It's been a while since i touch any models....

Nothing fancy hanky panky here..just a simple kiddy stuff. Shame on me.... huhuhuh

so this is just 3 days old... took 5 hours to come to this stage

this is tamiya 1/48 hetzer.... a cute lil devil that i've been longing to build..thanks to an old friend who brought me early birthday gift.......

overall the fitting of the kit is superb and top notch. I got no problem building it...

the length and link tracks system are easy to assemble but a bit tricky if this is ur first dealing with this kind of tracks..

i will plan to build this oob and will try handpainting this cute devil....

here are some of the progress photos....

Wow! Besarnya. Heck it almost bigger than your cigarette box. :D

Seriously though good way to get back to the game, my friend. By all accounts looks like it will be a quickie. Not much patching and the details aren't too bad.

Errr....btw when you said you haven't touch any models, I'm assuming here we are talking about the plastic kind, right? :P

errrrrrr can meant both or whatever that is in your head right now........ :P








tauke bum, thanks for your fast reply...gosh u must be missing be that much ehhh... hahaha

Oh yeah...forgot to mention. That's a well done model of a Dunhill cigarette box. Did the kit come with decals or did you have to use a template? Notice you kept washes and highlights to a minimum too on the cigarette box. Good painting there. :P :D

Welcome to the world of handpaint!

Errr... how will you paint the tracks since it was fully assembled?

Ah baguzzzzz......mood sudah datang....maybe it was my propoganda or inspirasi kotak merah LOL

This tank is so cute, like PZKW 1 and 2, for me nicest of German WW2 tank. Looking good bro, good choice to get back into building :D

ahhow,

tracks will be painted like normal la.... probally i will paint them black and follow with rusting, metalling and walaaaaaaaa...siap la

Tauke Bum,

i dont take credits for Mr Alfred Dunhill's works...credit to him for painting the dunhill kit nicely.... hehehe



Shah, thanks bro.... racun sendiri ni.... always wanted to build this cute devil since puberty man...........

Zaidi.... AHA!!! mood dah datang 3X... Good looking Cenoni tank there, would like to see your "HAND PAINTING SKILL". Maybe could learn from you...

mej®

wah zaidi....
selamat kembali after a long hiatus.. :D

:o
i dunno that they opt to put such "provocative" decal on the maroon-box nowadays.... sure is an evil looking decal...

:D

kuman

now it become funnier la... sometimes ppls ask for diff picture..

"mamak, gambar lain takde ke..yg ni dah ade la....."

wakakakakka

Model-X did feature this in their first issue, right? I agree with ahhow... looks like you need lampu mengecil Doraemon if you want to paint the tracks. Or tanya Richard for his trained hamsters :lol: .

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Lagi sick kalau that person specifically asked for other photo. Macam "Mamak... yg gambar tekak berlubang dah habis ke?"

ahaaa good to see you building again bro........asyik membeli aje kan dah kena bebel dalam keta ari tuh huhuhuhu :lol:

keep it up bro!!!!!!!! :D

p/s: after this we go & have a rest at the "place" few blocks from HHQ aighttt!!! :ph43r:

Xamel, yup. it is featured in the first issue which i believed u got it from HLJ kan??

i dont need doraemon lamp la.... senang aje ma paint the tracks...tengok nanti..... yg payah sikit the wheels

Lan selam, tak habis2 tempat istirehat nko tuh

Aren't you glad it's not the PzIV with its many road wheels ^_^

PoohBear,

yes i'm glad.... that's one of the reason i like this lil devil.... mean and less wheels...

just finished assembled this.... time is so little these days..

this photos are taken prior to tank hot bath ... tomorrow priming..
the fenders are temporarily attached to the hull....





i plan to build this in just 4 days but now it's already passed 4 days... just my personal record

Datuk, tank hot bath tu ape? Cuci sblum paint ker? Or engko mandi bunga? :P

dua2 boleh..... :lol:

Nicely done! :D

Can't wait to see it when you're finished!
Btw : hot bath for youkah or the tank, actually? Tempat mana? :P

This is one of Tamiya's best kits.She is really nicely put together by you.
Looking forward to the German camo. :)

comelnye la tank ni :D

jgn panas sangat air tu kang makin kecut plak nanti huhuhu

looking good bang B)

thanks to all.... this tank indeed is cute... thanks goodness that tamiya did it so good

the tank now is ready to prime...last night 'she' enjoyed the hot bath just like me... so lucky that wife didnt caught me together in the hot bath.. :)

some more progress ..

the whole tank was primed with Mr Surfacer 1000 thinned with Mr Thinner at 1:8 ratio. It then was shoot with my airbrush inside the new spraybooth....



the cute tank after priming.........




what happen next was so ambarassing... due to the long 'weapon safe' status, i forgot where i put my cleaning thinner, tool cleaner, cotton bud etc.... took a while to get them all and used to the new setup.... phewwwwww!!!

after the primer dried, i then spray the wheels, bottom, track and underneath with Tamiya NATO Black. Okay i lied about handpainting..actually not 100% ..i will handpaint the cammo patten only....



according to schedule, i was supposed to spray the dunkelgeb base coat but due to so many uncertainty, this will be done tomorrow...

thanks for looking... as usual C&C are most welcome.......

Sil

Kecik nyer benda ni! Opps sorry, forgot, citer mainan

But looking good, saudara. Look forward to see the camo scheme nanti :D

Hi Silantra,

Looking at the texture of your cute tank, I noted some form of textured surface not made by a rotary ball bur. To duplicate these texture you can use matting agent a waterbase paste mixed with H20 varnish as binder. Have not tried airbrushing but brushing with fan brush helps. Thereafter when dried,paint as usual.

tauke-filla,

Which texture did u refer to?? Is it the cast iron texture of the gun manlet?? Rotary ball bur as in ball drum??

Sil,
good to see you back.
BTW, ada jalan lagi for 3M mask? Mine melted for no reason....

sorry to hijack my own thread .. the supplier still out of reach..will update soon.... be patient tauke.. hehe

and thanks

ohhhh pakai bedak nampak comel dah :P

so bila nak paint camo?

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The cast iron texture. The rotary ball bur will random chip plastic unlike matt coating.

err tauke, i still didnt get what you're trying to say here... blurr la... what kind of effect u want to replicate or ..................

Sil, could be wrong but I think what Leong is trying to say is that cast iron textures like how (I think it was-) ari would simulate with his rotary tool is not observed on your cute little tank and he is suggesting an alternative to recreate that cast iron texture by using a matting agent water paste with H20 varnish as binder and that rotary tools creates the effect by grinding away the plastic whilst the proposed alternative matt coating give you the texture without grinding the plastic.

J-bear,
ooohh i see... if that the case la, i think i wont do that as they dont appear on real tank... the hull is made from sheet metal and cut by hot torch.. the only texture is on the gun mantlet which is cast iron...

but if i want to replicate that kind of texture, i will use different method.... motor tool are scary if handle by me... huhuh

thanks J-bear

another small update...

i applied another coat of Nato Black and let dry. Afterthat, i preshaded with Hull Red... nothing fancy here....





after all have dried, i was ready to apply the basecoat dunkelgeb. Into my dismay, i dont have any color for that..... Murphy's law strike again........

dang!!! how can i didnt check my paint stock....

grrrrrrrr.............. will be back once i got the color...

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Thanks PoohBear, for the precise explanation for the cast iron effect with matting agent and H20 binder. Another effect with matting agent as viewed by CK Loo (please help out in description a I am no modeller) is creating hammered finish by waxing plastic base first before applying. This effect have the matting agent gathered randomly due to surface tension and much safer than chipping with a rotary bur.

CK,
So sorry could not recognise you thought was CK Tang as introduced as CK. Only after you left....oh my god its HIM (scream scream)

ding dong.........looking good bang :D

mana gambor yang dah dispray ngan kaler dark yellow tu? huhuhuhu

finally reinforcement came in a flat black car....thanks xamel

tonight, i applied the dunkelgeb... tamiya dark yellow mix with desert sand and a bit of buff

here are some photos... i applied 2 layers

now too tired already






ps: Lan, amik nih

ohhhh camni ke ropanye kaler tu......cantik cantik :D

Rasa macam Knight Rider la pulak :lol: !