Final Countdown.
”Badda-baa-ba, Biddi-bip-bip-bip, It’s The Final Countdown!” Yes, modellen ska alltså vara leveransklar senast torsdag-fredag denna vecka, så nu gäller det att ösa på och göra så mycket jag jag hinner för slutfinishen. Jag får helt enkelt ta det viktigaste först, och finns det en kvart över gör jag nåt ”onödigt” kosmetiskt tillägg. Jag menar, jag skulle lätt kunna sitta o måla i flera månader till, men nånstans måste man dra linjen…
Final Countdown.
”Badda-baa-ba, Biddi-bip-bip-bip, It’s The Final Countdown!” Yep, the model must be ready for delivery Thursday-Friday this week, so I’ll just put in highest gear and do as much as can be done towards the final finish. I’ll have to prioritize and do the most obvios stuff first, and if there’s any time left I’ll do some more extra polishing and detailing. Because, really, I could easily spend several more months, a 100 hours more, on just adding and adding detail in the painting, but you have to stop sometime…
Allt tar mer tid än man tror… gårdagskvällen ägnades helt åt att göra all resterande grundfärgsröd chippning. Måste hinna med svart/metall också, grundfärgs-chippingen sticker inte ut tillräckligt på de rödbruna camouflagefälten.
Yesterday was spent doing nothing but all the primer red chipping, took the whole evening. I’ll just have to do the black/metal chipping too. Primer chipping on the brown cammo doesn’t pop out enough.
De tre motordäcks-panelerna blev ok. De främre skyddsgallren ser rätt balla ut om man lämnar dom i grundfärgs-grått. Dessa går inte att montera permanent om man ska kunna lyfta panelerna.
The three engine deck covers turned out ok. I’d like to leave the front screens in primer grey, I think. the front screens will have to stay loose, or you won’t be able to lift the engine covers.
Spännade kontraster med grundfärgen under luckorna här!
I really like the contrast the primer creates under the hatches here!
Samma här, nice kontrast med öppen motorlucka.
Same thing here, nice contrasts with open engine hatch.
Banden har fått ett par omgångar metallfärg på sig. Leran har tonats ner, och jag har lagt till ler- och oljestänk. Här behövs färsk olja, svart, blank o rinnig. Lite mer lera och sen highlighting av bultar osv.
The tracks have been given a couple of sweeps with metallics. I toned down the mud, and added mud- and oilspatters. The wheels still need some fresh, runny oil, some more mud and finally highlighting of bolts and so on.
Avslutar med en bild på bogen. Notera de vertikala skrapmärkena: kanske från ståltråd eller nåt annat som var i vägen för monstrets framfart?
Finishing of this mornings report with a pic of the bow. Note the vertical scratches: perhaps from some barbed wire or other obstacle in the Behemoths path?
Blir inte kunden nöjd med det där ja då vet jag inte vad som ska till…
/S
Hello Hasse.
Still been following your build the finnish looks great, but i’m glad you don’t have time to weather it much more because me and my friends who have been folling the last part of your build think that weathering,rusting and mud ect. is being taken to far.
Some looking as if they have been in combat for years nonstop rather than just weeks or a few months.
I will be doing mine to about the level you have yours now and so is one of my friends who’s just bougth one.
Apart form that fantastic work.
Cheers
Stephen.
Hi Stephen,
The build is now done, hurrah! I’ll throw together a very comprehensive gallery here very soon.
And my weathering is kept at a very held back level. I’m quite satisfied with the look of the model, will be great fun to see what you think of it!
/Hasse
Hej Hasse. Pleasure as always, following your progress. Ive never tried weathering in 1/16, and can´t imagine it being easy. I like what you´ve done so far though. Can´t wait to see it in the shop .. Im on holidays next week, so I´ll pop in some day.
If every new blog/build/model should be a step above the previous, what in under god´s earth are you going to do next? Can this be topped? The Sd.Kfz 251 project??
Frank,
Good question indeed… geez man, I don’t know what to do next really. I’m totally open to suggestion though!
I’ve been thinking maybe one of the absolutely amazing Wingnut Wings kits? The new Tamiya KT Jagdtiger? Well, something nutty and new anyways, throw it at me!!
//Hasse
Hi will we see anymore photos of the finished KT before you hand it over ?
sean
Sean,
Yes, the gallery is almost done soon to be posted here.
/Hans