Having been building model ships for the last two or three years my visits to this forum have been very limited.
At the moment I am working on an oldie I had in my stash that I bought years ago for about 50 Euro’s in a sale.
The fit is abominable, everything is surrounded by a thick halo of flash and a lot of parts are clunky despite the large scale. It is taking huge amounts of Mr. Surfacer and Mr. Dissolved Putty to mask the potholes, ejector marks and other assorted scars. I am rather enjoying the build though, and I decided to bore you gentlemen with some snaps of my progress:
As you can see there is still a very long way to go.
Nice to see you around these parts again Julian! Sorry to hear the large-scale kit has issues but would never know it based on the pics you’ve posted. Keep us posted!
Thanks for the welcome Bill, it’s a nice change of pace and venue to be back here.
At the moment I am working on the three sub assemblies that make up engine, transmission and radiator/cooler:
I hope to get some wiring added today so that I can put on the first coat of ground paint. Fitting the dashboard to the hull part is going to need some filling and sanding as there are very pronounced gaps visible.
Most of the basic sub-assemblies are ready now and have been sprayed with Vallejo grey ground and the a layer of Tamiya hull red to provide a red prime coat. I have made my first attempt at the “hairspray” method of weathering for the drivers position. There seem to be more photo’s of pristine and well maintained K-rads than well used and mangy looking originals. I would guess that the floor and pedals would be well chewed up by the hobnail boots used by German troops. Photo’s:
Also commenced work on the road- and sprocket wheels.
thank you! Your compliment on the camo hits the right spot [:)] I use a Neo by Iwata to do the camo here, not bad for a budget airbrush. Now to be careful not to go mad on the weathering. I understand that the K-rad was nearly a all aluminium so rust is a no no here. Muck,mud, grime and gunk after being used in the Caucasus would abound though.
cheers
Julian
p.s. Would this camo be appropriate for 1942/43 in the Caucasus? I know, I´m a lousy researcher [:S]
Not really…it’s a three-tone camo over DY that didn’t come into use until Feb '43 and that particular style was something that was more commonly seen later on in the year and into '44 as a field applied scheme.
I love looking at photos of other builds but I tend to get carried away and post a lot of pic’s. The K-rad is turning out ok considering it’s age and the evident state of the molds.
