Big_Bad_Bill

Thanks. I was going for the "two weeks on Soltau" look.

Cheers John. I tried to use different shades and did the last application mixed with Quick Shine to make it look wet.

It. puts the lotion on its skin.....ops sorry wrong movie 😄

Thanks one and all - @ivan-oyou started me on this one - I couldn't let go of the mind worm you created.

Hi, Folks, latest one from me. By a coincidence I received this recently for my birthday and it come up on my Sultan thread as SMM models were suggested for 12m masts by @ivan-o, which happen to be made for the Ferret, so I also ended up getting their Ferret upgrade kit as well. I meant to re-do this for a while as I confess I rushed the first one I did. The upgrade kit includes new hatches, replacement extinguishers and shovel, PE exhaust covers, reflectors and a new exhaust fish tail. I really like that I can choose to have the drivers small hatch open. I would definitely get another one if I decided to re-do it again. I also widened the grills on the kit part and replaced the rubies with clear resin. SMM do load of extras and you could easily fork out twice the kit price in upgrades. Paints are a mixture of Tamiya, Humbrol and Mig as were the weathering pigments. Gloss coat was Quick Shine, Vallejo matt varnish. The jerry cans are from the spares box. Water was left over from the Academy Warrior and the fuel was from the Hobby Boss Jackal. The straps were tape and the buckels come with the upgrade kit. Pleased with how the exhaust come out. It was the first time I used rust pigments. Bill

Minus one for not making it a minion..... Only joking, cracking work.

Ta, I was amazed how well it came out considering the absolute mess I made of it removing the jerrycan.

Thanks to all that stuck with this to the end. The RFI is here. Bill

Folks, to channel Monty Python, now for something completely different. This is my first 3D printed model and I bought it in the expectation that all it would need was a quick paint and bob's your mother's brother, but it didn't work out quite like that. The trials and tribulations of the WIP are here. I've been after a Sultan for ages since I spent many an exercise in the back of one. I am too tight to pay for the Accurate Armour so when I come across this one I took the plunge as it is half the price. The model itself is from Badger 3D and for the price I cannot grumble. Some details were spot on an others weren't. I chopped off the GPMG as it was terrible and the rear view mirrors were well over scale. My impression is it was designed in 1/72 and scaled up. I swopped out from the spares box the jerrycan and the antenna bases. I drilled out the light and the rubies and replaced with clear resin. The only extras I bought were the masts from SMM. The decals are from the spares box. Paints are a mixture of Tamiya/Mig and Humbrol. Gloss coat was Quick Shine and the washes were oil and terps. I also used a ton of Mister Surfacer and Mig Anti-slip paste. Bill

https://www.scorpion-miniature-models.co.uk/product-page/smm3564h4-telescopic-clark-masts £3 for four plus p&p. Meant to be two with covers and two without; mine wasn't but again, worked in my favour. Thanks again to @ivan-o for the tip.

The masts have arrived! Although, to my eye, they look more like Racal rather than Clark; not that I'm grumbling as that it what I actually wanted. When I opened the package I thought they looked undersized but they are spot on. Good job I didn't try and scratch build as I would have done them well too big. The repairs of the rear have been completed. Once the masts are painted and fitted I'll call this a good 'un, with maybe a bit of weathering. I had a mad idea of making a net and putting an oil can on the front shelf but it looked wrong so binned it. I'll post the RFI soon.

So I'm not the only duty culprit.😆

Right, you've caused a mind worm so I had to try it out. I meant to be WFH so if I get sacked I'm blaming you. I attacked the kit part with a hobby knife, sandpaper and a file. Not too bad for a rush job. I'll tidy it up and we'll see how it looks fitted once I get around to building the rest of it. Bill

Ta. I'll give it a go, although I was wondering what could be achieved with thinning down/widening the holes on the kit part. I may give that a go first and if it all goes horribly wrong I can start again with card. Bill

You know what, I don't care what anyone else says, I think you're fab. Ordered, and by some quirk of fate I've just been given the Airfix Ferret so I ordered the detail part for that as well. Unfortunately the upgraded grill is out of stock.🤬