KV-II Big Turret kit #311 / 6-25-13 base green applied.

[bullardino]

The PE crates look great. When rusted and dirty they will be a stunner

[Leon]

Nice work on the PE Boss .Have to agree with Luigi on the rest.

[wbill76]

Nice work on the bins and screens Rob. Very nice even if your soldering stick isn't cooperating!

[TRM]

Paint?

[406 Silverado]

Luigi,Leon and Bill. Thanks for the thumbs up on the pe stuff, good to hear you all like it. Adds a bit of character to the KV.

T, bro maybe today. Very hot and humid again today.

[406 Silverado]

6-25-13 update....PAINT


After a few primer coats, starting with gray to get a uniform overall color, I then mixed some vallejo 4B0 primer with the gray and gave the model two light coats of the green primer mix. Next came the base green paint color. As with the KV I I mixed three shades of Tamiya green paints to come up with a color I liked. I started darker and lightened the paint to create a light CM.
I will let this dry/cure before doing anything else.

[bullardino]

Great CM, Rob

[wbill76]

Yes, we have paint! And it's greeeeeeeen!

[Leon]

Rob,there's a lot of green going on in the forum .I'm really liking this.Great CM.

[bigjohn]

Green is such a great color!

[Deleted]

Big , Green ,Good"

[406 Silverado]

LOL, funny Carl. Atleast it's not ho ho ho green giant...lol

Fellas thanks once again for the comments, feedback. Once I finish the museum piece then I will get to filters and washes.

[jsteinman]

yum

[Deleted]

Rob , I have that Green Giant around here somewhere .......... ..........

[Teabone]

Jun 29, 2013 11:39:24 GMT -5 @zerozeke said:

in some place I have almost one picture in color for the second KV showed in your pictures, have a dark greeen. Is the must famous Kv because stopped all german army for two days.

I remember that KV2 was setting at a cross road where it held the Germans until the Germans were able to bring up an 88mm gun to finally knock it out.  Any chance you might have seen any plans with some dimension for an M10 152mm Howitzer, sure would like to be able to build one of those.

Bones

[macmcconnell]

Great stuff Rob you are one busy dude love all the extra work on the builds.

Mac

[406 Silverado]

Sorry for the late reply gents.

John S good to have you checking in on me bro.

Mac, cheers mate. Little details added here and there, not a lot but enough to catch ones eye.

Zeke, yep I have seen those pics I think.

Bones, cool back round info and explains things. PM going your bud.

[tobias5555]

Nice green colour.

[406 Silverado]

Thanks Tobias. The Tamiya colors are perfect for mixing your own, and to your liking. Should weather up good.

[Deleted]

The slight CM really shows the model of well, still can't wait for the full treatment to start though 

[406 Silverado]

Thanks Steve, me too ..lol. Got a few other things on the bench that I am also trying to finish off, shermans, Thor and some others.

[Deleted]

Incredible work!

[Deleted]

Ok Scratch , whats happenin with it bro ?

[TRM]

Jul 20, 2013 22:33:58 GMT -5 @shellback said:

Ok Scratch , whats happenin with it bro ?

His oven (the cave) is a bit on the warm side!! He has been trying to keep cool in the H-wave. Computer has been acting up as well!! Things are leveling off now in the temp dept. he should be back at it soon!!

[Deleted]

Thanks T . His cave is an oven ? That aint no good is it . I'm glad mine is in this basement . Its about 65 down here year around . I'm 68 .