Foxbat Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 (edited) Per my entry in chat, I'll be joining in with this little fella. Not the most complicated build, and only needs 2 colours so I may even finish. Everything laid out ready to go, I'll actually make a start about tea time. No interesting food (yet) but it's all being done on the kitchen bench so anything could happen Andy Edited May 26, 2019 by Foxbat 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 That looks small and bijou, and a very nice decal selection. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Good time piece too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 7 minutes ago, Valkyrie said: Good time piece too Says the man with the Omega. I may have to substitute it as I now have watch envy Andy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 Made a cardinal error and didn't photograph the clock as I kicked off. Hope that doesn't disqualify me? In the meantime, first two parts cut at joined at 5:04 from a 5pm start. The bottom half of the body clips on like so: Then the top half presses into place. Closed roof only, although I'm sure there must be half of BM thinking "I'd open that up, loads you could do in there" Wheels on next. I was reading last night that the Dingo had no provision for a spare wheel because it used run flat tyres. Add the box bit at the front, and that's construction complete. Note that while doing it, I snipped the remnants of the Bren gun off as it had been bashed and bent almost to oblivion. 20 minutes gone, time for a cuppa then on to painting and decalling. Not sure 23 more hours will be enough given the number of washes and dry brushing coats I normally use, but we'll see. Andy 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 Eight o'clock and it's got some paint on. Going to leave it there for now so the paint fully cures then I can go to town with weathering and whatnot. In the meantime I'm going to let the Chicken Arabiatta and a large mead that constituted tea settle. Andy Replete 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Get some food and drink photos on too, it’s tradition lol hahaha Did you make your own mead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Valkyrie said: Get some food and drink photos on too, it’s tradition lol hahaha Did you make your own mead? Your wish... The two at the back are my first two attempts at home brewed mead - one is cherry, the other apple. They've both finished brewing, been back sweetened, and are now aging nicely. The front one is a gorgeous commercial one I picked up at a recent show. This is the one that was part of my tea. Andy Edited May 25, 2019 by Foxbat 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted May 26, 2019 Author Share Posted May 26, 2019 No breakfast yet, so I'm clear to keep using the bench for more important things (the joys of living alone ) Put an overall sepia ink wash on. It looks a bit heavy just now but should be a lot more subtle as it dries. I went for brown instead of green as it should modulate the olive nicely and I find the all the green inks I have are too 'blue'. They work OK on dark greens, so they get a lot of use on my Russian builds but not on olive drab. Andy Into my third coffee of the morning 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 I like it - I had my first coffee at 05:45 this morning - gonna have to have a cuppa in a minute to keep me going. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Nearly there Andy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted May 26, 2019 Author Share Posted May 26, 2019 I used a lighter shade as a drybrushed highlight (in this case Akan 7K Yellow Sand). I use a different colour because I'm trying to recreate the bright highlights that show in photographs and a lighter shade of the same colour doesn't always give the contrast you need. Odd, but it seems to work. I then added a final wash to blend everything and stop the highlights being too harsh - everything in moderation. That got me to here: Time for some decals. Only five. I've seen some cars with troop signs on the side, but I can't find any evidence that they were carried in this case, so I missed them off. I also don't have any T- numbers in the right size, so you'll just have to imagine them. All that said, this is what I did have I'll give them a little while to settle, then attack them with decal solution. Then it's the tyres to paint, a final overall dust coat and into the gallery. Dead easy if you say it quick. Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted May 26, 2019 Author Share Posted May 26, 2019 The other joy of living alone is that while one side of the kitchen is my modelling bench, the other side is cooking this perfectly acceptable Sunday brunch. See you in a bit Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted May 26, 2019 Author Share Posted May 26, 2019 Wish I'd seen this picture before I started. Would make for a great Blitzbild/Tiger GB cross project. Which isn't to say it wouldn't make a great Tiger GB build. Hmmm... Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted May 26, 2019 Author Share Posted May 26, 2019 I'm calling this one done. I'll stick some better quality photos in the Gallery any minute. Technically, there's still around 34 hours of the weekend left. Starting another one would just be silly though, wouldn't it? Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted May 26, 2019 Author Share Posted May 26, 2019 Post match wind down while I browse and enjoy all the other great builds in here. Well, it IS a bank holiday. Not going to eat it all though. Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missile-monkey Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Nice one............Can I ask where the decal sheets come from? MM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted May 26, 2019 Author Share Posted May 26, 2019 6 minutes ago, missile-monkey said: Nice one............Can I ask where the decal sheets come from? MM Of course - they're from Plastic Soldier Company. They do packs like my first picture that cover most of the British armoured divisions in NW Europe from D Day on with 4 sheets in each pack covering division, arm of service, bridging and tactical signs. PSC Allied decals They are very light on pictures but Google is your friend. Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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