Paul Ayrey Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Coming along nicely, great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanW Posted May 7, 2014 Author Share Posted May 7, 2014 (edited) Sigh... after waiting over 6 weeks for the new AFV Club Valentine III (with Rota-trailor) to turn up, it arrived... unfortunately, it only comes with one set of wheels and these are the plain (dish) versions, not the 'dimpled' wheels I had been hoping for to replace the very early 'spoked' ones. Not sure what to do now - has anyone tried fitting the Accurate Armour dished wheels to their Vally? Cheers, Ian Edited May 7, 2014 by IanW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vally G Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Hi Ian, Bummer! Would it be too much for them to give modellers a choice of wheels? Thanks for saving me some money, though! Kind regards, Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanW Posted May 8, 2014 Author Share Posted May 8, 2014 Glad to be of service! I heard from Derek at AA last night and he says his Vally dimpled wheels are the right size, so I'm going to buy a set and try those - I need to finish this kit! I'm not too upset about buying another AFV Club Vally, as now I can use the Miniart kit to build a CS Vally from the Pacific and this kit to build an NZ Vally from QA Sqn in the 1950s! Cheers, Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackG Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 I heard from Derek at AA last night and he says his Vally dimpled wheels are the right size, so I'm going to buy a set and try those - I need to finish this kit! I'm not too upset about buying another AFV Club Vally, as now I can use the Miniart kit to build a CS Vally from the Pacific and this kit to build an NZ Vally from QA Sqn in the 1950s! Cheers, Ian What's this, has someone made aftermarket roadwheels for the Valentine?!? regards, Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanW Posted May 8, 2014 Author Share Posted May 8, 2014 Yes, try here http://www.accurate-armour.com/showaaproducts.cfm?category=4&subcategory=192 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanW Posted May 18, 2014 Author Share Posted May 18, 2014 Ok, my Accurate Armour "Early Valentine wheels" arrived yesterday. Here are a few pics of front and rear alongside the AFV Club wheels... When I first looked at them, I thought the larger AA wheels were a bit too small, but they are pretty much the same diameter as the AFV Club wheels... they do have, however, a thicker rubber part and this is more chamfered than AFV Clubs; this seems to give the illusion that they are smaller in diameter. However, when they are stood upright, they are the same height and scale out to just over 17mm - the full-size machine's were 17.4mm in 1/35, so I think they are pretty much spot-on. As you can see, the mounting hole in the back is quite a bit bigger than the original wheels, so I'll have to have a think about how best to mount... Cheers for now, Ian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vally G Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Hi Ian, Maybe fill and drill? Cheers, Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanW Posted May 27, 2014 Author Share Posted May 27, 2014 (edited) Ok, thanks for the suggestion Adam - this I have now done! I filled the holes with Milliput - I've never used this stuff before, but am beginning to love it... It worked a treat for sculpting the new exhaust on my NZLAV! Still a lot of work to go on that though... Anyway, then I made a small jig to try and centre the wheels using the hubs... Set the drill depth after a test trial with one wheel... And the end result... Quite happy with how they turned out -learnt a bit too! Eg: make sure you have the depth nut VERY tight! Well, no excuses for not getting on with the rest of the kit now! Cheers for now, Ian Edited May 27, 2014 by IanW 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vally G Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Hi Ian, Glad that worked out. As for excuses, I am always able to come up with them! :-) Kind regards, Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanW Posted August 17, 2014 Author Share Posted August 17, 2014 (edited) Well finally a bit of an update! I've finally got my QAMR Vally almost complete - just needs things like aerials, etc adding and weathering. I've got the Vally to the pre-weathering stage, like the Matilda. I still haven't decided on the exact diorama I want to place them in, but think it will be summer 1942-43 in New Zealand... the vehicles are both from C Squadron HQ of Queen Alexandra's Mounted Rifles, hence the WO in the Vally and the officers in the Matilda. Might have them both laagering up, with maybe an Indian motorcycle or similar along too. The Matilda and the Valentine side-by side... the Matilda is finished in SCC2 and the Vally in Khaki Green No.3 using Mike Starmer's mixes for Vallejo paints. And all 3 Queen Alexandra's Mounted Rifles (QAMR) vehicles I have completed so far... amazed by how small the WWII tanks are, so noticeable alongside the Scorpion. I really love the lines of the little Vally, fortunately as I have at least two more to complete - the kiwi-modified FS Vally used in the Pacific and a QA vehicle from the mid-1950s. Cheers for now, Ian Edited August 17, 2014 by IanW 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vally G Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Hi Ian,Glad to see someone is making progress on a Valentine. The weathering is very well done.Kind regards,Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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