It took a little longer to truly settle into my new home, and a workbench update will come soon.
I’ve been procrastinating (and playing far too much Warthunder) on finishing the 1:35 Tamiya Panther [35065] [Tank Museum Shop] I had been working on, and decided that I needed something simple to ease myself back into things.
A trip to my local model shop and I found a discounted Games Workshop Astra Militarum Hydra [47-21] which will be an easy build and I can practice some painting and weathering techniques on it.
I don’t play Warhammer, so I’m not concerned about building and painting it to the rules. In fact, I’d like to try some faded paint and extreme rust weathing to practice for an idea I have for another Games Workshop vehicle I’ve assembled. The idea is that this will be a rusted out derelict, abandoned for decades.
I had originally planned to just prepare the tracks ready for glueing at another time, but after dry fitting it all I could see it wouldn’t take long to get them fully assembled.
Enter: Mr. Hobby Mr. Cement S.
I was previously using a generic brand, but bought Mr. Cement S specifically to try a technique from Night Shift. I left the old glue at the old house and didn’t want to drive across town to get it, so grabbed the Mr. Cement.
Mr. Cement S dries very quickly, but solidly. Fast enough in fact that once I had noticed a mistake, the tracks were set. Can you spot it?
Not as easy as 1,2,3
These two pieces will prove nearly impossible to paint if I glued them and assembled the model. I’ll have to finish what assembly and preparation I can, get a base coat down, and get the inside of this cubby painted before assembly.