Si B’s- Academy Hetzer early....

[Guest]

Si,
How come you get the tracks and the wheels to come off to paint. I know the tracks are glued but getting those wheels all lined up !?
I now wash my model before painting, just to get any grease of from handling, before I would always have blochy paint . Do find that a drop of Vallejo flow improver has made life so much easier , no blocked jets .

Now where's that other piece of cake that Steve gave me ?
Oh in my slipper .:surprised::smiling3:

Nice build by the way .:thumb2:
John .

[Si Benson]

Si, looks good, good luck with the paint.

cheers
Ross

Cheers Ross,
Good to see you:smiling4:

Si,
How come you get the tracks and the wheels to come off to paint. I know the tracks are glued but getting those wheels all lined up !?
I now wash my model before painting, just to get any grease of from handling, before I would always have blochy paint . Do find that a drop of Vallejo flow improver has made life so much easier , no blocked jets .

Now where's that other piece of cake that Steve gave me ?
Oh in my slipper .:surprised::smiling3:

Nice build by the way .:thumb2:
John .

Good morning Comrade Race,
I used bluetac to hold the wheels on to their spindles then got the tracks assembled. Once tracks had dried I carefully pull all the wheels off and remove the bluetac.
It’s worked well on this kit as the wheels are few and big!

If you look you’ll see strips of masking tape across the wheels, holding everything in place. That was just to take a picture of the whole thing without everything dropping off!

Also been experimenting with Vallejo flow improver recently....and getting reasonable results:smiling3:

I’d probably avoid the cake mate....might be a bit fluffy:tongue-out2:

[Guest]

Cheers Ross,
Good to see you:smiling4:



Good morning Comrade Race,
I used bluetac to hold the wheels on to their spindles then got the tracks assembled. Once tracks had dried I carefully pull all the wheels off and remove the bluetac.
It’s worked well on this kit as the wheels are few and big!

If you look you’ll see strips of masking tape across the wheels, holding everything in place. That was just to take a picture of the whole thing without everything dropping off!

Also been experimenting with Vallejo flow improver recently....and getting reasonable results:smiling3:

I’d probably avoid the cake mate....might be a bit fluffy:tongue-out2:

Thanks Si , when ever I try that the bloody wheels fall off, that's why with the Panzer 1 I glued the things on ! Glad the flow improver is working .
Comrade Dzhon .
Sitting in bedisky.:smiling2:

[papa 695]

Looking very good

[scottie3158]

Si,
Really enjoyed the banter on this thread, but what your willing to do for money really shouldn't be on here :tongue-out3: Oh and by the way the build is looking good to.

[Guest]

Thanks very much Mike:smiling4:

The kit plastic isn’t really that yellow. That blue background seems to make it look worse....think I’m going to look into a light tent thing:smiling3::thinking:


Ok, so it’s done:smiling4:
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It’s all together apart from tow cables which I’m in the process of making. As mentioned, the wheel and tracks are not glued up, neither is the hull top and bottom or the MG so I can pull it apart for paint.

A very quick simple build. I’m going to ditch the Tamiya paint and go for airbrushing acrylic , something which historically gives me trouble!
Thanks for looking

Si,
That looks much better, looks like real plastic, good job on the build, hope the acrylics do not give you too much trouble.
Cheers, Mike.

[Si Benson]

Looking very good

Cheers Ian :thumb2:

Si,
Really enjoyed the banter on this thread, but what your willing to do for money really shouldn't be on here :tongue-out3: Oh and by the way the build is looking good to.

Hiya Scottie,
Life’s too short to be serious all the time, nice to be daft with like minded people, and if I can earn a few quid eh :smiling5:
The build went nice....and to be fair it’s a damn good kit, you’d have to try hard to screw it up.

Si,
That looks much better, looks like real plastic, good job on the build, hope the acrylics do not give you too much trouble.
Cheers, Mike.

Mike,
Like I said to Scottie, the kit goes together lovely. Also hoping paint goes ok!


Prepare yourselves.....update inbound!
A few thin layers of Vallejo primer, a few drops of water & flow improver and had a pleasant spraying session. No spluttering and only minor tip drying, but probably my fault as I did stop & start a fair bit.

The tracks got a darker grey...




So I’ll let that dry for a day or two before I do anything else. Probably get back to the Jagdpanther now.
Cheers
Si

[Jim R]

Hi Si
Build looks really nice. Starting with the paint - can only get better.
Jim

[Strenko J]

Looking good Si...that flow improver has helped me in the past as well..seems like the banter from the rabble is making some other things flowing here...

[rtfoe]

Alarm bells rang when I read rocks were going to be used in the cake fight...thank God they're just rock cakes...mind you leave them for a week and they become weapons. They look delicious, me mum used to make them and it brings back memories. Just like little Si I nicked a few while still on the tray cooling. Haven't had one for 20 years now.

Si, the Hetzer is looking the bizniss. Good thing you did the little improvements and with the primer on looks even better. I see the banter is keeping the flow smooth. :thumb2:

Cheers,
Richard

[Steve Jones]

A terrific build Si. Glad you enjoyed the kit. Good luck with the wet stuff

[Mickc1440]

That looks really good Si, look forward to seeing the next stage.

[Guest]

Cheers Ian :thumb2:



Hiya Scottie,
Life’s too short to be serious all the time, nice to be daft with like minded people, and if I can earn a few quid eh :smiling5:
The build went nice....and to be fair it’s a damn good kit, you’d have to try hard to screw it up.


Mike,
Like I said to Scottie, the kit goes together lovely. Also hoping paint goes ok!


Prepare yourselves.....update inbound!
A few thin layers of Vallejo primer, a few drops of water & flow improver and had a pleasant spraying session. No spluttering and only minor tip drying, but probably my fault as I did stop & start a fair bit.

The tracks got a darker grey...
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So I’ll let that dry for a day or two before I do anything else. Probably get back to the Jagdpanther now.
Cheers
Si

Always keep a bit of old washing up sponge that is dampened with airbrush cleaner or water with a bit of washing up liquid and wipe as you go, Hope this helps. Cheers, Mike.

[Guest]

Sir .
In reply to the Honorable Member for Spadling I should like to point out that I'm not daft !
Yours.
J Race.
Bed 6 .
Ward 9.

[Mini Me]

Great progress since I last looked in Si, good to see you are so close to the finish line.
Cheers Rick H.