Big_Bad_Bill

Ok, I'm putting this up so other people don't end up feeling a complete burke as I did. I bought an AS189 compressor as my first ever one last year. The instructions say to adjust the pressure by turning the black knob on top of the regulator. It wouldn't budge so I left it as not to break my new toy and adjusted using the double action trigger on the brush instead. Imagine my surprise whilst looking for something at the weekend I come across a video where they adjusted the pressure but they lifted the knob before turning it. The instructions didn't mention that. Tried it and it works. Let the ridicule begin......

Ta for that - love the drip tray!

And replaced Scorpion with Ajax which is the size of barn. I'm under the impression that with the arrival of Centurion, Comets were down graded to the recce role. Thank you for your kind words. I didn't realise it was at Bovington. One day I'll have to take a trek down there.

As it happens I'm nearly finished their mk 3 centurion. I really enjoyed the build although, again, a bit gimmicky with springs for the suspension but rubber tracks.

Indeed, but with this, the Chaffee and the Centurion I'm finishing off it will be getting a little crowded. I have another Chieftain in the stash so the Mk5 may get thinned out. I've done a Fuchs as well but that went horribly wrong. How's the garden doing?

Thanks, the AFV Club kit wasn't a difficult build, especially when compared to old Italeri kits so don't sell yourself short. It even comes with a metal barrel, PE, and some resin. The working suspension" was a bit gimmicky however.

Thanks. Charming is a very good way of describing it.

Continuing my Cold War theme, I have done the Meng Leopard 1A5. I was surprised these didn't go our of service until '93. I thought they were shelved as soon as Leopard 2 come out. I really enjoyed this kit, even the infamous workable tracks (5 parts per link!) which I found therapeutic after the year I've had. This was my first time going the NATO three colour scheme and (on finding out they are all sprayed exactly the same in the factory) my first time using blue-tack as a mask. I thought it came out really well so I decided to leave it as a factory finish with only a bit of weathering on the tracks. I saw a review where the tracks didn't hold up to using oil and terps as a wash so I watered down so ammo acrylic with water. I picked the decals that matched a unit closest to where I was stationed in Germany.

I've liked the Chaffee since making the Matchbox 1/72 version as a kid; I find it aesthetically pleasing. I thought I'd give a larger version a go, especially as I can keep with my Cold War theme. We apparently received Chaffees in late '44 to replace the Stuart but didn't make it to the front line until April '45. So late, in fact, that we only lost one in combat. We only kept them for about a year post war before passing them to the Dutch. This is the AFV Club version which I did as a post war variant (hence no 50 cal). Overall I enjoyed it despite losing the track pins (they are rubber bands but connected with a pin) which I bodged using brass wire.

When Centurion was a rank, not a tank.

Very nice. The last time I did a Cobra was the Matchbox one, a couple of centuries ago.

Great build as always, Neil. I always forget they were out there. They were long gone by my tour. Nice and clean, unlike the manky USMC one 😉

Have a look at this:

Nice job Neil (as always). Well done on the weathering especially as it is your first time using powder.

I've just finished their T-80BV - I really didn't like their individual track links - I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong but as soon as I try a wash and dry brushing they fall apart. The kit looks very similar - the only issue I had was the fit on the exhaust. Once I had built the exhaust block it just didn't want to fit correctly without a lot of fettling.

Good job so far. It must be massive. The real one dwarfs a Chally 2 so I hope you've got a big shelf to put it on.

Nice job. It's good to see a Centurion still being put to good use.

Nicely done. It really looks like it's been through the wars!

You say the green is too bright but I have seen pictures of Russian kit that colour so don't be so hard on yourself. It's a lovely build and, as others have said, I like the subtle weathering.

Thanks. Apparently she was found in a barn in Overloon, used until her fuel pump died several months later, and then abandoned.

Thanks. I was between kits and picked it up 'cause it was cheap and decided to play with it.

Another thumbs up for the weathering. I see some comments on others about subtle weathering and it is anything but. Yours looks spot on to me.

In for a penny, in for a pound. I also finised this recently. It's the old Tamiya Panther A I decided to do something different and paint it as "Cuckoo". I know the real Cuckoo was a G but work with me. It also should have also been SCC15 but I used Tamiya olive green and I quite like how it came out. The star is left over from a universal carrier with the white circle painted on.

Folks, I've been lurking on here for a while and decided to take the plunge and show my latest model for inspection. It's the Trumpeter T-80BV in 1/35 OOB using Ammo Modern Russian Colours to paint and oils for weathering.

I've been lurking on here for a while and decided to take the plunge. I was an avide model maker in my youth and it kind of fell by the wayside until a couple of years ago and I got back into it. I kept my old stuff and still have Britfix glue and Airfix paints in my stash.