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Re: Shelf Of Doom SB *1st June - 1st September*

Posted: July 27th, 2017, 3:25 pm
by VickersVandal
Built a seat and an IP and added some other fiddly bits. My neck is shot...

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Re: Shelf Of Doom SB *1st June - 1st September*

Posted: July 27th, 2017, 5:48 pm
by gnomemeansgnome
That Caravelle is a nice looking kite.

Re: Shelf Of Doom SB *1st June - 1st September*

Posted: August 2nd, 2017, 10:10 pm
by lancfan
I'm starting late but with my HP 0/400 almost done I can begin clearing the decks of my unfinished builds.
This is a DNF from the Classic Matchbox Kits GB, here is the original Build Thread.
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David.

Re: Shelf Of Doom SB *1st June - 1st September*

Posted: August 3rd, 2017, 2:55 pm
by gnomemeansgnome
That Challenger is shaping up very nicely.

Re: Shelf Of Doom SB *1st June - 1st September*

Posted: August 5th, 2017, 6:08 pm
by IronMan129
That Challenger looks print good!

Re: Shelf Of Doom SB *1st June - 1st September*

Posted: August 6th, 2017, 8:47 pm
by Old_Tonto
Very nice Challenger. Nice job on the additional armour.

Re: Shelf Of Doom SB *1st June - 1st September*

Posted: August 12th, 2017, 1:03 pm
by lancfan
Thanks gmg, Maverick, O_T.

David.

Re: Shelf Of Doom SB *1st June - 1st September*

Posted: August 12th, 2017, 1:04 pm
by lancfan
Work has re-commenced by adding fuel stowage and other details.
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David.

Re: Shelf Of Doom SB *1st June - 1st September*

Posted: August 15th, 2017, 6:00 pm
by Crashpilot
@ lancfan: are those extras like the extra armour, fuel barrels, etc., scratchbuilt?
Really makes the tank stand out!
Well, I did some little progress, since there´s not so much left with the Caravelle, I´m doing my Mikoyan at the same time:

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for small gaps, I like to use Model Masters (Testors) enamel grey primer, it´s so sticky and thick, wonder how people could use it for priming, actually?
I started making a list, what I still want to do for the MiG, and it´s not too much, I think it don´t need extra thingies to carry, cause it´ll become a red one from a russian acrobatic team.
I wish everybody on this SB good perseverance with the dust collectors :-D !

Re: Shelf Of Doom SB *1st June - 1st September*

Posted: August 21st, 2017, 3:48 pm
by Crashpilot
...only 12 days left til SB-finish, so I better stick to the Caravelle, to get at least one kit to roll/fly-out!
Almost ready for primer now, but I sand down the rivets on the thing, they look too much like pimples to me.
Focus didn´t work right on this photo:

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Re: Shelf Of Doom SB *1st June - 1st September*

Posted: August 21st, 2017, 8:42 pm
by rob_van_riel
rob_van_riel wrote:Just a quick note to say I haven't forgotten about the forum, or died, of something similarly idiotic...

I'm proud to say I've devoted 100% of my bench time since my last post here to this project. Sadly, 100% of nothing is still nothing :cry:
Real life has really messed up my modelling work for a while, and seems likely to carry on doing so for a while yet...
I'm going to have to face up to the fact that my intended participation to this SB is going nowhere :oops: Reality has continued to chop down bench time to zero the past month. It might start looking up a bit soon, so maybe in few weeks I'll have cleared enough of the other backlogs to see if I can find my poor bench again. It's only had one of the cats for company for months now, so it must be getting lonely :roll:

Re: Shelf Of Doom SB *1st June - 1st September*

Posted: August 24th, 2017, 8:12 pm
by Crashpilot
state of play: Windows masked, one layer of primer on, now only to smooth out the last dimples, then time for colour!

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Re: Shelf Of Doom SB *1st June - 1st September*

Posted: August 24th, 2017, 8:44 pm
by lancfan
The wheels were masked off and the basic paint finish of Humbrol 237 was airbrushed on and the details were brush painted over that.
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The decals and final parts were then applied to the model, the turret was then glued in place and a converted commander figure was made up, painted and fitted to the turret along with stretched sprue aerials to complete the model.
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Finished, Challenger I mk3, Royal Scottish Dragoon Guards, 7th Armoured Brigade, Operation Granby, 1991.
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David.

Re: Shelf Of Doom SB *1st June - 1st September*

Posted: August 24th, 2017, 9:25 pm
by gnomemeansgnome
Fantastic work, David. And that Caravelle is coming along nicely, crashpilot.

Re: Shelf Of Doom SB *1st June - 1st September*

Posted: August 26th, 2017, 5:57 pm
by IronMan129
So judging by every ones pics and with me completing a model it looks like the shared build has been a success what does everyone think?

You've all made fantastic progress on the unfinished models!

Would anyone like an extension on the ending date of September 1st?