Thanks Gam,
She looks “good”, actually broken and destroyed, but good.
nice diorama. do you live anywhere near Manitowoc Wisconsin? if so you should enter it the annual Wisconsin Maritime Museum contest. My ship club folks keep telling me i should build a ship for it.
Unfortunately, no. I live near Boise Id, so no maritime museum. I wish there was any way to show it while being here.
Steve
Steve, you should get a nice shadow box made up and take her to whatever show is convenient to you. Way too nice work just to share with the likes of us!
I posted it on Modelwarships.com. They enhanced the photos so they are in better light. They look so good it’s hard to believe I build it. Take a look.
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery/dio/wrecks/MusashiWreck-350-sl/index.htm
Thanks Gam.
Oh, wow those look great!
Guys, I’m going to throw this on here, it’s not kosher since she’s at more than 50% but I already finished the Shiden so this one is ‘just for the halibut’.
Anyway this is a 1/35th Finemolds Type 3 Chi-Nu medium tank. Somewhere around 250-300 were built near the end of the war for homeland defense. None left Japan and none saw combat. This kit is a paper panzer with a longer version of the 75mm gun and an altered mantlet.
Oh, and I did find this ‘Girls und Panzer’ clip and just had to post it!
She’s looking good Gam! Look forward to seeing it completed! As the pic was loading I saw just the top bit of the turret and was hoping it was a Type 95 lol. I have a few pics of a couple intact examples and a pic of one missing the entire upper hull with a very clear view of the reason it was missing said structure lol. Took the pics when I was stationed on Guam back in '89-'90. Might post them anyway if I can find them.
Ok found them in the dusty bit of my photobucket library, plus a few other so in the name of history, here you go.
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After a couple of months of no ambition and working on my BLM/USFS management plan revision stuff (think 1200 pages each for 3 different plans and two more on the way), I got back after my girl today. Had the camo grey belly done before, did the upper in army/navy green. When dry will come back with the quicky white then the green crosses. Front and rear canopies will be done off and then put on, get the SAC gear and the kit props done and on and she will be done. Another month should see her on the shelf and ready to take down to the Vets home as a sample and see it they want her for display.
Got some pics in the green and grey, will take more as I go white, and post up in a few days or next w/e.
Hey Simpilot those are awesome! I’ve been reading about extreme weathering techniques and being inspired by Modelcrazy’s Mushashi I’m so tempted to try something like an abandoned wreck like that! And I do have two Type 95s in my stash!
Goldhammer: Sounds cool, I really want to see the Betty all done up!
i see i don’t have a build listed. i will be doing an OTS Aoshima JGSDF fuel truck since i have never done an Aoshima kit. Assuming that goes well i will do the OTS JGSDF Patriot on the Isuzu 73 semi.
Hammer I look forward to seeing your entry complete! will be very nice to see as I don’t think I have ever seen anyone do that scheme before.
Gam would love to see you do something like that! Preferably just the one on the trailer with grass growing on it, BUT if you really wanted to pull out all the stops, the destroyed one would be an awesome challenge!
Wayne hope you get onto them! Look forward to seeing your work!
Ok Gam I am getting itchy now lol! If I do commit, it will be where I left off on my Kawanishi E7K1 Alf. It may look like its over 50% but 1/72s go together quickly. Will be fully rigged and colourful. It’s primed now, haven’t gotten any recent pics lately.
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Hey guys those both sound cool, I’ll put ya’ll down for them right now.
Simpilot: Yeah the rusty 95 would be a lot less work, I don’t think there’s an interior kit for them so I’d have to scratch-build the engine and fighting compartment for the busted-up one. Would you mind if I copied your photos for future reference in case I ever get around to trying to do this?
Good subjects added guys 
the Alf i have too.
Simpilot, to show pictures in the forum just copy the IMG code instead of Direct link from photobucket account
Waiting for the rigging
i do a lot of warwheels and \trucks in 1/35. this is my first truck in OTS. i got it to practice on Aoshima before getting others which, of course, did not work out as planned as i stare at my Aoshima OTS stash which includes a PATRIOT, TANK TRANSPORTER, 2 TYPE 74s, and the 8x8 AFV. OTOH i could build an OTS JASDF aeroplane to park next to my tanker. Plus an annual local is coming up and i have done quite well in this scale.
plastic one piece wheels which are hollow on the inside as are the bottoms of vehicle cargo boxes. wouldn’t bee seen on a base but i will fill them in. shouldn’t be all that bad. it isn’t camouflaged so that’s good. i have Tamiya JSGSDF OD but will look for an MMA or Vallejo match so i can brush touch up easier.
By all means Gam!! That’s why I posted them for reference Went on a boony stomp with some friends while I was there and saw some metal structures amongst some trees that just didn’t belong, unfortunately I didn’t have my camera with me on that day. Yes, there were some obvious torn edges and wasn’t rusted so, anyones guess as to what they might have come from OR how they got there.
Thanks Yamato! Actually been so long I couldn’t remember to post the IMG or the link lol.
Simpilot: Thanks! I have several ideas for a small diorama of a rusted out wreck fermenting in my brain. Problem is it’s way easier as a thought experiment than actually getting the darn things built.
Wayne: Very cool, I’ve never seen that kit but I don’t keep up much on 1/72nd subjects.
Bsyamato: Looks good!
chassis work. the tires and some parts are hollow which probably wouldn’t be seen except by a judge picking it up. red is body putty, tires are filled with modeling clay which i will coat with cya and paint. since this will probably be a diorama with a target, aka aeroplane, this will only be picked up once, at least by that judge.
interesting compared to 1/35 and 1/25 trucks.
No worries Gam! love to help out any fellow modeller with reference when I can! I know EXACTLLY what you mean Gam, it’s the age old adage, looks good on paper(brain), practicality is another thing lol!
wayne shes looking good mate! want to find another hasegawa 1/72 GMC dump truck. My dad drove some at Eglin Field during WWII. Had one and kept it for many years, but amongst my moves it disappeared. Dad told me whilst at Eglin, he actually witnessed Doolittle and the boys doing there practicing!!!