dutik Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Great work so far GoGoGooooooo! Regards - dutik Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 lookin good! I would think the figures would be fine together as long as you keep them a distance apart as you pointed out. This would reduce the obvious (and dramatic) size difference. Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Following your 'heads-up' on the Retrokit pilot figure I've just ordered one - I think he'll look fine with your other figures once painted up! Iain Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted August 1, 2016 Author Share Posted August 1, 2016 Dutik, Shawn Iain, thanks for stopping in on me! Iain, yes, I concur, that once done I think they will be fine. Im planning on separating the figures quite a bit, and as was stated above with the "small stature" requirements to fit in the 163 cockpit as well as obvious natural differences in human height, I think in the end it should be just fine. I actually HAVE been working on this one! Although its quite boring "non-pic-worthy" type stuff, like sanding, smoothing, priming and fitting. I did happen to get a start on improving some of the Profimodeller parts.................some of the stuff they provide is really great, and some not so much. The assembly of the rear part of the Schlepper has a lot of detail to it, but the forward facing grab handles on the rear are provided by Profimodeller in some SUPER thin and delicate resin, but I scratched up some new parts out of wire. Also, Profimodeller provides the 4 main bolts that hold the rear section of the Schlepper together that attach either the rear wheel OR the Anhanger trailer in resin, but they provide the accompanying nuts in PE. The PE nuts obviously are very flat looking and provide no realistic looking detail, so after I scratched the grab handles, I made up some nuts out of some octagon hex rod. Its not finished yet, and I know it doesnt look like much yet, but its still a work in progress, but the details are starting to come: Thats all for this small update. I spent the remainder of the weekend after scratching those small parts finish sanding, then priming all parts. Next on the docket will be spraying some aluminum/steel color for the under layer prior to spraying a layer of chipping fluid, follow later by a top coat of acrylic dunkelgelb from Model Master. Cheers! tomv87, TorbenD, dutik and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Looking great Brian! Have to say the Profimodeller Schlepper and 163 trailer are amongst the most fiddly modelling projects I've tackled - and still working on mine!! Iain Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted August 1, 2016 Author Share Posted August 1, 2016 (edited) Looking great Brian! Have to say the Profimodeller Schlepper and 163 trailer are amongst the most fiddly modelling projects I've tackled - and still working on mine!! Iain 200% agreed! Seems every SINGLE time I even brush NEAR this little thing I knock something off! Plus it seems like everything needs some kind of shaving, sanding or otherwise dry fitment prior to installation. Then add the butt load of PE and its a finger/brain masher! Fortunately I really love PE (like some sick infatuation not unlike rigging ) and I have the "hold and fold" PE break, that has come in SUPER handy for getting all those large PE sections folded straight. Edited August 1, 2016 by Out2gtcha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted August 1, 2016 Author Share Posted August 1, 2016 Its a winter white primer land! Hopefully tonight after work, Ill be able to shoot the aluminum/steel color, let that cure, then it will be onto some chipping fluid and a bit O color! tomv87, LSP_K2 and Derek B 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Really interesting work on the Schlepper, really like the Profimodeller stuff and following your progress with interest. Regards. Andy Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Wow, Andy, that is some fine detailing on that Schlepper set up! Hmmm...I wonder if Radu is still going to release his... Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Buddee Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Good on ya for persevering and getting the fuselage put together and closed up Brian. It makes you appreciate the extra effort even more once it's done although you'll likely never forget what it took to get it there. That's part of the fun we have in this hobby, right? The schlepper looks really interesting too. What you've done so far looks really good under the white primer. Tamiya's? Cheers, Wolf Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 I actually HAVE been working on this one! Although its quite boring "non-pic-worthy" type stuff, like sanding, smoothing, priming and fitting. Cheers! Interesting you should say that, Brian. I'm reminded of a thread that I started here a very long time ago, concerning what, if anything, is too much posting of irrelevant "stuff". I think I tend to be guilty of trivial updates, but I figure progress is progress, so I keep plodding along with the updates. Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Very nice work so far!! Great subject to model!! Cheers Alan Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted August 6, 2016 Author Share Posted August 6, 2016 Andy, Ray, Wolf, K2, Alan, thanks one and all for stopping in on me. Interesting you should say that, Brian. I'm reminded of a thread that I started here a very long time ago, concerning what, if anything, is too much posting of irrelevant "stuff". I think I tend to be guilty of trivial updates, but I figure progress is progress, so I keep plodding along with the updates. Haha, I actually lied, I love ANY and ALL pics in a build thread, including stuff others might consider "boring" like sanding and dry fitting pics................I was just so @#$ed off at the time that it wasnt going faster, that I wanted to just power through it all, and got too lazy to take pics. Ive been plodding away at this one, but some of the time has been taken with my new Silhouette Portrait cutter. The results are nothing but phenomenal IMHO: Work on the Werks.......first try out..........either real lucky or my guesses were accurate on cutting depth and settings...........or maybe a bit of both: Can get PLENTY small enough to get the size I need for the 163 tail codes: Found a bunch of high-res Luftwaffe emblems, so I proceeded to load them into the Portrait cutter..........This is getting fun now, and seemingly way too easy: After spraying the primer, then some white Alclad, I finished up the Schlepper exhausts. This was just a time filler whilst the chipping fluid I shot after the Alclad dries. As I normally find with my photography, the exhausts look way better in person than in pics. It might not reflect it in these but Im quite happy with the way they turned out; not to abused, but definitely used: After I finished up the exhausts and the chipping fluid dried, I shot some dunkelgelb in the interior of the Schlepper only, as I didnt want to glue the engine, transmission or any of the stuff to the base of the interior of the Schlepper to a base of paint with the highly fragile chipping fluid under it, so this is the Schlepper and its parts prior to assembly: Ill glue the engine, trans and the rest of the interior (witch once the rear decking is on, you can see NONE of) plating together and do any sanding, trimming or fitting needed. Then I will touch up the silver base, shoot the rest of the exterior w/chipping fluid, and continue the paint process after the exterior joints have been cleaned up. LSP_K2, plane_mc and tomv87 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Buddee Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Ya got to be kiddin' me! They used a VW engine to power the Schlepper?! I spent too much time working on old Beetles not to recognize that power plant! Cheers, Wolf tomv87 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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