Posts by Daimyo

Daimyo · Mar 14th 2010

Here is the finished model.

Daimyo · Jul 18th 2009

A little update. I glued almost all the parts on the rear plate, only Feifel air filters and jack remain to be made and some parts made from wire.

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Daimyo · Jul 13th 2009

I completed the front part.

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And started working on the rear. I decided to make the top plate removable for easier display of the interior.

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Daimyo · Jul 8th 2009

Hello all. Happy to be back at this forum. I'm currently building Halinski Tiger I and here's my progress so far.

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Torsion bars
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Driver compartment
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I noticed at this time that parts that should be grouped are scattered through different pages, which makes searching for required parts a bit difficult. It's so probably because the model was published 11 years ago.

Engine with some mistakes I couldn't avoid
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Finished engine compartment. Some parts have mistakes, like white areas that other parts do not cover.
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Firewall, batteries, driveshaft
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Ammunition storage, bulkhead
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Some shells. There should be 18 of them in the model, but there are 2 copper shells missing, so I could make only 16 complete shells.
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Sorry that I'm not writing in German.

Daimyo · Feb 21st 2008

Thanks. Here's the finished engine compartment. I didn't yet connect exhaust pipes, because of some problems with GPM's bottom plate - everythings reversed on it and torsion mountings do not match those in the interior. Oh that GPM..

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Daimyo · Feb 8th 2008

New scratchbuilt engine and cooling fans, the old ones weren't realistic..

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Daimyo · Jan 20th 2008

Thank you Philipp! After a break I'm continuing my work on the model. Here's the driver's front plate. GPM's parts again are not very realistic, hence everything, except the plate itself is scratchbuilt. Unfortunately I haven't managed to succesfully connect the armoured visor cover with the handles inside, so it moves independently from them..

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A period photo for comparison:
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Daimyo · Nov 27th 2007

A fantastic and very original idea, I must say. Looks very clean so far. How did you manage to recreate the effect of steel cut with a blowtorch?

Daimyo · Nov 21st 2007

Radio equipment: FuG15 receiver with power transformer, commander's headphones and speaker box near the gunner's seat:

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Original photo for comparison:

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Daimyo · Nov 20th 2007

The icicles look very nice and I think you've got just the right amount of dirt on the trackmarks. However why are there trackmarks ahead of the tank? Are we supposed to think there was another tank that just went through ahead of this one?

Daimyo · Nov 17th 2007

Great work, very cleanly built model and the diorama is also looking great. Congratulations!

Daimyo · Nov 15th 2007

Nice looking model and diorama. I'm looking forward to the final result. Are you going to incorporate the assembly team we saw in your first post in it?

Daimyo · Nov 14th 2007

Several new items added: spring loaded commander's seat, recoil guard with spent shells collection bag below it and loader's seat, a black edge of which can be barely seen:

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Daimyo · Nov 14th 2007

Looks very nice and realistic so far. For no overlapping I use the same technology as you, but I don't wait for the glue to dry, just glue both sides and clamp it with pincers. I use superglue though..

Daimyo · Nov 11th 2007

Very nice and clean build. Your choice of paint for painting the edges was almost perfect. Congratulations.

Daimyo · Nov 7th 2007

Hello. Here's my Jagdtiger that I've finished some time ago based on Jagdtiger 331 of 3.Kp/s.Pz.Jg.Abt.653. In the picture the vehicle is already captured by americans, while my model shows how it may have looked before or during the battle.

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Daimyo · Nov 7th 2007

Yup, GPM made a hybrid of Ausf. A and Ausf. B and that's not good for those interested in historical accuracy. The interior is a fantasy piece even when compared to Ausf.A. I agree with your comments in the other thread. Escape hatches must be somehow hidden, I don't yet know how I will do that. Also there's no vision slit on the right side of the superstructure in Ausf.B, so it has to be removed (I've already done that on the interior side). I'll also build completely new drive sprockets, as most Ausf.B used those, and not Ausf.A type. In fact, here's a prototype I've made:

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So yeah, it's a pretty severe modification of the original model. BTW, if you're going to scratchbuild interior, I would highly recommend acquiring Schiffer Military History No.42 - Sturmgeschütz III (L23 & 28 ) The Short Gun Versions, which has a lot of useful inside pictures of an Ausf.E.

Daimyo · Nov 6th 2007

Thanks. I design the parts using 3ds max. At the moment it's a big mess, as each part is in a different jpg file, but I'm definitely keeping them and maybe I'll put them in some order in future. I'll try posting my Jagdtiger in the gallery section soon. That was my first serious model.

Daimyo · Nov 6th 2007

Hello. I'm new to this forum and would like to present my third paper model that I'm currently working on. It's GPM StuG Ausf.A, but because it's not very realistic, I scratchbuild many parts to convert it to Ausf.B. Here's what I've built so far:

Engine:
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Cooling fans and ammunition box with grenades:
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Scratchbuilt gearbox and dashboard (original in the corner for comparison):
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Interior (99% scratchbuilt):
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Scratchbuilt gun mount:
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I'm planning on incorporating this model into a diorama with a Sd.Kfz.252 later on. Hope you like it.