robw_uk

Your rework on the camo came out just right...and that interior is spot on, great work

oh boy thats great.... love the red and green combo....

thanks both.... chipping and oil streaking done... next stop will be the mud (my first real attempt at that so wish me luck)...

pin wash and matt varnish on.... they one is racing towards the finish, not sure how weathered it will be yet...

more work on stowage... stuck the individual parts together (I hope) added the first of 2 fuel can racks on rear fenders and added the gun tarps (hopefully they will look better once painted) - again all done using acrylic binder (a.k.a. VMS Paper Shaper)

VMS is the company, the product they market is "Paper Shaper" (they do "special paper" that goes with it but this is plain old printer paper).... however it is just acylic Binder so I plan to get a larger bottle of that to see if it works, the concept is great (same stuff I used for the tarp on my Wespe)

started working on front and rear stowage.... not sure if I need to add more to the rear, plus some boxes/fuel cans elsewhere.... paper shaped with VMS PaperShaper...

low, BritModeller throws up the perfect rear stowage reference... guess I am building this tomorrow from paper shaper, value gear stowage and miliput https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235032195-m7-priest-academy-135-finished/

just coming up to my stowage on the Priest I am building, going to steal this photo for the rear deck... will have to make it all from scratch or stowage I have, but at least I dont have to use the crappy "mesh" boxes

and now it is built.... well mostly... need to add rear baskets (not sure if I should try to remake from mesh or just use the plastic with patterned mesh) sort stowage out for the frton, add rear fuel can racks on the rear fenders and consider rear stowage.... of course, some school boy errors have appeared (forgot the seats before I built the superstructure and had the spare track racks on the wrong way round - now removed....

after a very long time staring at this one (ok did matt varnish it a while ago) started on the bits and bobs left... first off wooden log for rear and fuel tanks added....

s'gone green..... AK Interactive OD modulation set (ran out of Dark Base tho so will need some for the outside)

skirt rails added, should be able to to do pin wash tomorrow....

Thanks... Have now started on the factory writing on the turret. Done using white artists pencil. I may go over them in white paint to make them more distinctive...

looking good... love the interior

turret has had pin wash and matt varnish to allow me to do the factory markings. spare tracks done - just placed on turret to give me an idea on how good/bad they look

ready for first round of paint (well primer to check how bad my sanding is)....

maybe, but if you look at my reference photo it looks like rope, wire wouldn't give me that I guess

matt coat on yesterday, today I did the jack block (not the most defined wood grain) and added a trapauline using VMS Paper Shaper (my first go - didn't realise it would stick it to the kit, oh well it looks OK)... painted khaki and tried to do a touch of wet blending painting, need to matt it down a touch...

No need, I only do this every so often... Pictorial evidence drives me to add bots... But more than happy for OOB as well

4 hours see the first side done... happy how close to the photo it looks (well still need to add some bolts to the supports)...

gone for picture wire - probably slightly thin at 1mm but it is 3-strand.... it will do (and enough for other kits too)

so front glacis completed have moved the lights up, added the spare track boxes... started to look at stowage - does anyone have any recommendations for what can simulate the cable - in scale is it 1.5mm thick (with a link?) - the photo I am working form has it draped round the light but obviously not stiff like plastic.... next stop will be to start the side modifications (handles, tarp support brackets, wading armour

Handles done on the front.... Black lines show where the lights are moving to...

What I am starting with (already added the upper wading armour....