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Stikpusher

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  1. So here are a few more shots of what I had accomplished last week with the upper hull and ramp area I also started filling in the motorization holes in the lower hull And then yesterday, we had an IPMS Build & BS session where I started working on the turret. I cut up the mantlet to the proper fixed sides configuration that the A2 has More progress to come in a few days…
  2. After being repeatedly sidelined for the past year, I have gotten this one going again. I followed Vodnik’s mods on the rear plate area, adding the spaced armor plates behind the stowage bins, and the angled spacers behind those onto the hull Next I added some pipes (bilge pump drains?) onto each side of the ramp using some brass tubing Lastly I glued the troop ramp into place I’ve also been adding some of the small bits onto the upper hull More to come in a few days…
  3. That is quite the display my friend! Bravo to you for such an impressive array Mark! From the tiny FT-17 to the massive Dora, that is a sight to see.
  4. 900 builds! And you still have them all. Mark, that is most impressive!
  5. That is gorgeous! And it is a VACUFORM kit!!!!! You sir, are a MODELER!!! 🫡
  6. Over the past year, I’ve done a little bit of work on this here and there, but no major progress until today. Recently I had completed the hammerhead turret by using the flexible portion of a bendable straw for the cover on the optical duct Then during the past few session when I had been working on this I had been working on the tracks, which I finally completed today… So now this is ready for final assembly then painting… my big decision will be to have the trim vane down as a cargo shelf or have it retracted like normal. Plus I need to improvise some antenna base guards…
  7. Hard to decide which camo scheme looks better on a Matilda... this one or the Caunter scheme. Bravo to you for the excellent paint job that you pulled off here. 👍🏼👍🏼 🫡
  8. So this is the Italeri Panther A that I started last year and just finished up yesterday. I did add some Aber PE screen and ring sight for the TC's AA MG, plus some Dnepro Models clear resin periscopes to fill the empty voids where they should be on this kit. Decals are the kit markings Stowage is from my spares bin, and the camouflage colors are Tamiya Dark Yellow, with Model Master enamels Red Brown and Olive Green. I based the paint scheme off of a couple of photos and some color profiles of Grossdeutschland Division Panthers during summer 1944 fighting in East Prussia and the Baltic States area. I left the hatches open, as I have some crew figures that I'm working on to place in those. I will take and post a few more photos when they are completed. Thanks for looking, comments and critiques are welcomed 😉
  9. Nice to meet you Terry. I look forward to seeing your work on here.
  10. Quite the assembly line going on here right now Mark! Very nice work using the twine as straw for the pigeons' roost!
  11. I'm looking forward to your Syrian Panzer IV Mark!
  12. That came out pretty nice! Doesn't look like you've been away from the hobby for any extended time.
  13. Excellent Haul Mark! looks to me like Christmas money well spent! Well, I've finally picked up enough things over the past few weeks to rate a new post... this past Saturday after AMPS meeting was a trip to Andy's, and I picked up this kit... plus these supplies... I'm going to experiment w/Vallejo Airbrush Thinner with Model Master Acrylics, since the MM Acrylic Thinner worked with Vallejo Model Air... Then off of eBay I got "special offer" deals on these things the Howitzer was for a giveaway price, but taking a look at it upon arrival and I ask myself, what did I get myself into? It's gonna be an intricate challenge...
  14. Thanks for looking in and your kind feedback guys! Jean, I don't recall coming across any Mk. VII builds before. They are always overshadowed by the more numerous WWII variants... Mk.I, V, VIII, IX, XIV, etc... Stuart, I have about two dozen old shelf queens left to complete. I try to knock out a few every year, and have knocked it down from over three dozen of five years ago... The bottom color is PRU Blue, using Humbrol 144 for that shade. Gil, I agree about the extended wing tips. As far as the diorama display goes, I had to figure something out to deal with the fact you can't close up the cowling completely around the engine.
  15. Thanks Jean! I appreciate your kind comments!
  16. Thank you Jean! I sure enjoyed this as side project.
  17. That thing must be really small! I’ve built one in 1/35 and in that scale the Goliath is quite small.
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    French 75

    Thank you for looking in and commenting Jean!
  19. Just a bit smaller than a B-29… and you’re building two?! Nice! Kudos for tackling two vacuform skits at once!
  20. So I started this kit back in November 2011 for a Spitfire GB on FSM. Needless to say it did not get finished in a timely manner, and was resumed and sidelined multiple times over the years. A few months ago I decided to knuckle down on this, and this past week I was finally able to get it over the finish line finally yesterday. This is ICM's 1/48 kit, and there are parts in there to make many different variants of the late Merlin Spitfires. The kit includes a nice engine on its mounts, but that is also the kit's weakness, as the cowling cannot be built around the engine. I was able to get the bottom and side panels on, but not the top... This boxing also included a set of ground crew and standing pilot figures, along with a few accessory items. I added an Eduard PE seat harness, and replaced the kit decals with a set from Aeromaster. Paint used were Humbrol Enamel (underside) & Acrylic (topside) for the main colors. All in all this was a nice kit, and I do look forward to doing another with the engine fully exposed, and adding some plumbing to really dress it up nicely! Thanks for looking, comments & critiques are welcomed.
  21. Thank you Ron. The older Italeri 1/35 armor kits were pretty nice back in the day. They had a few shortcomings here and there, but they were usually pretty nicely detailed. Certainly better so than Tamiya kits of the same vintage. With a little extra effort, they still hold up well enough today.
  22. At long last, some 20 years after I first started this kit, it is now finally finished. My second completion of this year! This is the Testors boxing of the 70's vintage Italeri molds. I replaced the kit single piece vinyl tracks with some Dragon indy link tracks, added a CMK resin transmission, plus some other scratch work on the interior to fill up the open spaces in there. The crew figures are Dragon, Decals from Star Decals "Panzers in Italy" sheet and I painted this with Floquil and Vallejo colors. Stowage came from various items in my spares bins. Thanks for looking! Comments and critiques are welcome.
  23. This is an overhaul of Dragon’s M26A1 kit that I built close to 30 years ago when it was a new release. That was before I used to gloss coat before decals, flat coat after, and other such techniques… the original kit decals eventually lifted and flaked off over time, and I also found out that Marine Pershings in Korea were not repainted from Army OD into USMC green as they were taken from Army stocks. Recently I bought a set of Star Decals USMC Pershings in Korea, and about two weeks ago I started the overhaul by cutting back the front fenders to how photos showed. I was working on this between several other projects as paint or glue dried. This is from 1st USMC Tank Battalion during the winter of 1950/51 on the drive to Chosin and back. I finally got this one’s overhaul finished yesterday…
  24. Stikpusher

    French 75

    It took a few days longer than intended, but it still is my first completed build of 2024. A very nice little kit, and a subject that made me want to learn about it. IBG’s Model 1897 75mm Field Gun, Modified 1938. and for a sense of the size of this gun Thanks for looking… comments & critiques are welcome.
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