RODEN JS3 "Stalin" 1/72

[Guest]

It’s one of those things that are obvious when you see them, but realising it without a photo can be difficult, yes

[David Lovell]

Good afternoon people had visions of doing this at the beginning of the week but you know how it is ,if your like me a secret fear of air brushes doesn't help I'm not to bad once I start its finding a confident consistency that I struggle with ,why I no longer play golf one game you could have wiped the floor with tiger woods the next your mates are still laughing three hours later in the pub.
So with it somewhat cooler I took the plunge



The pre shade was done with Tamiya NATO black wich I find quite gentle it's more dark green/black ,the pre highlight is ammo/mig russian something a couple of mist coats of the final colour hopefully will let the hard work show through and tie it down with a couple of filter coats ,but I've come away for a couple of hours and a coffee top up should make it back to the table soon.....Dave

[David Lovell]

Ok got the final coat on before I start on what I enjoy the most filters washes chips rust dirt etc.. Think it went ok enjoyed it so perhaps the other couple of builds I've done might see some paint as well ,stay safe have a good weekend were hoping for rain ?(it might keep all the numpties away).




Dave

[JR]

Looking really good Dave.

[David Lovell]

Looking really good Dave.

Thanks John certainly green ,I'm trying to be not more professional but more consistent in the way I set about doing it all but , not that I've ever bothered i keep telling myself to spray the underside as well so I can see what effect the filters ect have before I take them top side guess what I forgot old habits die hard. All paints used were Mig/ammo thinned with mr hobby aqueous thinner sixty thinner forty paint ,except the dark pre shade wich was tamiya nato black. So four drops of paint straight from bottle to six drops of thinner from a pipette mixed with a brush in the air brush cup itself ,as you can see from the pics any little bits left over are used as practice on sheets of printer paper wich is also used to test ratio before I let loose on the kit.Dave

[David Lovell]

Started working on the engine deck and rear panel today

Dave

[David Lovell]

Top of hull finished (I think) so turret, wheels tracks and lower hull to go.
Dave.

[SimonT]

Looking good so far Dave

[adt70hk]

Dave, looking very good indeed!! Well done so far.

Andrew

[Tim Marlow]

That’s a bit of a gem.....

[Steve Jones]

...ditto. A real piece of art Dave. Great to see you work your magic with the wet stuff.

[David Lovell]

As you know this build came about because I thought people were a bit harsh on Roden and their kits ,a great believer in you get what you pay for ,as for the kit nice and clean no problems with construction ,rubber track were a bit old hat but hey the thing is about eighteen years old anyway ,I replaced the grab handles with copper wire but in this scale that's pretty much standard ,once primed lots of detail popped up ,I think you can still grab this kit for about a tenner I'd say worth every penny .
Struggled with the bottom half I'd rather paint tyres than tracks ,have tried hard to keep it rusty and dusty hence not a chip in sight so easy in this scale to go over the top before you know it ,so anyway all done a few bits deserved better but that's me being me .




Many thanks to all for your help and input it helps with the end result Dave

[Steve Jones]

Well done David! A cracking little build. A wonderful finish to such a tiny model. Great stuff