Andy Moore Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Austin Armoured Cars 3rd Series, Republic of Georgia Army 1918-21 1918 Pattern, 17th Armoured Car Battalion 1918 MiniArt 1/35 MiniArt have recently been releasing a new series of Austin armoured cars, and I've just finished a duel build of two of them. Both kits are fundamentally the same, but with different detail parts for each respective version. They both come with full interiors, although there's no need to install them if you have all the hatches closed. They are extremely well detailed, but that does come at a price as the kits are quite fiddly to assemble, and have a lot of very fragile parts. Some sections are held together more by hope than cement. The rear wheel arches in particular are very delicate, being held in place by some very thin PE brackets. I managed to rip one off completely on the 1918 Pattern simply by accidentally catching it with a small piece of tape while removing the masking after painting. I couldn't be bothered to try and repair it, so it became, ahem... battle damage. For all that, they are good kits though, and the fit is excellent for the most part. I would recommend not taking too much time over the interior though as, even with all the hatches open, not a lot can be seen. Thanks for looking Andy 48 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vytautas Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Really great looking models. Looks like the highest standard and reference for modeling, painting, and weathering. Vytautas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carius Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Excellent models as always Andy. Top job, both... TC Cesar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autle Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Stunning, stunning and just stunning 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef N. Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Up to your usual very high standards. Top work indeed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Hi Andy, A couple of beauties, I love how the green vehicle looks, with those changes in tonality and modulation. As always it is a pleasure to see your models. Cheers and TC Francis. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Model Mate Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 absolutely stunning work as usual Andy - beautiful! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 A couple of stunning models there Andy. You've done a superb job on both of them. Great work. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Absolutely superb - both Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted June 1, 2021 Author Share Posted June 1, 2021 Thanks for the comments chaps Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milan Mynar Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Both of them look great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f matthews Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Spectacular! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avereda Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 They’re really very, very splendid. Thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portaler Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Bam ! 2 more finished just like that ! I always love the dirt and weathering. So realistic. Excellent work yet again Andy ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APA Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Fantastic work on both. Those tyres on the second one are absolutely spot on. Difficult getting that colour right but you've nailed it Andrew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Great work on both of them. Love the colour modulation on the first, something I need more practice on! Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAYELL Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Yep! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getting Old Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Very nice indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 I know this post was done sometime ago, but I have a question about how you installed the driveshaft between the transmission and the rear axle - the shaft in my kit is around 6mm too long to fit, so did you have the same issue and just cut the shaft down? I have double checked and both the rear axle and the transmission are in the right place on the chassis I can see that on your build on The Modelling News the driveshaft is in place so I cannot work out where I have gone wrong - any thoughts? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacificmustang Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Always a joy seeing your work Andy I’ll have to nip on over to TMN and have a read of the builds regards Bruce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 12 hours ago, Graeme said: I know this post was done sometime ago, but I have a question about how you installed the driveshaft between the transmission and the rear axle - the shaft in my kit is around 6mm too long to fit, so did you have the same issue and just cut the shaft down? I have double checked and both the rear axle and the transmission are in the right place on the chassis I can see that on your build on The Modelling News the driveshaft is in place so I cannot work out where I have gone wrong - any thoughts? Hi Graeme, To be honest, I can't remember any significant issue with fitting the shaft. I think it had to be fitted at the same time as the rear axle to allow the location pins at each end of the shaft to drop into place. It's possible that I may have trimmed a little from one end, but that would have required removing one of the pins as well, and I can't remember doing that. 6mm sounds quite a lot too, and if I did shorten the shaft I'm certain it wouldn't have been by that much. I've just measured the shaft on mine and it's a fraction over 30mm (not including the pins), so if yours is the same length I didn't trim mine. I do remember that it was quite fiddly to get all the cross member in place on the chassis, and I had to double check each time that I was placing them in the correct positions. I guess it's possible that if you've got one of the cross members misplaced, it might have thrown out the spacing between the gearbox and rear axle. There's a couple of photos here of the chassis from below and above. They're not from the best angles, but you may be able to spot if something's out of place on yours. Have you got any photos of your chassis? I might be able to see if anything looks significantly different to mine. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet Mike Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 That weathering is beautifully done, stunning builds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edjbartos Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Beautiful work Andy on both of these models, superb painting and weathering, that's really wetted my appetite to get one of these, they just look superb, excellent, well done... Ed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbow Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Wonderful job on those !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 13 hours ago, Andy Moore said: Hi Graeme, To be honest, I can't remember any significant issue with fitting the shaft. I think it had to be fitted at the same time as the rear axle to allow the location pins at each end of the shaft to drop into place. It's possible that I may have trimmed a little from one end, but that would have required removing one of the pins as well, and I can't remember doing that. 6mm sounds quite a lot too, and if I did shorten the shaft I'm certain it wouldn't have been by that much. I've just measured the shaft on mine and it's a fraction over 30mm (not including the pins), so if yours is the same length I didn't trim mine. I do remember that it was quite fiddly to get all the cross member in place on the chassis, and I had to double check each time that I was placing them in the correct positions. I guess it's possible that if you've got one of the cross members misplaced, it might have thrown out the spacing between the gearbox and rear axle. There's a couple of photos here of the chassis from below and above. They're not from the best angles, but you may be able to spot if something's out of place on yours. Have you got any photos of your chassis? I might be able to see if anything looks significantly different to mine. Andy Thanks Andy I don’t think I misplaced and cross-members but I will check that; I can’t post a pic as I don’t use a hosting service. I think next time I will follow your way of building the chassis and do it before painting so I can see what is going on! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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