I’m ready to start the Thor.
Great Steve, you’ll enjoy it.
You’ll have fun with that. I built one some time ago. Looking forward to seeing this.
welcome
will be interesting to compare to Terry’s 1/35. you can crossover with the OTS GB i am running too.
Thanks Wayne,
I got some work done over the weekend and tonught,
I should be starting on the motor chassis tomorrow night.
Steve
I got a little done last night and am almost finished with the motor carriage. After that I’ll start the painting and weathering, oh Boy!
Steve
In the next few days I’m going to start on Trumpeters low sided gondola in 1/35 as part of a large German railyard diorama. I’ve studied the parts and instructions and should go together rather quick but I’m undecided on a color for the wooden sides. I’m thinking because my Morser will be a clean build, I’d like to show a distressed wood and a very used piece of equipment maybe in a med/dark brown or a red. I’ve seen German rolling stock in several different colors, just not sure yet.
Terry
Here’s tonight’s progress. I’ve completed the Karl, and will start painting and weathering this weekend.
So cool Steve, that went really fast. I still think its one of the most awesome pieces of equipment the Germans ever engineered, good thing for the Allies it wasn’t accurate, I’d love to see one in person. Bucket List I guess.
Terry
I got some paint on the Karl today using my new bench and old paint booth setup. All went well, just a little awkward at first.
Anyway, here’s my idea so far. The mortar will be sitting on its track, covered with camo netting. Next to it will be the WR-360 on a parallel track equipped with a bumper. Whether the WR-360 is/was pulling the mottar or not will be up to the observer. At the end of that track will be the Sd Kfz 7/1 AA gun. Up to 20 personal, when they finial come off back order, will be taking a break, after applying the camo netting and awaiting for new orders.
That is gonna look fantastic! Although, unless they are doing a pit stop and will be sitting for a few days before moving on, they most likely wouldn’t string camo net. I’ll figure that’s what’s going on. Of course, they’d have to string camo net over the engine too, or a wandering P-47 or Schturmovic would try to take it out, the SdFfz AA platform notwithstanding…
Looking forward to seeing more on this. Meanwhile, I need to jumpstart my Russian armored trains again…
Hmmm. I hadn’t thought of stringing a net over the engine. I could do that, or they could have just rolled in LOL. I guess I’m going to have to pin down my “storyline” a little bit better.
MC what are you going to do for netting and poles?
Thanks Wayne,
I was going to use medical gauze for the netting and still thinking about the poles. I have some small twigs that may work well.
as far as the lay out, let’s try this. I’ll get some more track for the mortar and put the loco on a through track. I have also curved the track and moved the gun a little to the right some to break up the symmetry.
MC how did you do the curved track?
look at using bridal veil for camo. i would make poles from styrene instead of using twigs.
That does look a bit better, but is it possible to add the connector to the rails? Then if you can somehow show that the crew was waiting for the engine that just arrived, you wouldn’t need to run camo net over the engine. I’m not sure how you’d convey that in the figures though.
This is getting very good. I’m liking this.
MC how did you do the curved track?
Wayne,
Its just some HO flex track I got from HT prior to their closing. I will be removing the rails and installing them on handmade ties like you and Terry do. I will consider sprue for the poles, actually I haven’t given it any thought. As for bridal vail, or tulle… that’s a good Idea that again I hadn’t thought of. I still need to do some study and trial and error prior to installing. I still have considerable time to experiment before I get to the point of necessity.
Mad Dog,
You know that’s a good idea as well. While I’m getting some more flex track I’ll look for a switch. That will defiantly add some interest. I’m really getting excited about this also. NOW it’s getting interesting. Weathering and display is my favorite part of a build. I just hope my back ordered guys get here before I finish. I want to enter it into our little IPMS contest here in Boise on Oct 17th.
Steve
Well I think I’m done with the Karl Morser. Now I just need to attach it to the base, but I have a lot to do to the base, and yet another build to add to it. The guys that I have on back order seem to be on back order all over the world. I have looked everywhere for these guys. Oh well, until then I guess the mortar, locomotive and AA gun will sit empty.
So, while I’m done with this build for the Artillery Group Build, I still have some more work on the scene for this GB and OTS GB.
Steve
Here you go guys.
I have new pics here. I decided to go ahead and drape a tarp over the muzzle. I love doing
tarps.
So Wayne, this officially ends my 2 build commitment here but since I am continuing on with a diorama base, I would still like to continue to post my progress here if you don’t mind. I mean it is still all railroad related.
And some close-ups.
Steve
MC very nice, Yes please continue to post base work. at a minimum, anyone who does RR stuff has to do rails and everybody has different ways of doing it.
I probably won’t get back full time on my K-5 until mid October. I have some litttle things i can fit in but have some away time and a contest on 10OCT that i am prepping for.