KrokoHunters Workbench

Well, this is an old project. Finished it 3 years ago, but I’ve never really gotten around to taking some proper pictures of it.

Not sure, if we can call the following pictures proper, but they are more or less the best I can do.

The kit is built almost OOB. Only additions are a backwall in the cockpit, some small pieces of liner and styrene for detailing and last but not least 2 new scratchbuilt vectorvanes.

Great little kit. I really enjoyed building it.

Finished this kit last year, but totally forgot to post pics of it, so here ya go

The kit is built more or less OOB. I did modify the pilot though, and sculpted new joints. I’ve texturized the model with Mr. Dissolved Putty and handpainted it with Vallejo Model Air paints

Oh bugger…

Eventhough both my wife and I still have our jobs, the money has been a bit sparse the last, due to the expenses of out wedding and such.

2 days ago the last hope died, when out car died (grrrrrrrrrrrr ) …. and we’re talking a complete new engine, so our economy is more or less screwed the rest of the year. What a way to start 2010

Oh well, it’s just money. We’ll get back on our feet!

But this means, that there is no chance of me visiting Tokyo in 2010, and most likely 2011 as well.

So for now, I’ll just focus on the kits I have

Well, it’s not actually a newly completed kit, since I finished it more than 2 years ago. However I recently had to redo the base, since the “earth” had lifted itself from the base.

So as I had to make a new base, and have since found a new and more realistic way to make earth and mud, I decided also to redo the weathering on my Nutrocker, so it blended better with the new base.

So enough said. I give you my Nutrocker V2

Ok, ok not actually todays purchase, since I received the kit 2 weeks ago… Just been busy.

But here goes:

Biiiiig box …… and it contains only a single model

Getting more and more exiting

Ok, I’ll better show you the content of the box:

The sodacan wasn’t included

I just put it there, to give you all an idea of the size of this kit

And voila …. a 1/12 Colonial Viper from the original Battlestar Galactica.

As you can see, my daughter was pretty exited about this kit, and she wanted to help me built it right away … Patince, my young Paddawan, patience

I’m really thrilled about this kit, beautifully mastered and casted by Mike Salzo … and the shear size of the kit is mindboggling.

I hope to get started on the kit during the winter-period

Weeeee .. I finally finished the Kröte. All that was left was to make a base, and a bit of weathering.

Not much to tell actually … I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves…. I hope they will at least

I’m getting close to the finishline with my Kröte, but it hasn’t been withouth tears.

I think I’ve broken just about every single possible part on the Kröte .. Even the legs … How fumbly can one guy be.

But I got the legs repaired. However they’ve been glued in a position, which makes the model a bit “back-heavy”, and I fear that will result in another broken leg with time, so at the moment I’m considering either making a base, that tip the model a bit forward, or attack the glued knee-joints with a saw, to fix the posture.

Oh well .. enough whinning … let’s see some pics, of the kit prior to weathering.

 

I hope the next Kröte-post will be a “It’s finished” and not a “Oh well, I ended up smashing it against the wall” post

A week ago, I attended the big hobbyfair Intermodellbau in Dortmünd, Germany. This is what I brought home.

A Styrene/Balsa Chopper

 

Some Magic Sculpt

 

Misc. Mr. Hobby products

A 1/700 Prince of Wales (will be used as a donorkit for a StudioScale project)

 

I had hoped to find more donorkits for a couple of upcoming StudioScale project …. but I didn’t …. so instead I used my remaining money for a kit, that I’ve dreamt about for half a year.

The Hasegawa 1/350 IJN Aircraft Carrier Akagi

See how happy (Goofy) I look

All in all, a fantastic and enoyable day in company with a couple of good friends.

Ok, ok .. not actually todays purchase, as I received the kit 2 days ago. I simply haven’t had time to post it before now.

This is a grailkit to me …. so I was more than thrilled when I won it at YJA… Even at a super winningbid, which meant, that even with auctionfees, shipping and custom-fees, it ended close to the kits original price.

Which kit is he talking about, you say…..

Musasiya 1/5 Chou’un Shiryuu from the Anime Ikkitousen …

It’s a pretty big box …. and it contains a fair amount of wellcasted pieces…

 

And lastly 2 pics to illustrate just how freaking huge this kit is ….

 

If I could only purchase 1 single kit this year, this would be the kit I want … so I’m superthrilled. She’s going to be a killer!

Not much to tell actually. Tried to finish this for a “Model in a month” campaign, but with 2 days left for the paintjob and weathering, it looks a bit grim. Oh well. I’m attending a modelshow in a week. I’ll see if I can get it ready for that!