Welcome to the campaign, guys. Only a month (minus 5 days) to go! Jose, it looks like you're almost there but for the road wheels. Eman, an interesting kit. Unfortunately, I don't see many Fujimi kits in the hobby stores anymore.

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Done
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MartinVidas - Revell 1/72 Boxer
MLD - Hobby Boss ZBD-090 AFV, Nitto 1/20 SF3D Prowler
Neo - AV/UGP (Base Hobbycraft BMP-1)
Pave-Hawk - Tamiya 1/35 British Ambulance Rover 7
SGTJKJ - Dust Tactics Walker
snodipous - Champbot
spongya - Dragon SdKfz 250 Neu
TMoon - AFV Club 1/35 Dorchester ACV


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27-1025- Bronco 1/35 Airborne Jeep
AmTrac1833 - Italeri 1/35 LVT4 -> LVT4 (Unarmored Cab)
Anmoga
aralviar - AFV Club Achilles Mk 1c
Blades48mrd
Blaubar
bm4247
BunkerBuster
CBacon84 - Tamiya 1/35 Panzer II
Charlie-66 - Dragon 1/35 SdKfz 182 Kingtiger
d6mst0
dcandal
easyco69 - Dragon 1/35 Flakpanzer I w/ammo trailer
eMan - Fujimi 1/32 Toyota Forklift Geneo 15
GaryKato - Tamiya 1/35 Kettenkrad
Hudson29 - Tamiya 1/35 Jeep
IronHide
Kanguroo - Eastern Express BRDM-1, ICM BM-21
Lakota - Tamiya 1/48 KV-II
Lawyer1 - Tiger I
LikesTanks - Trumpeter 1/35 Sd.Kfz. 7/2 (late)
LinusB
Makarovii- Tamiya KV-1c
McSheffer - Meng 1/35 Merkava III BAZ
MichaelSatin - Takom 1/35 Merkava Mk. 1
MikeM670 - Academy 1/35 Panzer IVH4
Mrclark7 - Meng German King Tiger
Neo - Paper Panzer E-5, Post Apocalyptic MRAP HMMWV, , Tamiya T-62->Iraqi

Marder/Cuban Field Mods
NorthernLad - Dragon Panzer IV
Panzerace
PanzerKiel - AFV Club SdKfz 251/9 Ausf. D
PeteDoc - Italeri 1/35 DUKW
petro - Dragon SdKfz 7/2
retiredyank
RhinoSpit - Dragon 1/35 Magach 3
roman
RuloMxy - AMT T-72
SKiernan
Soojet - Dragon 1/35 Panzer IV Ausf. E
Tankerman
tinbanger
TopSmith - Dragon 1/35 Panther Ausf. F
V1kt0r - Trumpeter TOS-1A, or Meng GAZ 23024 STS Tiger, or Meng PzH 2000
WarlsExpensive - Dragon Pz IV Ausf. C
yufkey70

Howdy Y'all
The clock is ticking down...
I'm putting a filter on the KV-II. I use an "Olive" oil paint I bought at Hobby Lobby, the cardboard takes some of the oil from the paint:

I use "dirty" thinner and an old brush. The back part of the turrent has the filter applied.

The trick is to control the application, small areas at a time, not a big "wash". I wick any excess off the model with a paper napkin or a paper towel.

Take care,
Don "Lakota"

Howdy Y'all
I finished the "Olive Green" filter over the BO4 paint.

I think the filter takes some of the "Kermit" out of the green. The second and fifth road wheel (counting wheels from the front of the tank) did not get a wash. I wanted to see how much of difference the wash makes.
Take care,
Don "Lakota"

I'm late to the party getting my entry posted. I forgot I had this old Dragon orange box Stug III sitting 95% complete. This is more or less a weathering test bed for me and I decided I would go ahead and finish her up.

I've done a little work, but i'll probably not finish, again.

I suspect the same for me. But there are a few weeks left!

Meng ZPU-1 all but done.
Damn, this little bit of a kit fought me tooth and nail. As nice as their other kits can be, this little one is a real bear. Tiny attachments between parts, large sprue attachment points and fiddly assembly at every turn.
Yeah, I still have to paint that one footrest.
But it’s beer-thirty at this point.

Where is was


and where it stands now.

Almost ready to push this over the line! Just wipers & mirrors to attach. It's meant to be an Iwo Jima vehicle, but I may have "over dusted" a wee bit, although perhaps we've become so used to models that really "pop". Any suggestions as to how I can improve it at this late stage would be really appreciated.

I have to say that it's not quite as bland as it looks!

It's not bland, it's understated - which is a good look imho

Definitely not bland, Pete! Great model, congratulations on your completed model.
Take care,
Don "Lakota"

Another one bites the dust.

just a little base to finish before it goes into the display case.

Meng 1/35 ZPU-1 done.

Pete,
I'm trying to remember if the sand at Iwo Jima was red or tan. Nice DUKW anyways!

Mike,
Nice finish of the ZPU-1. I have Meng's Russian Light AA Set here, so someday I will go through what you did times 4!

Congratulations on finishing (or in Mike's case, yet another finish). (Save some for next year!)


PS: Don't forget to upload pics in the Campaign Gallery.

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Done
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MartinVidas - Revell 1/72 Boxer
MLD - Hobby Boss ZBD-090 AFV, Nitto 1/20 SF3D Prowler, Meng ZPU-1
Neo - AV/UGP (Base Hobbycraft BMP-1)
Pave-Hawk - Tamiya 1/35 British Ambulance Rover 7
PeteDoc - Italeri 1/35 DUKW
SGTJKJ - Dust Tactics Walker
snodipous - Champbot
spongya - Dragon SdKfz 250 Neu
TMoon - AFV Club 1/35 Dorchester ACV


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27-1025- Bronco 1/35 Airborne Jeep
AmTrac1833 - Italeri 1/35 LVT4 -> LVT4 (Unarmored Cab)
Anmoga
aralviar - AFV Club Achilles Mk 1c
Blades48mrd
Blaubar
bm4247
BunkerBuster
CBacon84 - Tamiya 1/35 Panzer II
Charlie-66 - Dragon 1/35 SdKfz 182 Kingtiger
d6mst0
dcandal
easyco69 - Dragon 1/35 Flakpanzer I w/ammo trailer
eMan - Fujimi 1/32 Toyota Forklift Geneo 15
GaryKato - Tamiya 1/35 Kettenkrad
Hudson29 - Tamiya 1/35 Jeep
IronHide
Kanguroo - Eastern Express BRDM-1, ICM BM-21
Lakota - Tamiya 1/48 KV-II
Lawyer1 - Tiger I
LikesTanks - Trumpeter 1/35 Sd.Kfz. 7/2 (late)
LinusB
Makarovii- Tamiya KV-1c
McSheffer - Meng 1/35 Merkava III BAZ
MichaelSatin - Takom 1/35 Merkava Mk. 1
MikeM670 - Academy 1/35 Panzer IVH4
Mrclark7 - Meng German King Tiger
Neo - Paper Panzer E-5, Post Apocalyptic MRAP HMMWV, , Tamiya T-62->Iraqi

Marder/Cuban Field Mods
NorthernLad - Dragon Panzer IV
Panzerace
PanzerKiel - AFV Club SdKfz 251/9 Ausf. D
petro - Dragon SdKfz 7/2
retiredyank
RhinoSpit - Dragon 1/35 Magach 3
roman
RuloMxy - AMT T-72
SKiernan
Soojet - Dragon 1/35 Panzer IV Ausf. E
Tankerman
tinbanger
TopSmith - Dragon 1/35 Panther Ausf. F
V1kt0r - Trumpeter TOS-1A, or Meng GAZ 23024 STS Tiger, or Meng PzH 2000
WarlsExpensive - Dragon Pz IV Ausf. C
yufkey70

Wasn't the Iwo sand black from the volcano?

The two-barrel Zu-23-2 is a pretty nice little kit and builds up easier than the Trumpeter or (shudder) EE/Skif versions. That said, I have heard NOTHING good about the 2 or 4 barreled build ups for the other guns in the kit.

Save some for next year? bwahahahah...at this rate I am good for UB 247...

Photos with the base

Nice one Mike

Thanks. It's a tough little build.

Gives me new respect for all those pickups with the gun built up in the back.

I have built them and the pickup kits are VERY nice, but the instructions have you build the gun after, so..
Quite a kick in the shorts I imagine, get that far and run into this..

Mike

Almost there, but still so much to do…

Here is where I’m at with the Tamiya panzer iv D. I am waiting for some dry transfer decals to arrive in the post from the US. I still need to add the tow hawser, and rear mud guards, then there is the weathering… Oh, and the crew….









I plan on finishing this in UFB 2019.

Cheers

Matthew

Progress update.

I like the weathering on the forks!