Tamiya 1/35 M21 Mortar Carrier

CallSignOWL · Post by **CallSignOWL** » Thu Feb 12, 2015 6:04 pm

so, do you paint it all together like that?

lawman56 · Post by **lawman56** » Thu Feb 12, 2015 8:26 pm

For the most part. When I build something simple, I will. Otherwise I paint major assemblies first, then details. My Sd.Kfz. 250 is being painted in stages, but only because of the complicated construction. All the tools, weapons, etc... are being painted separately. These US half tracks are basically a box, much like a tank, so I find it easier to shoot the whole thing in a base color, then pick the details out.

lawman56 · Post by **lawman56** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 1:29 pm

I'm in the detail and crew phase now.

Trying out some peeps.

Post by **Stikpusher** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 2:43 pm

ahhh, the Mortar Maggots are finally showing up to get to work supporting the REAL Infantry... the riflemen

lawman56 · Post by **lawman56** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 3:28 pm

Stikpusher wrote:ahhh, the Mortar Maggots are finally showing up to get to work supporting the REAL Infantry... the riflemen

They probably got held up arguing over who had the better K ration....

Post by **Stikpusher** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 3:31 pm

After having a nice cup of hot Joe warmed up in a fire of cheese charges under a steel pot...

lawman56 · Post by **lawman56** » Sun Mar 01, 2015 1:16 pm

Post by **Stikpusher** » Sun Mar 01, 2015 9:54 pm

Stikpusher wrote:After having a nice cup of hot Joe warmed up in a fire of cheese charges under a steel pot...

lawman56 · Post by **lawman56** » Thu Apr 30, 2015 4:42 am

As the build draws to a close, (I'll post pics of the vehicle at a later date), I decided it would be driving through a damaged town on it's way to the front. Being the detail oriented nut job that I can be, I decided that resin cobblestone didn't look good enough, so I created my own using spackling compound. I used a piece of cardboard taped to one side to give me height, tape around the edges to keep things tidy, and then put it on.

Here you can see where I've measured and scribed horizontal lines approx 1mm apart, then started scribing stones with a sewing pin held by a pin vise.

Here's after I finished scribing. Now on to painting!

Post by **Thomas_M** » Fri May 01, 2015 2:14 am

Joe, this is pure art! Looks easy to do but surely needs a lot of artistic talent to get such a fantastic example of a stone base!

Are you doing resin copies of this?

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