Tim’s 1/72 IBG Inns of Court Daimler armoured car.

[Tim Marlow]

If these turn out as well as the Sumoa's they will be a picture.

Cheers Mike, that’s very kind of you :thumb2:

[Lee Drennen]

Main body now assembled

Nice interior Tim.

[vizenz]

Nice work Tim. Were your fuselage side panels warped too or was I just unlucky?

[adt70hk]

Looks very nice indeed Tim!! Keep up the good work.

Andrew

[Tim Marlow]

Nice interior Tim.

Thanks Lee. Very simple paintjob, as I said.

[Tim Marlow]

Nice work Tim. Were your fuselage side panels warped too or was I just unlucky?

I think you must have been unlucky. Mine went together with finger pressure and a drop of TET. Could do with better attachment points for the internals though, they were very hit or miss.

[Tim Marlow]

Looks very nice indeed Tim!! Keep up the good work.

Andrew

Thanks Andrew. Onto the suspension next…..about thirty parts I think…..this thing must set some sort of record for parts per linear inch of model LOL.

[adt70hk]

Thanks Andrew. Onto the suspension next…..about thirty parts I think…..this thing must set some sort of record for parts per linear inch of model LOL.

I have been warned for my SoD version then!!

[Tim Marlow]

I have been warned for my SoD version then!!

Parts are nice, but the location points can be a bit vague….Ill be amazed if I get all four wheels down at once….

[Tim Marlow]

Bit further along……..


Must admit I’m amazed how many parts there are for such a small subject. I’m up to over sixty parts now, and I haven’t used about ten…..the mudguard support struts are in etch, and, along with most of the etch fret, are very lazily designed so I haven’t used them. They have no half etched bend lines, going with a complete half etched “detail “ middle section that need the edges folded up. It would be impossible to bend these accurately in this scale so I’m just leaving them off. Another problem is that the location points are vague to say the least, so there is a lot of guesstimating going on…..still, about half way now……

[Jim R]

Although not always the case here you can see that a high parts does give good detail. Just makes construction fiddly and a fragile end result. Long, thin, unscored folds in pe are impossible so not trying is sensible.
You're doing a fine job on this wee beastie.

[Tim Marlow]

Although not always the case here you can see that a high parts does give good detail. Just makes construction fiddly and a fragile end result. Long, thin, unscored folds in pe are impossible so not trying is sensible.
You're doing a fine job on this wee beastie.

Cheers Jim. Quite robust at the moment, but will get a bit less so when the surface detail is added……as to PE, I have quite a lot of experience with it and can tell at a glance if it’s good or bad design………this kit has etch that is very cleanly produced, but very difficult to use. I must admit military etch is twenty years behind what railway modellers were getting when I worked in that field. These parts should be etched full depth, with half etched rivet marks on the back (so rivets can be pushed through from behind) and have half etched fold lines on the front so the parts can be accurately folded. Design of the parts you get for military stuff is so obviously not made by someone that uses etch I find it quite sad really.

[Tim Marlow]

Done a bit more. Chassis completed and awaiting paint….





Tyres

Not worried about the ejection mark, that’s the back. Detail is excellent, even has legible markings and sizes on the tyres. The wheels have moulded brake gear on the other side.

Parts count is now about a hundred, and I haven’t bothered with the etch because it’s a bit fragile (or not really visible) and this is a gaming piece. Also, as I say above, it’s not well designed so I can’t be bothered to fight with it.

By the time I’m done I think this will be up to 75 parts per cubic inch….which is extraordinary for such a small vehicle. The turret may well end up being glued in place as the designed fitment is quite insecure.

Despite all this I’m quite enjoying the challenge :thumb2:

[adt70hk]

Coming on nicely Tim.... Hear you in the etch front. I often find its a case of what does it actually add..... For often a lot of effort and frustration!

[Tim Marlow]

Coming on nicely Tim.... Hear you in the etch front. I often find its a case of what does it actually add..... For often a lot of effort and frustration!

Cheers Andrew. I get it for some things, but in 1/72 a lot of it is unnecessary. My pet hate is lazy design on it. That’s what makes it harder than it should be and puts people off.