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I have a Tamiya 1/48 M8 HMC in the stash. If that fits as it uses an M3/5 hull, then sign me up.

I'll take a stab at this one, I've had a 1/48 M3 medium scratch build (with some 3d printing) on my mind for a while now, and this seems as good a time as any!

@Margaret Clarke: Private Message sent @Bigglesworth: I agree, thank you

As a regular builder of 48th scale armour, I can vouch for the tamiya range. They build up nice and quickly, and they are big enough that I can actually see what I am doing without a visor most of the time, without going overboard on either dimensions or parts count Edit: For those people after a challenge. Don't forget that Hobbyboss have a range of 1/48 T34s with full interior. It has been said that they are downscale versions of someone e else's 16th scale offering, but they do make an impressive model, especially if you can pose them in such a way as to make the interior easily visible.

Could have sworn I'd put myself down for this. Tamiya 1/48 SU122 with tank riders for me.

XA896 was assigned to 230OCU at RAF Waddington, where Mrs Bullnut's Grandfather was her Crew chief. In 1964, she was passed to Bristols for use as a flying testbed for the Bristol Siddeley BS.100/9 vectored-thrust turbofan engine, fitted with Plenum Chamber Burning, for the Hawker-Siddeley P.1154 VSTOL fighter project for the RAF and FAA, She was scrapped at Filton in 1966, just about 2km from where we now live. A strange coincidence given that Mrs Bullnut grew up on Humberside. Image below from vickersvaliant.com shows XA896 in overall HIghspeed Silver, though by the time she was at Filton, I think she was wearing Antiflash White

Count me in on this one please. Living just a short distance from BAC's Filton site, I feel I would be remiss if I didn't enter something. I have an Airfix Blenheim 1 and F2.b in the stash

Tamiya 1/48 Ausf. J with scratch build schurzen, RB models bow MG barrel and Tamiya figures. Thanks to all.

I sprayed a dust coat of Tamiya Buff in a random manner over the whole model, followed by an overall flat coat. I followed this by adding some branches to a number of points around the hull and turret. These were made from dried plant stems, to which I added Woodland scenic light green coarse turf, and burnt grass fine turf, adhered with spray adhesive and sealed with Humbrol matt varnish rattle can. As a final touch, I added a loader figure to the open hatches, after painting the Waffenfarbe with citadel acrylics. And for completeness, here's a shot of the model with the crew and accessories in place. I'll call this finished. No base as yet, I don't have time before the end of the GB, so that will be put down for a later project. More pics in the Gallery thread. Thanks to @PlaStix and @vppelt68 for hosting, and to all who commented.

More progress, The schurzen got its coat of XF60, blotches were masked the same way as the hull, I painted one replacement panel with a branching pattern in red-brown for a little visual interest. You may also notice that one of the panels is now separate, I noticed during a trial fit that it would interfere with the ammo loading, so I figured the crew would have removed the offending panel for the duration. The hull and turret has been given some light sponge chipping and some fresh scratches with an HB pencil. Unfortunately they don't show very well in the pics, but I assure you they are there. The exhaust got some black pigments over the aperture, while the muzzle brake was sponged with black paint, which again doesn't show up very well. Also the open schurzen doors were added using the molded hinges from the kit parts and small drops of CA glue. taking care to get them the correct way around. I'm fairly sure I got it right. Finally for today, I muddied up the hull side, lower glacis, road wheels, and rear of the track run with a thinned mix of Citadel Stirland Mud texture paint, static grass and some sand and earth pigments. Matt coat and dust next I think

Hmmm. I could have sworn I'd signed up for this. Never mind, count me in please with something clanky and boxy in SCC2

Sorry about the double post here, but I promise it's worth it. Today was spent painting in ancillary details, including the on vehicle tools, Vallejo german grey for the bare metal, citadel Rhinox Hide for the Bakelite handles and MG34 stock. I also hang most of the turret schurzen panels, leaving out the left side hinged sections, more on those later. The interior of the turret and hatches, and the fabric wad on the end of the cleaning rods, received a coat of Ushabti Bone, while the wooden tool handles and jacking block got Tallarn Sand followed by a wash of Reikland Fleshshade. You will notice that I also mounted the turret MG, and hull front spare track stowage. Also, I forgot to mention yesterday, that the hull MG was mounted, though I used an RB models brass piece, rather than the delicate plastic kit part. I may yet get another and replace the pintle mount barrel at a later date. The exhaust silencer got a coat of Model Mates normal shade Rust effect, I'll add soot later. I also put a fourth crewman together to hang out of the side hatch, and painted the ammo crates in XF60, followed by an overall wash sepia wash. Finally to those schurzen doors, I cut blanks from 1/4mm plasticard, added the flange to the front section with a thin strip of the same, and then added the interior catches with a combination of thin strip, and parts shaved from the kit parts. The catches don't show up too well in this pic, it'll look clearer with paint on. These need priming ready for paint, and I need to get some mud on the hull sides so that I can get the tracks on at some point. The spare track will soon get a touch of the same rust medium as the silencer, just a lot less liberally.

@PlaStix: Delays owing to real life again, easy enough finding time to work on the model, less so time to update this thread. Masks came off of the hull and turret giving this result, I then touched in the spare wheel tyres with Citadel Stormvermin fur: Turret schurzen got the same treatment and tactical number decals snugged down with Decalfix: Running gear tyres were painted with the same Citadel acrylic as the spares, while all of the track links and spares got a mix of Dark Iron and Flat Brown I then turned to the side schurzen. after toying with the idea of scratching together some mesh examples, I settled for the traditional solid panels. Cut from 1/4mm plasticard, I overlapped them on some double sided tape and glued the seams with Tamiya Extra Thin. The edges are a little uneven, but I'll put it down to rushed production at the factory. I then fitted the kit rails to the back side of the plates I still need to fit the stays to the back of the plates, that'll be tomorrows job and then they'll be ready for paint. Finally for now, I put together a few crewmembers and some AP rounds and crates from Tamiya's vehicle maintenance set The uniform coveralls/headgear are painted with Vallejo German grey, with a Nuln Oil wash over the top, the rest have been painted with a variety of acrylics.

Rather productive day was had today, quite apart from the DIY. Hobby stuff began with spraying all of the upper sections with XF58 Olive Green I then used blu-tac blobs to mask off the green patches. I have now sprayed XF60 over all remaining surfaces and running gear. That's drying so more pics tomorrow.

Lovely result ss. Well done.