flashlight Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 @Jasper dog Dear Darryl, thank you very much for the nice words! Unfortunately the progress is quite slow now, as time at workbench is short and the painting of the black shapes is very time consuming. Have a nice day Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashlight Posted June 7, 2020 Author Share Posted June 7, 2020 Hi all, the weather was too nice to spend the days at the workbench, but found some time to get on with the comouflage pattern, which is finished now. I am quite pleased how it came out. Thanks for looking! Have a nice day Nick 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper dog Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 1 hour ago, flashlight said: Hi all, the weather was too nice to spend the days at the workbench, Hi Nick, looks great, coming together really nicely. I know what you mean, if the weather is good almost feel guilt about playing with what the "Mrs" calls my toys. Cheers Darryl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 14 hours ago, flashlight said: I am quite pleased how it came out. ....and so you should be, because it looks first class. Nice one Nick. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashlight Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 Hi everybody, I had some good progress last days. Now most of the detail parts are painted and attached, only mudflaps, front bumper, lights and ammo belt for the gun are to do. Slowly we move towards weathering stage. That's the current status: Thanks for looking! Any comments are welcome. Have a nice day Nick 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Very nice workmanship and paintwork Nick. Stay safe Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper dog Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Hi Nick, this has come on a treat, really taking shape. As Roger has said the paintwork looks really good. Atb Darryl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Great work Nick. The cammo looks excellent. John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashlight Posted June 15, 2020 Author Share Posted June 15, 2020 @Hamden, @Jasper dog, @Bullbasket Thank you very much, gents for your very kind words! This is much appreciated. Next up will be the assembly and painting of the wheels, a gloss coat, decals and panel line wash. Have a nice day Nick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashlight Posted June 18, 2020 Author Share Posted June 18, 2020 Hi all, very slow progress now - seems like I am crawling along. So what's been done...Arbalet is finished now, it has got the ammo belt and the cartridge case basket (or whatever this thing is called)... ...the wheels are assembled - I tried to get rid of the seam running along the center line of the tyres, I think I wasn't very successful. That's the only let down of this kit. Mudflaps are painted and attached, the rear lights are painted. Front bumber is painted, still needs some touch ups. Now she is heading for the paint shop for the clear cote. Wheels and front bumper are dryfit. Thanks for looking! Any comments are welcome. Have a nice day Nick 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper dog Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 Hi Nick, finish line in sight! I know what you mean the final stages they always take longer than you'd imagine. Nice work, small thing but the tail lights look really realistic and it's the little details that really make a model. Atb Darryl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 That looks really good Nick. Just one little point if you don't mind me pointing it out. On a model that I did a couple of years ago, it had an ammo belt like yours, and it was pointed out to me that the belt would normally be OD. So I painted it down the middle. Obviously, I don't know if your ones would have been the same, but I would have assumed that the shells would have been carried on some kind of belt. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashlight Posted June 19, 2020 Author Share Posted June 19, 2020 4 hours ago, Jasper dog said: Nice work, small thing but the tail lights look really realistic and it's the little details that really make a model. Hi Darryl, thank you very much for the kind words. Regarding the rear lights - I am pleased with the look too - it's a shame that they will be toned down by the weathering! Have a nice day Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashlight Posted June 19, 2020 Author Share Posted June 19, 2020 3 hours ago, Bullbasket said: That looks really good Nick. Just one little point if you don't mind me pointing it out. On a model that I did a couple of years ago, it had an ammo belt like yours, and it was pointed out to me that the belt would normally be OD. So I painted it down the middle. Obviously, I don't know if your ones would have been the same, but I would have assumed that the shells would have been carried on some kind of belt. John. Hi John, thank you very much indeed for pointing this out. I have done another google search and all of a sudden I found this pic (I hope that it's ok to post the link here): https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1073982339393437698/photo/1 To me it looks like the belt has a steel-like colour - what would you say? I will also change the colour of the feed channel which is obviously green and not steel like I painted it. Have a nice day Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 2 hours ago, flashlight said: To me it looks like the belt has a steel-like colour You could be right Nick. It's certainly got a blue tinge to it. Definitely not like the old .50cal feed belt. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashlight Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share Posted June 21, 2020 Hi all, had been occupied by many things during the weekend, so I only had some workbench time in between, but not enough to pull out the airbrush and spray a clear cote. The only thing I managed to do was to correct the colour of the ammo belt and the feed channel. I used some dark grey to represent the ammo belt. The flash makes it shinyer than it actually is. Thanks again, @Bullbasket John for pointing this out. Have a nice day Nick 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 That looks spot on Nick, when you compare it to that link that you posted. Nice work. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Looking great Nick, I'm not exactly an armour specialist but the belt looks good like this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashlight Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 Hi everybody, this project is nearly finished now. What has been done: clear coat, decals, pin wash, panel line wash, dust, a bit of weathering, dull coat, lights, filter, wheels, black frames of the side and rear windows and the rear view mirrors. Only a few touch ups are left now - I hope to show her soon in the RFI section! Thanks for looking, any comments are welcome! Have a nice day Nick 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper dog Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Hi Nick, come out rather well hasn't it, finished off nicely by the touch of light weathering. Super job. Atb Darryl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 That does look rather good Nick. I can't help wondering what would happen if Brinks Mat used these for deliveries to banks. It would certainly spoil the bank robbers day! John. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 That has turned out extremely well - great build and stunning paintwork Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashlight Posted July 14, 2020 Author Share Posted July 14, 2020 Thanks gentlemen for your very kind words! This is much appreciated. Have a nice day Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashlight Posted July 18, 2020 Author Share Posted July 18, 2020 Hi everybody, I declare this project finished. This is the last pic in this thread. Thanks to all who gave helpful and encourageing comments, this helped a lot to get this vehicle to the finish line. Next pics will be shown in the RFI section later on. Have a nice day Nick 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaastav Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Me after seeing @flashlight's Tiger: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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