Oh, boy :-) Seeing this reminds me of the HUGE 1/16 scale Dora two modellers built WAY back in the mid-1990's, and was shown in one of the major modelling magazines at the time :-) Beautiful kit, and finish all round here.
@@ModelNerd Believe me, the photo's they had to show how they built it, and then the finished product had to be seen to be believed :-) They went on to build other railway guns in the same scale later, but how they stored them has always remained a mystery to me :-D They even converted some 1/16 scale figures to make gun/train crew for their later models, which just added so much more realism to the whole thing. Truly dedicated, truly awesome pair of modellers, and I just wish I'd managed to keep hold of the magazine they were in, as most people didn't believe it possible to build something in that scale. Then again, one IPMS group built a 1:1 scale TIE fighter from Star Wars not so long ago. Took them two whole years just to build it, and they posted images online, but then again, my memory did its usual trick and made me forget the page address where they posted the images :-> getting older is NOT working for me the way I wanted it to do :-D
Good Day Modelcomrade. Great great work. I hope to see soon the Diorama with all Persons and vehicles. Big Projekt.. Respect🤗👍 Have a nice weekend Greets from Christian
Great to see the progress on this project. Nice paint job it does come across the “modulation “ paint job. Enjoying this project and it looks great in its diorama. 😁👍👊😎
Very nice job. beatifully dobe, and LOL about Vorne (front) : each wagon has a front side. front or back on train, doesnt matter. Vorne is the side the shell will go :D
Thank you Peter. To be honest this kit isn't too difficult....just very monotonous, with every done twice, four times, or even eight times. It'll be worth it though! Probably...
Wahou , c'est vraiment impressionnant et le travail de peinture et de vieillissement est splendide, j'adore le rendu . Donc je dis un très grand BRAVO pour votre model ,c'est franchement génial 😁😁😁😁👍👍👍👍👍👍 J'ai déjà fait le leopold de chez Hobby boss et je suis actuellement en train de faire le KARL-Geraet au 1/72 , donc je peux vous dire que le Dora sera le prochain surtout en voyant ce que vous avez fait ,ça donne vraiment envie 😁😁😁👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Welcome back buddy, its looking fabulous and coming together nicely and taking shape. Painting had to be a pain, but I too loved the result. The oil work gives it life and very much look forward to the weathering. (didn't notice any audio issues to be of concern)
The modulation and weathering certainly did the trick.....from dull grey to a representation of the Dora as it was in real life. The effort was certainly worth the time and care taken resulting in an excellent paint job. The diorama taster was a pleasant surprise at the end, too.
Thanks. Yes, it's quite tricky with just Dunkelgrau and something so large. I'm not sure what to do about the terrain yet - technically the rails are built especially for the Dora so the ground would likely all be torn up and muddy as it's basically a building site. But I am tempted to put some grass down instead.
I think you said that when these guns were deployed they were run on curved rails to give traverse adjustment. When I painted mine I made it look old like it was outside a museum on representative straight rails. It was a massive job to paint it all. I had to really persevere to finish it. I used black, white and rust tones to weather it Ns I also found dry brushing brought out a lot of the detail. Your build is looking great and the diorama will really set it off.
Thanks Allan, the dry-brushing is a good idea. Yes, curved rails for aiming. I did consider trying this but the supplied rails are straight and the extra base size would be a bit much. Also, I don't think the HobbyBoss kit is designed to go on curved track - the attachment points from the body to the wagons are square (although they could easily be fixed).
Looking great. The color modulation really makes a difference. I wasn't going to do any but after seeing yours I may reconsider. Do you mind sharing where you got the chain?
Thanks Steve. Yes, modulation is a funny effect - it can definitely be overdone,a bit like HDR in photography. The chain....hmmm....it was a long time ago (I just found it in my spares box). It was probably from HobbyLink Japan when I lived in Malaysia, but I think most model shops online will stock some.
I've just noticed 😳Dora part 4. Looking average...so, so...NO ! It looks 👍great. I was wondering about the weathering if, being packed away and brought out on special occasions, it would be greasy and dusty?? You are right about the gallons of paint 🎨 on this model. The decals...ha, ha, ha nice to know I'm not the only one who stuffs up. It's annoying but once they are on you're committed. Looking forward to the next installment, hope you've settled in okay.
Thank you guy :) Yes, I thought that about the limited use of the Dora too...however, I figured the process of packing, transporting, and deploying would create some dirt and maybe damage, plus it is a big industrial machine with lots of moving parts. But I won't be adding a lot of dirt or grime to the upper areas (and no rust).
My wife and I were watching the build and she wanted to know about the kit so I showed her the unboxing. She said I should buy it for one of my sons; he's a model maker mostly WW II and Vietnam. He lives in Australia 🇦🇺 so in Aussie it's $269 to $299AU dollars in New Zealand 🇳🇿its $369 NZ dollars; $2NZ dollars = £1 so it gives you an idea 💡 of cost. Stay safe.
Really impressive. Awesome to see progress made. We'll done. PS: The new microphone/settings isn't that great. Missing some information you are giving as a result of the cuts. Keep up the great vids!
Thanks for watching, Werner - and thank you for the feedback. I haven't changed anything on the microphone settings but I will check it out. Have a good weekend!
I just ordered this model. Its my first time. Im not really intimidated by the build, famous last words but i 100 percent am worried about the painting. Especially after just watching how nice of a job you did. I bought myself a small paint sprayer but im really lost on the paints and brushes. Do you have any suggestions on how i could improve my painting skills? Thanks so much. I really enjoyed the videos
For the paints I like Tamiya acrylics and AK Real Colours. I thin both with Tamiya lacquer thinner (rather than their acrylic thinner). Thinking back to when I started airbrushing, I think the key things are thinning the paint correctly and setting a decent air pressure. Early on I probably had my paint too thick and my PSI too high. Now I generally use around 20 psi. One thing I really like about the two paint brands mentioned above is that they are generally very tolerant of incorrect settings. Compare that to something like Vallejo acrylics which brush very, very well but where (in my experience) airbrushing requires the thinning ratio and PSI to be very precise, plus a little rain dance before you airbrush. I hope this helps - have fun with your model!
@@ModelNerd im really excited to get my hands on the directions more than anything. I am catching quick glimpses in you're video and im curious how thorough they are with types of paint
@@payno6643 To be honest the instructions give very little indication of the paints. You might be able to find the instructions on Scalemates though if you search for the kit.
A huge model which i hope tp afford one day 🤣 by the way i got a question. Do u have any way to clean really cloged airbrush noozle? It got to the point where the cleaner does not pass through it :I
Thanks Mike. For the airbrush nozzle, sometimes I take a small amount of lacquer thinner (e.g. in the Tamiya bottle cap) and submerge the nozzle in it. I find that tends to do the trick.
If I had this kit and If I was painting this I would just completely build it first and then use tamiya field grey spray paint then apply the decals personally I think it looks better completely field Grey
To be honest I think you'd struggle if you built the whole kit first. There are so many small, inaccessible areas (e.g. just in between the two sides) that you'd never get the paint into without flooding the surrounding areas.
For this I used the Tamiya rattle can primer (grey). However, recently I have started using car primer from Halfords because you get a lot more for a lot less.
Wow! Really nice build. In my opinion, the detail parts of all manufacturers is a good idea, but if they don’t fit it’s really worthless. I’m building an off brand Russian armored car, super detailed but the fit is poor. She might end up in the trash or destroyed. Nice job.
Oh, boy :-) Seeing this reminds me of the HUGE 1/16 scale Dora two modellers built WAY back in the mid-1990's, and was shown in one of the major modelling magazines at the time :-) Beautiful kit, and finish all round here.
Thank you Paul. Wow, a 1:16 Dora? That's insane!
@@ModelNerd Believe me, the photo's they had to show how they built it, and then the finished product had to be seen to be believed :-) They went on to build other railway guns in the same scale later, but how they stored them has always remained a mystery to me :-D They even converted some 1/16 scale figures to make gun/train crew for their later models, which just added so much more realism to the whole thing. Truly dedicated, truly awesome pair of modellers, and I just wish I'd managed to keep hold of the magazine they were in, as most people didn't believe it possible to build something in that scale. Then again, one IPMS group built a 1:1 scale TIE fighter from Star Wars not so long ago. Took them two whole years just to build it, and they posted images online, but then again, my memory did its usual trick and made me forget the page address where they posted the images :-> getting older is NOT working for me the way I wanted it to do :-D
Good Day Modelcomrade.
Great great work.
I hope to see soon the Diorama with all Persons and vehicles.
Big Projekt.. Respect🤗👍
Have a nice weekend
Greets from Christian
Thank you Christian. Have a great weekend.
Nice work - i have really enjoyed following this build
Thank you, Ralph.
great looking kit. putting it in a diorama really shows off its size when you have little trucks alongside. :)
Thanks Colin. It really does, doesn't it? At first I thought I had printed the trucks in 1:100 scale instead of 1:72, but no!
Great to see the progress on this project. Nice paint job it does come across the “modulation “ paint job. Enjoying this project and it looks great in its diorama. 😁👍👊😎
Thanks for your support, Ant!
Great update, the diorama is going to be very impressive. Stu
Thank you Stu - I hope so :)
Looking good . Somethings take time 👍
Thank you John
Very nice job. beatifully dobe, and LOL about Vorne (front) : each wagon has a front side. front or back on train, doesnt matter. Vorne is the side the shell will go :D
Thanks Hans. Good point about the front - that makes sense, thanks :)
Great video. I enjoy all of your productions.
Thank you CJ - thanks for watching, and I appreciate your feedback :)
Very cool! A lot of work to do to get it this far. Way out of my league! Thanks for sharing. Happy days and model on! 😎🇨🇦
Thank you Peter. To be honest this kit isn't too difficult....just very monotonous, with every done twice, four times, or even eight times. It'll be worth it though! Probably...
*AWESOME, HUGE WORK ON THIS ... uh ... huge kit?!? I know what i have to do when i'll started it!*
:D Good luck and have fun!
Wahou , c'est vraiment impressionnant et le travail de peinture et de vieillissement est splendide, j'adore le rendu .
Donc je dis un très grand BRAVO pour votre model ,c'est franchement génial 😁😁😁😁👍👍👍👍👍👍
J'ai déjà fait le leopold de chez Hobby boss et je suis actuellement en train de faire le KARL-Geraet au 1/72 , donc je peux vous dire que le Dora sera le prochain surtout en voyant ce que vous avez fait ,ça donne vraiment envie 😁😁😁👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Merci Olivier 😁
Awesome weapon , wonderful built
Thank you
Welcome back buddy, its looking fabulous and coming together nicely and taking shape. Painting had to be a pain, but I too loved the result. The oil work gives it life and very much look forward to the weathering. (didn't notice any audio issues to be of concern)
Thank you John - appreciate the feedback mate :)
Wonderfully done. Love the wagons and colour modulation!
Thank you Mariska!
The modulation and weathering certainly did the trick.....from dull grey to a representation of the Dora as it was in real life. The effort was certainly worth the time and care taken resulting in an excellent paint job. The diorama taster was a pleasant surprise at the end, too.
Thanks Robbo! The end is definitely in sight 🙂
This is coming along really nicely bud. The colour variation works well to break up all the grey, though the base should help too.
Thanks. Yes, it's quite tricky with just Dunkelgrau and something so large. I'm not sure what to do about the terrain yet - technically the rails are built especially for the Dora so the ground would likely all be torn up and muddy as it's basically a building site. But I am tempted to put some grass down instead.
@@ModelNerd I suppose you could do half and half like they just laid a 2nd track next to an existing one?
I think you said that when these guns were deployed they were run on curved rails to give traverse adjustment. When I painted mine I made it look old like it was outside a museum on representative straight rails. It was a massive job to paint it all. I had to really persevere to finish it. I used black, white and rust tones to weather it Ns I also found dry brushing brought out a lot of the detail. Your build is looking great and the diorama will really set it off.
Thanks Allan, the dry-brushing is a good idea. Yes, curved rails for aiming. I did consider trying this but the supplied rails are straight and the extra base size would be a bit much. Also, I don't think the HobbyBoss kit is designed to go on curved track - the attachment points from the body to the wagons are square (although they could easily be fixed).
Well done…great progress on this beast! I can only imagine how many hours you’ll have spent on it, start to finish. Keep up the good work!
Thank you T.J!
Insane!
:D
I love to hear him say dunkel grau. We german use always the english words for coloures😂
:)
You did an excellent job. Can the XF63 color replace the AK057?
Thanks mate. Yes, XF-63 will work just as well.
Coming along nicely, well done, will the 3D loco also be part of the diorama?
Thanks John. Yep, it sure will 🙂
@@ModelNerd That will be a nice addition.
Looking great. The color modulation really makes a difference. I wasn't going to do any but after seeing yours I may reconsider. Do you mind sharing where you got the chain?
Thanks Steve. Yes, modulation is a funny effect - it can definitely be overdone,a bit like HDR in photography. The chain....hmmm....it was a long time ago (I just found it in my spares box). It was probably from HobbyLink Japan when I lived in Malaysia, but I think most model shops online will stock some.
Great Progress so far. But How do you stay motivated with this Giant Grey Monster? 😂
Thanks mate. Yes, it is a little bit difficult at times, but the end is now in sight :)
I've just noticed 😳Dora part 4. Looking average...so, so...NO ! It looks 👍great. I was wondering about the weathering if, being packed away and brought out on special occasions, it would be greasy and dusty?? You are right about the gallons of paint 🎨 on this model. The decals...ha, ha, ha nice to know I'm not the only one who stuffs up. It's annoying but once they are on you're committed. Looking forward to the next installment, hope you've settled in okay.
Thank you guy :) Yes, I thought that about the limited use of the Dora too...however, I figured the process of packing, transporting, and deploying would create some dirt and maybe damage, plus it is a big industrial machine with lots of moving parts. But I won't be adding a lot of dirt or grime to the upper areas (and no rust).
My wife and I were watching the build and she wanted to know about the kit so I showed her the unboxing. She said I should buy it for one of my sons; he's a model maker mostly WW II and Vietnam. He lives in Australia 🇦🇺 so in Aussie it's $269 to $299AU dollars in New Zealand 🇳🇿its $369 NZ dollars; $2NZ dollars = £1 so it gives you an idea 💡 of cost. Stay safe.
Love your work and presentation. What percentage of Tamiya flat white did you add to the Dunkelgrau to get the modulation effect?
Thank you. To be honest, it was so long ago that I can't remember what paint or paint mix I used, sorry
Really impressive. Awesome to see progress made. We'll done. PS: The new microphone/settings isn't that great. Missing some information you are giving as a result of the cuts. Keep up the great vids!
Thanks for watching, Werner - and thank you for the feedback. I haven't changed anything on the microphone settings but I will check it out. Have a good weekend!
I just ordered this model. Its my first time. Im not really intimidated by the build, famous last words but i 100 percent am worried about the painting. Especially after just watching how nice of a job you did. I bought myself a small paint sprayer but im really lost on the paints and brushes. Do you have any suggestions on how i could improve my painting skills? Thanks so much. I really enjoyed the videos
For the paints I like Tamiya acrylics and AK Real Colours. I thin both with Tamiya lacquer thinner (rather than their acrylic thinner). Thinking back to when I started airbrushing, I think the key things are thinning the paint correctly and setting a decent air pressure. Early on I probably had my paint too thick and my PSI too high. Now I generally use around 20 psi. One thing I really like about the two paint brands mentioned above is that they are generally very tolerant of incorrect settings. Compare that to something like Vallejo acrylics which brush very, very well but where (in my experience) airbrushing requires the thinning ratio and PSI to be very precise, plus a little rain dance before you airbrush. I hope this helps - have fun with your model!
@@ModelNerd im really excited to get my hands on the directions more than anything. I am catching quick glimpses in you're video and im curious how thorough they are with types of paint
@@payno6643 To be honest the instructions give very little indication of the paints. You might be able to find the instructions on Scalemates though if you search for the kit.
A huge model which i hope tp afford one day 🤣 by the way i got a question. Do u have any way to clean really cloged airbrush noozle? It got to the point where the cleaner does not pass through it :I
Thanks Mike. For the airbrush nozzle, sometimes I take a small amount of lacquer thinner (e.g. in the Tamiya bottle cap) and submerge the nozzle in it. I find that tends to do the trick.
@@ModelNerd thanks for swift answer. I don't have lacquet thinner but i hope that cleaner bath will get the job done.
If I had this kit and If I was painting this I would just completely build it first and then use tamiya field grey spray paint then apply the decals personally I think it looks better completely field Grey
To be honest I think you'd struggle if you built the whole kit first. There are so many small, inaccessible areas (e.g. just in between the two sides) that you'd never get the paint into without flooding the surrounding areas.
What primer do you use?
For this I used the Tamiya rattle can primer (grey). However, recently I have started using car primer from Halfords because you get a lot more for a lot less.
Wow! Really nice build. In my opinion, the detail parts of all manufacturers is a good idea, but if they don’t fit it’s really worthless. I’m building an off brand Russian armored car, super detailed but the fit is poor. She might end up in the trash or destroyed. Nice job.
Thank you Pete. Yes, I've got a couple of kits like that, which I know will end up as rusted, burnt out models :)
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Thank you for watching Igor
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