Tonight,Long stick goes Boom.

[JR]

If I was using the PC you would be awarded the DOGS , so with that in mind this is substituted

:smiling2::smiling2::smiling2::smiling2:


Great work Mr Smith.
Another lazy day here planned :smiling3::smiling3:, but will spare a thought for all those of you still out in the real world.:thumb2:

[Steve Jones]

Its hard to believe this is scratch built. Stunning work all round mate. One to be proud of.

[Ian M]

The Bofors I built I'm sure it had loads of ammo included.
Not to be a wet rag but I hope you get the figures to fit better than me, I gave up.

[The Smythe Meister]

Andy,
Well done mate that is a cracking result you have achieved there.

Hey! Cheers Scottie,very much appreciated:thumb2:,

[The Smythe Meister]

Andy
That is a great result. Nice job on a rare subject!
By the way, spotting things you would do differently next time around is called learning :thumb2:

Thanks very much Tim,indeed..... every Day is a school Day!!:nerd:
Yes,it is quite a rare subject piece,before i even thought of trying to scratchbuild the Searchlight i had scoured the net for a kit of one..... all i could find were the smaller Vehicle mounted type..... predominantly used on German Half Tracks.

[The Smythe Meister]

Wouldn't we all!

HA! Yes,i`m sure i`m not the only one!

[The Smythe Meister]

Wow! just went through it all...awesome scratch work, great dedication to detail.
I must have ADS or something cuz I could not stay so focused and loyal to such detail and attention to
accuracy...Bravo!

I'm more of an "oil painting emotionalist"

Jim.

Thanks very much indeed Jim,I`m pleased that you enjoyed it:smiling:,
I honestly don`t usually have the staying power that i used on this build...... it was just something that i really wanted to make,so that alone made it easy to keep on looking for solutions:thumb2:.

[JR]

Now on the PC so.


I thank you .

[The Smythe Meister]

Lovely scratchwork Andy, the engine looks very good indeed.

Cheers Graeme,much appreciated :hungry:.

[The Smythe Meister]

If I was using the PC you would be awarded the DOGS , so with that in mind this is substituted

:smiling2::smiling2::smiling2::smiling2:
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Great work Mr Smith.
Another lazy day here planned :smiling3::smiling3:, but will spare a thought for all those of you still out in the real world.:thumb2:

HA,Nice one Mr R:tears-of-joy:....... Thanks very much indeed!
..... and i`ve JUST seen your 2nd,most recent post...... nice "Mug Shot" Sir....... See what i did there?!!

[The Smythe Meister]

Its hard to believe this is scratch built. Stunning work all round mate. One to be proud of.

Blimey Steve,Thanks for that mate,high praise indeed:astonished:,
Pleased that you like it!

[The Smythe Meister]

The Bofors I built I'm sure it had loads of ammo included.
Not to be a wet rag but I hope you get the figures to fit better than me, I gave up.

Thanks for the hint on the figures Ian,i got them together,well,all but one...... and you`re spot on,they are a pain!:tired:
There are 3 clips of ammo in the Bofors kit,which i shall use,but i still think the Bronco crew should have been supplied with some!

[The Smythe Meister]

Well then Guys,
It`s been a manic 3/4 weeks,but although i hadn`t got a lot of progress done,i have been busy gathering things for the final Dio,and actually made a start on the Truck that i mentioned early on in this Thread...... a PROPER kit again after all that scratching,and it feels very relaxing just shoving bits of plastic together without having to decide how to go about it! :thumb2: So then,the IBG Models "Bedford QLT,just built up the chassis,the majority of the Load bed and various other Sub assemblies........


The Cab is slightly tricky as it`ll require painting as i go for ease of access..... hardly any of it will be seen mind........

No stress so far,although early days obviously.Next is the kit i got for the Motorcyclist,it`s more expensive than your average bike kit...... but you do get A LOT of stuff for your money........

Looking forward to getting stuck into that!! The final news,for now..... The AA MG position,this is what i`m trying to reproduce.......

Sorry for the poor pic,it`s basically just a Lewis Gum,bolted to a post and placed in a square sand bagged area thought of making my own sand bags but decided against it when i saw THIS........

I`ll make the post from simple Box Plastistruct,the Lewis is from a Riich Models Commonwealth Weapons Set,(I shan`t be using the Bipod stand shown),
So there it is up to date,much to do and contemplate,but the good news is that it`s still thoroughly enjoyable!!:thumb2:
As always,thanks for looking in Chaps,and as usual,all hints,tips ...... or plain old abuse is more than welcome!!
Cheers for now,
Andy

[The Smythe Meister]

...... Oooops,
Forgot the pic of the Trucvk`s sub assemblies:smiling4:!!

Andy

[The Smythe Meister]

Well then Guys,
It`s been quite a while since i posted on this Dio....... in my defence,i was trying to work out how to answer SO many comments that you`ve all left!:flushed::thinking::tears-of-joy::tears-of-joy::tears-of-joy:,
HOWEVER,i have been toiling away,but mainly with problems that don`t make interesting Blog type stuff:surprised:
So then,the Truck..... a very enjoyable build mostly.........


Obviously the weathering was to be done much later,alongside the detailing stuff.....then i encountered "THE CAB" oop:.......!!!!!!!
Yes,LITERALLY a complete pile of crap...... i can`t understand how they could make such a great little truck to build...... and then TOTALLY ruin the experience with a cab thats next to no contact points,poorly fits and needs SO MUCH trimmimg........ I must admit that this very nearly ,went into the bin:worried:...... it may still!!
:worried:

That was my basic effort on the cab`s details....... now i wish i hadn`t bothered!!:sad:
Not looking good EH?!!.......Yeah i totally agree,i`ll make an effort to make it acceptable for the Dio....... MAYBE!!
Some more,of the other stuff to follow...... I kinda consider this part as a bit of a smack in the face!!
Back soon,
Andy