Kallisti Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 At the Yeovilton show I not only headbutted the Westland Wyvern but picked up the relatively new Airfix Warrior kit and its PE accessories. Well its got bar armour so I just had to have a go didn't I? So while the Iron Man figure is undergoing priming and polishing for Alcad paint, I thought I'd start something else to keep me occupied! So here we go... Sprue shots: It all looks good, next to no slash and some very finely moulded pieces. PE is on thin brass and looks excellent. Construction starts with the interior and the PE adds a lot of detail. I'm painting as I go along as usual, using Tamiya acrylics through the airbrish and on the hairy stick - Tamiya paint on a hairy stick doesn't scare me!!! The interior is Khaki Drab and the seats are dark green, but since the material they are covered with is vinyl, I've given them a coat of Klear to get them shiny. The edges are also suitably worn as seen on the real thing. The flooring is part of the PE and looks great. I'm adding a driver from the British Forces Vehicle Crew set, specifically the figure that is supposed to be the Jackal/Coyote driver. Legs had to go to fit him in but they won't be visible anyway. More interior shots More to come... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted February 23, 2014 Author Share Posted February 23, 2014 (edited) This post intentionally left blank(ish)... Move along please... Edited February 23, 2014 by Kallisti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I'll be watching this with interest. Look forward to seeing more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Grumpylee Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Interesting...think I'll pull up a chair for this one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Ayrey Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Looks great, looking forward to your progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanM Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Yup, looking mighty fine so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted March 11, 2014 Author Share Posted March 11, 2014 Haven't updated fora while even though work has been progressing, just not been taking photos of the construction Its comeing together and I must say the Photetch set is excellent, well worth the extra. What I've also invested in is a stowage set from Paul Wade (check it out here on the Track 48 forum: http://www.network54.com/Forum/433829/thread/1392309591/Pauls+Warrior+Set+Sneaky+peek Well worth it as well, superbly moulded gear which will add a huge amount of the finished model. The biggest problem I faced with this build was getting a decent paint for the British Desert sand colour. I don't use enamels and the MiG acrylic paint I bought was awful to use. In the end i used that paint to enable me to colour match it using a combination of Tamiya colours. Don't ask me what the proportions were but there was Desert Yellow, Buff, orange and lots of white in there to get something close - not sure I'd be able to mix it again, but made enough to complete this at least! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richellis Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Ill be watching this build, its another kit that I may well end up buying and building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joethornton Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 oo ive got this one and the photo etch, your making it look incredibly tempting to get it started!! Keep up the grand work fella looks fantastic joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share Posted June 25, 2014 Thanks Joe This got completed back in March but I forgot to put a link here to the Ready for Inspection thread here: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234957382-148-airfix-bae-warrior/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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