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PostPosted: Wed Feb 09, 2022 6:46 pm 
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Thanks for the attention, Marijn. Today the L'Arsenal vehicles are presented after a cleanup, filling and replacement of some barrels with filed wire. The truck set had enough PE to also provide grilles for the AFV trucks. The M5 tanks had some flash removed in the tracks.

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I found that the Dragon Wagon trailers needed some removal of material too. They had a superfluous piece of axle between the two outer wheel groups, so quite some drilling went into this one trailer. Then, the rest could be sawed straight without damage. Now I have to repeat this process for the other trailer.

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PostPosted: Fri Feb 11, 2022 2:40 am 
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Love all those guns, they really add to the "wow" effect of this build. Any idea how you will do your magic in creating additional ones? (I'd buy more, since it would be near impossible to create them yourselves to the same level as the ones you already have :heh: )

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PostPosted: Fri Feb 11, 2022 12:20 pm 
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Thanks! I probably have a lot more barrels in store, because I have a Pontos CV-9 upgrade set, but no idea how many I will need in reality for that project, or how many are in spare.


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PostPosted: Thu Feb 17, 2022 7:49 pm 
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I ordered a set of Aber 20mm barrels and shields to make up for the shortage. Now some paint.

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I posed the vehicles to be able to paint them all in order.

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The primer will be Tamiya Olive Drab.

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Then the highlights are done Gunze 303, but the British vehicles are first darkened with blue.

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The LST Hull is painted in Lifecolor Pale Grey, sifted through nylon stockings to remove clutter.

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Panellines are marked with Navy Grey.

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Then these lines are softened with Pale Grey + Vallejo Air white.

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Now I paint the decks in Lifecolor Deck Blue gezet worden. On the LST this is easy because it still is a dry-fit.

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Strange how the Deck Blue crackles. Maybe it does not like the retarder or the grey base paint. I can repair it but I will also seal it with P+ before masking over it.

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Now some Dark Grey and then Navy Blue to improve the dullness of the Deck Blue.

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Let's continue the dry-fit to finish the camo on the hull later on.

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The crew is painted Gunze light blue and the privates Tamiya Khaki Drab.

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 23, 2022 6:50 pm 
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I still had to provide 4 Oerlikons, hence the new delivery.

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I liked the small Humbers so much, I had to have a large one.

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But the important part are the Aber Oerlikons near it. The barrels are on a bit of turned reject useless for a stand like in the Infini barrels.

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I only had one set of gun subparts in the Infini set, so I had to use the slightly larger and less detailed AFV parts. I also used its splintershields in stead of the Aber ones. Those had more bolt detail but the back should fit to the frame of the AFV set. It means I also had to use the plastic breech.

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The front of the gun minus its barrel is sawed a bit to take on the turned Aber barrel.

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The stand is removed temporarily to add the PE gunshield. Then it's glued back under again. The hardest toil is fitting the very fragile visor.

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Now the guns are worthy of touching the deck of the LCT's.

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Compared to Infini the scale of the visor seems overly large, but the barrel at least matches up.

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The difference isn't that great, it's far enough of the other guns on the LST.

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And last some extra paint on the vehicles. All the tires are painted dark grey and canvases in different shades of tan.


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 07, 2022 5:31 pm 
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I had to buy a L'Arsenal decal sheet first, should have done so at the initial order. I read today that they are closing down temporarily: http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=351278 , hope they can return soon.

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The decal film is continuous, so you should clip this very fine:

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After some additional painting and adding registation numbers, the vehicles are ready to be sealed.

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 08, 2022 2:16 am 
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It's fantastic, and often forgot the scale :thumbs_up_1:


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PostPosted: Fri Apr 08, 2022 5:27 am 
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nice !

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 01, 2022 5:59 pm 
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Thanks for the compliments, it took me a while to continue. I had come to the Tamiya tape stage.

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For the LCT's at least I could copy the parts.

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This can now be painted. For the LST I will make a movable mask for the deck hatches.

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2022 7:05 pm 
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I was able to paint the LST superstructure in Pale Grey and added a drop of Olive Drab to weather it.

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To post-shade each hatch, a movable mask was passed over the deck multiple times..

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Even after unmasking the superstructure some of these haches kept popping up, so some repeating will be necessary.

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For the LCT's some other colors will be used, like blue 5N.

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The last davits can now be added to the pilothouse and the PE completed. I put the hull under it, still without the hull number.

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PostPosted: Thu Jun 08, 2023 4:24 pm 
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I completed the bow camo of LST 52 and combined parts of the kit decals with some Daco Sol to succesfully imitate its signature.

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The Higgins boats were longtime painted but this photo still lingered.

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I completed the camo of the light colored LST. Some of these are visible on the beaches but they were of the first type with the superstructure at the back end.

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 26, 2023 1:48 pm 
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I was able to close down the LST cargo hold after some sawing at the loading door bulwark. I put the AFV DUKW in it because it is less detailed than the resin vehicles. I painted the barrels for the AA in Tamiya gunmetal, together with some ABSD guns from Master models, and the barrel thickness difference is stunning. An Infini barrel is twice as heavy as a Master Models one. I decided to still use them of course, but I recommend anyone to replace his Infini 20mm barrels. Two of the gun tubs in front have again been replaced by the earlier elevated tubs, without the standards under them. This was necessary to house the single Bofors that are visible on the reference pictures at this position. The Carley floats are also posted like on these pics.

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The LCT's got their Oerlikons and floats.

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Most fun was installing the railings, fitting quite well.

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The LST will follow next, after the PE is painted Pale Grey.


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PostPosted: Fri Jun 30, 2023 5:21 pm 
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The railing is paintend and then added, though I only primed the backside in matt grey and painted the front side in Pale Grey. Some parts show the grey side. A few parts went to ABSD project's USS Callaway in the background.

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 01, 2023 6:45 am 
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Good to see you back on this one too Steven!

You have a lot of very ambitious projects going, but manage to get good progress on all of them. Quite remarkable! :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1:


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PostPosted: Tue Jul 04, 2023 6:08 pm 
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Thanks, Marijn. I noticed that I had little models left to showcase in the fall, so I had to ramp up the old topics. The boot toppings have now been added. Also, the soot from the reference pictures is imitated and the deck got some staining.

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The railing needs some repair work, but no paint is scratched.


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PostPosted: Wed Aug 02, 2023 4:34 pm 
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The LCT's got their lifebuoys and a layer of hull red below the boot topping.

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The blue one got the rudder and screw from the PE set.

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On the LST the LCVP's are in their Welin davits, hanging from their PE chains.

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I'm going to use my Trumpeter showcase to make the Normandy beaching.


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PostPosted: Wed Aug 09, 2023 7:06 pm 
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It's not certain and it is possible that there is no 40mm, but it is also impossible to know what there would be instead, so it seems best to keep it anyway. Also, if you look at the side view picture, it's the 20mm guns that are not visible, and these are very clear on the front view. But in this update the dio base is created. In deze update komt de aanmaak van het diorama aan bod. I used the Trumpeter showcase used earlier as a reference to cut a foamboard base. To make a beach incline, I added a strip to the bottom on one side.

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Today is the first day in weeks when the weather permits to work outside the house this whole afternoon. So let's cast some plaster.

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I pressed the ships down in the plaster but they could be removed again later. Tha's a lot easier to paint the terrain. And is there enough clearance for the mast?

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No problem. I then continued to work on the side, that had crumbled a bit.

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Beach Sand is an ideal product for loose sand.

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Atlantic Ocean water at first sight seems all wrong, but off course I know from other water products that you just have to let it cure.

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I apply these products with a palette knife. It can be used to level the thick paint.

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The foam is another product, that's a clear white paste. It can be mixed with the blue.

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The wet sand is then made with 10% Vallejo Dark Earth. If you mix water and sand, the shallow water can be painted. If the hull is hit with the blue paint, it can simply be washed off with a watery brush.

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After an hour, some darkening can be observed.

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 11, 2023 10:20 am 
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VERY nice work!

Will there be some clear resin added as the 'water'?

I'm really impressed with the detail work on the guns, the railings and the weathering. You are doing an outstanding job! This reminds me of the old 'Normandy Landing' Diorama that existed at the War Museum in Ottawa when I was a child.

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 22, 2023 12:49 am 
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Thanks, Navyshooter! The best memories I have are to the Arromanches museum, overlooking the landing site and and also having some interesting dioramas with a moving seascape.

I overpainted the water with a mix of the product and Vallejo Field Grey, to make it less Pacific. I don't think adding any clear product would improve this water paste.

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The sides of the seascape are covered in Pacific Watergel, being slightly darker, while cobtinuing the Beach Sand.

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The LST now has the drawbridge, minus the chains.

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These paint jars serve to keep in position the black paper cover.

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Next you see the figures gaining some color. To paint them, I really prefer the Black Cat ones that have a normal head and don't break any limbs if strained.

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 22, 2023 6:10 pm 
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Another lot is painted.

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