Category Archives: Build Log

The USS Enterprise (Refit) from Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Posted on July 11, 2015 by ttheobald

Build Log:  Part 2 I’m beginning, as mentioned before, with the shuttle bay and arboretum, and this is a short tack-on from part 1, detailing a little bit about some of the tools and accessories I’ll use here. First off … Continue reading →

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The USS Enterprise (Refit) from Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Posted on July 11, 2015 by ttheobald

Build Log:  Part 1 Well, here we go!  I bought this kit some six or seven years ago when I moved to England, thinking I’d be living alone and have time and space to put it together, but in the … Continue reading →

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E-25 Build Log – Part 5 (final)

Posted on June 21, 2015 by ttheobald

Well, unfortunately I lost all the pics of the finished photo-etch, and that kinda put me off of tracking the remainder, so my apologies for those who were wanting to follow that section – sorry :(. However!  I finished it … Continue reading →

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E25 Tank Destroyer Build Log – Part 3

Posted on February 15, 2015 by ttheobald

Photo-etch parts Although the Trumpeter kit does come with some photo-etch parts for grilles and fenders, there are a couple of extra 3rd-party PE kits to go with it that add an even more dramatic level of detail. For this … Continue reading →

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E25 Tank Destroyer Build Log – Part 2

Posted on February 7, 2015 by ttheobald

Back again – sorry for the delay in posting, but our living room lamp blew out and I haven’t had an evening with sufficient light to do any work. Tonight I’m going to be talking a bit about the suspension, … Continue reading →

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New Build Log: the Trumpeter E25 Tank Destroyer

Posted on February 4, 2015 by ttheobald

Hi all – Quick post today – last night I started the build on the E25 Tank Destroyer, as produced by Trumpeter.  I’ll post a quick update later tonight, but last night I did up the suspension units and some … Continue reading →

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Build Log: Italeri “World of Tanks” Tiger 1 Model – Final

Posted on January 20, 2015 by ttheobald

Here’s Helga, all done up!  I still intend to go back some time and add some basing, but I haven’t figured out what kind of terrain to site her in.  Meanwhile, I hope you enjoy the pics (large versions are … Continue reading →

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Build Log: Italeri “World of Tanks” Tiger 1 Model – cont’d

Posted on January 19, 2015 by ttheobald

Part 9 Approaching “done” status on the model itself – for the time being I’m going to leave the base very plain, but I’ll probably revisit it at some point to add some terrain and give the weathering on the … Continue reading →

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Build Log: Italeri “World of Tanks” Tiger 1 Model – cont’d

Posted on January 18, 2015 by ttheobald

Part 6 Not a lot of action today, though it might look like it – I applied the “dots” of the ambush camo pattern today, and that’s likely to be it for the day.  I used middlestone and chocolate brown … Continue reading →

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Build Log: Italeri “World of Tanks” Tiger 1 Model – cont’d

Posted on January 17, 2015 by ttheobald

Part 3 Today’s operation was pretty simple – I used tack paste (Brits call it “blue tack”, don’t remember a US analog for this stuff – it’s basically a gum paste that people use to stick posters and things to … Continue reading →

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