825 Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 I’ll be joining in with this classic armoured car. I’ve already built one earlier this year so know the pitfalls. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted October 26, 2022 Author Share Posted October 26, 2022 There are two large and two small sprues in a nicely moulded grey plastic. A lot of small parts but should build up into a nice replica. Fairly straightforward instructions. Transfers and colour call outs for three cars, two in the Caunter Scheme. Glutton for punishment, that’s what I’ll be go8ng for. I see a lot of masking tape in my future. Roll on the weekend. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 1 hour ago, 825 said: Roll on the weekend. Pun? Think there are a few of these still around, though, maybe, lacking the sand tyres. Should be a fun build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 13 hours ago, 825 said: Transfers and colour call outs for three cars, two in the Caunter Scheme. Glutton for punishment, that’s what I’ll be go8ng for. I see a lot of masking tape in my future. Definitely the better option, but not helped by the generous assortment of rivets! Enjoy the build 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 First task is to get a couple of coats of Portland Stone on to the majority of the plastic, so as not to have those little bits of unpainted plastic in inaccessible places. Though there’s a lot of flash and seam lines so I suspect most will be lost while cleaning up. There’s a lot of detail but overall it’s not the best moulded kit I’ve seen and a load of cleaning up required. There’s also a broken bit on the strengthening rod on one of the chassis sides. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Looks like a Roden product to me: scads of lovely detail, brittle plastic and flash. I think yours will be superb in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malpaso Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 I found it fairly straightforward to build, apart from the masking! TBH the worst bit was mixing up Caunter scheme colours from Starmer suggested Tamiya mixes. Which to me ended up virtually identical to out of the bottle buff/sky/OD! 🤣 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted November 14, 2022 Author Share Posted November 14, 2022 I’ve started to cut plastic and the first challenge is the strengthening bar on one of the chassis sides is broken (and short), as well as the support for the rear axle is short moulded. I’ve added layers of plastic strip and will let them dry thoroughly before attacking it with sandpaper and a scalpel. In the meantime I have been assembling the sub assemblies. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted November 15, 2022 Author Share Posted November 15, 2022 Hopefully this will suffice, it’s not a perfect match but it should be functional and will be hidden behind the wheel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo rsv Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 For some reason I can't see your photos either on my phone or pc. Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted November 21, 2022 Author Share Posted November 21, 2022 On 11/7/2022 at 2:12 PM, malpaso said: I found it fairly straightforward to build, apart from the masking! TBH the worst bit was mixing up Caunter scheme colours from Starmer suggested Tamiya mixes. Which to me ended up virtually identical to out of the bottle buff/sky/OD! 🤣 Looks nice Malpaso, and a lovely job on the Caunter scheme. I won’t be mixing the paints as I have a Lifecolour set which looks not too bad. Though I thought Sky and Dark Slate Grey would’ve done the job. The kit does build up into a nice looking model, I’ve previously built the standard version, which differs only in wheels and some turret details and it turned out fine. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted November 21, 2022 Author Share Posted November 21, 2022 And some work on the kit, chassis built and much of the bodywork. The spring ‘fix’ looks OK 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted November 22, 2022 Author Share Posted November 22, 2022 All the sub assemblies fitted together, took a bit of fiddling, but now looks like an armoured car. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 No pictures for me either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted November 29, 2022 Author Share Posted November 29, 2022 On 11/24/2022 at 2:50 PM, Bertie McBoatface said: No pictures for me either. I’m using Village Photos as my hosting site and this sometimes happens. If you’re on a PC or laptop sometimes hovering over the link and right clicking works. Sorry @diablo rsv you could try that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted November 29, 2022 Author Share Posted November 29, 2022 Most of the body and turret parts on and a base layer of Portland Stone applied. I’ll give it a once over and top up the Portland Stone before the somewhat tedious job of masking for the Caunter scheme. I’ve done it before for a Marion Harrington but this looks less complex. However 5heres more sticky out bits on the Rolls Royce. Thin strips of Tamika tape and patience will have to be the watchword. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 2 minutes ago, 825 said: On 11/24/2022 at 2:50 PM, Bertie McBoatface said: No pictures for me either. I’m using Village Photos as my hosting site and this sometimes happens. If you’re on a PC or laptop sometimes hovering over the link and right clicking works. Sorry @diablo rsv you could try tha Sorry 825, there's so much good stuff posted properly on here that I default to not bothering to follow links. Who knows where they might lead? Rick Astley perhaps! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted December 17, 2022 Author Share Posted December 17, 2022 This has been sitting to the side partly as I’ve been working on a trio of Meteors for another GB. But the main reason was I wasn’t relishing masking up for the Caunter finish. However, I’ve now gone for it and masked up for the first coat of Silver Grey. First coat on and surprisingly there’s not much difference between it and the Portland Stone. Another coat to add before the Slate is masked for. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted January 23, 2023 Author Share Posted January 23, 2023 Silver grey on and then masked up for the Slate. It took a fair amount of time to mask for the final colour due to the complexity of the scheme and the small size of the vehicle. Another coat should be sufficient, then then there’s some Portland Stone to add in. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted February 19, 2023 Author Share Posted February 19, 2023 I’ve been a bit busy over the past weeks and also suffered a bit of of a mojo failure, so I haven’t done anything for a while. Yesterday I decided it was time to try and get this one over the line so a bit of work was done. Masking removed and the paint looks OK. Although a bit more work was required on the rear Wheels on and some more detailed added. I’ve also cleaned up a fair amount of detail parts to add once the painting touching up has been done. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted February 19, 2023 Author Share Posted February 19, 2023 Finished, hopefully I’ll get a few minutes before the end of the day to take a couple of better photos for the gallery. Given a bit more time, I would have matted the paint down, glazed the headlamps and dry brushed some weathering on. But it’s finished, so that’s where we want to be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted February 19, 2023 Author Share Posted February 19, 2023 Ready for the gallery 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 Very nice. Bags of time to spare! Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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