AnonymousDFB1 Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 This will be my entry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellzy Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Hi Mish that looks good look Look forward to your build Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Thats funny, this is what I have Mish to enter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted July 30, 2012 Author Share Posted July 30, 2012 I've made a start Bored now.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deacon Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 I can see why! Nice tidy 'rubber' on those you've done Mish. Deacon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Bored now.... Bah, get back on it!, no whinging! One of the greatest "pleasures" of AFV modelling is doing all the wheels, second only to assembling hundred of tiny tank tracks!!! Heh, I'm just a bloody glutton for punishment... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintsPhil Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 I keep thinking about giving armour a go, but I'm not sure I've got the patients for it!! Looking good so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted August 12, 2012 Author Share Posted August 12, 2012 Okay, I've started flower arranging.... All the road wheel tyres now painted. I will also be taking some 'arty' photos of this build as I have been asked to provide some sample photos of my work for possible future magazine inclusion. So forgive me if I post them here as well. Idle and drive wheels to do now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellzy Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I see Rommel`s keeping a eye on things ,keep thinking about doing a firefly but all them wheels think I will stay with things with wings ,good start good luck . Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted August 21, 2012 Author Share Posted August 21, 2012 Right got all the wheels on the lower hull Next I shall start work on the upper hull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted August 25, 2012 Author Share Posted August 25, 2012 First off sorry about the crap photos, I forgot to adjust the white balance on the camera. \as you can see I have been cracking on with the build and now have the upper hull in place and today have been attaching all the hatches, eyes etc. All was going well till I started to fit the 'up armour' as you can see Academy made a big c**k up. As you can see the error is in alignment to the order of about 3 mm. So after a bit of head scratching and some plastic 'butchery' I acheived this Overall shot of where I'm at and now the 'arty' magazine style photos More tomorrow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted August 26, 2012 Author Share Posted August 26, 2012 Some good progress today. Decided to change the colour as I was happy with my first choice. A few odds and ends tomorrow and then I shall start on the tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Looking good. The 'arty' pics are nice but I think workbench shots always have a bit more character (I see Garfield isn't helping much with the armour builds either) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Glad you managed to sort out the mismatch in the front! Good luck with the "arty" photos - mine have improved dramatically since I bought that inexpensive photo-booth from Maplins! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted August 27, 2012 Author Share Posted August 27, 2012 Thanks, Good progress today Couple of 'arty' pics back on with the build Started playing around with the stowage Decals going on Ready to start th weathering More soon.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted August 27, 2012 Author Share Posted August 27, 2012 Okay let me know what you think, the sandy weathering shows up slightly more to the eye than it does in the photos. Just got to decide if I want to make a base for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 I vote for a base! Getting some variation into the sand colour can be tricky, which is one reason I went for a green one with sand over it on my Scimitar. Sandy mud? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 It's an interesting one as my Warrior is from Desert Sabre so it's sand, sand and more sand. Making that look interesting will be a challenge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta7 Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 (edited) Looks very good perhaps its just the photos but I think it needs a bit more weathering to bring it to its best, check this out http://www.diorama.r.../dioramas/1390/ especially photo 7 he has chipped and panel washed to bring out some differences you could also try the oil dot technique, using yellows, oranges etc to give a variation also one last suggestion, the barrel looks too bright, again perhaps its just the flash but I think it should be darkened down. Edited August 28, 2012 by delta7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swordfish fairey Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 That looks very good Mish, and it has given me a right kick up the nether regions to get mine done.........Smudge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Personally, that example delta7 links too has gone way to far in the weathering - looks more like a cartoon version of a Warrior than a scale replica! However some of what he's done with washes and filters might give some more texture to your version, just don't take it quite as far as this example... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 Thanks guys, as my armour builds are few and far between, probably only 1 in 10 I'm not disposed to buying washes and oils and the like. Plus I model on a tight budget. This build is not of a war weary piece of armour, bearing in mind these vehicles were painted and shipped out to Saudi where they sad and then made a very quick flanking manoeuvre to the west of Kuwait. There wasn't a lot of time for them to get chipped, sandy yes. I have based my build on the numerous photos I have found on the web. She now has had two more colours of sand pigment added. I'm afraid she doesn't photograph that well. the yellow of the lights counteracting the yellows of the pigments and the vehicle colour. the lat photos are not the finished article else they would have been in the gallery. For my first bit of desert armour I'm more than happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 Added the H4H decal on the underside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 Okay, hopefully this is a slightly better picture, I think I still need more light And I made a start on the base tonight Please bear in mind that the base is still wet and the colours may be a bit out as the photos was taken with my point and shoot that has limited white balance correction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellzy Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Very nice Mish nice one Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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