Vels Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 (edited) Hi everyone, I just started this Nuffield tank in 72 scale and want to share my first post in Britmodeller. There are many first things here for me: my first full resin kit, my first paper tank and my first OKB Grigorov kit. The Nuffield tank is so ugly that I like it very much. The kit is easy to assemble and I was amazed to find that the resin is not crispy, yet very good quality, and I haven't broken anything from the small parts (for now). If you have any information about the Nuffield tanks or just want to share some advice with the newbie in Britmodeller, please comment. Here are some pictures: Some dry fitting of the suspension Edited August 8, 2019 by Vels 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashlight Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 @Vels Hi Vels, this is an interesting build! I have never heard of this tank, so I am no help at all. I have two OKB Grigorov kits in my stash but haven't got around to build them so I will follow your build with interest if you don't mind. Have a nice day Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vels Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 (edited) Thanks Nick. Which OKB Grigorov's kits you have and what is your opinion about them. I'm asking you this, because I'm very pleased with the quality of the Nuffield tank and I want to purchase another OKB Grigorov's kit, I just don't know which is as good as this one. I joined two tracks, it is a real pleasure how easy it is to work with this kit. Can you spot he joint? I put together the parts that hold the wheels and cheked how it will look with wheels: Edited August 9, 2019 by Vels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashlight Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 @Vels Hi Vels, I have the AT-T and the GT-S. They look great, I think the resin is of high quality and the parts are very crisply moulded. I can't tell you more, because I never have build a resin kit up till now and so there is no experience at all. I surely will build them someday, but I think I need some more time to feel experienced enough for such kits. Btw, good progress with your build. Have a nice day Nick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vels Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share Posted August 13, 2019 Thanks , Nick. I like the AT-T and GT-S, maybe later I'll purchase one of them and build it. I also never have built a full resin kit, but here we go, I'm doing it now A little bit of a progress with the Nuffield: I glued together the wheels and the parts that hold them Most of the sides will not be visible, so I didn't bother filling any gaps or beautify it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 It looks good Vels, but I think that you would get a bigger response if you enlarged the photos. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vels Posted August 16, 2019 Author Share Posted August 16, 2019 Thanks for the advice, Bullbasket. Here is my progress for the past several days: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Ah, much better. That does look to be a bit of a beast, even in this scale. Keep it going. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vels Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share Posted August 22, 2019 This is where I went with the Nuffield. Everything which could be glued was glued, now I have to mask the tracks, paint and weather accordingly the beast. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Good progress. It certainly is an odd looking beast. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 It's coming on nicely. Good detail work. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vels Posted September 2, 2019 Author Share Posted September 2, 2019 Some painting job done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vels Posted September 6, 2019 Author Share Posted September 6, 2019 Some paint job finished 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Looks good. I know absolutely nothing about this tank, but looking at the camouflage scheme that you've painted on it, I would presume that it was based in Malta. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vels Posted September 6, 2019 Author Share Posted September 6, 2019 It was based only on paper, Bullbasket, as no prototype was ever built, but you are right. I absolutely got the camouflage from Malta's Matildas, taking the frivolity to change the color of the strypes from brownish to dark green. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashlight Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Hi Vels, the camo looks great, must have been a lot of work! Have a nice day Nick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vels Posted September 7, 2019 Author Share Posted September 7, 2019 Hi Nick, thanks for the camo remarks. Actually I made it for 5 minutes with permanent marker and it was fun. On one of the side I even made it twice as when I started spaying it with Future the marker paint reacted with it and blurred and leaked the marker paint (well, it is not so permanent... obviously 😆 ), so I had to paint this side again with Beige and then paint the camo with the marker. Now the right side is with different camo from the pictures above I will make some pictures and post them tomorrow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vels Posted September 8, 2019 Author Share Posted September 8, 2019 A little bit weathering with the Nuffield. I'm not sure if it has never existed in reality, should I weather it like just coming back from battle in Malta, or leave it like in the museum. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carius Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Beautiful job, an unusual subject indeed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vels Posted October 11, 2019 Author Share Posted October 11, 2019 I consider it finished. I liked the build all the way, even if I had a big wonder how the british would maintain such complicated tracks system if something has to be repaired. Anyway... please enjoy the finished model: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsman Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 This vehicle was one of 18 design concepts (AT-1 to AT-18) submitted by Nuffield for a heavy assault tank. You can see that it has some design cues from the Cromwell and Excelsior as well as the AT-16 design, better known as the A39 Tortoise, which was eventually selected. It is a Paper Panzer and never progressed beyond the drawing board. I believe it may have been given virtual life in World of Tanks, which may be where OKB got the idea from. But it certainly never existed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vels Posted October 13, 2019 Author Share Posted October 13, 2019 All is correct, Das Abteilung Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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