What's on the Bench? 2021

[David Lovell]

The152 currently on hold as other half sent home to work ,seven cases of covid in the office so have lost the spray booth/work bench (dining room table) . Have squeezed on one end and managed to start a future build won't say what it is I'll keep you guessing ,1/72 of course made by PST so not surprised nothing fits ,no glazing for the cab ,if you've got some brass rod you can supply your own axels all pretty par for the course but a great little subject and not too bad if your prepared to put the time in. All the little sub assembly's I find it easier to build on the sprue saves having loads of little bits floating about.......at this point I to ran in to pic probs .........so sorry for wasting your time. Dave
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Well sat on the throne this am dont know what I did but reduced the pic to eighty per cent and it worked(hope it hasent done my whole album in )but any way you can see what I meant about building on the sprue the little bogey assembly's ,the brick shaped pieces on same spru are the track links for the link and length assembly.
So on to the track assembly's Mmmmmm not the best set of mouldings but I'm not moaning you know what your in for before you even take the lid off of a PST kit you just have to put your head down keep the toys in the pram so without hurling abuse at the dog or kitten keeping it to myself ended up with these
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Not too bad ,always nice to sit back and give yourself a pat on the back for the effort put in. Seem to have photo thing sorted wasn't to bothered John says once the shop site is completed and running this part will get sorted ,I've semi sussed it so let's hope people stay off of his back he has to put his bissiness first. Dave

Got some primer on it this morning so ploding along, got a feeling its busy till Christmas so it could just be a plod were see.


Stay safe all looks like this covid crap is trying to make a comeback. Dave

[Mini Me]

Making slow progress on this........cargo bed interior paint and tissue paper tarp. Rolled up the flap and secured in place with foil. Should be getting some paint on this later on in the week.
Rick H.

[JR]

Got some primer on it this morning so ploding along, got a feeling its busy till Christmas so it could just be a plod were see.
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Stay safe all looks like this covid crap is trying to make a comeback. Dave

Looking good Dave .

Making slow progress on this........cargo bed interior paint and tissue paper tarp. Rolled up the flap and secured in place with foil. Should be getting some paint on this later on in the week.
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Wondered what you were building Rick , tarp looks good , esp like the foil straps .

[Mini Me]

Thanks JR. I'll be glad when this one is done.....not a big fan of resin kits.
Rick H.

[The Smythe Meister]

Making slow progress on this........cargo bed interior paint and tissue paper tarp. Rolled up the flap and secured in place with foil. Should be getting some paint on this later on in the week.
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That's looking most excellent Rick,
Looks like a real tarp
Nice one mate!
Andy

[The Smythe Meister]

Afternoon all

So because things at work are so manic to the point it's been unsustainable for months and I've been working quite a few extra hours as a result, my very good boss told me to take to day off to give me a break....before I myself break.......not out of my leave or anything....just a day off to relax.

So I decided to get all of my unused 1/72 resin and metal stowage primed. It' will save having to do it as an when I need it. Nothing flashy just Halford rattle can grey primer.....around 110 pieces in all......this shot is after I turned them over and gave the undersides a quick spray., so they just need to dry.




I was also thinking of putting some tarps on my Cromwell and remembered Paul's (aka Scottie) tarp made from PVA glue and paint he'd stumbled across (link HERE). It really doesn't take much to do it. I just used some old Humbrol acrylics. I'm just waiting for it to dry. At 1/72 this should last while - scaled up it's the equivalent of 99.5 sqm..... :smiling5: :smiling5:

Afternoon all

So because things at work are so manic to the point it's been unsustainable for months and I've been working quite a few extra hours as a result, my very good boss told me to take to day off to give me a break....before I myself break.......not out of my leave or anything....just a day off to relax.

So I decided to get all of my unused 1/72 resin and metal stowage primed. It' will save having to do it as an when I need it. Nothing flashy just Halford rattle can grey primer.....around 110 pieces in all......this shot is after I turned them over and gave the undersides a quick spray., so they just need to dry.




I was also thinking of putting some tarps on my Cromwell and remembered Paul's (aka Scottie) tarp made from PVA glue and paint he'd stumbled across (link HERE). It really doesn't take much to do it. I just used some old Humbrol acrylics. I'm just waiting for it to dry. At 1/72 this should last while - scaled up it's the equivalent of 99.5 sqm..... :smiling5: :smiling5:

Good idea getting a "go to ready" stock of stowage/extras all sorted Andrew
I'm interested to see how the tarpaulin cover works out too !
Cheers,
Andy

[adt70hk]

Good idea getting a "go to ready" stock of stowage/extras all sorted Andrew :smiling3:
I'm interested to see how the tarpaulin cover works out too !
Cheers,
Andy

Andy

I had to have a few goes at the tarp.....

First attempt paint was too thin..... 2nd attempt - speeding up the drying process in the oven, even at very low 30c does NOT work.....3rd go was not perfect but got some useable pieces...it dries surprisingly matt on the open side and slightly darker on the glass side... Also surprising how much volume is lost as it dries out.

I used super glue to fix it to the model.

Keep an eye on my Cromwell thread in the next few days so you can see what it looks like in situ.

ATB.

Andrew

[Andy the Sheep]

Ariete is slowly growing: now it has its feet.

Tracks are vinyl (OOB) and were painted with Dave's recipe followed by a track wash and some rust and dark steel pigments.
I like the result, considering it's vinyl; the fit was very tight and if I had chosen an AM set of tracks, metal or resin, I would have had serious problems in sliding them between the sponson and the return rollers.
The tank is, as always, only dry fitted.
My time at the bench was expiring (I'm still a commuting modeller :disappointed2 so those ugly glue traces on the track will be duly treated next time.
Andrea

[MAK2020]

In preparation, Iraqi T-62, and drawing and test printing insignia of 3rd Saladin armoured division from 1991. time. Not all of here represent insignia seen on T-62, some on BMP-s etc.

[Guest]

Not on my modelling bench, but a pretty involved job anyway:

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The hard drive on my iMac began to fail last Sunday, after which I decided to replace it with an SSD. Getting to it is quite a job and pretty delicate too. Now it’s in, I will still need to re-install the OS and put all my data back onto it — which may be complicated because my backup hard drive is also failing, says the program that diagnosed the internal drive problems Neither had actually failed yet, though, so I can still copy things off both the old internal drive and the backup, so fingers crossed …

[Lee Drennen]

Making slow progress on this........cargo bed interior paint and tissue paper tarp. Rolled up the flap and secured in place with foil. Should be getting some paint on this later on in the week.
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That’s looking Awesome Rick! I liked how you rolled the back up and the weathering.

[minitnkr]

Looks great Rick, I'm working those pot metal short wheelbase GMC prime movers. Not as good as plastic but muuuuch better than resin to work.

[Mini Me]

Never had the pleasure of working with metal diecast. Got one Trident kit of a small armored car..... I'll have to give it a try some day. I would like to think, at some point, that I could try kitbashing some short wheelbase duece an a halfs out of Roco kits, we'll see.

[minitnkr]

Rick, the metal is very soft so shaves/drills/bends/stretches easily. Detail varies with maker. These are good. The toughest part is scratching the fuel tank/spare tire mounting behind the cab. Unique to this truck.

[Mini Me]

Paul, I would have thought the tire rack would have been part of that kit, as it is rather unique. I had to make one for this GMC awhile back PITA.