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[Andy T]

That's a good shout Andy, thanks.

I've done another of their kits fine and my head's screwed on a bit better these days so I'll have a look.

The Miniart Dingo I'm looking at (#35077) seems out of stock everywhere, so it may be the 70's Tamiya!

[JR]

Most impressed Andy with the fact that all the wheels are able to be removed, a touch of Si Benson there.

Tracks, well apart from Fruils I've never been able to manage them, despite numerous help from other showing me how it's done .
I either have them fall apart when attempting the bend or in rare cases left them far too long before trying to put them on !:loudly-crying:
Having the tape on and leaving after you've wrapped them around is something I shall attempt.

[The Smythe Meister]

........despite numerous help from other showing me how it's done .
I either have them fall apart when attempting the bend or in rare cases left them far too long before trying to put them on !:loudly-crying:

.... completely concur.... with BOTH of those scenarios John !!
That's why I like "Rubber band" tracks,( OH,the heresy of that statement ), well,the more recent ones, that is.

[Andy T]

John, I just need a whole box full of cocktail sticks to mount both sets now :smiling5:

I'm lucky that they were fairly idiot proof really, makes me look better at tracks than I really am lol. The only set I've found easier were on the Takom PL-01 which included a full assembly jig.

Noyhing wrong with rubber band tracks in my eyes Andy. Certainly takes a whole lot of faff out of the build.

[JR]

.... completely concur.... with BOTH of those scenarios John !!
That's why I like "Rubber band" tracks,( OH,the heresy of that statement ), well,the more recent ones, that is. :smiling3:

Ooh not alone then Andy, beginning to think I was the only one.
Sorry Andy for the intrusion.

[Andy T]

Sorry Andy for the intrusion.

No problem John, I seem to have lost most onlookers already, but I guess it's hard to make building a Tamiya kit sexy enough to draw a crowd. Especially twice :smiling5:

Hull, wheels & tracks are almost complete on no.2 but to add a bit of something extra I had a go at posing one of the side stowage bins open. Due to their construction it meant chopping off the lid, thinning the plastic down and removing the locking bar detail before adding it back in the open position with lead wire.

Nothing sensational but with a small amount of tweaking and little bit of junk inside it might be something else to draw the eye.

[stillp]

Still looking in Andy, just didn't have much to say.
Pete

[Andy T]

Glad you're still with me Pete. Hopefully things will get a bit more interesting soon :smiling3:

[JR]

Well it's interesting to me Andy.
The last time I saw one of these in the flesh was at Borden on a recovery training course. It was sunk in a lake well over the towing eyes. Guess who had to go in and fit the winch rope ?:smiling3:

[Neil Merryweather]

Still looking in Andy, just didn't have much to say.
Pete

Me too Andy.
Don't judge by the number of replies, just check the views. It can be a bit disheartening when few people comment, but it's reassuring to know that they are still interested even if they are not saying anything.
Believe me, when you do a build that lasts more than 2 years and basically involves 17 versions of a figure with the same uniform, it's not surprising people run out of things to say....

[adt70hk]

Andy

That's coming on vey nicely. Love the adjusted stowage box. A vast improvement!!

Very well done.

ATB

Andrew

[Andy T]

Well it's interesting to me Andy.
The last time I saw one of these in the flesh was at Borden on a recovery training course. It was sunk in a lake well over the towing eyes. Guess who had to go in and fit the winch rope ?:smiling3:

I bet that was "character building!"

Me too Andy.
Don't judge by the number of replies, just check the views.

Oh, don't get me wrong Neil, I wasn't fishing for comments. Sorry if it came across that way.

To be honest I think it was mentioning my wife's baking that had 'em running for the exits :smiling5:

Andy

That's coming on vey nicely. Love the adjusted stowage box. A vast improvement!!

Very well done.

ATB

Andrew

Thanks Andrew.

As JR inferred earlier, with it being part of a scene rather than a stand alone model I won't be changing much, but a little bit here & there never hurts :smiling3:

[Andy T]

Assembly is finished as far as I can until I've decided exactly where the figures are going.

A tiny bit of filler was needed on the turret stowage boxes and I've added a few bits of spare etch to represent clamps where the missing tools are. Apart from that a very straightforward build.



Now onto the messy stuff!

I've done a quick mock up to give myself an idea of the space it will need but nothing is set in stone (or foam) yet.




I figured it made sense to have the towing vehicles turret pointing backwards so the commander could call the shots. Looks like I can pose the other guy looking back to keep an eye on what's going off.

Fingers crossed John gets my preferred primer back in stock soon so I can get cracking on the wet stuff too

[Andy T]

Managed to scrape together enough primer to get the main bits done.

I've also splashed a bit of white inside just in case any of it is visible.



Used almost all of my clippy things on the wheels! I have some more paint on order but probably have enough left to get the wheels done and free up some of the holders for all of the other bits.

[Allen Dewire]

Wow Andy, some really fine work going on with this Sir!!! I am a bit late to the party and looks like you have a good plan for the dio. You sure don't mess around at the bench with the progress you're making here!!!...

Prost
Allen