Category: Model Kit

Italeri World of Tanks Ferdinand

ferdprimer1Work has started on the World of Tanks Ferdinand kit.

I started by working on the main chassis and getting the hull together. The suspension took a little while to make as it is each of the 6 parts are comprised of several small parts. After adding these I filed and built the gun.

I gave the gun a coat of dunkelgelb to ensure that the whole of the ball of the gun is painted in the base coat. This will prevent unpainted spots appearing when the gun is moved.

Before fitting the gun into the turret I primed the hull so that I didn’t need to mask the gun up.

ferdprimer2I intend to paint a camouflages scheme on the tank destroyer using dunkelgelb as the base coat with green and brown areas.

World of Tanks Ferdinand Kit

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I am a keen player of World of Tanks, so when I discovered that there were WOT kits available I decided to investigate.

At first I thought these would just be re-branded releases of standard Italeri kits but you do get some nice WOT tanks extras.

The main bonus is the inclusion of a code which will get you a special event premium tank in the game itself. Special events vehicles can not brought and are hard to get hold of. The vehicle that come with the Ferdinand is the 105 leFH18B2 Self propelled gun (shown below).

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As this is a premium vehicle it gets more credits, experience and crew experience than standard tanks you can get in game. It is the first of two SPG’s in the game. I have used thi vehicle several times in the game and am having great fun with it. It was actually the deciding factor in my purchase.

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The kit also comes with a semi colour instruction book where the example camouflage scenes are in colour. These match some of the schemes you can purchase for German armour in game. There is also a decal sheet of some of the insignias from the game, this comes with both allied and axis decals despite the fact that it is a German tank destroyer.

Lastly you get a mini guide showing you the weak points of the world of tanks armour available in kit form.

(There is also a bottle of glue provided)

Red Bull RB7 Progress

This section of build brings the engine closer to completion.

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Here I have added the flywheel and clutch to the engine. The engine now has clutch bell with gear enabling it to mesh the the main gear on the chassis.

Below are some photos of what the engine will look like when its attached to the chassis.

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In the next collection of parts I will get the exhaust and manifold, enabling me to fit the engine onto the chassis.

Hummer H1 Body Complete

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I have finished working on the body of the Hummer H1 model. There are a few spots to touch up with paint but aside from that it is complete.

On the front of the vehicle I have added the logos, windscreen wipers and lights above the windscreen.

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One of the most noticeable additions is that I have added the tinted window panels.

These really enhance the look of the model. Some of these panels will need to be removed however when running the car in order to provide adequate cooling for the engine.

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On the rear of the vehicle I have added the indicators, small rear lights, number plate and plug socket.

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The aerial, side indicators and Hummer logo have also been attached at this stage.

Adding the lights really enhanced the look of the model and I am very pleased with how they come out using clear red/orange paint.

Now all that is left for this model is the engine, exhaust and radio equipment.

 

Hummer H1 Build Progress

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The body is almost complete on my Hummer H1.

As the body will be complete in with the next delivery of parts I will keep this short and take some decent photos with of the finished model.

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In this session I have added some of the small details to the body such as the fuel caps and tow hooks.

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I have also painted the light buckets / lenses and added these to the body. There are also side lights and small lights to add to the front and back of the vehicle that are painted but have not yet been added.

Red Bull 7 Progress

IMAG0458In this section of the Red Bull  build I have almost finished building the engine, its nearly ready to be fitted to the chassis.

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The final tyre has also been added to the car. This is great because I finally have all four wheels on the model but annoying because it has now out grown its old living space.

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With this 1:7 model and the 1:8 Hummer I am building its getting hard to find space to store these models.

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Flames of War German Armour

Last year at Tank Fest I purchased the Flames of War Open Fire Starter box.

For those who don’t know, flames of war is like a real war (mainly ww2) table top game like Warhammer.

Even if I never play the actual game I thought it would be nice to make the models in it.

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I have recently built the Stug G tanks from the set as well as a Wittmans Tiger Tank I found on eBay. The Tiger kit was new and good fun to build. It has a resin hull with any additional parts to add being metal.

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Here I have started the process of painting the models by giving them a coat of grey primer.

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I then airbrushed the base coat for the models using lifecolor RAL 7028 DunkelGelb.

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Yes DunkelGelb is that infamous colour of German armour that people will argue about till the end of time. Being basically dark yellow in German I guess its open to a lot of interpretation. I have used a variety of different shades of dark yellow on German Armour and find lifecolor’s one to be the best.

Hummer H1 Build Progress

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First up in this section is the gearbox.

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The brake disc and pads are added to the gearbox.

The pin at the top will be attached to the throttle servo later which will apply the brakes when the throttle is released.

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The gearbox is added to the chassis connecting to the the front and rear drives.

I have also added the fuel tank which is simply held in with two screws.

These are not fully screwed in to make sure the fuel tank can rock slightly.

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The electronics box is now added. This houses the battery box, steering servo and throttle servo.

The steering servo is connected to the steering rod.

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Here you can see how the throttle servo also connects to the brake pin allowing it to both control the flow of fuel into the engine carb (when fitted) and the brakes.

 

Red Bull 7 Engine Progress

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In this post I start to build the engine for my Kyosho Red Bull 7 Formula One car.

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The first part of the engine to add to the crankcase is the crankshaft. This is first given a thin layer of after run oil and then slid into the crankcase.

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I used HPI after run oil which I already had from maintaining my other models. Continue reading Red Bull 7 Engine Progress

First parts of engine have arrived for my Kyosho Red Bull 7 build

The crankcase is the first part of the GX21 Nitro engine which will power my Red Bull 7 model. The GX21 is a 2 stroke engine capable of producing about 1.8bhp.

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The crankcase currently contains the carburetor attaching screw and two ball bearings.

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With the next batch of parts I get the crankshaft piston, cylinder head and rear engine plate.

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