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Post by Deano on Oct 7, 2013 13:17:09 GMT -5
Looking extremely realistic , very nice work indeed !
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Post by TomN. on Oct 7, 2013 19:21:23 GMT -5
I love the second paintjob, much better. Love the weathering! Hi Elco Thanks, I like the new paint job much better too... Tom |
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Post by TomN. on Oct 7, 2013 19:23:09 GMT -5
Looking extremely realistic , very nice work indeed ! Deano Thanks for checking it out Deano, glad you like it. Tom |
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Post by Keith Christie on Oct 8, 2013 4:06:44 GMT -5
Very convincing weathering, I like it a lot
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Post by TomN. on Oct 8, 2013 19:13:49 GMT -5
Thank you very much Keith!
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Post by TomN. on Oct 20, 2013 13:29:48 GMT -5
Hi Guys I needed a break from painting so I went back to work on the MG42. This will be on the shoulder of one of the fallschirmjagers. The resin kit part was ok, but a little warped. After looking at a few options I decided on the Tamiya part from their MG42 Machine Gunner kit. It just seemed straighter and sharper looking, but could still use some extra work. Here are the kit parts:  With a dremel I carved out the barrel and opened up the cooling slots in the jacket:   I added some brass rod for the barrel:  Here’s the almost finished gun. Still needs a bit of work, the bipod is not glued yet.     Thanks for looking, all comments, critiques and suggestions most welcome… Tom |
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Post by TomN. on Oct 20, 2013 13:45:45 GMT -5
Thanks Dicky!
Credit goes to Evan Williams...
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Post by robbo on Oct 20, 2013 13:49:48 GMT -5
Wow is the first thing that comes to mind, some super detailing, painting and weathering on show here
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Post by TomN. on Oct 20, 2013 13:53:04 GMT -5
Thank you Robbo!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2013 14:02:48 GMT -5
Tom , from a fellow modelers point of view this one is beautiful !
Spectacular paint and weathering you have done .
How did you strip the Tamiya and Mr. Surfacer mixture off of the plastic ? I've been able to soak Tamiya paint off a surface in 1/35th scale with a product called Simple Green but isn't Mr. Surfacer a lacquer based product and it adheres to plastic better than the Tamiya ?
If you wouldn't mind could you let me know whats going to happen on the other side of the open hull and turret ?
I'm looking forward to seeing those figures on this .
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Post by TomN. on Oct 20, 2013 14:35:18 GMT -5
Tom , from a fellow modelers point of view this one is beautiful ! Spectacular paint and weathering you have done . How did you strip the Tamiya and Mr. Surfacer mixture off of the plastic ? I've been able to soak Tamiya paint off a surface in 1/35th scale with a product called Simple Green but isn't Mr. Surfacer a lacquer based product and it adheres to plastic better than the Tamiya ? If you wouldn't mind could you let me know whats going to happen on the other side of the open hull and turret ? I'm looking forward to seeing those figures on this . Hi Carl I removed the paint with Polly S “Easy Lift Off”…look if you dare…  Not sure if this stuff is still available, but it feels and smells a lot like brake fluid. If you do use brake fluid, only soak the parts as long as you have to, it will start to melt some plastics. And it did remove all the Mr. Surfacer texturing I had done, something I wasn’t too happy about, had to redo it all. The backside of the parts are blanked off with 0.040 thk sheet styrene, I’ll paint it satin black at some point…not something I am looking forward to. Let me know if you have any more questions. Tom |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2013 15:13:53 GMT -5
Tom ,I looked  . No more questions right now . Thanks for your prompt answers . I'll be following this one . |
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Post by TomN. on Oct 20, 2013 15:37:09 GMT -5
Well...he was a distiller in Kentucky...probably long since dead now...
Tom
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Post by merseajohn/ on Oct 20, 2013 15:46:19 GMT -5
Great idea and perfectly executed!
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Post by bigjohn on Oct 20, 2013 16:36:36 GMT -5
Tom, That's some serious detail work on the MG 42. Looks so much better after the mods!
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Post by wbill76 on Oct 20, 2013 20:07:23 GMT -5
Very nice work upgrading the detail on that MG!
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Post by TomN. on Oct 22, 2013 0:19:31 GMT -5
Thanks guys!...Sorry for the late response, had a few technical difficulties...
The MG was a pretty tedious little project...would I do it again?...Heck YEAH!!!
Thanks again,
Tom
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Post by deafpanzer on Oct 22, 2013 7:02:02 GMT -5
Killer work on the MG!!!
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