E-25 Wip

[Frederik Felder]

Hey everybody,

my last posting was long time ago, but today I want to show you my latest work: Trumpeter's E-25.
This is my second E-25 and I decided to scratch the roof part to improve my scratching skills and to have a different E-25 in the showcase.

http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/60/758960/3531363165643431.jpg
All white parts are scratched, the black welding seams are from Archer.


Next I painted the whole tank yellow (mix of Gunze acrylics) and highlighted the top edges with a lighter color:
http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/60/758960/3630373765303062.jpg


The steel plates over the fans were painted with Tamiyas, Vallejos and oils. The fire extinguisher is from Ausfwerks with a decal from Peddinghaus. I got it from Markus Lack, thanks again for it Markus!
http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/60/758960/6230643036646339.jpg


After adding the Balkenkreuze from Archer the fun part began: the weathering! I started the weathering process with fading. For this step I used different oils like red, orange, black, brown, buff... I added more white to the top edges to highlight this parts again. The next step was the washing, for this purpose I used Migs brown and dark wash.
http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/60/758960/3962633934313562.jpg


While the oils were drying I painted the IR gear in another hue of yellow than the tank to have a bit contrast. Again I highlighted the upper parts of the gear. The IR device is from Tamiya and I also got it from Markus.
http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/60/758960/6431643864663139.jpg


I started on the chipping process with Vallejos buff for the yellow tank and a mixture of different red colors for the primered parts, like the wheel.
http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/60/758960/3934646338333862.jpg

http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/60/758960/3834396130326233.jpg


Later I will add a dark brown color to the deeper chips. To test the look of it I already applied camo black brown to the red wheel.
http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/60/758960/3564313063393831.jpg


Yesterday I began to paint two fuel cans from Tasca, they (and other items) will add a bit life to the tank hopefully!
http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/60/758960/6538303631303437.jpg

This is where I am now, I hope you like the progress of my E-25.
I keep you informed about further progress.

Thanks for looking!


Frederik

[Markus]

Hey Frederik,
even though I´m not too much into Paper-Panzers and the E-25 sure is an ugly thing, I must confess that you made and still make an awesome job on this.
Hopefully my Sd.Kfz. 250 will turn out nearly half good than your E-25 while it is still in progress.
Keep it up!

P.S. Hello from Sarah ;).

P.P.S. Where did you get the Tasca Jerrycans and the Ausfwerk stuff from?

[Stuke Sowle]

Superb work!

[Instructorrob]

Hi Frederik,

nice job so far.
The Archer welds seem to be pretty cool stuff. Easy to deal with?

Robert

[FINbuster]

Nice work, the fuel cans look very realistic! I also like the different yellows that you used on the tank and the IR, everything really looks good on this one and i am waiting for progress!

[holmerz]

Great work Frederik :thumb:. I really like the fading of the yellow.

\Erik

[Frederik Felder]

Hey guys, thank you so much for your interest and comments, they are really appreciated!

Markus,
I'm sure your Sd.Kfz.250 will turn out as good or better than my tank, as all your models!
Greetings back to her.
I got the Tasca cans from my LHS a few month ago but I know a german onlineshop, I'll send you the adress. I bought the fire extinguishers directly from Auswerfs, I send you one or two of them if you want!

Robert,
yeah, the weld seams are pretty cool, you apply them like a decal. You can't do wrong. Ok, they're a bit expensive but they definatly are worth their money!


Frederik

[Gopher]

great work!
painting and scratches looks awesome!
waiting for new updates

[Markus]

I got the Tasca cans from my LHS a few month ago but I know a german onlineshop, I'll send you the adress. I bought the fire extinguishers directly from Auswerfs, I send you one or two of them if you want!

That is an awesome offer Frederik!
Thanks a lot, I will try to call you tomorrow so we can speak about it.

[Flak]

Great work...Frederik :thumb:

[Radek Pituch]

Gute Arbeit Frederik
I like your clean scratchbuilding. And the rainmarks and chipping on your jagdpanzer look very well. Hope to see this finished soon.
Radek

[Frederik Felder]

Radek, Marco, Andrey,
thank you for your nice words!

I'm almost finished with the chipping but I have to do some refinements tomorrow. I used flat brown for the chips on the yellow parts, german camo black brown for all grey and red parts and the IR gear.

http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/60/758960/3239346331363561.jpg

http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/60/758960/3262356163643639.jpg
The wet spots come from thinner which was still wet while taking the photos.

http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/60/758960/3463333834643165.jpg

http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/60/758960/6639346436636332.jpg



Frederik

[Frederik Felder]

Hey all,

chipping is finished!

http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/60/758960/3636613864636232.jpg

http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/60/758960/3766656537643262.jpg

http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/60/758960/3761623765376439.jpg
I used Calibre35 stamps for the foot prints of the crew.

http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/60/758960/6664326263343563.jpg

http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/60/758960/3434336466613461.jpg


Now I need to get some Modelkasten or Friul tracks to go on.


Frederik

[Frederik Felder]

Just a small update to show that I'm still working on this model.

I'm still waiting for the Friul tracks to arrive so I can't do much more work on the E-25, but I added a few more chips and streaks with oils. I also painted the exhaust pipes using Vallejo acrylics and Mig pigments. I also attached wiring on the IR gear and the first fuel can (belt is from Aber).

http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/60/758960/3939653235616634.jpg
http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/60/758960/6638396664356465.jpg


Hope you like it a bit and thanks for watching!


Frederik :)

[holmerz]

Frederik the chipping looks awesome and really adds to the realistic apperance :thumb: Nice detail with the fuel can and I like the way the color of the exhaust turned out.

\Erik

[RickLawler]

This is getting better and better. I really like these last few steps, using the oils has made the weathering very subtle and soft...nice.

Rick

[Gopher]

looks sweet!

[Frederik Felder]

Erik, Rick, Andrey,
thanks a lot for your interest in my project and your kind words!
I'm really glad that you like it!

Frederik

[Flak]

Keep the great work coming...Frederik :thumb:

[Mac Johnston]

Very nice use of the fading and chipping!! Excellent work!!

[MartinD]

Very convincing finish!! Well executed.

Cheers, MartinD

[Frederik Felder]

Marco, Merrick, Martin,
thanks for your comments, they are highly appreciated!


Cheers
Frederik

[Frederik Felder]

Hey all,

while still waiting for the Friul tracks I did some more progress over the last few days.

http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/60/758960/6433633230666666.jpg
The tarpaulin was sculpted with Magic Sculp, the jacket is a resin copy of a DS-jacket from DML.

http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/60/758960/6666326366333563.jpg
Painted with Vallejo, Gunze and Tamiya acrylics and dusted with Mig pigments (I'm going to redo the patch, I don't like the color).

http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/60/758960/3135353539363563.jpg
I dusted the shiels over the air intakes and added some oil stains.

http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/60/758960/6333356565333230.jpg
How the tank looks today.


Hope you like it and thanks for watching!

Regards!
Frederik

[skeletondude]

Wow, the jacket looks top notch, Frederik! :thumb:

Marek

[Frederik Felder]

Marek,
thanks for your nice words!
I think the jacket is ok, there are way more talented camo-painters than me... ;)


Best regards,
Frederik

[Gopher]

wow!
looks great!

[Frederik Felder]

Thanks a lot Andrey!


Frederik :)

[Sticky]

Looks super to me!

[skeletondude]

Where are my manners! :o
I forgot to compliment how good the whole model looks,the jacket and other small details you have put into this make the model looks outstanding! :thumb:

Marek

[Frederik Felder]

Thanks a lot John and Marek!
I really appreciate your comments!


Regards!
Frederik :)

[MartinD]

Frederik,

That jerrycan seems to be hanging a bit. Maybe add a strip around the handle and secure it to the tool handles above?

Cheers, MartinD

[Frederik Felder]

Hey all,
after a long break the E-25 is almost done. I still have to do a few touch ups and add the blue rear light.

http://80.190.202.79/pic/r/reality-in-scale/e25fertig1.jpg

http://80.190.202.79/pic/r/reality-in-scale/e25fertig2.jpg

http://80.190.202.79/pic/r/reality-in-scale/e25fertig3.jpg

http://80.190.202.79/pic/r/reality-in-scale/e25fertig4.jpg

http://80.190.202.79/pic/r/reality-in-scale/e25fertig5.jpg

http://80.190.202.79/pic/r/reality-in-scale/e25fertig6.jpg

http://80.190.202.79/pic/r/reality-in-scale/e25fertig7.jpg

http://80.190.202.79/pic/r/reality-in-scale/e25fertig8.jpg


Hope you like it and thanks for watching!


Frederik

[Flak]

Cool...I like it :thumb:

[Eismann]

Fantastic work. It looks so real.

[Frederik Felder]

Marco, John,
thanks for your interest and kind words! I really appreciate them!


Frederik

[MikkoH]

Even if this is "whatifpaperpanzerneverbeentherewhatthehellhappened totheelvis" model you make it look like very intresting. Even I could make one after seeing this.:) Very nice work

[canjuaan]

Hey Fred,

as I already said, this is one nice looking model :) Still, it's the E-series ;)

Johannes

[skeletondude]

Wow, look's great Frederik! :thumb:
I really like the busy look of it, and you could think that this was really....Umm....Real! :D

Marek

[FINbuster]

Very nice looking model you got there!

[Frederik Felder]

Johannes, Marek, Finbuster,
thank you all for your comments and kind words!


Frederik :)

[Gopher]

looks great Frederik!
what about figure on it?