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Post by remarc777 on Jan 31, 2014 10:59:44 GMT -5
Hello all,
Even though I usually build German armor, at the moment the two project I'm working on are both Allied  ...
For a contest on my Dutch forum I'm currently working on the Hobbyboss CCKW353 GMC w/ Bofors 40mm AA Gun:
It's build SFTB, I only added a RB Models barrel. The build and fitting are actually quit good, so is the detail.
Inspiration (with thanks to Eric Reist for finding the picture):
The state it's in now:
And now on to the paintjob  !
greetings, Richard.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2014 11:49:37 GMT -5
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Post by Marcel du Long on Jan 31, 2014 12:05:45 GMT -5
Nice & clean build so far Richard.
Looking good!
marcel
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Post by bbd468 on Jan 31, 2014 12:24:43 GMT -5
Fine build Richard! This is one id love to do myself.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2014 13:17:54 GMT -5
Just finishing mine, nice kit and would recommend without reservation  |
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Post by deafpanzer on Jan 31, 2014 19:53:55 GMT -5
Always wanted to build one of those... you have my attention! Looking great....
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Post by wbill76 on Jan 31, 2014 21:10:37 GMT -5
Very cool! Looking forward to more on this one.
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Post by losboz on Jan 31, 2014 21:15:38 GMT -5
That's a beauty Richard  Excellent start Los |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2014 8:17:46 GMT -5
It's a great kit and a joy to build, nice work on yours
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Post by remarc777 on Feb 1, 2014 14:08:52 GMT -5
@ Cee Bee: thanks for sharing ! I've collected a lot of reference pics, but this topic I had not seen before.
@ Marcel: thanks mate!
@ bbd: there's nothing stopping you  ... When I first saw this boxart I knew I had to build this baby...
@ Vlad: the more the merrier! Can I see yours on this forum?
@ deafpanzer, losboz and Bill: thanks for tagging along. Progress and updates should go faster then on TSTS. Still working on that one too, but I defenitely don't want to haste myself with that one. That why an "in between kit" like this one always comes in handy.
@ Pete: thanks, yours looks great too, most inspiring! I wanted to put the back guardrail (??) up like yours, but coudn't figure out exactly how to do it. Referencepictures I had didn't give a definite answer. So instead I decided to keep it down, I'll add accessoires like bags and tentrolls later.
greetings, Richard.
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Post by remarc777 on Feb 18, 2014 15:00:50 GMT -5
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Post by deafpanzer on Feb 18, 2014 15:07:16 GMT -5
You did GREAT!!! Can't wait to see your next update...
That's it... I am going to add it to my wish list NOW as I kept forgetting about this kit.
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Post by robbo on Feb 18, 2014 15:11:05 GMT -5
Very neat paint job a very neat build to boot
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Post by danb. on Feb 18, 2014 15:15:34 GMT -5
Great work Richard Dan B |
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Post by wbill76 on Feb 18, 2014 20:42:38 GMT -5
Looking good under paint Richard, very nice!
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Post by remarc777 on Feb 18, 2014 23:06:56 GMT -5
@ Dicky: thanks for the comments. Be aware, I have no illusions I can copy those stands in the background of the "real deal-picture"...
Instead I want to bring an old idea back to life: A FW190 is downed by the crew of this GMC and they drive out to find it, get out of their truck and pose proudly before their victim. This all in a Normandy setting: a bit of hedgerow and a roadside chapel. Execution all depends on how well I'm able to build an airplane (haven't done that since my childhood days... must be a challenge).
@ Andy: you should add it to your wishlist. The kit surprised me with details I didn't expect from Hobbyboss. And is was reasonably inexpensive too. So a lot of fun for a few dollars!
@ Ian, Dan and Bill: thanks for your support!
greetings, Richard.
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Post by sturmbird on Feb 19, 2014 0:42:49 GMT -5
funny thing is that I have that kit setting right in front of me! I bought it thinking I could ad Russian markings, but they never received any! May build like one I have a picture of at the Remagen Bridge instead.
gary
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Post by remarc777 on Apr 7, 2014 9:08:22 GMT -5
Hello all,
A small update just to let you know I'm still alive and kicking...
These last few weeks I've been working on parts of the diorama in which the GMC is going to be placed. The scene represents a crew of the 22e Colonial group, 2e French AD, who proudly pose before their GMC with Bofors 40mm AA, after shooting down one of the 17 German planes which were shot down by this group during the drive to Paris, summer 1944. The FW has crashed into the bocage, almost on top of a small roadside chapel.
Diorama title: Another one bites the dust.
The FW190. This is a 1/32 Hasegawa kit, but because it's heavily modified (read: wrecked....) it's looks on scale. I talked to a buddy of mine who's an aircraft engineer. He told me it's pretty difficult to scratch the interior of a plane. I agree, but it was not my intention to make a lifelike copy, as always I just want to create a mood, a picture people like to look at.
Pictures:
After this, I airbrushed the basic colors and added some decals:
Pilot is PJ Productions:
Fitting is lousy, to say the least. I left out his shute and had to cut off a leg to fit him into the cockpit.
Roadside Chapel is Reality in Scale, it has basic colors at the moment:
Finally the GMC crew. Again, everything is just in basic colors. One can reconize CMK, Alpine, Ultracast, Nemrod en Miniart, some SFTB, others adapted. I present to you Jean Pierre, Jean Marc, Jean Luc, Jean Francois, Jean Marie en Mumbere :
That's it for now. Next: weathering, finishing figures and implying everything into the dio.
greetings, Richard. |
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Post by bbd468 on Apr 7, 2014 10:57:43 GMT -5
Outstanding works fella! Very nice indeed. |
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Post by tonylee-Rest In Peace on Apr 7, 2014 14:02:48 GMT -5
That's going to make a neat story line sir Tony lee |
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Post by wbill76 on Apr 7, 2014 15:40:25 GMT -5
Man, that's some fine additions to this one, the 'wrecked' 190 will look the part perfectly. |
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Post by Leon on Apr 7, 2014 16:33:05 GMT -5
Soz I'm late Richard,This is looking awesome.Love the wrecked 109. |
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Post by deafpanzer on Apr 7, 2014 21:05:32 GMT -5
Fantastic work on the damaged plane... can't wait to see more.
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Post by bullardino on Apr 8, 2014 1:58:59 GMT -5
Can't believe I had totally missed this one. Pure awesomeness.
I love every single detail of it.
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remarc777
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Post by remarc777 on Apr 9, 2014 6:00:09 GMT -5
Thank you all for your kind words, really motivating !
No worry's 'bout being too late replying: kind words never come too late...
greetings, Richard. |
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Post by Smudge on Apr 9, 2014 6:16:17 GMT -5
Great work mate
Sorry I nearly missed this one.
Smudge
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2014 11:55:49 GMT -5
excellent idea to have a shot down plane in the dio! why did'nt i think of that! great work
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Post by remarc777 on Apr 10, 2014 13:10:25 GMT -5
Thanks smudge one and two!
greetings, Richard.
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