Stef N.

A shame about the paint, I'm not sure what could have done that. The body and turret look very smart. 👍👌

Cheers mate. It's the right shape now and a nice bit of weight to it. Should be able to get a coat of paint on it over the weekend. 👍

Getting shape now. DW suggest you put on the fenders and mudguards first but after a bit of dry fitting I knew this wouldn't work. There is a bit of warpage of the base so you need the aid of clamps to get the two parts to match. One side was alright so I heavily glued that side and let it dry. Then went to work on the other. It fitted well in the end. Cheers all and have a good day.👍

What a great start and what a great looking kit. Having read your WIPs I know we are in for a treat and loads of tips that we can "borrow" for our own builds. Nice one and welcome along.

Funny you should say that. I have been having problems with my nose for ages and have been cutting out different thing to see what was causing it. I have now sadly narrowed it down to one of the glues I was using, which is mostly the excellent Tamiya Thin. I'll now wear a mask if I have to use it for a long session, which is a PITA in itself.🤬

I see the diecast base paints up alright. Good work Enzo. 👍👍

That whitewash has been done very well with a good bit of filth. Top work John.👍👏

Very nice Matt. An all round great diorama and I bet that mud was fun to play around with.

Excellent finish Ian. I always enjoy your work and this one doesn't disappoint. Well done.

Finished with a slurry of dark earth pigment and drybrushed gun metal.

Fantastic bike and a beautiful paint job. Really great work. 🎨👍

Sorry to hear that Mark. Hopefully you can sort out a work around so that some modelling can get done. All the best. 👍

First one in and a brilliant one too. Very well done Stix.

That's perfect and what I would like to achieve. Thank you.

It wasn't a strong mix so roughly half a bottle of fluid plus the same of water. Put the tracks in a large plastic/pyrex tray and cover with the mix and then agitate the fluid using a stiff brush, getting into the gaps and crevices (you will miss the odd spot but you can cover these up later on.) Because it was a weak mix I had a good ten minutes on each run to get them to that colour. You could leave them in for longer if needed.👍

I used some AK burnishing fluid on the tracks and it worked ok. A few air bubbles but nothing too bad. Now a few layers of different colour pigments and a burnish with graphite and they can be placed and I should be able to move onto the main body for good. Cheers all and have a great week.

That is a great paint scheme and I fully understand why you want to do it. I'll definitely be following along.👍

Brilliant finish Keith. You've done a super job on the Jeep.

That is very good. Super camo. 👌👍

Blimey, that's a lotta wheels!! Rather you than me. 😄👍

"Alcohol. The cause and solution to all of life's problems." Homer (Simpson)😁 Great to see you join in and I look forward to see what you produce.👍

Cool. It will be interesting to see how the Tamiya JT will build. Welcome along MD and all the best.👍

Looking very good Wayne.👍

More marvellous workmanship.👏👏👏

Sorry Paul, nothing doing. I thought I may have had some leftovers from an old Dragon KT I did years ago but they weren't as generous as they are now.