The Meatcan Posted February 6, 2021 Share #26 Posted February 6, 2021 Manny, the Panthers are terrific. They really turned out well. Great job! Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRA227 Posted February 6, 2021 Share #27 Posted February 6, 2021 ArtyScout,Found this kit in my pile. Is your box like this? Rich A. in Pa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtyScout Posted February 7, 2021 Author Share #28 Posted February 7, 2021 Hey Rich, Yes it is. Semper Fi. Manny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtyScout Posted February 7, 2021 Author Share #29 Posted February 7, 2021 Hey guys, thanks for the comments; I appreciate them but there are a lot of fine modelers on this site which leave me in awe of their work too. Dennis I love Archer Fine Transfers and they just put out "NEW" decals that actually have Nano thin backings and future products of NCF (No Clear Film) transfers that work as water slide decals. They might be a little tedious sometimes but when they go on they look like they were painted on. On the Panthers with the zimm, the balkenkreuz's and white numbers are "zimmerit edged". AFT even took that into consideration. Check out their website at archertransfers.com. As for eliminating the silvering the only thing that really works for me is Testors Glosscote. You spray just enough to give you a shiny wet look where you're applying the decal and then let it dry. Decals don't adhere well to acrylic paints; that's why you get silvering. After the glosscote has dried then just work with the decals normally. If you need to put on some Micro Set or Micro Sol on the decal go right ahead. After the decals dry completely then I spray Testors Dullcote. Again I give it a nice wet look and then let it dry completely. I can honestly say that I get that painted on look on 98% of my work. I'll take that any day. lol. If there is any silvering I just lightly spray some more dullcote. BTW I didn't see any problems with your kettenkraftrad; the decals looked very good. Semper Fi. Manny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtyScout Posted February 10, 2021 Author Share #30 Posted February 10, 2021 Hey Guys, Here are a few WIP pics of the figures. They were been primed and then I gave the faces and skins their colors. The figures are from Tamiya, Italeri and Warriors. I was pleased with the Tamiya figures. Warriors figures (which went out of business; I don't know why) speak for themselves. The Italeri figures were in my spares boxes and it was time to use them. As always, all comments and critiques are greatly appreciated. Semper Fi. Manny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Kraut Posted February 10, 2021 Share #31 Posted February 10, 2021 It's coming along nicely. Great progress, Manny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtyScout Posted February 17, 2021 Author Share #32 Posted February 17, 2021 Hello All! Well I've done three (3) figures. They are the ones from Italeri's Tank Crew kit. Italeri makes great kits but their figures leave something to be desired. But I did my best. I also used Archer Fine Transfers for their uniforms, but I mixed up the procedure. Still they're not that bad. Now I'll be doing the Tamiya figures and I'm hoping for better results. As always all comments and critiques are greatly appreciated. Semper Fi. Manny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRA227 Posted February 17, 2021 Share #33 Posted February 17, 2021 Looks nice. Rich A. in Pa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Kraut Posted February 17, 2021 Share #34 Posted February 17, 2021 Manny, you´re absolute right on these figures althought one have to admit that the set is 35 years old. Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtyScout Posted February 18, 2021 Author Share #35 Posted February 18, 2021 I was able to paint this figure that got glued accidentally into the tank hatch. I'll highlight the German eagle on his feldshmutze and call it a day. Semper Fi. Manny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtyScout Posted February 23, 2021 Author Share #36 Posted February 23, 2021 Here are some more WIP pics of the figures that will be in the diorama. There are four (4) more to go. Here are four (4) more figures. I was pleasantly surprised with the detail on these figures from Tamiya. I added the Italeri figure with a jerrican. Next up will be one from MiniArt and three (3) from Warriors. Those are resin figures. I was blown away by Dennis' figures and dio's at the US Militaria forum. Kudos to him. Anyway enjoy and as always all comments and critiques are greatly appreciated. Semper Fi. Manny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Kraut Posted February 23, 2021 Share #37 Posted February 23, 2021 The new Tamiy tank crew set looks awesome. What a difference between those and the (old) Italeri ones. Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Marine Posted February 25, 2021 Share #38 Posted February 25, 2021 This really looking good. The figures are well done. This should be a great looking diorama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Meatcan Posted February 25, 2021 Share #39 Posted February 25, 2021 great work on those figures Manny! I had to admit that I chuckled a bit when you "accidentally" glued that figure in the Panther hatch. Knowing that someone with as much modelling talent as you can still make a goof. Guys like me are thankful to just glue stuff together without leaving big glue fingerprints everywhere LOL. Keep up the fantastic work! Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtyScout Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share #40 Posted February 25, 2021 Thanks for the comments. Meatcan; thank you for the chuckle. Semper Fi. Manny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtyScout Posted February 27, 2021 Author Share #41 Posted February 27, 2021 Well I finally finished the last four figures. The pointing figure just needs his rank shoulder boards on his epaulets. That figure is from MiniArt while the other three tank crewmen are from Warriors. But now I can concentrate on the base, foliage, groundwork, tweaking and weathering and whatever little things I need to add. Enjoy. Semper Fi. Manny P.S. HAHAHA! Unfortunately my pics couldn't be resized to under the required 251kbs except for the one from MiniArt. So I'll post that. If anyone is interested I'm also posting on the FineScale website if you want to see the other pics. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Kraut Posted February 27, 2021 Share #42 Posted February 27, 2021 Great figure, Manny. Can´t wait to see the base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtyScout Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share #43 Posted March 5, 2021 I was going to post some pics of the base and scratchbuilt trees but I'm having a problem with the ben-majors resize program. I'll keep trying. Semper Fi. Manny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRA227 Posted March 6, 2021 Share #44 Posted March 6, 2021 Nice. Rich A. in Pa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtyScout Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share #45 Posted March 7, 2021 Well I'm going to try again. It seems like things are working again. I feel like eliminating a couple of branches on the trees and I'm trying to decide if the road or the rough will be higher. I'll probably go with the road, this way they won't flood. I also scratchbuilt/kitbashed a new tow cable. Enjoy. Semper Fi. Manny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRA227 Posted March 7, 2021 Share #46 Posted March 7, 2021 Great work. Good luck with the trees. Rich A. in Pa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Kraut Posted March 7, 2021 Share #47 Posted March 7, 2021 The trees are loking excellent so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Marine Posted March 9, 2021 Share #48 Posted March 9, 2021 Great work, Manny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtyScout Posted March 15, 2021 Author Share #49 Posted March 15, 2021 Hello everyone; I have some more WIP pics. I've been taking it easy, but I'm getting back to work and getting things done. Sometimes you just need to take a break and wait for that inspiration bug to hit you. lol. These are my first scratchbuilt trees since the palm trees in my Vietnam dioramas. I feel that trees are my weak point; but you have to keep doing it to get them to look right. Now I'll start on the groundwork and foliage and little by little the parts(ingredients) are getting done and they are all coming together. As always all comments and critiques are greatly appreciated. Semper Fi. Manny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRA227 Posted March 15, 2021 Share #50 Posted March 15, 2021 Looks nice. Rich A. in Pa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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