired since 1 July and German retired (on paper) since 1 September. Still got nuthin' in my hand from the German's though and no cash either................

[JR]

Looking fine Brother, I feel for old Lutz, having to stand like that, be better on a sledge being towed!
Its good that the mojo is up on this , gives you something to concentrate on , how you manage it is amazing with the problems you are having.
Dude 2

[Strenko J]

Mr D… just found this thread..looking good…hope that your nose is no longer running…might make the glue a bit more sticky…
had the same thing happen to me recently..damn coworkers coming to work with a cold to pass it along..bastards

[Allen Dewire]

Late Afternoon Fellow Glue Slingers, Sniffers, Spillers (choose one),

Time for the weekly update as I'm slow and old and still not retired!!!

Thanks Dude 2 and I'm trying not to let the probs get me down. I think if Lutz were towed behind in a sledge, it would be even worse on his 'roids IMHO......

Thanks Joe and I'm feeling fine again. I'm staying away from everyone now, including myself........Hope all is well on your end my friend and you guys are healthy and safe.......

So throwing the personal probs and the lack of sun out the window, I mixed up some Tamiya paint with IPA and got down to it. It's still dark and dreary here, but I turned on the LED lamp and hoped for the best. Here's what we got,



Don't mind Lutz the headless loader, he's just holding the body from falling over for the pic. The other side,



I have to admit that spraying under lamplight went much better than I thought it would and gave no probs at all. I did almost forget to mount the MG holder and popped it on at the last second. I love Tamiya paints as they spray so nice and flat with no running at all.....After I let it dry for a while, I stripped off the under body masking and did a test fit in the chassis,



The paint looks like it's different colors, but that's due to the lighting. You will also notice the chassis is a different shade of Dunkelgelb. It's AK 3rd Gen's late war Dunkelgelb and is darker with a green tint to it. It doesn't matter as late war colors were not uniform in their mixes and I will be mucking this up a bit anyway. Another shot,



Towing pintle pin needs some color and I have tried out the kit's tracks to see how they would look. Still not decided about the tracks yet, kit or Friul....The other side,



All in all, the hissy stick session went well and she has a coat on her. Am I happy??? With the paint, yes.... With other things, no.......For instance, Hull grab handles are way too fat, I didn't wire any of the lighting, Nebelwerfer looks too toylike and needs firing cables from lead wire as the molded kit ones stink and, and, and........................Ok, I'll stop and keep repeating, "it's fine, it's fine, it's fine", as it is!!!!...................Damn reference books!!!!!....................

Still not sure of the finish scheme, but I think winter will be the one. I won some Archer dry transfers from evilbay yesterday and want to try them here too. Kit decals are a bit old and I'll just use the license plates from them..........

That's it for now and until I get the Archer's, I can play around and finish Lutz the headless loader! Thanks for looking in and please stay safe and healthy.........

Prost
Allen (clueless in Bamberg)

[Andy Belsey]

I'm rather slow and have just caught up on this one. It's coming on really well Mr D!
I can see why your crewman lost his head, popping up in front of the projectiles like that!
Andy

[Steve Jones]

Superb update mate. Nice to see you have a little helper on the bench. If you put a head on him he might be of more use. :smiling5: :thumb2:

[The Smythe Meister]

Good evening Mr.Dewire!
I`m pleased to see this back underway Sir... I have the EXACT same kit,partially built,in it`s box too!! :thumb2:
Yours seems to be coming along excellently i must say,(I`m biased though,because for some reason,i`ve ALWAYS liked the look of these ugly brutes:nerd:!!),
Don`t worry about not being retired mate.... i`ll probably have to work until the day i drop.... as i should imagine a lot of us will in the not too distant future!:angry:
Top stuff indeed..... loving it!!
Andy

[scottie3158]

Allen baby,
Looking good mate the paintwork looks very smooth.

[Airborne01]

That's one ugly beast - looking good mate. Are you working on a base/diorama?
Steve

[Tim Marlow]

Looking good Allen :thumb2: