Warrior 510 - 1/35 Academy and Edvard PE

[Big_Bad_Bill]

Hi all, it the third time if doing this kit - it is my favourite although it needs the Edvard PE.  I always loved the Warrior after spending a week in the back of a 511 bouncing around Salisbury Plain.  Paints are Mig - NATO green (with a few drops of oily ochre) and black lighted with white.  Apart from the Edvard etch, I drilled out the lights (head and side), filled them with resin, and used stick on mirrors for the drivers mirrors.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Homer]

Congratulations on a fine piece of work well done 👏 

[LeeM]

Hello Bill

Nicely done. I am currently having a go at the Iraq 2003 version. Will not be anywhere as good as yours though.

[Big_Bad_Bill]

Cheers Folks.  Thank you for your kind words.  I'm chuffed with how well it come out.

 

@LeeM - good luck with the Iraq 2003 version, I'm sure yours will come out as good if not better.  I can't face doing anything sand coloured although a lot of the wagons were virtually green and black by the end due to sand blasting by the wind and the paint being applied in freezing conditions back in Germany.

[LeeM]

1 hour ago, Big_Bad_Bill said:

Cheers Folks.  Thank you for your kind words.  I'm chuffed with how well it come out.

 

@LeeM - good luck with the Iraq 2003 version, I'm sure yours will come out as good if not better.  I can't face doing anything sand coloured although a lot of the wagons were virtually green and black by the end due to sand blasting by the wind and the paint being applied in freezing conditions back in Germany.

I did toy with having the green and black coming through but a bit beyond my skill level at the moment.

[Steve 1602]

Excellent build! I think the base vehicle still looks the part. Much cleaner than with all the special armour and other fits for operational deployments. 
 

It’s such a shame that the decision was taken to remove Warrior from service. A great bit of kit. 
 

Steve

[Lazy Modeller]

Excellent build you have there! Too bad the photos do not help to show the work done.

Cheers

LM

[Big_Bad_Bill]

3 hours ago, LeeM said:

I did toy with having the green and black coming through but a bit beyond my skill level at the moment.

There are plenty of video guides on youtube.  The trick is to paint the green and black, add a layer of hairspray and then the desert yellow.  The hairspray dissolves in water so when you gently rub it with a wet brush it lifts parts of the top coat.

[Big_Bad_Bill]

3 hours ago, Steve 1602 said:

Excellent build! I think the base vehicle still looks the part. Much cleaner than with all the special armour and other fits for operational deployments. 
 

It’s such a shame that the decision was taken to remove Warrior from service. A great bit of kit. 
 

Steve

Completely agree.  It never looked right with the add on armour and I'm not convinced Boxer will cut it, even though it is meant to be excellent.  It's a bit melancholy for me as Warrior came into service as I joined the Army and it'll leave about the same time I do. 

[MRMRL]

That's a really nice build and paint job, I'd be very happy if I could pull that off, well done

[Steve 1602]

1 hour ago, Big_Bad_Bill said:

Completely agree.  It never looked right with the add on armour and I'm not convinced Boxer will cut it, even though it is meant to be excellent.  It's a bit melancholy for me as Warrior came into service as I joined the Army and it'll leave about the same time I do. 

I think from a protection level Boxer claims to have as good protection as WR base armour, but whether it has the stretch to accommodate additional armour packs - I don’t know. The mobility of Boxer is apparently very impressive, but it’s a massive vehicle and I do wonder about it’s ability to manoeuvre in urban environments- there’s no neutral turn option 😆

 

That’s  a long shift you’ve put in! Good effort. I’m starting to get to the point where time outside is catching up with time inside! 
 

Steve

[Big_Bad_Bill]

31 minutes ago, Steve 1602 said:

I think from a protection level Boxer claims to have as good protection as WR base armour, but whether it has the stretch to accommodate additional armour packs - I don’t know. The mobility of Boxer is apparently very impressive, but it’s a massive vehicle and I do wonder about it’s ability to manoeuvre in urban environments- there’s no neutral turn option 😆

 

That’s  a long shift you’ve put in! Good effort. I’m starting to get to the point where time outside is catching up with time inside! 
 

Steve

34 years and counting, regular and FTRS. And I'm still called a redarse!.  Between Ajax and Boxer Chally is looking positively petite.

[Steve 1602]

1 hour ago, Big_Bad_Bill said:

34 years and counting, regular and FTRS. And I'm still called a redarse!.  Between Ajax and Boxer Chally is looking positively petite.

Haha! That’s a phrase I haven’t heard for a while - everyone is a sprog to someone! 😆

[Bish]

That came out really well, very nicely finished, weathering is spot on. A tarp over the side bin would be a nice addition. Have you tried any of the Accurate Armour sets, there 511 one is nice though has some ommisions.

[Big_Bad_Bill]

11 minutes ago, Bish said:

That came out really well, very nicely finished, weathering is spot on. A tarp over the side bin would be a nice addition. Have you tried any of the Accurate Armour sets, there 511 one is nice though has some ommisions.

Thanks. Thought about the AA add-ons, but they cost more than the original kit.

[Bullbasket]

Nice build, well painted with just the right amount of weathering. Great work.

 

John.

[StuartH]

Brilliant model. I love the paintwork and the slightly hazy colour effects you've achieved 👍

[ivan-o]

Nicely done👍
if you do a fourth one though I recommend this kit for the interior 

Ivan

[Bish]

18 hours ago, Big_Bad_Bill said:

Thanks. Thought about the AA add-ons, but they cost more than the original kit.

Your not worng but they are nice. I might well get another one and do a 510 with the sets ivan mentioned. Only thing that puts me off is the wheel stations on the right side which can't be corrected.

[Big_Bad_Bill]

18 minutes ago, Bish said:

Your not worng but they are nice. I might well get another one and do a 510 with the sets ivan mentioned. Only thing that puts me off is the wheel stations on the right side which can't be corrected.

Yep but it's the only option if you want a bog standard 510, although they are like rocking horse poo.  I had to get this one from Poland.  I don't understand why Airfix doesn't re-box it - they do other Academy kits.

[Bish]

Airfix might get round to it. There are a couple on e-bay, pity Academy only did it with the Chobham, i prefer it without the extra armour. Its how i remember them best. I am hoping Meng back date there then we might get a more accurate one.

[ivan-o]

26 minutes ago, Bish said:

Airfix might get round to it. There are a couple on e-bay, pity Academy only did it with the Chobham, i prefer it without the extra armour. Its how i remember them best. I am hoping Meng back date there then we might get a more accurate one.

No problem with the armour Bish you just leave it off👍

[edjbartos]

Very nicely built, painted and weathered. Well done, really excellent...👍

 

Ed

[vytautas]

On 1/14/2022 at 6:14 PM, Lazy Modeller said:

Excellent build you have there! Too bad the photos do not help to show the work done.

Seconded. Photos of a model so well done should be bigger.

 

Vytautas

[Bish]

3 hours ago, ivan-o said:

No problem with the armour Bish you just leave it off👍

Ye, that's what i did on my 511, i just hate having all that extra plastic.