Badder Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Excellent work Steve. The tracks on the carrier are extremely fragile, and I managed to snap both sets while stretching them in hot water. Luckily my dio 'Carry on regardless' had the carrier driving through marsh ground with surface water, and I was able to hide the repairs by sinking the carrier into the mud/water. Although I hated building the Carrier, they DO look great and I think I may buy a couple or three to go with my next Churchill. I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with yours. Rearguards, Badder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 22, 2017 Author Share Posted January 22, 2017 Carrier is done and in RFI folks minus the figures I will put a few shots later with them in situ in this thread should finish the jeep today too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 22, 2017 Author Share Posted January 22, 2017 Jeep in RFI folk's and popped carrier in a little dio in that sections RFI,thanks for tagging along and I'll keep the thread going for whatever comes next! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 12, 2017 Author Share Posted February 12, 2017 Hi folk's I watched a documentary on Tuesday night which prompted the purchase of Tamiya's old SAS jeep.It's a little older I think than the standard Jeep built earlier but builds as well albeit without the engine etc.I thought I would see what can be done weathering wise especially chipping and wear so before the sand is sprayed and research suggest's olive green was the delivery colour I've primed her in that colour. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 12, 2017 Author Share Posted February 12, 2017 (edited) Evening folk's the desert sand colour was sprayed on after maskol was dotted and brushed into the edges and foot wells etc.  and after drying I chipped and rubbed off with a cotton bud,I'm reasonably happy as a base for more weathering to come       Edited February 12, 2017 by stevej60 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 Hi folk's tyres painted along with the ammo boxes pack's etc,jerry cans assembled and some fitted I made the rack's with evergreen strip and knocked up a base with poly filler on an old coaster and added scenic grass scrub. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carius Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Very very nice job indeed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripaman Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 That's going to turn out brilliant Steve, got the book Rogue Heroes by Ben Macintyre it's about the history of the SAS from my son for my Birthday last year, has a good picture of three jeeps in a row with five gas tanks on the hood, also on the side, and also the ones you have in the back, absolute brilliant book to read, man those guys were tough as nails.   Regards Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 14, 2017 Author Share Posted February 14, 2017 2 hours ago, Ripaman said: That's going to turn out brilliant Steve, got the book Rogue Heroes by Ben Macintyre it's about the history of the SAS from my son for my Birthday last year, has a good picture of three jeeps in a row with five gas tanks on the hood, also on the side, and also the ones you have in the back, absolute brilliant book to read, man those guys were tough as nails.   Regards Richard Thank's Richard,caught part two of the documentary last night on BBC 2,the guy you mentioned is the presenter,quite a few vehicles were shown and different fit's for the Jeep's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 14, 2017 Author Share Posted February 14, 2017 Hi folk's added and weathered the rest of the Jerrycans also ammo boxes,stores etc,just weapons to add and haversack's and bag's. Â Â 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsabout Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Hi Steve, I hate to be critical when your jeep is 100% better than the one I'm doing at the moment, but is your steering column upside down? The bracket half way up, seems to be floating rather than stuck to the bottom of the dashboard, I'm asking because I had mine fitted the same way as you then pulled it out and it seemed better the other way round. Â Ian.. Â Â 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 11 hours ago, Nutsabout said: Hi Steve, I hate to be critical when your jeep is 100% better than the one I'm doing at the moment, but is your steering column upside down? The bracket half way up, seems to be floating rather than stuck to the bottom of the dashboard, I'm asking because I had mine fitted the same way as you then pulled it out and it seemed better the other way round. Â Ian.. Â Â Hi Ian,its correct but not fixed in place into the dash I still have a bit if detailing of the clocks etc so I took it out till I'm done,which Jeep are you building right now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsabout Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 12 hours ago, stevej60 said: Hi Ian,its correct but not fixed in place into the dash I still have a bit if detailing of the clocks etc so I took it out till I'm done,which Jeep are you building right now? Tamiya SAS Jeep 1:35, my first build since I was a kid. Most of the Jeep is done, just got the figures and stuff like the kit bags to finish. I'll post pics for critique when finished, as I'm keen to learn from the awesome builders on here. I have their Universal Carrier sitting under the bench to go next.  Great build by the way, I'll be interested to see your dash, mine is rubbish, each clock is a black outline and a blob of off white in the middle  Ian..  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 10 hours ago, Nutsabout said: Tamiya SAS Jeep 1:35, my first build since I was a kid. Most of the Jeep is done, just got the figures and stuff like the kit bags to finish. I'll post pics for critique when finished, as I'm keen to learn from the awesome builders on here. I have their Universal Carrier sitting under the bench to go next.  Great build by the way, I'll be interested to see your dash, mine is rubbish, each clock is a black outline and a blob of off white in the middle  Ian..  Thank's Ian,remember it's baby steps till you hone your skills and this is a great place to learn get a fine black marker to do dials clocks etc and a sharp cocktail stick for numbers etc,just noticed you are in Durham where about's? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripaman Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 On 2/14/2017 at 1:33 AM, stevej60 said: Thank's Richard,caught part two of the documentary last night on BBC 2,the guy you mentioned is the presenter,quite a few vehicles were shown and different fit's for the Jeep's.  That would have been a nice documentary to watch Steve, we don't get these over here. Jeep is looking good  Regards Richard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Nice work with the green base coat showing through the sand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 6 hours ago, Ripaman said:  That would have been a nice documentary to watch Steve, we don't get these over here. Jeep is looking good  Regards Richard Shame about that Richard,I thought in this internet age the BBC i-player would be available worldwide! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 59 minutes ago, stevej60 said: Shame about that Richard,I thought in this internet age the BBC i-player would be available worldwide! As far as I'm aware, it's only available in the UK. I can't even get it in France. Â John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 (edited) Hi folk's finished and more pics in RFI.Thanks for tagging along,hmm what can I do next? Â Edited February 17, 2017 by stevej60 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 18, 2017 Author Share Posted February 18, 2017 (edited) Evening folk's nice little tenner in the Birthday card from my Mother in law so thought I would see what was in my LMS in the armour section,and the SAS Land Rover was in stock for the first time in a good while and cost just over nine quid with the discount so this will be my next build in this thread.Now I had no idea the damn thing was molded in Pink so once I got over the shock and donned the sun glasses I was again impressed with the beautiful molding's on another very old Kit,here's what the box contains.  And steps one and two.     Edited February 18, 2017 by stevej60 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bull-nut Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Some nice looking models you have there Steve. Good luck with the Pinkie, a friend of mine used to ride around in one on active service a good few years ago, not with the SAS though, I keep meaning to build one for him. Â Little tip I picked up a while ago for painting eyes, paint the ball in an off white or pale ivory colour before painting the skin colour in, add a vertical dark (grey/blue/green)Â line across it where the pupil will be, then paint the skin tone up to the eye lids, this saves touching up the skin after painting the eyes, and avoids the thousand yard stare look that can result from painting the eyes at the end. Â 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 19, 2017 Author Share Posted February 19, 2017 HI folk's got an hour in tonight so progress on the upper body of the vehicle this is built up as two separate part as you can see. Â Â And both fixed in place with smoke discharger's etc. Â Â And same with the rear section,time to start painting! Â Â Â 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Another nice build, the Tamiya "Pinky", like it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 20, 2017 Author Share Posted February 20, 2017 Morning folk's,primed the bodywork this morning just used a light green as I had a pot going nowhere. Â 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripaman Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Blimey Steve you are going at a pace on these models, they all look fantastic  Regards Richard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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