Colins' (CDWs) M10 Achilles with 17 pounder.

[Guest]

well the botton half is done build-wise, lower hulls just had a black wash to give the impression of in-grained dirt here and there (just started with the mud effects on the front).

You can still see a lot of the inner detail if you peek in through the hatches etc so i've glued it in place and given my "lid-off" idea best as its going to interfere with the up and coming diorama .

opinions ?? ....

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[Guest]

fantastic Colin,really nice work going on here

mobear

[Ian M]

Looking good Colin.

Ian M

[papa 695]

Looking realy good Colin keep posting those pictures

[Guest]

Thanks chaps .. a few more to peruse

Got the main turret frame completed, painted the internals with a base coat to save fiddly end painting.

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Attached all the tools to the rear, washed over ready for some dust etc.

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odds and sods for the dio, found some correct plastic tracks as the ones in the kit were the wrong sort (had no metal tread and rivet details) have trimmed, painted and weathered them ready to attach (somewhere)

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And a picture to show tippex (correction fluid/liquid paper) used as a filler (tops got blobs on, bottoms been sanded)

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[Guest]

love the tools this is gonna be a masterpiece

mobear

[Guest]

Got the turret 95% finished (will touch up the little bits when it in place) Have left out the two racks with the three 17pdr shells as these have been removed for the purpose of the dio, i have scratched the attachment brackets for the racks and these are in place within the turret.

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made a start on the ground work, rocky outcrop type thing, got grasses and moss and a few bushes to add, then just add a few washes and homemade pigments to blend it all in.

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Got the trees made up and the trunks have a little moss attached, they just need the foliage attaching.

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Now to attack the LMS for the figures i've decided on after a rethink on the dio story.

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[Ian M]

Good stuff Colin.

Ian M

[Guest]

Moving along nicely Colin, the dio's looking good too

[Guest]

Just a bit more on the turret .....

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[Guest]

v nice colin v nice in deed mate

mobear

[papa 695]

Great work so far Colin looking forward to more

[Guest]

This is looking superb. Can't wait to see the finished build

[Guest]

Just picked this up for the figures, a little hacking and mackling and they'll do just fine for what i need on the dio.

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As i said before, the beauty of the Korean theatre was that so much was borrowed, lent, stolen, improvised, adapted, reused or re-activated that anything close will do .....

Gonna have to get my extra magnifying glasses on and attempt something brave ... they include a set of insignia decals ... i can hardly see them on the backing never mind try and position them on a painted figure ... help!!

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[Guest]

Done and dusted ....

http://www.scale-models.co.uk/completed/16460-colins-m10-achilles-diorama-tank-busters.html#post134724

Might have gone a bit madder than normal with the photos ...ooops