Richard's humble Humber by Bronco, 1/35.

[rtfoe]

Hi, I found the magazine issue with the article on the Bronco Humber and its from our former home. Lucky for me the writer does comment on areas to look out for in assembly.



At least with this I know that the interior was painted white...the instructions don't say anything about it.



There is a little bit of history on the Humber after the build section.



I won't be doing the Italian campaign version as mine is the later boxing concentrating on the ETO after Normandy landings.

Cheers,
Richard

[rtfoe]

Hi, I thought I'd better get on with this and started with the interior...



In less than an hour I've slapped on some bits like the seats, steering wheel, firewall and transmission covers. Even a clean cut from the sprue leaves a tab over the area to be joined that needs slicing off and sanding.



Surprisingly I had my first trouble with the firewall...the instructions didn't show exactly where to attach the part. There was an arrow pointing neither here nor there so I just guessed it had to be behind the tab that runs along one side to the other.



The warping of the side walls didn't make the fit of the firewall as snug as it should be. Having peered into many kits on display I realised without a magnifyer detail can be overlooked or missed and if the interior is filled with storage and crew equipment, that makes it even harder to spot detail through tiny hatches. Some of the items attached to the side walls will be painted before fitting.

So the interior will be strictly OOB. I will try to improve it by painting just like I did for my Ugly Little Tank.

Cheers,
Richard

[scottie3158]

Richard,
Nice start count me in.

[Si Benson]

Hi Richard,
I had forgotten about this one! Looks pretty good so far :thumb2:

[Jim R]

Hi Richard
Up and running. Speedy progress. Nice to find the magazine article.
Jim

[Steve Jones]

... and we are off and running. Nice start Richard. Do you plan on adding any equipment to the inside or will it be purely an OOBer?

[rtfoe]

Thanks guys Scottie, Si, Jim and Steve. It would have been faster but Broncos sprue attachment tabs make cleaning up a chore.

The side wall storage items already make for a tight interior, perhaps maybe an item or two to hide certain areas of bad work. :smiling6: Maybe more boxes of drum ammo and maps. Being a command scout car I presume there ought to be some tidiness as an example to the troops.:smiling2:

Cheers,
Richard

[rtfoe]

Guys, I have failed miserably on both the NightFighter and Recon GB's. For the nightfighter I've been burgled by cats and for the Recon it's been sitting in the box and am only able to continue at the finish line. I think I have bitten more than I can chew as the Brummbar for the Animal GB is still waiting to be touched and the Stug affair has just flagged off :tired::tired:

But I will push on and see if I can at least finish what I planned to do. Definitely an OOB with the innards lashed on and splashed with paint. I will concentrate on the exterior and painting. But for now let me get organised and sorry for the delay.

It doesn't help when I have relatives over for the month from Sydney and will be doing the tour of eateries and meet up of the rest of the clan. I will manage and try to get bench time.

Cheers,
Richard

[Jim R]

...... and will be doing the tour of eateries

sounds good - better than sticking bits of plastic together :tongue-out3:
Jim

[Steve Jones]

Your builds are always worth waiting for. Just enjoy life.

[rtfoe]

Thanks Jim and Steve. Nice to know there are guys who understand how to enjoy life and that everything does not revolve around sticking bits of plastic. I will try to keep my mind off it during the tour. :smiling4:

Cheers,
Richard