Tail-Dragon Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 (edited) Ford Canada CMP of the 5th Canadian Armoured Division, 12th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Artillery co. - Italy, 1943 Finished just in time for New Years, my Peerless/Max Chevy 15CWT converted to a Ford CMP, hope you enjoy, and a belated Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year to everyone ! Colin - On CMP: - Modified from Chevy to Ford with Eduard's photo-etch grill, Ford instrument panel, "Ford Canada" and "Ford" logos on front - Detailed cab with rear internal structure, detailed Lee-Enfield .303 rifles, added slings (stowed behind seats), round Ford style clutch and brake pedals, shortened and modified seats and added leather texture and wrinkles, corrected/modified shift levers, hinged drivers door. Added side window mount brackets, sliding rear window handles, windshield wiper motors and wiring, front windshield opening adjusters, replaced windshield with clear acetate. Added wiper blades from brass wire. - Opened grill area, detailed rad and added shroud, added brake lines, spring shackles, fuel tank fill neck braces, corrected fuel tank supports to proper profile, scribed wood grain into load bed wooden panels, replaced canvass tie-down hooks with flattened wire, replaced canvass cover framework with brass tube and wire. Added padlock shackles to all stowage boxes, flattened tires. - On 6 Pound anti-tank gun: - Replaced all the tie-downs with fine copper wire, drilled out the elevation wheel, filled the sink holes in the carriage tongues and replaced the weld beads, drilled out tubes on spades, added pins and chains at the spade end and refined the spades, and on the forward splinter shield, made hinges on the lower shield and hooks and eyes from fine brass wire so that it is articulated. Painted with Tamiya acrylics (custom mix for the BCC 2 service brown), weathered with artist oils, artist Gauche, pastels, decals from kit and IPMS D-Day sheet. Edited January 3, 2016 by Tail-Dragon 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Wonderful models, superb detailing, paint and weathering. Stunning work!! Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adt70hk Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 A very good job!!!! Very well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foghorn Leghorn Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Wow, a silk purse from a sow's ear, nice one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Fox Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Subtle , beautiful weathering that really compliments the work done on a difficult kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Like that a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxy Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Nice bit of weathering and over all presentation. Grand Job!!!!. Foxy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwality8 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 That's really rather splendid! Looks 1/1 scale to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Fantastic work, looks great. Very nice job on the paint and finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philtn Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Amazing piece of modelling. Great paintjob and just the right amount of weathering for my taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADMUSKY Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Very nice indeed, loving the finish Darren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan-o Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carius Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Looks great indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 lovely work there! good painting and just the right amount of weathering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Looks fantastic the subtle but effective weathering is very convincing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntPhillips Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Lovely build, these Peerless Max kits really were ahead of the game when first released and still build up very nicely now especially with some of the modern add-ons available and with the scratchbuilt detailing of a great modeller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Beautiful build and finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Superb build stunning finish! Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
builder52 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 absoluty superb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I especially love the truck, beautifully finished, and the barrel along with the looks good too, Greetings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomCZ Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Splendid result ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tail-Dragon Posted January 17, 2016 Author Share Posted January 17, 2016 Thanks everyone for the kind comments. It was a fun little kit and surprisingly good for it's age - a testament to the mold makers of old! Also, the first time I tried weathering with artists Gauche - something that I have to work on some more, but it shows real promise! (I.E. screw it up, and wash it off with water! Got to like that!) Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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