Brews Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Box, sprues and decals: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brews Posted May 16, 2008 Author Share Posted May 16, 2008 A bit of reference material: http://www.clash-of-steel.co.uk/gallery/pa...mage_number=120 http://www.clash-of-steel.co.uk/gallery/pa...mage_number=119 Wheels are painted, and a bit of work has been done on the body and turret. The fit is pretty good, I have to say! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brews Posted May 16, 2008 Author Share Posted May 16, 2008 Progress sans wheels, and comparison with Humber: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Looking good Brews, very tidy work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brews Posted May 17, 2008 Author Share Posted May 17, 2008 Thanks, Dave. It's a very Volvo turret on that Humber, isn't it. It's even odder after I meddled with it at lunchtime and added a few more bitsy things to it. I ground out the spotlight with a round milling bit - actually TWO round milling bits, as I tried to resemble some paraboloid inside it I am working on a Scorpion tonight ... long story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brews Posted July 1, 2008 Author Share Posted July 1, 2008 (edited) Found a couple of good links: Alvis sales book (to the Bundeswehr): http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/lsm/dhmg/rola002.html and a good story here about a young gunner in Aden, 1965: http://www.dunnings.net/barry/xrh/02.htm Edited July 1, 2008 by Brews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brews Posted July 1, 2008 Author Share Posted July 1, 2008 From my research this morning, that enlarged flange-like thing on the end of the barrel needs to be filed off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Interesting reads Brews, any new pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brews Posted July 1, 2008 Author Share Posted July 1, 2008 Just this one: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brews Posted July 15, 2008 Author Share Posted July 15, 2008 I finished adding all the little bits and pieces last night, except for the optional screen that goes over the glacis ... I can't find a photo of that anywhere, so I'm leaving it off, at least for the time being. The two aerials that are supplied appear to me to be a tad on the chunky side. I would replace them with brass wire, but I'm not sure what diameter the actual aerials should be. There was a small sink hole in one of the headlights. These were very fiddly to attach, by the way! In the process of finishing off the construction, I knocked one of the axles off. Before I reattached it, I drilled a hole in the chassis and in the axle, and reinforced the joint with a piece of wire. In retrospect, I should have done this with each of the 6 axles. Next time ... Now the real fun begins - painting and weathering in earnest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brews Posted July 16, 2008 Author Share Posted July 16, 2008 Hmmm. http://mikethorpemodels.co.uk/SALADIN.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brews Posted July 16, 2008 Author Share Posted July 16, 2008 (edited) Loads more details to paint (and maybe fabricate - I'm not pleased that the towing eyes are solid lumps). Some weathering already done, lots to do. Wheel nuts painted red, but some boo boos there that need touching up. State of play in pictures below: Edited July 16, 2008 by Brews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousA667 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 It's looking right neat mate. In fact I think I'm going to snaffle one of these for myself, they still have some in JB boxings at my LMS. peebeep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brews Posted July 16, 2008 Author Share Posted July 16, 2008 Thanks for the encouragement, Paul. I think I would do things differently next time. For example, the mantlet flat armour plate was obviously difficult for me to get flat. I would have been better-off by cutting off the main gun and coaxial machine gun and sanding the whole plate flat, or replacing with plastic card. The wheels, as I mentioned, should have all been reinforced with a metal post (wire), and the aerials may look better as wire. Rear-view mirrors could be added quite easily from wire and plastic card. I might do that yet, but the odds of that surviving a transatlantic crossing aren't great. It's quite purposeful-looking, though, isn't it?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousA667 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 It's quite purposeful-looking, though, isn't it?! Not 'arf. You are obviously a very harsh self critic! For those not in the know, the pics on your screen are coming out several times life size. One thing that struck me on a trip to Muckleburgh is that these vehicles are actually quite small. peebeep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brews Posted July 19, 2008 Author Share Posted July 19, 2008 Right, well I fabricated a few details this morning, and I'm not finished yet I removed the towing eyes on the glacis and replaced these with 0.3mm diameter Evergreen rod. The off-side tail light has been removed, and replaced with foil. It's not PE, but it will do as a cheap substitute. I added a lifting ring to the gun barrel near the mantlet, again with 0.3mm rod. Consulting photographs, I'm struck with a detail I hadn't noticed before ... the turret armour is welded with overlapping plates. What a PITA. I will address this properly on a future build of this model. For this one, I hope to represent the appearance by masking the plate forward of the join, and spraying Tamiya smoke on the plate behind it. Two lifting eyes are to be applied to the rear sides of the turret, and a couple of other details ... all being well, I should finish this by Sunday night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brews Posted July 21, 2008 Author Share Posted July 21, 2008 Did a bit more on this tonight, after I had done some studying of the patenting process (yawn). In the process, I found a couple of flaws in the kit, and my modelling. Anyway, I added a rod to the extreme rear of the upper superstructure of the hull, and a strip of 10 thou card a couple of mm in front of that. I also added some rod to the rear of the lower hull side, and some details to the rear hull plate. Apart from the details noted in the previous post, I'll add a machine gun travel bracket and some mesh over the air intake grille. So, not finished tonight ... maybe some time this week, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Sounds great Brews Let's see some piccies then!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brews Posted July 21, 2008 Author Share Posted July 21, 2008 As requested: Here is the off-side rear quarter. Note foil replacement tail-light bracket. The "registration" plate now looks distinctly overscale, and I'll replace that with Plastic card, with foil bracing. The exhast shroud can be seen to be flat on the bottom. In most of the pics that I've seen which show this, it has a round profile over the forward part of it. Foil will come to the rescue here: For comparision, here is the near-side rear quarter view. Note the chunky tail light assembly, which would be perfectly fine if you didn't want to waste time. However, you will also note the stepped join between the rear hull and the rest of the model. This was so distinct that I didn't question it, until I noticed that it should be flush. D'oh! Knife and file to the rescue here (later!): Towing eyes on the glacis: Small cross-section details on the rear upper superstructure (beneath rear of turret): Couple of details added to the rear hull plate and lower hull side: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brews Posted July 21, 2008 Author Share Posted July 21, 2008 (edited) I realise that it's odd to be adding reference URLs this late in the piece, but as this is my build, therefore reasonably unconventional, and also due to the fact that this is a pretty good reference linky (but note that the vehicle is horribly underloaded): http://www.primeportal.net/apc/andre_patsc...aladin_walk.htm And another: http://www.warwheels.net/Saladin2LINGLE.html Bovington's Saladin (one of four subjects of the decal sheet, and the source of the spurious muzzle-lump): http://www.cleeveprints.co.uk/bovington/DS...3%20(Large).JPG Duxford's Saladin: http://www.howitzer.dk/vehicles/britishvehicles.htm#14 Resurrected Saladin: http://www.turretsandtracks.co.uk/bongo.pl...ured.scout.car/ Camouflage-netted Saladin: http://www.primeportal.net/apc/robert_de_c...n_mk.2_fv601_c/ How Much is that Saladin in the Window? 14,500GBP http://www.milweb.net/classifieds/large_im...43303&cat=1 Edited July 21, 2008 by Brews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brews Posted July 22, 2008 Author Share Posted July 22, 2008 (edited) Every day, in a little way, it's getting better and better. Yesterday, I cleaned up that bad joint at the near side rear quarter that is a manifestation of the parts beakdown. I also prepared a plastic card addition for the lower hull front plate. I don't know if I did something wrong in the assembly - I don't think I did, but this item needed a 40 thou card used like "applique armour" to "fill the gap". I took pics and will up upload later. Edited July 22, 2008 by Brews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brews Posted July 23, 2008 Author Share Posted July 23, 2008 Pics as promised. Lower hull joint reconstruction - before: and with Plastic card "dry-fitted": Rear near-side amendment: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Lots of work you're putting into this Brews, it's shaping up nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke481 Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 Will you be flying over this year Brews? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brews Posted July 27, 2008 Author Share Posted July 27, 2008 Thanks guys. I doubt I'll make it over, but you never know. I'm keeping an eye on cheap flights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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