bigbadbadge Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 Looking good Mike, painting all those wheels must have been an effort. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet Mike Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share Posted April 20, 2022 Those are great photos @Daniel Cox Sounds like your family has an impressive service record for the World Wars. Yes, Susie is 100% again, but it looks like I may have a very mild dose of it now! Just feels like a mild cold tbh, but I'm skipping work while I've got a runny nose and sneezing. (My LF tests show negative the morning I take them, but 24hrs later there is a very faint T line.) The Diamond T is nearing completion. As I've not found any direct reference of them in postwar use in Egypt I've tried to keep it as generic as possible here. After a coat of varnish a Flory wash was applied, but as with previous experiences with it I find it a rather heavy handed approach. I've removed as much as I can but I still think it looks a little overdone, especially for peacetime use. That said, I am happy with it. I've got the co-pilot sat in the cab, (hidden!) but the other chap I've painted looks rubbish. Not helped by the fact the matt varnish on him is actually shinier than the gloss varnish I use! (Galleria) Next up is the base, which has had a few rough coats of sand and earth so far, but now needs a bit extra, and I'm not sure how to get there atm! Also, the Rogers trailer needs a few air lines adding when I join it to the tractor unit. I'm not sure what to use for these yet, I'll go through the 'come in handy' tray ... The Diamond T nears completion by Mike, on Flickr The Diamond T nears completion by Mike, on Flickr The Diamond T nears completion by Mike, on Flickr 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 Looks great Mike, great job, would some old phone wire do the job for the air lines fella? Hope you feel better soon Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet Mike Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share Posted April 20, 2022 3 hours ago, bigbadbadge said: Looks great Mike, great job, would some old phone wire do the job for the air lines fella? Hope you feel better soon Chris Thanks Chris. Yeah, I was thinking along similar lines about the cables. Also, if I can find some really tiny chains they would look good on the trailer as well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet Mike Posted April 25, 2022 Author Share Posted April 25, 2022 Not finished, but the light was nice this morning and the camera was handy, so ... Finishing straight. (Also, a new kit arrived Friday, an old boxing of the Do18!) PK-174 Diamond T by Mike, on Flickr PK-174 Diamond T by Mike, on Flickr 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 That’s all looking beautiful Mike, the panel line wash is picking out all the fine detail most brilliantly. Excellent progress. Cheers.. Dave 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 It does look good Mike. Great work. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet Mike Posted May 15, 2022 Author Share Posted May 15, 2022 I think I'm going to call this lovely little kit done. It's been great fun to build. I parked it for a while waiting for some tiny chain links to arrive to add to the Rogers trailer. They are over scale I think but the smallest I could find. The air lines to the trailer are from a phone charger cable. Other than that, OOB. PK-174 finished by Mike, on Flickr PK-174 finished by Mike, on Flickr PK-174 finished by Mike, on Flickr PK-174 finished by Mike, on Flickr PK-174 finished by Mike, on Flickr PK-174 finished by Mike, on Flickr 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Looks great Mike, cracking work Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Lovely build - nice one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Looks terrific Mike, congratulations and a wonderful tribute to your Grandfather Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 A belated acknowledgement from me for a wonderful build and lovely tribute. You’ve done a marvellous job here and it’s all that more rewarding with a great family connection to help tell the story. Really nice work. Cheers and well modelled.. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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