phildagreek Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Right then, having retired early just before Christmas I should now be on a holiday of a lifetime, but obviously I'm not, this was going to be a project for my return but i thought i might as well crack on with it now. This was a Christmas present from one of my girls and the other girl got me the add on. LAV 1 by phil da greek, on Flickr LAV 14 by phil da greek, on Flickr The kit gives you a couple of options to build, with nice clear instructions and a concise pait guide (it's green). LAV 2 by phil da greek, on Flickr LAV 3 by phil da greek, on Flickr LAV 4 by phil da greek, on Flickr LAV 5 by phil da greek, on Flickr LAV 7 by phil da greek, on Flickr More to follow........ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted March 31, 2020 Author Share Posted March 31, 2020 I started this a couple of weeks ago, the day after the holiday was cancelled, so I've been working away at it. LAV 6 by phil da greek, on Flickr LAV 9 by phil da greek, on Flickr Hull assembly complete, ready for some paint. LAV 10 by phil da greek, on Flickr Back door complete with some very fiddly photo etch. LAV 11 by phil da greek, on Flickr More to follow.... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Nice subject Phil. I've not seen one of these on here before, so I'll follow. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted March 31, 2020 Author Share Posted March 31, 2020 And onwards..... LAV 12 by phil da greek, on Flickr LAV 15 by phil da greek, on Flickr This is the rear box / pannier / stowage. There is a fair bit of detail on the top of it which I've removed because this lot from the add ons is going to sit on top of it. LAV 16 by phil da greek, on Flickr And now a couple of turret and upper hull ready for painting shots. LAV 21 by phil da greek, on Flickr LAV 23 by phil da greek, on Flickr LAV 24 by phil da greek, on Flickr More to follow..... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted March 31, 2020 Author Share Posted March 31, 2020 And........ LAV 25 by phil da greek, on Flickr LAV 26 by phil da greek, on Flickr A couple of points, I've added the white plastic jerrycan holders on the rear basket, the included ones were flimsy and fiddly photo etch and I didn't get on with them! I've seen some photos of larger ones so I thought I would go with them. The rear of the turret has changed, I've got rid of the basket and I'm going to use the add on resin part now I've figured out how to mount it. It's really well detailed but no instructions! Speaking of add on parts. LAV 28 by phil da greek, on Flickr LAV 29 by phil da greek, on Flickr And a home built satcom antennae, not sure about it, a bit more refining but we'll see. LAV 27 by phil da greek, on Flickr More to follow..... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted March 31, 2020 Author Share Posted March 31, 2020 And...... I like to add a figure or two to my models, especially AFVs, I think itgives them a sense of scale. I saw a photo of a Canadian LAVIII with a sentry on stag sat on the turret some time ago and that is what really gave me the inspiration for this so I set out to recreate it, the figure i wanted couldn't be found but then I found these and they gave me this and that's a pretty good match for what I was after. LAV 30 by phil da greek, on Flickr LAV 31 by phil da greek, on Flickr Some painting then, I'm trying this idea of extreme pre shading with a black base and white upper surfaces, i have my doubts but hey let's try it. LAV 32 by phil da greek, on Flickr LAV 33 by phil da greek, on Flickr The overall colour is going to be Humbrol Matt 030 which i think they call NATO green but is suggested as a good match for Canadian green. This first coat will have a splash of matt black added. And you are up to date, kind of, it's had a first coat of green but I haven't taken a photo yet. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simont382 Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Afternoon, only just got the armour bug so interested in picking up any tips that I can along the way. Looks good so far so will most certainly keep wayching 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan-o Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Nice one👍You cracked on with that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted March 31, 2020 Author Share Posted March 31, 2020 Okay, now you're up to date. The green base coat is on, you can certainly see how the pre shading black and white has worked. LAV 34 by phil da greek, on Flickr LAV 35 by phil da greek, on Flickr LAV 36 by phil da greek, on Flickr Keeping plodding on, I'll give this a couple of days to dry out and then the final coat. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan-o Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Nice one👍You cracked on with that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 That looks a nice kit indeed, rapid assembly eh ? Nice work work so far Phil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 I've seen these on Canada Highway 1 and yours looks very good. I'll follow along and watch this come to a superb finish if I may nice work so far! Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Phil this looks like a great little build project, nice looking model which is coming together nicely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carius Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Great progress Phil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 Thanks folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 I'm glad that your giving this a 48 hour break as I'm knackered trying to keep up. Great work though. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robw_uk Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 great build, i was toying up with this kit as my lockdown build (no painting at the moment) but decided to complex for the digital camouflage I wanted to attempt so wen with the Tamiya JGDSF Type 16 (my first modern armour build). Look forward to more of this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 Thanks Rob, a weekend of fence fixing has taking priority, but more to come....... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted April 6, 2020 Author Share Posted April 6, 2020 An update! Not much done over the weekend as Saturday morning started with me picking up a lot of the fence that had decided to lie down for a rest! Got that sorted (kind of) and I got some time in the shed this morning having bodged the fence for another year. The postie brought these on Saurday morning to replace the rather nasty black plastic ones in the kit, whilst they're not covered in a manufacturer's name they are certainly an improvement on the kit items & cheap! Just a tenner off that evil bay including postage and I've wasted little time getting them onto cocktail sticks for painting. LAV 37 by phil da greek, on Flickr LAV 39 by phil da greek, on Flickr LAV 43 by phil da greek, on Flickr Of course it's not all beer and skittles, every solution just brings a new problem in this game doesn't it? I've seen quite a few photos of this vehicle with the front wheels turned in the direction of travel and I rather like that so that's what we're going for. But, these replacement wheels aren't for this kit in particular and so the hubs don't quite fit. Although there are 8 wheels (well 9 if you count the spare) it is actually two sets of four. The first set of four have a wider hub and these are a "good" fit for the front attachment bits/holes/suspension legs/things but the rear ones are really narrow and don't come close to fitting. So a bit of time last night fiddling around looking for a solution and do you know, I might have just done it. LAV 38 by phil da greek, on Flickr The narrow hub has had clear plastic tube glued on to it, this is the tube you get to protect your paint brush when you buy it. The outside dimension of the tube is exactly the same as the inside dimension of the hub & cut to length for the hub and give it a smidge of clearance to hold the wheel off the model in a scale clearance sort of deal. So the plan is to paint it all up and then gently file until it fits in to the hub and glue that bad boy in place. A little bit of detail painting started on the turret baskets, LAV 42 by phil da greek, on Flickr LAV 41 by phil da greek, on Flickr LAV 40 by phil da greek, on Flickr And then what could well be the final colour onto her, very freshly done and needs some serious drying time. LAV 45 by phil da greek, on Flickr LAV 44 by phil da greek, on Flickr There we go, up to date with progress so far. I'm happy with it and pretty confident about work so far, any thoughts or comments then please chuck them in. Thanks for looking in & stay safe. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan-o Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Looking very good now 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 Update. Main body and turret are completed and painted, gloss varnished with the very few decals applied and then matt varnished on top, now set aside for a little while. LAV 46 by phil da greek, on Flickr LAV 47 by phil da greek, on Flickr Resin wheels are painted up & drying prior to being weathered, they appear much darker in the photo. LAV 48 by phil da greek, on Flickr And then the fiddly painting of the turret baskets and the load for the rear pannier/container. How many shades of green? LAV 51 by phil da greek, on Flickr LAV 52 by phil da greek, on Flickr LAV 49 by phil da greek, on Flickr LAV 50 by phil da greek, on Flickr Concentration behind the magnifying visor for those baskets and making sure you've got the right green on the brush before you commit it! Still lots to do, the Squaddie is still sat to one side in shades of grey primer waiting to join in for one thing but i think next will be to weather the wheels and the underside and then get this bad boy up and see if I can get all 8 wheels touching the ground and the front four turning in the same direction! Thanks for looking in. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robw_uk Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 nice work. love the stowage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Nice progress, will be stunning when completed Stay safe Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Going to be a busy looking vehicle with all that stowage beefy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfingers Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Great work. I always enjoy painting the stowage and seeing it come to life. Look forward to seeing more. Regards, Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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