Andy Moore Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Lanchester 4x2 Armoured Car Copper State Model 1/35 This is CSM's new WWI era Lanchester armoured car. It's quite a simple little kit compared to some of the armour mega-kits that come from a lot of manufacturers these days. Despite the simplicity though, it really is a joy to put together. The fit is just about perfect, and the whole thing was built up and ready for paint in only 4 days. There's some really nice example of moulding to, like the front fenders which are thin enough to almost pass for being photo etched, and the wheel spokes which are remarkably thin for an injection moulded part. There are a couple of errors in the kit. The little bump on top of the turret is a socket for a flag, and it should be closer to the turret roof hatch rather than at the front edge. Also the insides of the rear wheel arches should be panelled off, instead of being open as they are here. Neither of them are big deals though and are pretty easy to fix. CSM have a photo etch set in the works for this kit, although to be honest, I don't think it's really necessary. They do have some nice figures though which should work well for a diorama. This one's painted with Gunze RLM 65 and RLM 76 in a rough representation of Admiralty light grey Thanks for looking Andy 57 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rwa66 Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Lovely paint work, Always a pleasure to see your builds. Cheers Richard 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Oooh, nice! Great job on the weathering too. Mike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Great job. So many nice little touches on it. I quite fancy one, it would look good next to my Roden RR armoured car. Oete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris B Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Nice paintwork and weathering. Model looks beautiful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAYELL Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Another classic to salivate over and learn from Cheers Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roginoz Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 That's museum-quality modelling if ever I saw it !! Lovely job, Andy !! Rog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG X Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 WOWand triple WOW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamevender Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 (edited) Very nice job. You can see you put a lot of careful work into it. Just for a comparison, here's the MD models version in 1/72 Edited April 2, 2018 by gamevender 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 love it. Although such vehicles do look like entries to the Red Bull Soapbox races! Rearguards, Badder 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuro Nezumi Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 One of your finest yet, Andy! Very inspiring! I've one on its way from CSM; looking forward to building it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Ford Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 That's amazing. I'm so glad I logged in for a quick browse. Every single aspect is superb but if I had to pick a favourite part it would be the wooden planks. They look so real. Congratulations on such a brilliant build, All the best, Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Great job on the paint work Andy. I must get one of these to go with my RR a/c. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Absolutely super and tour de force weathering! Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Great paint and weathering for a interesting subject, Cheers Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carius Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Excellent build and finish Andy. Great weathering effecs. I like that a lot. Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Beautiful work once again Andy. If I could make models nearly half as good as yours I would be very happy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilan Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Fantastic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 What a great model. I love the finish and weathering, really effective. Cheers Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Hi Andy, As I've already said, you've made a great job of this. Have a look at this one http://www.track-link.com/gallery/10944 A bit different from the usual cammo scheme. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper dog Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Superb! Absolutely fantastic paint and finish with equally superb photography. Inspirational. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted April 6, 2018 Author Share Posted April 6, 2018 Thanks for all the comments guys. 13 hours ago, Bullbasket said: Have a look at this one http://www.track-link.com/gallery/10944 A bit different from the usual cammo scheme. Thanks for the link John. The Lanchester looks great in that camo. It's one of the Belgian operated vehicles. I did at one point consider doing it on this build, as it's one of the included marking options. Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobinsonh Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Fabulous finish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portaler Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 This one looks so cool. The mud spray especially. Also love the wooden board on the side. Excellent job, and a nice choice with the blue grey too ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackMax12 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Pretty impressive Andy. Like your choice of colours and the weathering is again superb. These guys must have have lots of "Good Hope" to be driving around anywhere near combat in one of these. Brave boys!! Take care, Lloyd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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