Dragon Pak 40/4 auf RSO

[spud]

so i got this after seenig it in MMI and boy oh boy the builder was not joking when he said it was a headach to build the lower half, i was thinking it cant be that bad.. boy was i wrong i did end up with a head ach from it ;(.

trying to align the wheels is next to impossible






these were a dream to build


this was not. building the front and rear drive wheels was a pain, teh instructions were wrong and i had to rip them apart and what parts with front and back.


here you can see how bad the fit is



im on to the easy stuff now and acording to teh article in MMI there is no head aches here so i expect to get primer on it prob tomorrow

 

[Jelly]

Hey, Spud,

Wow ! it seems a tricky model: that RSO bogies set seems to need some wooden slat as an auxiliary aid to get them 100% properly aligned... but I think that when you set the tracks over them maybe the slight disalignment will be unnoticed, ah?

... And incorrect instructions !!! ufff !

The RSO is a nice model, but with the info coming from you report, that Dragon kit hast lost some score points in my "priorities"...

But I think you´ll be more than enough able get a good one model, Spud...

(( PD: greet my two cousin (girls), they also live in the Emerald Isle ))

Cheers,
RG

 

[spud]

thanks jelly. the lower half is a pig teh rest is fine so if you take your time its doable.
done the tracks just now thansk to ken for showing me how its done they were a breaze


and 2 sisters you say

 

[Tony lee]

Yep I was all fired up to build mine when I got it and while doing the research had read how hair pulling the lower half was, I put it back in the stash.

Maybe a long winter project but which winter??????????? ;D

Tony lee

 

[spud]

haha tony ild need a tweesers to pull mine . once the lower hull is done its a nice kit to work on lol. im working on the gun now that will be done soonish.

as u can tell its a fast kit to build i started mine yesterday was thinking it was gona take a bit longer but it hasnt. hopfully painting and weathering will take a bit longer

 

[Chiefpettyofficer]

Hey, good work so far.

 

[Biskup]

That's a very interesting construction and you have nice build going there. I will watch closely.
Cheers

 

[spud]

alrighty i setup a cheap light box, 2 A4 sheets and went to work to try and make this build better and chear me up

its worked

every thing is primed even the tracks, i might let it sit for a day or two and and get some paint on the howitzer tomorrow and mabe the 88

 

[Tony lee]

Are you done for the night? Dang you're wearing me out. ;D

Tony lee

 

[fumblethumbs]

as u can tell its a fast kit to build i started mine yesterday was thinking it was gona take a bit longer but it hasnt. hopfully painting and weathering will take a bit longer

Yeah, blistering pace on this one spud! The primer really went down nice. Like your photo box too!

 

[Quaralane]

You're setting a pace on this that make me look slow, Spud.
Excellent work on her

 

[spud]

Lol ya it's flying together, and yes Tony I'm done for the night I may do a small base for it tomorrow if I don't get the urge to tackle the 203mm. Any how time for sleep,

 

[TRM]

Moving right along Spud!! Looking real nice!!

 

[geegad]

looking real nice and bonus the light box works a treat looks smart now you got some colour on you nemesis

 

[spud]

went in to my lhs today and he said he got one of my kits and handed me this i almost ran out the door... i dint opt to buy a second one but was kind of tempted,

thanks for the kind words guys ill have a look at her in a bit and see if i feel like painting her

 

[Bizarre]

working fast and working good! Great, Spud!

 

[spud]

ok slaped some paint on and had my fisr attempt at camo but im not 100% happy ild like to know what you guys think, redo or leave it. im hoping to do a winter wash over this

 

[Tony lee]

If you're going to white wash it there's no need to redo it Spud.

Go for it
Tony lee

 

[spud]

the more i look the less happy i am with the front, it seems tobe too much camo on it. i think ill just redo the front.

 

[Quaralane]

Might be just a bit overdone, but it still looks good to me