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ModelMania wrote:Really loving this build Daran, a great subject and I think you've made a fantastic job of everything. I reckon it's your best ever, just pipping your 1:16 T-34 tank which was my favourite and I thought would be hard to beat, but this one is definitely a notch higher - very well done mate!! 
Love the oily steamed look you've achieved with the boiler on your engine and Joe looks fantastic - top job. 
Kev  Just wait until the next "build with a twist" we taken on in 2017
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Really impressed with the build so far, the road loco and figure look fantastic. Graeme
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Stunning Nem, another fabulous update..... Regards Alan
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Tomick wrote:ModelMania wrote:Really loving this build Daran, a great subject and I think you've made a fantastic job of everything. I reckon it's your best ever, just pipping your 1:16 T-34 tank which was my favourite and I thought would be hard to beat, but this one is definitely a notch higher - very well done mate!! 
Love the oily steamed look you've achieved with the boiler on your engine and Joe looks fantastic - top job. 
Kev  Just wait until the next "build with a twist" we taken on in 2017 Sounds very intriguing Tom, I'll look forward to the reveal with bated breath. WWI or WW2 - or neither? 
Kev 
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Very nice build mate, can't wait to see this finished. My Favourite Building:- 1919 https://forum.model-spac...=339517&#post339517 -
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Thank you all for looking in and your comments, really enjoying this build, its something different to my usual military stuff. I have given the howitzer a coat of klear to seal it as the grey is prone to rubbing off when being handled, even though it is properly cured. Once it has dried I can carry on with the painting of the tools and the detailing.
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looks great Nem. A combination of your superb building skills and an interesting twist on a classic kit has made this build a ton of fun to read.Looking forward to seeing the finished product
Carl
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Thank you everyone for looking in and your comments. I have started on the detailing of the howitzer. Tools have been painted in and the wear on the outriggers is underway. Nemesis attached the following image(s):
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I'd almost forgot about the Howitzer part of this build  great work Nem. Al
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Daran A very inspirational build. To the point that i so wanted to add one of these kits to my collection and managed to get hold of one via ebay a week or so back. With the number of traction engine kits suddenly getting listed on ebay and what appears to be a sudden interest i would bet your build is the reason why. Really enjoyed watching you put this one together. Happy Modelling
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You are a master of the weathering art Daran, those outriggers look fantastic. A nice idea to show it in two halves, which really emphasises how much work is involved in weathering a kit?
Very well done mate, excellent work as always!! 
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As Kev already said, a master of the weathering.
I really like posts like this that show the differences between weathered and un-weathered as it really does make all the difference in trying to work out what the weathering is doing to the finish.
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Not sure about being a master at weathering, but Thank you Kev and Dave for your comments .
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The howitzer has now had a thinned wash all over and I have done a pin wash to bring out some panels and the rivets. Again it all looks very sharp, but once I start the pigments and matt coat they will soften. Next up is the wheels. Nemesis attached the following image(s):
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Nem, I have to agree with the others! That really is a masterclass in weathering with washes! That howitzer couldn't look more metal if you scratch built the whole thing in er, metal! Brilliant work as always! Robin. First wooden ship: The Grimsby 12 Gun 'Frigate' by Constructo Second: Bounty DelPrado Part Works Third: HMS Victory DelPrado Part Works 1/100 scale Diorama of the Battle of the Brandywine from the American Revolutionary War Diorama of the Battle of New Falkland (unfinished sci-fi), Great War Centenary Diorama of the Messines Ridge Assault Index for the Victory diary is on page 1
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Fantastic job with the weathering, looks so realistic. Graeme
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Daran what a great looking build this is  and mud to come can`t wait  regards  Phil COMING SOON =1/72 Italeri diorama`s Battle for the Reichstag and Stalingrad battle at the tractor factory 1/16 Trumpeter King Tiger with loads of extras ON THE GO= refurbishment of 1/25 Tamiya tiger 1 , amt Star trek kits and space 1999 models
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Super weathering Nem, Joe has been busy Al
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