No styrene cut, yet. I've just pulled it out of the box to have a look at today (along with an Airfix M3 Grant tank, a Trumpeter LAV.III & a Trumpeter F9F-3 Panther).
The Mk.II* is a Hobby Boss offering & looks like a good, relatively simple build to re-start messing up the workspace after the Big Clean.
In the Real World; the Australian Army had 4 Mk.II* Specials, purchased in 1929.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Puckapunyal-Vickers-Medium-MkII-1.jpg) (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Australian_Vickers_Medium_Mark_II_Tank_%289939651929507636%29.jpg)
This will
NOT be a Mk.II*
Special, but will be one of a greater number of RAM Mk.II* tanks (I'm thinking a "Paper Battalion").
Note: The following is the mental ramblings of a demented Wombat working out the structure of the inter-war Royal Australian Marines Armoured Corps, to be slotted into the over-arching story of the History of the RAMs.My "Paper Armoured Battalion" will have an "on paper" structure roughly akin to;
5 Companies - Headquarters C
oy, A C
oy, B C
oy, C C
oy, D C
oyBn HQ C
oy = N
o 1 (Battle) Group [2 x tanks, 2 x light tanks, 4 x tracked carriers, 2 x armoured cars], N
o 2 (Support) Group [8 x Ordnance QF 18-pounder guns (including gun tractors, crews & ammunition tractors), 10 x cargo trucks & 4 x armoured cars] & N
o 3 (Administration) Group [4 x armoured cars, 2 x tracked carriers, 6 x 4x4 trucks]
A - D C
oy = HQ Sect'n, 1st Sect'n, 2nd Sect'n, 3rd Sect'n, 4th Sect'n
HQ Sect'n = 1 x tank, 1 x light tank, 2 x tracked carriers, 1 x armoured car
1st - 4th Sect'n = 4 x tanks
Actual strength ca. 1933;
Bn HQ = N
o 1 (Battle) Group [2 x tanks, 2 x light tanks, 4 x tracked carriers, 2 x armoured cars], N
o 2 (Support) Group [8 x Ordnance QF 18-pounder guns (including gun tractors, crews & ammunition tractors), 10 x cargo trucks & 4 x armoured cars] & N
o 3 (Administration) Group [4 x armoured cars, 2 x tracked carriers, 6 x 4x4 trucks]
A - B C
oy = HQ Sect'n, 1st Sect'n, 2nd Sect'n
HQ Sect'n = 1 x tank, 1 x light tank, 2 x tracked carriers/4x4 trucks (depending on availability), 1 x armoured car
1st - 2nd Sect'n = 4 x tanks/light tanks/tracked carriers/armoured cars (depending on availability)
This was acheived with 10 x Vickers Medium Mk.II*s (3 were generally kept off-line for major maintenance at any given time), 6 x Vickers Light tank Mk.IVs (replaced by Mk.VIs from 1937), 6 x modified 2nd-hand Vickers Medium Mk.I tanks cut down & used as cargo/troop carriers, 10 Rolls Royce 1920-Pattern armoured cars & a mix of Marmon-Herrington & Dodge 4x4 trucks (usually around 20 in number).
The PAB will be heavy in officers & NCOs, with a strong focus on command, initiative, coordination, innovation & determination. Thus setting itself up to carefully expand to full battalion strength in early 1937, & its ability to clone itself multiple times over in quick succession after war is declared in September 1939.
Quote from: Old Wombat on May 01, 2024, 08:48:04 AMNote: The following is the mental ramblings of demented Wombat working out the structure of the inter-war Royal Australian Marines Armoured Corps, to be slotted into the over-arching story of the History of the RAMs.
As if we don't all have our own mental ramblings as we come up with our whifs
It's all our mental rambling that gets us into so much trouble..it's like slamming your head into a concrete wall and expecting not to get hurt ..so I just let mine ramble all it wants ;D
So glad we are the way we are :wacko: π
That's interesting. I didn't realise that models of these inter-war subjects were out there. A period that's always fascinated me.
Thanks :thumbsup: and looking forward to the progress on it. I could be tempted .... :angel:
1:35 scale, I assume? Woudl certainly look good with a slightly more modern turret, e .g. from a Valentine or Matilda II?
Build away good sir :thumbsup:
Quote from: Dizzyfugu on May 02, 2024, 03:24:27 AM1:35 scale, I assume? Woudl certainly look good with a slightly more modern turret, e .g. from a Valentine or Matilda II?
Yep, but I'm sticking with a standard Mk.II* in an unusual environment ... possibly camouflaged in a Solomon scheme variant;
QuoteMother was the first tank to be painted, on June 16. Solomon had a detachment of six men to assist him, but preferred to personally paint the machines. In his 1937 memoir, Basil Henriques, an officer of C Company, recalls him painting "..as if he were covering a canvas for the Royal Academy." A rather indistinct photo of Mother, probably taken in the winter of 1916-17, shows her in this camouflage scheme.
(https://www.whatifmodellers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.landships.info%2Flandships%2Ftank_articles%2Fimages%2FSolomon_Camouflage_3.jpg&hash=eba699234a19c247096d2940772ff2b5f27242ba)
Mother in camouflage (Coventry Transport Museum)
Solomon's diary does not describe his camouflage scheme, but Henriques recalls that "The effect was a kind of rather jolly landscape in green against a pink sunset sky." Camouflage covers for the tanks were also painted. The tank crews were instructed to copy his design, which they did "..with great care but little skill." Trevor Pidgeon has noted that a well-known photograph of a Mk.I, usually captioned as going into action at Flers- Courcellette, must have been actually taken at Elveden. If this is the case, it may be the only known photograph of camouflaged Mk.I taken before the tanks were sent to France, and shows a camouflage pattern similar to Solomon's scheme as seen on Mother..
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A Mk.I at Elveden (IWM)
The Tanks in France
Henriques recalls with chagrin that "..no sooner had we disembarked in France than we were immediately ordered to paint over our landscape with a bold pattern of brown, broken by broad black lines." A camouflage expert with the B.E.F. had judged Solomon's scheme to be unsuitable. In fairness to Solomon, he had made his observations of largely intact landscapes in springtime. No one could have foreseen the appearance of the Somme's shattered wasteland in late summer. Lt. Head, of D Company, also comments that the tanks were camouflaged at Yvrench. Perry Robinson, a war correspondent for the Times, closely observed the tanks after they had been repainted, on the eve of their first engagement. Writing in 1917, he states that "The brutes were all painted in blotched reptilian colours, hues of rattlesnake and iguana, yellow and dull grey and black and mottled brown, and in the failing light, against the brown-green earth, they were strangely invisible." When comparing the photographs taken in France to that of the Elveden tank, it is evident that Solomon's irregular, blotched pattern had been largely retained, despite the change of colour scheme. A close examination, however, reveals subtle differences in pattern from this vehicle, and between the tanks of A, C and D Company. This may be the result of each company's arrival in France at a different time. It must be conceded, however, that a considerable overlap in camouflage style exists within the companies which fought on the Somme, and only a minority of their 85 machines seem to have been photographed. The predominant C Company pattern bears the most resemblance to the Elveden vehicle. The colour blotches are interspersed with broad bands of black , of varying thickness and irregular border. Some of the blotches appear to contain small daubs of a lighter colour, perhaps as a result of hasty over-painting, although this can also be seen on the Elveden tank.
(https://www.whatifmodellers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.landships.info%2Flandships%2Ftank_articles%2Fimages%2FSolomon_Camouflage_6.jpg&hash=16aeb16455bc4e85b2d775b9c02f47cc67bca21a)
C.19 (Tank Museum)
D Company seems to have favoured using more uniform black stripes to outline the patches of colour.
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D.17 (AWM)
The Mk.II tank at Bovington, which would not have received an original Solomon paint scheme, was modified and painted to resemble a Mk.I, and was on display in Chertsey the 1940s. This vehicle seems to have been the model for the Airfix kit, and its artwork.
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The Hatfield Park Mk.I, now at Bovington (Tank Museum)
From: http://www.landships.info/landships/tank_articles/Solomon_Camouflage.html (http://www.landships.info/landships/tank_articles/Solomon_Camouflage.html)
I thought you meant Solomon Islands - Sand and palm trees and coconunts*.
Anyone built a WW1 tank in the Caunter scheme?
*yes, I know. But i like the word I invented...
Quote from: zenrat on May 03, 2024, 04:22:23 AMI thought you meant Solomon Islands - Sand and palm trees and coconunts*.
As did I initially :angel:
Quote from: zenrat on May 03, 2024, 04:22:23 AMI thought you meant Solomon Islands - Sand and palm trees and coconunts*
Is that because they're habit forming?
:angel:
The bureaucratic bunfights between the RAMAC and
the ATC* were legendary. Joint training exercises and
war games often led to brawls.
:wacko:
*Australian Tank Corps, predecessor of the RAAC.
Have you considered W W 1 Norman Wilkinson-style dazzle painting for tank operations in urban areas?
Quote from: Rheged on May 05, 2024, 01:23:29 PMHave you considered W W 1 Norman Wilkinson-style dazzle painting for tank operations in urban areas?
Here's an example of a vehicle in dazzle, there were others but it was mostly done for recruiting
and war bond events.
IMG_3179.png
Speaking of dazzle, graphic designer Steve Morris has done a series of very clear
drawings of dazzle patterns based directly off of the original drawing sheets.
Steve Morris Dazzle (https://dribbble.com/smorris)
IMG_3180.jpeg
Quote from: jcf on May 05, 2024, 01:09:32 PMThe bureaucratic bunfights between the RAMAC and
the ATC* were legendary. Joint training exercises and
war games often led to brawls.
:wacko:
*Australian Tank Corps, predecessor of the RAAC.
Well, that goes without saying. ;D
Progress has progressed, but slowly, & I'm currently stalled waiting for a spare moment to prime most of the sub-assemblies I've built, & various loose parts, & colour some bits before I can continue construction.
I may take some photo's, if I get time, if it's not long enough to do the painting.
:thumbsup:
Tease ;) :angel:
Frustrated is more like it! :banghead: :banghead:
I have been working on this, just not in any significant amount (RWS getting in the way) or to any great effect (indecision & AMS slowing me down).
Take your time mate. Pointless rushing things :thumbsup:
First actual images of the build:
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vickers-MkII/i-Gp7bp8g/0/DpwxT28cXfmpx4cxGjQRjx2gXzbwT4vN569XbzGhR/X3/DSCN8594-X3.jpg)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vickers-MkII/i-bFnJFPC/0/FRh7cKmhqKQ9ZjpX3s8RQCtTgKKZgmjpqF624WhTj/X3/DSCN8591-X3.jpg)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vickers-MkII/i-tTcBWsQ/0/FJ96mmmpWnLSPMsktZKmps6vQkG5dxJDQL7QGGrFk/X3/DSCN8590-X3.jpg)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vickers-MkII/i-dbT7jCJ/0/CRZxst7x8SPGNJhxDjjf3KMxbS428cksPpwP32kQx/X3/DSCN8593-X3.jpg)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vickers-MkII/i-ptnpbfm/0/HbRLDfTwB8MHMXvD9D5WVdh9V4ZgMtLGRXPhrhfZ/X3/DSCN8592-X3.jpg)
My apologies for that last photo, it seems the camera thought the instructions & paint brushes in the background were more important than the foreground object. :rolleyes:
The green paint is SMS Premium "Dark Green G4 - British WWII AFV". It's covering the undersides of the tank, the gap between the armour over the suspension units & the track guards, & the undersides of the track guards - I've also used it inside any open spaces, like air-filter boxes, etc., with what was left in the airbrush going down as a bit of pre-shading.
I'll be moving on to the return rollers & indy-link tracks (non-functional) next, while I further contemplate how I'm going to paint the camouflage.
Thanks for looking! :thumbsup:
Looking good :thumbsup: Always liked these inter-war years AFV's
Quote from: Old Wombat on June 23, 2024, 12:48:43 AMMy apologies for that last photo, it seems the camera thought the instructions & paint brushes in the background were more important than the foreground object. :rolleyes:
Both my camera and phone do that, but in their case they are simply trying to distract the viewers eye from the odd bodge or two :rolleyes: Early form of AI ? ;)
Quote from: Old Wombat on June 23, 2024, 12:48:43 AMMy apologies for that last photo, it seems the camera thought the instructions & paint brushes in the background were more important than the foreground object. :rolleyes:
Taken with a phone or a tablet? Then if you notice it doing this, just tap on the screen where you want it to focus.
Quote from: Jakko on June 23, 2024, 02:34:54 AMQuote from: Old Wombat on June 23, 2024, 12:48:43 AMMy apologies for that last photo, it seems the camera thought the instructions & paint brushes in the background were more important than the foreground object. :rolleyes:
Taken with a phone or a tablet? Then if you notice it doing this, just tap on the screen where you want it to focus.
With a camera (Nikon Coolpix P510).
It usually shows boxes over where it's focussing & I usually adjust where I'm pointing to get the focus on the right area, but it looks like I forgot to do that this time. :rolleyes:
It's a great model for shading ..lots of sharp angles π
It's looking great so far mate π ;D
My camera likes to have a mind of its own now and then ..sometimes in auto mode it will select portrait mode and when ya take a pic it'll say blink detected π
It's funny as I know I didn't blink and it's a model I'm taking a pic of and they don't blink... ever π€ͺ π
Quote from: Old Wombat on June 23, 2024, 12:48:43 AM....... while I further contemplate how I'm going to paint the camouflage.
Guy if you are still going for something like this Mk1 I did
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/2p6q0eclggkyp5hii2glf/WW1Mk1_4.JPG?rlkey=1odbsfsij31gs6dk107i5jtjb&st=eg70u2af&raw=1)
Then freehand is the go. Getting the black lines as uniform as possible was arguably the tricky bit, but considering it was hand painted anyway, a bit wobbly is fine.
Quote from: buzzbomb on June 23, 2024, 11:09:26 PMGetting the black lines as uniform as possible was arguably the tricky bit, but considering it was hand painted anyway, a bit wobbly is fine.
Of course, on a full-size tank it's much easier to get those lines a pretty much constant width: just use the full width of the brush. On a model this is a little tricker. Some people use marker pens for it, but if you ask me, that's going to be difficult to do in recessed details and around the edges of raised bits, but if you then touch that up with paint it will probably look different.
Thanks, guys! :bow: :bow:
That's one of the pattern types I'm pondering, BT, but there are more "wavy", more "blobby" & more "splintery" options floating around. :thumbsup: ;)
Return rollers are built (but need painting) & I'm working on the tracks slowly & carefully.
There are only two pieces per track but one of those pieces is small, & I've been a bit bumble-fingered lately, & the vinyl monster is playing games with me! :rolleyes:
A week ago (+/-) I actually watched the foot-plate piece (from under the rear door, 11mm x 8mm) fall from my fingers onto the floor & under a box ... Cool! ... I pick up the box ... Nothing there, not even a dead bug! Search the rest of the floor ... Nothing!
Three days later, after I've scratch-built a replacement. I see it sitting in the middle of the floor on the other side of the room, nowhere near the box & I'd searched the floor again for another scratch-built part that I had dropped the following day (I found part of that ON the damned workbench but the other bits have gone completely AWOL).
:banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
Anyway, "careful" is The Word, right now.
Quote from: Wardukw on June 23, 2024, 11:52:20 AMMy camera likes to have a mind of its own now and then ..sometimes in auto mode it will select portrait mode π
And did the magistrate believe you ? :angel:
Quote from: NARSES2 on June 24, 2024, 05:41:24 AMQuote from: Wardukw on June 23, 2024, 11:52:20 AMMy camera likes to have a mind of its own now and then ..sometimes in auto mode it will select portrait mode π
And did the magistrate believe you ? :angel:
Yep..I had photo evidence ;D ;D
Quote from: Wardukw on June 24, 2024, 11:48:52 AMQuote from: NARSES2 on June 24, 2024, 05:41:24 AMQuote from: Wardukw on June 23, 2024, 11:52:20 AMMy camera likes to have a mind of its own now and then ..sometimes in auto mode it will select portrait mode π
And did the magistrate believe you ? :angel:
Yep..I had photo evidence ;D ;D
;D ;D
Half way through the track links! :thumbsup:
Quote from: Old Wombat on June 26, 2024, 08:23:37 AMHalf way through the track links! :thumbsup:
Tease ;D
Quote from: Old Wombat on June 26, 2024, 08:23:37 AMHalf way through the track links! :thumbsup:
Click, click, glue... click, click glue... click click glue <repeat 120 time) ;D
Quote from: NARSES2 on June 27, 2024, 12:54:24 AMQuote from: Old Wombat on June 26, 2024, 08:23:37 AMHalf way through the track links! :thumbsup:
Tease ;D
No I'm not - I'm just informative! ;D
Quote from: buzzbomb on June 27, 2024, 02:44:03 AMClick, click, glue... click, click glue... click click glue <repeat 120 time) ;D
Pretty much! :thumbsup:
But you forgot the "Click, click, drop, swear, search, swear, find, swear, glue" segment (at least one per sprue, so far). ;)
4 sprues of 38 track links each. 2 done. Having a break tonight but back at it tomorrow.
Track links are all constructed & off the sprues.
In the process of masking up for paint sessions, which will hopefully occur over the next few days.
:thumbsup:
Looking forward to it :thumbsup:
Three colours down on the hull, two more to go.
Track guards & splash-guard(?) will be done separately, so that masking is a bit easier.
Four colours! ;)
Quote from: Old Wombat on July 02, 2024, 09:11:16 AMFour colours! ;)
(https://media1.tenor.com/m/LERyx7cKBTgAAAAC/number-of.gif)
So, after all the painting-masking-painting-etc. &, apparently, "teasing", the colour scheme is done.
It requires some touch-ups & I'm not completely happy with it, but happier with how it turned out than I expected to be a couple of days ago, so I'll keep it.
I'll just use Kit's 2nd Law (Anything can be explained in the backstory) & I'll state that it's an experimental scheme which wasn't adopted due to the excessive requirements for paint colours & time required to apply it.
Anyway, photo's, so you can judge for yourselves:
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vickers-MkII/i-L2b9zKK/0/M4pHr8LNqVmm6zfGQ4NMg5sVVQZGsJ8X535MTgWtX/X3/DSCN8596-X3.jpg)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vickers-MkII/i-5KHrg2q/0/MjWDRgTJ2Fzr3KnZ5vR63VfVPnbb6dDKTXKDpzMjR/X3/DSCN8597-X3.jpg)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vickers-MkII/i-hqDmZ5C/0/LgHgXdXhMHJsxJs64Wg7kBtwTgnC7QZ4MHcgPCdF7/X3/DSCN8595-X3.jpg)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vickers-MkII/i-VSq6r3X/0/LS73vBq6fj35vKfscsnrt235PQXsgJCR7Gxfnr4w6/X3/DSCN8600-X3.jpg)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vickers-MkII/i-WpXQnwm/0/LX48gWZfVMNLFrjRgbZ94z7zJg94c2mVkJtCKH3fP/X3/DSCN8598-X3.jpg)
Hope that satisfies the curiousity. ;)
Now, it's on to the track guards & splash board before going over the errors & fixing them up.
But that's a task for another day, possibly even not until next week. We'll see what path Life takes me down.
PS: Do I outline the colours in black, or not????? :unsure:
Quote from: Old Wombat on July 03, 2024, 03:56:54 AMPS: Do I outline the colours in black, or not????? :unsure:
Looks good as is.
:thumbsup:
Definately an outline. I think black would be too stark. Maybe Dark Brown or Dark Grey.
Quote from: Old Wombat on July 03, 2024, 03:56:54 AMHope that satisfies the curiousity. ;)
Yes thankyou. I do like this 'tween the Wars armour :thumbsup:
Quote from: zenrat on July 03, 2024, 05:01:11 AM:thumbsup:
Definately an outline. I think black would be too stark. Maybe Dark Brown or Dark Grey.
Agreed, perhaps Admiralty Blue/Grey ?
Thanks for looking, gents! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
I have some dark greys, one EDSG-ish by Tamiya which may fit the bill. I'll have to think on it.
Cool paint scheme - looks pretty Japanese! ;D
Just marvellous, to paraphrase the great Richie B.
That scheme really works on this vehicle for this era, I think it is a great look.
Personally I think the outline would sell it more for era, but do agree that in this case, black would be too contrasty.
Yep I'm with the lads too..a dark gray out line would tie all the camo together nicely..it's looking pretty damn good so far anyway .outlining it would nail it for sure ;D
Thank you all, gentlemen! :bow: :bow: :bow:
Seems there is a consensus that a dark grey outline is the way to go.
I'll finish off the track guards & splash plate, then get on to that. :thumbsup:
Quote from: Old Wombat on July 03, 2024, 06:12:56 AMI have some dark greys, one EDSG-ish by Tamiya which may fit the bill. I'll have to think on it.
I think the RAC used a very similar colour in the 20/30's (ex RN colour ?). Some very distant memories from old Airfix Magazine articles back in the 60's ? Don't hold me to it though.
Cool one :)
Thanks, Jakko! :bow:
PS: For my reference more than anything else, colours (all Australian-made SMS Premium acrylic lacquers) are:
PL138 Dark Green G4 [British WWII AFV] - the really dark green
PL153 British Green [SSC No.7] - the darkest less dark green
PL139 Light Green G5 [British WWII AFV] - the lightest green
PL142 British Slate [SSC No.34] - the greenish grey
PL144 British Light Stone [SSC No.61] - the pale sandy colour
PL149 British Brown [SSC No.2] - the earthy red-brown
A slightly darkened slate gray would probably work quite nicely π
Started getting this ready for the next few shots of paint this evening ..... After checking it over thoroughly for possible damage.
My eldest daughter & both grandsons were over from Port Lincoln last week (first time seeing the newest addition), which was nice. ;D
However, about mid-week, the eldest grandson (approx. 2yrs 8mths of age) discovered my modelling room - which he was promptly told not to enter without Grandpa being there. Being a typical 2 year old, he decided that this did not apply to him if I wasn't watching. The following day I went into the modelling room to get something for something (I can't remember what) & saw the Mk.II spread across the floor in pieces.
After roaring out "WILFRED, COME HERE!", I took a few breaths & calmed down (a bit). Wilf didn't "come here", he apparently hid behind his mother on the lounge, but she brought him to my modelling room & he was admonished (possibly) appropriately, whilst I picked up the bits & gave them a cursory once-over.
Anyway, I didn't look at it again until today & confirmed that nothing was actually broken, it had just come apart into the pieces that had been dry-fitted together so I could see how it looked.
Now there are various bits awaiting various colours, & a couple of bits that need the camouflage process applied to them.
Hopefully I'll get started on that tomorrow.
Cats and toddlers are the two most dangerous creatures to models. Glad nothing serious was damaged
Great story ;D Learnings and take aways ( start your buzzword bingo ;D ) for both stakeholders. Also super glad that an old world name is getting a run these days. Without extraneous X's, silent Q's or spelling variations.
Glad nothing was damaged, so really looking forward to how this comes up under paint.
Quote from: buzzbomb on July 22, 2024, 03:37:09 PMWithout extraneous X's, silent Q's or spelling variations.
I work in Child Protective Services in NJ (not with the kids (#cats_not-kids) or families, but administrative support). And some of the names these kids get... :banghead:
Glad no serious harm came to anybody or thing involved in the incident :angel: ;D
I was wondering what had happened to slow progress, looking forward to it :thumbsup:
After a day of fixing air gaps around doors (Helps stop the cold gettin' in don'cha know!) & a bit of gardening, I've done some paint work (including fixing the minimal over-spray issues). :thumbsup:
Tomorrow will probably involve some more gardening, as the weather is drier & warmer (by 2-or-3o) than it has been for weeks, but then I'll get back to the painting. :thumbsup:
SWMBO has been informed that the last week of my leave will be dedicated to building models, & she didn't argue the point because the weather is going back to cold(er) & damp, & she's going back to work (from the study :rolleyes: ). ;D
Quote from: Old Wombat on July 23, 2024, 06:54:37 AM, & she didn't argue the point because the weather is going back to cold(er) & damp, & she's going back to work (from the study :rolleyes: ). ;D
You on tea/coffee making duites ? ;D
Hope you get your week, whenever I say something similar fate rings on the doorbell :angel:
Quote from: NARSES2 on July 24, 2024, 06:09:21 AMQuote from: Old Wombat on July 23, 2024, 06:54:37 AM, & she didn't argue the point because the weather is going back to cold(er) & damp, & she's going back to work (from the study :rolleyes: ). ;D
You on tea/coffee making duites ? ;D
Hope you get your week, whenever I say something similar fate rings on the doorbell :angel:
Usually, although she goes back to work on Monday, which gives her plenty of time to find something for me to do that I don't want to do. :rolleyes:
&
Tell me about it! :banghead:
Managed to get another set of parts painted & glued a few bits on tonight. :thumbsup:
We'll see what happens tomorrow.
Couple more camo colours on the track guards & front "splash" guard, plus a couple of fix-ups of the hull paint job = more (if slow) progress! :thumbsup:
One colour left, would have been done except I stuffed up on the second-last colour (British Light Stone) & had to patch up a couple of bits, which are still drying.
Should get it done tomorrow & get the masking off (& see what needs re-touching there, too).
Hopefully, I'll be able to post a test fit photo or two tomorrow night.
After that; decals, gloss coat, washes, matt coat, weathering, & the tracks! :o
Quote from: Old Wombat on July 28, 2024, 09:31:13 AMOne colour left, would have been done except I stuffed up on the second-last colour (British Light Stone) & had to patch up a couple of bits, which are still drying.
Should get it done tomorrow & get the masking off (& see what needs re-touching there, too).
Hopefully, I'll be able to post a test fit photo or two tomorrow night.
After that; decals, gloss coat, washes, matt coat, weathering, & the tracks! :o
;D ;D
So it's pretty close to the finish line huh π€ π
Not in my universe, unfortunately. :rolleyes:
So, someone mentioned photo's? :unsure:
Well, here they are! No touch-ups or PhotoShopping, just as it came when the masking was removed (Please excuse the crappy photography);
(Click for larger images)
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Painted bits waiting to be fitted (tracks excluded).
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The headlights were one of those AMS moments, as they were originally just solid plastic but I drilled them out & put clear plastic lenses in (& still need some touch-ups around the lenses).
The Vickers guns next to them are little works of styrene art!
Nice.
:thumbsup:
There's something about inter war armour. I'm going to have a look at whiffing my Trumpeter T-35. Even more turrets may be required...
Hits the mark for me.
Nice work so far. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Thanks, Fred & BT! :bow: :bow:
I like the scheme, too, but I'm still tossing up whether to outline the colours in dark grey. I know some people think that I should, however, the more I look at it the less convinced I become for this pattern. For the more usual pattern I intend using on my 1920 Pattern Rolls-Royce armoured car, yes, on this, I don't think so (even if it would make hiding the paint bleeds easier).
Looking stunning :bow: :bow:
Quote from: Old Wombat on July 29, 2024, 07:18:32 AMI like the scheme, too, but I'm still tossing up whether to outline the colours in dark grey. I know some people think that I should, however, the more I look at it the less convinced I become for this pattern. For the more usual pattern I intend using on my 1920 Pattern Rolls-Royce armoured car, yes, on this, I don't think so (even if it would make hiding the paint bleeds easier).
Personally I'd leave it as is. An outline would almost "overwhelm" the actual scheme in my view, but then it's your model :thumbsup:
Quote from: zenrat on July 29, 2024, 04:34:25 AMThere's something about inter war armour.
There is :thumbsup: I particularly like some of the French armour of the late 30's, especially those with cast hulls and turrets. Plus there are a fair few available in 1/72 now.
Some of them now are actually within my scope as they have one piece tracks such as this one for instance
https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/FTF111?result-token=gOfqW (https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/FTF111?result-token=gOfqW)
Thank you, Chris! :bow:
Well, I've fixed the paint bleeds & there won't be a need for any outlines.
I've, also, fitted one idler wheel & am waiting (until tomorrow) to do the other, as I need to clamp/jam(b?) certain parts in place while the glue does its thing.
Man that's a ton of paint work there Guy and mate it's a lovely piece of work . ;D
I'm in agreement with Chris and I'm glad there's no need for the black out lines..it would indeed overwhelm the rest of your hard work .
This is gonna look fantastic when it's done ;D
Thanks, Phill! :bow:
And, yes, it is a ton of paintwork! :blink:
I really hope it's going to be worth the effort! :angel:
Did the touch-ups around he headlight lenses tonight, finished putting on the return rollers (they're actually adjustable, at the moment, which will help with fitting the tracks later), painted a piece that I missed earlier (luckily it was the same colour (brown) as the headlights) & started painting the exhaust.
Tomorrow, I'll probably finish painting the exhaust & will start putting the track links together (they're indy links but not "workable", which will make life a bit easier) into various lengths before painting them.
Tracks made into lengths (2 per side) & painted black. Waiting for them to dry, so any further work will have to wait for the morning.
Decals/Transfers will be next, though. There aren't many to do, as I'm following the British pattern to some extent (2 x vehicle numbers & 2 x registration numbers) but, again, a job for the morning.
After that a gloss coat & a start on the weathering.
It's the tedious stuff now but it's gonna be worth it for sure ;D
I actually enjoy weathering ... & that's the problem, I have to remember to stop*! ;D ;) :thumbsup:
[*: No, not "when to stop". Just "Stop."]
Quote from: Old Wombat on August 04, 2024, 03:47:21 AMI actually enjoy weathering ... & that's the problem, I have to remember to stop*! ;D ;) :thumbsup:
[*: No, not "when to stop". Just "Stop."]
π π€£ π
Same problem here to ..when is to much to much or to little or worst yet ..just right..it's the not knowing mate :banghead: ;D
Did some weathering today & added some mud ... possibly a bit too much, but I can live with it.
Leaving the washes to dry for a few days (primarily because I'm back at work on day shifts for the next few days & I never feel like modelling after having to get up early), then I'll put a matt coat over it & take to it with various weathering powders.
After that I'll see if I think anything else needs doing.
I, also, need to purchase a TC & a driver for the Mk.II*, & commander for my RR armoured car (with rimless helmets, not berets, the RAMs were smarter than that).
Good to read progress :thumbsup:
Quote from: Old Wombat on August 13, 2024, 04:25:10 AMI, also, need to purchase a TC & a driver for the Mk.II*, & commander for my RR armoured car (with rimless helmets, not berets, the RAMs were smarter than that).
Dispatch Rider or Brit Para Heads?
Looks good, looking forward to the finished article! :thumbsup:
Italian?
(https://www.bnamodelworld.com/image/cache2/550x550_contain/catalog/fcmodel/FC-37228.jpg?v=12)
https://www.bnamodelworld.com/model-figures-fc-model-trend-fc-37228-1-35-wwii-italian-tanker-heads
Patton's gold football helmet?
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A bit more weathering done yesterday & sealed. More needs to be done. :thumbsup:
Looking forward to it
I've done it again - OD'ed on the weathering. :banghead:
And I lost a headlight! :(
Oh, well, life goes on. :rolleyes:
Just a bit of work on the tracks, then she should start coming together for final assembly ... We'll see what I can stuff up there. :unsure:
Quote from: Old Wombat on August 19, 2024, 07:45:10 AMI've done it again - OD'ed on the weathering. :banghead:
And I lost a headlight! :(
Oh, well, life goes on. :rolleyes:
Just a bit of work on the tracks, then she should start coming together for final assembly ... We'll see what I can stuff up there. :unsure:
Oh been there ..done that far to many times mate...I always seem to OD the weathering even tho I try not to.
Sometimes I feel like I'm loosing my touch with weathering armour .
Coming to the end of the build! :D
Starboard tracks are on but they've given me a bit of grief. ::)
Anyway, throwing together some figures while I wait for glue to dry, then I'll have a go at the port side tracks. :smiley:
Then I'll have to re-attach all the little bits that have been knocked of in the struggle with the tracks. :banghead:
:thumbsup:
Small tracks are so much fun ain't they ?? :banghead: :banghead: :wacko:
And here we are, at the end of the main build! Still working on figures, though.
So, being the nice chap I am, here are some photo's for your perusal*:
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(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vickers-MkII/i-8rHswFV/0/MnQssGcJN5TSFp5kxHMrmWvBzBGnxNJ3pNLbxq5QR/X4/DSCN8626-X4.jpg)
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With two of the crew (driver & TC/Coy CO), commander of my next build (RR Armoured Car - Meng), & a Staff Officer#:
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vickers-MkII/i-v2VzsqR/0/LjCZ68dSrDZL4SKBDmBDWWPkrJXNVTxxzPbHNrqmG/X4/DSCN8616-X4.jpg)
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Thanks for following along! :thumbsup:
[*: I think the photo's make her look better than when viewed directly but I haven't taken her out into natural sunlight, yet, so I could be biased by the lighting in the modelling room.]
[#: Either the GOC (Brigadier) RAM Armoured Corps or the GOC (Lt. General) RAMs. I'm leaning towards the latter, because in my History the GOC RAMs has a much more "hands-on" approach than most.]
:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
That looks very '1930s', is it?
Looks great anyway though. :thumbsup:
Yep... got there. All the excellent paintwork under the mud ;D
I like the choice of figures as well :thumbsup:
Thank you, gentlemen (yes, even Fred)! :bow: :bow: :bow:
Kit: Absolutely 1930s. My diorama (there will be one ............ eventually) will be set in the 1937/38-ish period
BT: Like I said, I went a bit overboard with the weathering. ... Again! :rolleyes:
The figures are a mash-up of the MiniArt British Armoured Car Crew [Special Edition] (35387) & British Tank Crew [Special Edition] (35332) sets with helmets & accessories from the extra bits that come with those "Special Edition"s.
Thats looking very good! :thumbsup:
Thank you, Dizzy! :thumbsup:
Beautiful work mate :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Weathering actually looks pretty good..just about right ..like it's just started an exercise. ;D
I can see where the Matilda ll got her tracks from ;)
Nice! :thumbsup:
So you did get the hatch details you needed in the end, then?
Phill - or just after one, and headed for the Tank Wash...
I really do like that, but then I have a soft spot for all things 30's :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
The weathering looks about right to me. Looks like it's done/is doing some hard work.
Thank you all, gentlemen! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
The diorama will be set in 1937/8 (maybe a bit earlier) towards the end of a large-scale exercise preparing for the expected future war in Europe, & with a weather eye on the expanding Japanese Empire to the North. ;)
I'm working on the four figures, at the moment.
I'll pop up some photo's when I've finished them & put the two Mk.II crewmen in their positions.
Remember these guys? :unsure:
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vickers-MkII/i-v2VzsqR/0/KDhTwNdXJHWz44RFmfLjHLMRZkNfPrkfLbZVwDwpM/X2/DSCN8616-X2.jpg)
Well, now they look like this: ;D
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vickers-MkII/i-pdHMWjs/0/LXLJnjdBhqjP6sVhjTPB4DxXHw2bTrGtvFPT9jF9v/X3/DSCN8631-X3.jpg) (https://photos.smugmug.com/Vickers-MkII/i-frT5Vhv/0/MgLfcH7hZPzrBkXJPzmpnPbF846vTpgxdFqNqL8fX/X3/DSCN8633-X3.jpg)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vickers-MkII/i-DzMWgJg/0/M9QHQgRsLRSntgvwC8tp79kn75jxqL4Cp7S7gCNFs/X3/DSCN8634-X3.jpg) (https://photos.smugmug.com/Vickers-MkII/i-7kM6B4C/0/KgXHsdnk8TVBKwxfF8d6kBnbgtpSJvh2V6cDWdk5G/X3/DSCN8635-X3.jpg)
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Now, which smarty-pants' can tell me their ranks? :wacko:
Pictures aren't perfect, but, then, nor are the figures.
They look darn nigh perfect to me! :thumbsup:
Thank you, Kit! :bow:
I don't agree, mind, but that's OK, because I can see where various techniques work, & where they don't & something else might be better. ;)
It's a "learning curve" thing. :thumbsup:
Quote from: Old Wombat on September 11, 2024, 08:26:40 AM(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vickers-MkII/i-BNX6vtD/0/LSQDBxXWgKJhJV3QrfbWgn83JWfSww2rNpKv3fBFq/X3/DSCN8657-X3.jpg) (https://photos.smugmug.com/Vickers-MkII/i-4nj4gxM/0/LdZ4BzdsBLh7mcfBvpdPSmLNKR7gkCLjFbMr62XVd/X3/DSCN8655-X3.jpg)
Now, which smarty-pants' can tell me their ranks? :wacko:
Pictures aren't perfect, but, then, nor are the figures.
Unless your RAM Armo(u)red Corps is different, scrambled egg on a visor usually indicates (at least in the US DoD) a field grade officer - Major -> Colonel
Quote from: Old Wombat on September 11, 2024, 08:26:40 AMRemember these guys? :unsure:
..........
Now, which smarty-pants' can tell me their ranks? :wacko:
Pictures aren't perfect, but, then, nor are the figures.
Very nice job for the figures. I think you have a great technique. They are not going head to head with figure figures, if you get what I mean. Perfect for setting off a vehicle.
Oh, my take, you have a Major and a Brigadier. Red Staff band indicates staff level officer and the crown and three pips gives you a Brigadier. Coming from a guy who was the Brigadiers Operator at one stage of the Army career.
Getting the red in the crown is spectacular work.
I would hazard that the garnish on the cap brim is the Navy crossover for Marines.
Thank you, gentlemen! :bow: :bow:
You were on the right path, scoot, but BT's right on the money for the officers! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Major commanding H(eadquarters) Company, 1st Platoon, Vehicle 1 & the Brigadier-General Commanding the RAM Armoured Corps.
A couple of months earlier the Major was a Lieutenant & the Brigadier was a Colonel, but this is set in 1937/38 during the rapid expansion of the RAM's in anticipation of the coming war in Europe.
Now, what about the other two? (They are more difficult to see.) ;)
I'd be happy as hell if my figures looked half that good mate π π
Lovely stuff ;D
Tremendous work on the figures Mr Wombat :bow: :bow:
Good figures Womby.
:thumbsup:
Thank you gentlemen, too! :bow: :bow: :bow:
I suppose that although I'm very happy with my builds, including figures, I am also slightly driven to constantly improve my skill set.
So, I can see the faults but mostly as opportunities to reflect on what tried-&-true or new techniques I could use to fix them.
Our own worst critics Womby..that's never going to change π
Quote from: Wardukw on September 12, 2024, 11:27:36 AMOur own worst critics Womby..that's never going to change π
As long as I'm giving myself constructive criticism, I don't have a problem with that. ;)
Quote from: Old Wombat on September 12, 2024, 06:54:27 PMQuote from: Wardukw on September 12, 2024, 11:27:36 AMOur own worst critics Womby..that's never going to change π
As long as I'm giving myself constructive criticism, I don't have a problem with that. ;)
Onwards and upwards matey ;D
I've got 10 1/16th figures to paint and I figure that by the time I get to the tenth one I'll be better at figure painting π
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: Looking good there.
The second figure looks like he's heard something which is about to make him go "Draw, Sport!" Or maybe he's spotted a snake/cassowary/some other inimical Aussie Life Form ;D
Quote from: Wardukw on September 12, 2024, 10:04:55 PMQuote from: Old Wombat on September 12, 2024, 06:54:27 PMQuote from: Wardukw on September 12, 2024, 11:27:36 AMOur own worst critics Womby..that's never going to change π
As long as I'm giving myself constructive criticism, I don't have a problem with that. ;)
Onwards and upwards matey ;D
I've got 10 1/16th figures to paint and I figure that by the time I get to the tenth one I'll be better at figure painting π
Or totally sick of it.
I am part way through rigging a 1/96 clipper ship and I am damn sure when I am finished I will never want to rig something this size ever again.
Quote from: zenrat on September 13, 2024, 03:53:30 AMI am part way through rigging a 1/96 clipper ship and I am damn sure when I am finished I will never want to rig something this size ever again.
The
Sea Witch being a bitch, mate? :unsure:
Oh, well, as no-one seems to care about the enlisted men ..... :-\
We have a corporal (the driver) & a sergeant (the RR armoured car* commander).
[*: Yet to be built. Will probably start after the model expo.]
Quote from: Old Wombat on September 13, 2024, 08:34:11 AMOh, well, as no-one seems to care about the enlisted men ..... :-\
EMs never get any love. Unless they're secret squirrel operators with really good PR teams.
Quote from: zenrat on September 13, 2024, 03:53:30 AMQuote from: Wardukw on September 12, 2024, 10:04:55 PMQuote from: Old Wombat on September 12, 2024, 06:54:27 PMQuote from: Wardukw on September 12, 2024, 11:27:36 AMOur own worst critics Womby..that's never going to change π
As long as I'm giving myself constructive criticism, I don't have a problem with that. ;)
Onwards and upwards matey ;D
I've got 10 1/16th figures to paint and I figure that by the time I get to the tenth one I'll be better at figure painting π
Or totally sick of it.
I am part way through rigging a 1/96 clipper ship and I am damn sure when I am finished I will never want to rig something this size ever again.
I feel for ya mate..really do..been there to many times ..done that five or six times including a Billings Boats HMS Victory which I built for my dad .
Strangely I kinda enjoy it yet I'm not into ships :o
Quote from: zenrat on September 13, 2024, 03:53:30 AMI am part way through rigging a 1/96 clipper ship and I am damn sure when I am finished I will never want to rig something this size ever again.
I have rigged exactly One (1) Tall Ship (and fixed it after a Transport Mishap); that will be the One and Only!
Quote from: Rick Lowe on September 14, 2024, 08:11:25 PMQuote from: zenrat on September 13, 2024, 03:53:30 AMI am part way through rigging a 1/96 clipper ship and I am damn sure when I am finished I will never want to rig something this size ever again.
I have rigged exactly One (1) Tall Ship (and fixed it after a Transport Mishap); that will be the One and Only!
I still have nightmares over the old Airfix HMS Victory and that rubberised rigging and climbing nets :blink: Never again.
Quote from: NARSES2 on September 15, 2024, 01:29:14 AMQuote from: Rick Lowe on September 14, 2024, 08:11:25 PMQuote from: zenrat on September 13, 2024, 03:53:30 AMI am part way through rigging a 1/96 clipper ship and I am damn sure when I am finished I will never want to rig something this size ever again.
I have rigged exactly One (1) Tall Ship (and fixed it after a Transport Mishap); that will be the One and Only!
I still have nightmares over the old Airfix HMS Victory and that rubberised rigging and climbing nets :blink: Never again.
I still remember the first one Chris which I'm honestly surprised about..it's was a Monogram Cutty Sark ..with plastic rigging and sails .
This is why my one rigged ship (1/350 Cutty Sark) won't be ... rigged, that is.
I have plans for a small superstructure & a funnel. ;D
I have managed to install the driver & I'm working on the TC/Coy CO.
Both have had to be modified to fit & the Major had to be cut in half (he wouldn't fit through the cupola otherwise).
Unfortunately, when re-attaching him, the glue did dastardly things & I've had to perform minor surgery to fix some daggy bits it created, & do some touch-up painting.
Have to do a base for him to stand on inside the turret now & all will be done.
Well isn't that a bugga...buts normal...turret hatches which are to scale but not the figures :banghead:
It's like tankers. In those days were very short and very slim and alot of tanker model figures ain't.
It's very annoying π
Quote from: Old Wombat on September 15, 2024, 08:02:08 AMThis is why my one rigged ship (1/350 Cutty Sark) won't be ... rigged, that is.
I have plans for a small superstructure & a funnel. ;D
I found these invaluable:
https://www.bnamodelworld.com/model-ships-boats-detail-up-parts-alliance-model-works-a-nw35045
Quote from: Old Wombat on September 15, 2024, 08:02:08 AMThis is why my one rigged ship (1/350 Cutty Sark) won't be ... rigged, that is.
I have plans for a small superstructure & a funnel. ;D
I like the sound of that βΊοΈ
Maybe paddle wheels :wacko: :wacko:
Quote from: Wardukw on September 15, 2024, 12:29:32 PMWell isn't that a bugga...buts normal...turret hatches which are to scale but not the figures :banghead:
It's like tankers. In those days were very short and very slim and alot of tanker model figures ain't.
It's very annoying π
The biggest issue is that plastic tankers aren't as flexible as flesh tankers.
A flesh tanker could have raised his arms up & squeezed through the hatchway, at least up to his waste (after that various bits of webbing would get in the way).
Besides, access into & out fo the Mk.II was via the rear door (right next to the fuel tank). ;)
Quote from: Rick Lowe on September 15, 2024, 10:00:58 PMQuote from: Old Wombat on September 15, 2024, 08:02:08 AMThis is why my one rigged ship (1/350 Cutty Sark) won't be ... rigged, that is.
I have plans for a small superstructure & a funnel. ;D
I found these invaluable:
https://www.bnamodelworld.com/model-ships-boats-detail-up-parts-alliance-model-works-a-nw35045
No, I don't think that's enough help for the one I've got.
The rigging, masts & sails are all pretty crappy. Even the hull has "wood effect" moulded into it, which will require filling & sanding to get looking half-decent. :banghead:
Quote from: Old Wombat on September 16, 2024, 12:51:05 AMQuote from: Rick Lowe on September 15, 2024, 10:00:58 PMQuote from: Old Wombat on September 15, 2024, 08:02:08 AMThis is why my one rigged ship (1/350 Cutty Sark) won't be ... rigged, that is.
I have plans for a small superstructure & a funnel. ;D
I found these invaluable:
https://www.bnamodelworld.com/model-ships-boats-detail-up-parts-alliance-model-works-a-nw35045
No, I don't think that's enough help for the one I've got.
The rigging, masts & sails are all pretty crappy. Even the hull has "wood effect" moulded into it, which will require filling & sanding to get looking half-decent. :banghead:
That wouldn't be the Academy Cutty Sark by chance?
Quote from: Wardukw on September 16, 2024, 03:07:30 AMQuote from: Old Wombat on September 16, 2024, 12:51:05 AMQuote from: Rick Lowe on September 15, 2024, 10:00:58 PMQuote from: Old Wombat on September 15, 2024, 08:02:08 AMThis is why my one rigged ship (1/350 Cutty Sark) won't be ... rigged, that is.
I have plans for a small superstructure & a funnel. ;D
I found these invaluable:
https://www.bnamodelworld.com/model-ships-boats-detail-up-parts-alliance-model-works-a-nw35045
No, I don't think that's enough help for the one I've got.
The rigging, masts & sails are all pretty crappy. Even the hull has "wood effect" moulded into it, which will require filling & sanding to get looking half-decent. :banghead:
That wouldn't be the Academy Cutty Sark by chance?
Standby, I'll check ..... Yes, it is! Well done, that man! :thumbsup:
Luckily I never had any intention of building it as a sailing ship, but who in their right mind would put "wood effect" on a 1/350 sailing ship? :unsure:
Seriously, those "wood grain" features are probably about 0.5mm wide, that converts to about 175mm / 7" !!! :o
Quote from: Old Wombat on September 16, 2024, 04:30:54 AMQuote from: Wardukw on September 16, 2024, 03:07:30 AMQuote from: Old Wombat on September 16, 2024, 12:51:05 AMQuote from: Rick Lowe on September 15, 2024, 10:00:58 PMQuote from: Old Wombat on September 15, 2024, 08:02:08 AMThis is why my one rigged ship (1/350 Cutty Sark) won't be ... rigged, that is.
I have plans for a small superstructure & a funnel. ;D
I found these invaluable:
https://www.bnamodelworld.com/model-ships-boats-detail-up-parts-alliance-model-works-a-nw35045
No, I don't think that's enough help for the one I've got.
The rigging, masts & sails are all pretty crappy. Even the hull has "wood effect" moulded into it, which will require filling & sanding to get looking half-decent. :banghead:
That wouldn't be the Academy Cutty Sark by chance?
Standby, I'll check ..... Yes, it is! Well done, that man! :thumbsup:
Luckily I never had any intention of building it as a sailing ship, but who in their right mind would put "wood effect" on a 1/350 sailing ship? :unsure:
Seriously, those "wood grain" features are probably about 0.5mm wide, that converts to about 175mm / 7" !!! :o
Hahahaha...aa wee bit of a gap eh π³ π
It's not the best of models by a long shot and I think it was released somewhere in the early 90s so it's kinda old to...still tho it's a 20 coin model here so it's also cheap π