Andrew's 1/35 North Africa Vignette (SimonT Tribute GB)

[minitnkr]

A beauty. PaulE

[adt70hk]

Andy,
The paint looks very good looking forward to the next stage.

Hi Andrew
That is a great finish. Very realistic look.
Jim

Cracking look, chipping is nicely understated.

Looking good, the chipping is just right.

A beauty. PaulE

Gentleman, thank you very much for the support and feedback.

Coming from a group of your collective skills I will take it as a real compliment.

Thanks again.

Andrew

[Si Benson]

Morning Andrew,
This is coming along very nicely. The chipping looks good and not overdone and the pre shade has really helped to add a bit of interest to the paint work :thumb2:

[adt70hk]

Morning Andrew,
This is coming along very nicely. The chipping looks good and not overdone and the pre shade has really helped to add a bit of interest to the paint work :thumb2:

Thanks Si, very much appreciated.

As always there are things I think I could have improved on or done differently but actually far, far fewer than I thought there would be given this is my first foray into 1/35.

All in all in really quite pleased with it.

ATB.

Andrew

[JR]

I'm impressed Andrew, great job and as Si says not over done.

Quite like the table its on as well, :nerd: .

[Steve Jones]

Very nicely done Andy. Nice painting effects. Keep up the great work

[adt70hk]

I'm impressed Andrew, great job and as Si says not over done.

Quite like the table its on as well, :nerd: .

John

Thank you very much for the feedback. It really has been an enjoyable experience so far. Still need to work on the chipping technique but very pleased nonetheless how it turned out for my first effort.

That said, given your expertise and knowledge of wood, I am slightly disappointed in you, in that you mistook decking planks for a table...... :smiling2: :smiling5:

In all seriousness though, your support is much appreciated.

ATB.

Andrew

Ps have you had a chance to try that extender medium yet?

[adt70hk]

Very nicely done Andy. Nice painting effects. Keep up the great work

Steve

Thank you very much indeed. Having seen some of your work on here and on your YouTube channel I will take that as a real compliment.

Hopefully i can keep it going with the rest of the build.

ATB.

Andrew

[JR]

John

Thank you very much for the feedback. It really has been an enjoyable experience so far. Still need to work on the chipping technique but very pleased nonetheless how it turned out for my first effort.

That said, given your expertise and knowledge of wood, I am slightly disappointed in you, in that you mistook decking planks for a table...... :smiling2: :smiling5:

In all seriousness though, your support is much appreciated.

ATB.

Andrew

Ps have you had a chance to try that extender medium yet?

:smiling2::smiling2::smiling2: Well not saying your dinning room table looks like some weathered decking !.slight miss use of words there I feel .:smiling2::smiling2::smiling3:Your answer made me laugh though.
No not yet Andrew, only using brushes at the moment. Really ought to have a play . I'll let you know.

[adt70hk]

:smiling2::smiling2::smiling2: Well not saying your dinning room table looks like some weathered decking !.slight miss use of words there I feel .:smiling2::smiling2::smiling3:Your answer made me laugh though.
No not yet Andrew, only using brushes at the moment. Really ought to have a play . I'll let you know.

Dining room table indeed!! I should hope not John - 2m x 1m solid oak - even after 10+ years since I still have cold sweats over the price!!!! :smiling5:

[adt70hk]

Good evening all

So I managed to get decals on at the weekend and in doing so the modelling Gods kicked me where no man should be kicked.....:fearful::crying:

The kit offered five different marking options but I was left with only one given the the DAK service and my chosen camo scheme. The destructions were not very clear on placement and although the box art had that set on, I thought I'd check it out online.

I found one photo of a tank from the unit, which supported the box art....so far, so good.....

And then I found a picture of the actual vehicle......

You will recall I hacked off the field modification stowage box from the rear left, as that was taken from a captured Pz II and was not a standard fit on Pz IIs.....

Well it turns out that the captured Pz II was the one I was going to use the markings for....never mind I will just have to pretend the box was a modification after my representation of it! In any case, it was also a good test of my skills that worked out reasonably well..

Although the picture wasn't very clear on what markings had definitely been applied, I went with the destructions. As you'll see though the turret looks a bit crowded and so I had to take some liberty with the placement. Then it dawned on me that all of Tamiya's decals are oversized - the red 'R' in particular is about 50% bigger than the real thing but I had to work with what I had.

Obviously this is being depicted as a tank that has seem some use, if not being a complete wreck. I therefore scuffed the decals up a bit by rolling a round 2mm needle file over them, although one side worked out better than the other. I'll obviously calm them down a bit more at the weathering stage.

I'm going to have a go at doing some tracks for the front next.

ACW as usual and all the best.

Andrew

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[adt70hk]

Hi all

So I'm having a test crack at the Bronco tracks.

Each side will require 108 links......fortunately you get 20 spare links in addition to the 216 for the tracks. I'll use some of these spares to go on the front rather than use the kit supplied piece.

Initial impressions are reasonably favourable, with minimal flash and what there is, is not visible with the naked eye. They articulate ok so far - albeit I've only completed 4 from each side so far.

ACW as usual.

Andrew

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[Graeme C.]

Nice progress Andrew, those indy links look fiddly, but worth it.:thumb2:

[adt70hk]

Nice progress Andrew, those indy links look fiddly, but worth it.:thumb2:

Thank Graeme.

They're actually not quite as bad as they look. As I've only done 8 I've not quite worked out the best way to approach them. They do at least click together quite positively - the one online review I'd found reported they fell apart quite easily but so far so good.

Thanks for stopping by.

Andrew

[adt70hk]

Hi all

So the first of a couple of minor updates.

The tracks for the front are now complete and on. As well as the 216 you need for the tracks, you get 20 spares, so I used five spares from each side, leaving another five from each side in the event any snap during the track construction.

I tried creating my own enamel rust washes from some leftover enamel paints I have as an experiment, the first one worked quite well, the second less so but I can hide the worst of it under some dust/sand.

ATB.

Andrew


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