HobbyBoss 1/72 German 80cm K(E) Railway Gun 'Dora' (82911) - Demo Build

[scottie3158]

Dave,

Hope all goes well.

[davecov]

Having spent quite a bit of time down in England seeing my mother, I can report that she is in good form all things considered. Now I am back home I can finally restart this build.

Supports for the edges of the loading ramps have been glued in place:


Remember these wheels? Time to do something about them otherwise they will hold up further progress on this build:


The forty pairs of wheels were primed with gloss black base:


That is all for now

Dave

[RonGlass]

Having spent quite a bit of time down in England seeing my mother, I can report that she is in good form all things considered. Now I am back home I can finally restart this build.

Supports for the edges of the loading ramps have been glued in place:


Remember these wheels? Time to do something about them otherwise they will hold up further progress on this build:


The forty pairs of wheels were primed with gloss black base:


That is all for now

Dave

Glad your Mom's doing okay Dave

[Ian M]

Glad all is well with your mother.
Great to see you back on this epic build.

[scottie3158]

Glad all is well with your mother.
Great to see you back on this epic build.

Glad to know your mum is OK. Looking forward to seeing this build continue.

[Jim R]

Hi Dave
Good news about your mum. Hopefully things can return to normal now.
Jim

[Tim Marlow]

Great news about your mum Dave. On with the build then…..

[boatman]

YES HI Dave an glad your mum is ok an now lets see this wonderfull BIG BIG GUN get built as i have been hopeing you would start this build again as this MONSTER GUN always since i first see an heard about it has always been a fasinnatin subject to me as the sheer size leaves me in awe wow what a gun just as well the germans did not make as a automatic firein an loading
Chrisb

[JR]

Glad your mum is ok , always a worry at that age Dave

[stillp]

Pleased your mum is doing OK Dave. Look after her, we only get one!
Pete

[davecov]

Thanks everybody. :thumb2:

More progress to report.

The inner faces of the bogie frames were sprayed with Alclad 2 Gunmetal (ALC-120):


The same was done with the frames that have already been fitted to the bogies:


The wheels were also sprayed with Alclad 2 Gunmetal:


I then started the long, long process of brush-painting the wheel rims with Humbrol H53 Gunmetal:


Finished at last. Talk about needing the patience of a saint! Luckily, I had the Tour de France coverage to keep me company:


That is all for now

Dave

[Guest]

Wow, that’s not a job I would want to be doing in one go, I know that

[Jim R]

I had the Tour de France coverage to keep me company:

Yesterdays stage across the cobbles was a game changer. Rather you than me with all those wheels.

[davecov]

Lots of painting yesterday when I used another two tins of H67 Matt Tank Grey!

The four Intermediate Carriers were painted top and bottom:


The eight bogies were painted top and bottom:


The eight remaining bogie frames were done:


I repainted the Loading Ramp top and bottom including the guardrails:


The cradles were given a second coat of Tank Grey and the recoil assemblies were also painted:


The four sets of arms that brace the frames were painted along with some of the ammunition handling equipment:


Here is the first of two frames that was repainted. I have left the top section clear of paint so that I can handle this beast without ruining the paintwork:


Both frames have been done:


The vertical hoist frames weren't forgotten:


And the two sections of the gun barrel weren't left out either:


That is all for now

Dave

[JR]

Like the idea of those plastic containers to keep parts in Dave, much needed in this build .