Torbjörn Hanö Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 So, this is my first build thread. I haven't got the best equipment for taking great pix, and the light made the weathering so far look a bit starker than in real life. I appreciate good advice on painting and building, but I'm not after a 100 percent accurate model. I apply some artistic freedom, and try to add some visual interest instead of trying to mke everything completely accurate. This will be built OOB, at the moment I'm not inclined to go an extra mile or two with detailing. I'm on holiday, so I try to keep this fun and leisurely. So far this model https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235059079-grant-mki-full-interior-kit-35217-135/ has been enjoyable to build, very good fitting of parts, and though I have jumped back and forward in the building instructions I haven't met any obstacles so far. And, as a couple of you might want to know, the plastic is good. A bit on the brittle side rather than the soft side, as their Omnibus (wich I really enjoyed building!) Some pix to start off this thread. 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robw_uk Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 very nice... I saw this one and nearly bought it, went for the SU-122 instead. Looking forward to seeing this progress 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torbjörn Hanö Posted July 5, 2020 Author Share Posted July 5, 2020 20 minutes ago, robw_uk said: very nice... I saw this one and nearly bought it, went for the SU-122 instead. Looking forward to seeing this progress Yeah, I might tackle that one some day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edjbartos Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Looking really nice, looking forward to seeing the rest of the build. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torbjörn Hanö Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share Posted July 6, 2020 I decided to tone down the weathering by applying a white filter. This looks better! 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torbjörn Hanö Posted July 13, 2020 Author Share Posted July 13, 2020 (edited) The thing I dread mostabout building tanks are the tracks. I prefer length and links, to be honest. This kit cries out for a jig (ping: Miniart!) for putting the tracks together. Part Y is "back heavy", and topples over (see red arrow in the pic). So I built a jig myself, see pics and scetch below. I used the kit parts as templates to get the measuremenst correct. It's still a bit fiddly, but it works. Line up a couple of part Ei, insert part Y (see pic), the add a small amount of liquid cement in the recess in part Ei and carefully put Eg on top and press down. Sometimes part Y takes off, so find the best way to get Eg in place; it's a bit crammed in there. A tip is to also keep the kit parts Ei together with a piece of tape. Otherwise it's difficult to keep them in place when you cement Eg on top of them. Now I can have a little mindfullness moment putting the tracks together, instead of several aaargh moments. Hope this can be of help, should you choose to build this otherwise lovely kit. Edited July 13, 2020 by Torbjörn Hanö 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Nice work with the tracks. IMO, a jig is the best way to assemble these tracks. I made one up for assembling the tracks in the Bronco A13 kits and the same again for the Sherman tracks from Panda Plastics. It makes life so much easier. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torbjörn Hanö Posted July 13, 2020 Author Share Posted July 13, 2020 45 minutes ago, Bullbasket said: Nice work with the tracks. IMO, a jig is the best way to assemble these tracks. I made one up for assembling the tracks in the Bronco A13 kits and the same again for the Sherman tracks from Panda Plastics. It makes life so much easier. John. Sure does! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsman Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Right now I'm glad I went for the non-interior version......... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torbjörn Hanö Posted July 13, 2020 Author Share Posted July 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Das Abteilung said: Right now I'm glad I went for the non-interior version......... Me, I really like building the interior. But next time I'll buy the non-track version. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edjbartos Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 I too like interior builds, great work on the tracks and good tips regarding the jig. It's all coming along nicely now, great work keep it up.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Juliet Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Great work so far - I have the T55 with interior, in may stash, so I'll follow your build if that's ok? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torbjörn Hanö Posted July 13, 2020 Author Share Posted July 13, 2020 13 minutes ago, Alpha Juliet said: Great work so far - I have the T55 with interior, in may stash, so I'll follow your build if that's ok? I'll be more than happy if you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3talpig Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 If the exterior ends up as good as the interior then this should be a stunning model......great work so far 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torbjörn Hanö Posted July 13, 2020 Author Share Posted July 13, 2020 Thank you! I'll try to keep the standard up. My plan is to to finish it in the El Alamain version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torbjörn Hanö Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 (edited) Paint and decals are on, now it’s ready for some weathering. It isn’t obvious in the pix, but I used different shades of XF-59 Desert Yellow. After the decals (which performed perfectly!) I applied a flat clear coat (Mission Models). I did some pre-weathering on the “underbelly” before I mounted the wheels and tracks, as those areas are difficult to reach otherwise. Feel free to give some advice. I saw this picture, so I will try to make it dusty, but not to this extreme extent: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M3_Lee. (The picture on the top right.) I’ve got one week left of my vacation, my plan is to finish this before I get back to work. Edited July 24, 2020 by Torbjörn Hanö 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3talpig Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Looking good mate ....look forward to seeing this with the weathering underway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper dog Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Looking good, be nice to see how much of the interior work can be seen once finished. Atb Darryl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edjbartos Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Great build so far, looking forward to seeing the weathering, well done... Ed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PF Naughton Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Hi, Your build looks great. The detailing that you've done really brings the kit to life. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torbjörn Hanö Posted July 26, 2020 Author Share Posted July 26, 2020 First a pinwash around bolts etc, quite sparingly. Excess paint is dragged in downwards streaks. You can clearly see the weathering I did before I mounted the wheels and tracks. The some oilpaint rendering, with white, ochre, dust and buff and some rust from Ammo Oilbrushers. On to some chipping with acrylic colors. I will tone down the white parts, they came out too stark. And some oil and petrol spills. Next up is dusting with pigments, and the finishing touches, attaching tools and so on, hopefully in a couple of days. Stay cool and healhy, mates! /T 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edjbartos Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 This is coming along great, looking forward to your next update... Ed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torbjörn Hanö Posted July 29, 2020 Author Share Posted July 29, 2020 Well, finished, done and dusted ... or, rather, dusty. This is the first time I’ve used pigments to this extent. Pleased with most of it. I nice model, enjoyable to build. The tracks are very fiddly, but the result is great. The wheels are a bit fiddly as well, and you have to take care and do a lot of dry-fitting and some adjustment and surgery if you want them to be movable. My plan was to have them level and static, so it wasn’t a big problem. Do follow the steps in the instructions, though. A couple of different angles, I will try to figure out how to getter better depth of field in upcoming photos from coming builds. As you can see a lot of the interior is visible. The turret is loose som you can see most of what's inside if you pull it off. And finally some pics with some rucksacks and tarpaulin stuck on the rails. The chains were salvaged from another build. Hope you enjoyed this. Now, what to build next? A cargo tram from Miniart, worn down with a lot of graffiti, perhaps? Or a quick build from my stash? Stafe cool and safe! /T 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper dog Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Come out really well. As you say, you can see quite a bit of the interior once finished. The tarps look particularly good btw. Nice work Darryl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torbjörn Hanö Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 1 minute ago, Jasper dog said: The tarps look particularly good btw. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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