Jim.

@jim1860.bsky.social

Retired, finding things to do. Interest in photography,scale modelling,walking, just about anything. Please feel free to visit The Brain Tumour Charity, my son is currently having treatment. https://www.thebraintumourcharity.org/

Good morning all. Thisbisbthe completed 1/18 Scale I love Kit Flak 36 88mm Anti-Aircradt Gun. A very large kit, a joy to build. No issues at all. Fully mobile in every sense, plenty of moving parts. (No PE) There isnt much scale wise between this and the 1/16 kits. Some have used 1/16 figures from

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There is an upside to having a rubbish sleep pattern and getting up at 4am......modelling. done the camouflage. On reading into the patterns I found there wasnt a particular one, a lot of the 88's came to the units in red oxide, they did their own variations. Let it dry off now. #histscalemodels

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Well thats the initial building phase done. The gun is dry fit so I can spray all parts. All the add-ons are also primed. Thats it for a week, some visiting to do and jobs to sort. Loads of detail on the kit. Sections to sort for weathering. Still unsure of colour, grey or camo? #histscalemodels

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A bit more done, still plenty to go at in small parts. Started at 7am and just done, give or take an hour or so doing some bits in the house. Many moving parts so had to wait for some components to dry off. The quick dry worked well. #histscalemodels

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Reason to read instructions carefully. Image 1, K17 shows fitted this way notch forward, when you look in image 2 its a different way, it will fit either way btw. The issue is K8 and 9 will only fit if its done as 2nd image. The notch allows the arm to lift as in image 4 for storage. Did a dry run.

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Today's work on the 88mm gun. All the parts for this section are now done and primed. All dry fit. I need to do the top coat ( unsure on grey or camo) in sections to ensure coverage, also to decide if theres chipping etc. Im enjoying this kit. A bit to show in another post in a mo. #histscalemodels

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Thats the gun section complete. Went together well. There will be lots of pre-painting to do before complete assembly. I showed it the wife I said look at the length of this, in true fashion I was ridiculed, belittled and made to feel inadequate. 😃 They win every time. #histscalemodels

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