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

[Tim Marlow]

They have a high parts count like IGB.

You are not selling them to me at the moment Lee Have you tried an S models kit? Great detail and few parts, lovely fit and finish as well.

[Lee Drennen]

Have you tried an S models kit?

Not yet but those Fast Assembly 1/72 kits nice and well detailed. Still have a few left.

[Allen Dewire]

Fell a little behind on this Mr. Marlow. Sure is a tiny little critter with so many parts. But hey, you love the tiny things and doing a great job as always Tim!!! Do all 4 touch the ground???

Prost
Allen

[Tim Marlow]

Not yet but those Fast Assembly 1/72 kits nice and well detailed. Still have a few left.

S models are a cut above most of them I’d say. Relatively cheap as well.

[Tim Marlow]

Fell a little behind on this Mr. Marlow. Sure is a tiny little critter with so many parts. But hey, you love the tiny things and doing a great job as always Tim!!! Do all 4 touch the ground???

Prost
Allen

Cheers Allen. No idea yet, don’t want to try them in case I can’t get the wheels off again….the axles look pretty much in line though.

[Lee Drennen]

S models

What scale? S scale 1/64 or 1/72?

[Tim Marlow]

What scale? S scale 1/64 or 1/72?

1/72, the manufacturers are called S Models :thumb2: These guys Lee.

https://www.scalemates.com/brands/s-model-china--2289

[Tim Marlow]

Got a bit further …
Turret interior done…..


Then assembled and nearly finished the turret.



Lots more tiny bits with very little locating points. Not for the easily frustrated is this one….
The eagle eyed amongst you will notice the replacement aerial stand on the left…cleaned up the original then promptly lost it…..scratch built a replacement, then dropped that. Spent about twenty minutes looking for it because I really didn’t want to fiddle around scratching another at about a mil square…..it’s the one behind the back of the Bren gun…..just the turret AA mgs to do now….

[Lee Drennen]

Turret looks great Tim.

[papa 695]

Just caught up Tim, fantastic job on such a small kit.

[Tim Marlow]

Turret looks great Tim.

Cheers Lee.

[Tim Marlow]

Just caught up Tim, fantastic job on such a small kit.

Thanks Ian. As I said, lots and lots of tiny bits in this. It feels more like building a real one than building it kit at times.

[Tim Marlow]

Well, assembly is now finished. Aerials added from 0.33 mm hard brass wire. A good 150 parts for a vehicle that is about 5 cm long is ridiculous in my eyes. I only used the dust flaps from the etch fret because most of the others didn’t really add much. They would in 1/35, but in 1/72 they were totally unnecessary. the turret AA mgs are made from five parts with no locating pips, by the way, so if anyone thinks they shouldn’t be fitted at D-Day, keep it to yourself….



That really illustrates a problem with this kit. The vague or non existent parts location. An example is this.

That minute, 1/4 mm or so, bump at the inner ring of the turret is what you are supposed to use to locate it on the hull. It could have been substantially extended and still not impacted fidelity. I will glue the turret down once it’s finished. It’s a very well detailed kit, but I certainly wouldn’t try it unless you have experience because it will drive you mad.

Anyway, paint next…..

[Jim R]

It certainly does produce a very impressive model.

That minute, 1/4 mm or so, bump at the inner ring of the turret is what you are supposed to use to locate it on the hull.

Many would have sanded it back thinking it was poor moulding :smiling3:

[Tim Marlow]

It certainly does produce a very impressive model.

Many would have sanded it back thinking it was poor moulding :smiling3:

I was nearly one of them Jim…..