AFV 1/35 SCALE STURMTIGER.

[scottie3158]

John,

Some very nice touches.

[Si Benson]

Nice work Mr R:thumb2:

[SteveH]

Well done John

Love the bench, great wood work.

Looks the part of a chaotic repair section trying to get the SturmTiger back into the fight.

As for the gas bottles, the welder must have had too much schnapps the night before.:rolling:

Regards

Steve H

[Guest]

Really very nice John - an excellent finish so far. Very convincing.

[BigGreg]

superb details... for the acetylene/oxygen tubes use the soldering cables they are super easy to use/paint

[JR]

John,

Some very nice touches.

Cheers Paul.

Well done John



Love the bench, great wood work.

Looks the part of a chaotic repair section trying to get the SturmTiger back into the fight.

As for the gas bottles, the welder must have had too much schnapps the night before.:rolling:

Regards

Steve H

That's kind of you Steve, yes we will go with too much schnapps .:thumb2:

Really very nice John - an excellent finish so far. Very convincing.

Thanks Peter, ..... I'm not showing the uniforms yet .:sleeping2: not convinced with the grey highlights on the black. !

superb details... for the acetylene/oxygen tubes use the soldering cables they are super easy to use/paint

Greg... Thanks, I thought the solder, although thin was too heavy, and when painted I lost all the detail. Might have a look at it again.
Thanks guys for following, a long way to go yet unfortunately, but when I get engrossed in a dio it grows. Many of you will know the feeling.:smiling2:
John.

[Jim R]

Hi John
All those itty-bitty odds and sods look superb. Gas cylinders really look the part.
AND he can cook - what a star :smiling5:
Jim

[Tim Marlow]

Hi John
Looking good is this....loads of small stuff adding weight to the presentation. Looking forward to the whole picture now.
As to black highlights on uniform, I have used 90% flat black and 10% medium flesh as a highlight shade with good effect before. It gives a warmer highlight than most greys.
Tim

[JR]

Hi John
All those itty-bitty odds and sods look superb. Gas cylinders really look the part.
AND he can cook - what a star :smiling5:
Jim

Hi Jim.... Thanks for the comments, I love cooking as much as modelling and garden. How's that seagrass, have you killed those bugs ?
John.

Hi John
Looking good is this....loads of small stuff adding weight to the presentation. Looking forward to the whole picture now.
As to black highlights on uniform, I have used 90% flat black and 10% medium flesh as a highlight shade with good effect before. It gives a warmer highlight than most greys.
Tim

Tim..... Thanks, will try that. The grey , regardless how dark it was just looked wrong. Cold looking, so the medium flesh it is .:thumb2:
John.

[Jim R]

I also love cooking. I find it very rewarding and relaxing. As for the seafoam - being embalmed as we speak. Still got a couple of days to go.
Jim

[minitnkr]

Dzohn, as I cook dinner am catching up here. Great finishes. Are you missing the vice handle? Maybe the chainfall has too many chains. Don't know about Europe, but in US that single chain hanging down on the right would be superfluous. PaulE

[Mini Me]

Dzohn,
Looking forward to seeing this whole lot come together. Your progress has been nothing short of stupendous!
Cheers, Rick H.

[Lee Drennen]

Very nice John I just bought one of these in 1/48 scale by Tamiya this summer while in Branson

[Steve Jones]

A wonderful example of detail painting. Has it been effecting your eyesight all this close up work? Looking forward to seeing all the characters in their correct positions soon. Permission to carry on:thumb2::smiling5:

[JR]

I also love cooking. I find it very rewarding and relaxing. As for the seafoam - being embalmed as we speak. Still got a couple of days to go.
Jim

Jim .... Guys still working have no idea how busy we are and all the fun we have :smiling2: .looking fwd to the photos of the seafoam.:thumb2:

Dzohn, as I cook dinner am catching up here. Great finishes. Are you missing the vice handle? Maybe the chainfall has too many chains. Don't know about Europe, but in US that single chain hanging down on the right would be superfluous. PaulE

Paul.... Well spotted, half of it snapped off. Luckily I found it, its been painted, touch of CA and it should be OK. Now the chains, we I did the gas bottles it called for chain, but I'd used the whole length. So taking your point I shall remove that right hand length and put it into stock.:thumb2:

Dzohn,
Looking forward to seeing this whole lot come together. Your progress has been nothing short of stupendous!
Cheers, Rick H.

Rick....... Wow, nice comment, thank you :smiling2::smiling2:

Very nice John I just bought one of these in 1/48 scale by Tamiya this summer while in Branson

Hi Lee.....Thanks and nice to hear from you, I will look forward to seeing that build.

A wonderful example of detail painting. Has it been effecting your eyesight all this close up work? Looking forward to seeing all the characters in their correct positions soon. Permission to carry on:thumb2::smiling5:

Steve...... Praise indeed, thanks. I have to wear the magnifier, with a 2.5 lens, and plenty of light.
The left eye has to be closed as I can't wear the patch and the headset. I do short 30 minute sessions, then find something else to do. Really getting into the detail. One question, should I now varnish the tools with gloss ,then apply a dark pin wash? What then ..... Another flat varnish coat to finish ? .
Thanks for the comments and for staying with this.
Any suggestions more than welcome.
John.

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