BA -20 1/35 Scale Russian Armoured Car by Hobby Boss

[JR]

Back on track after the earlier problem, I don't find these chassis easy, and admire those that can. So much is hidden , and this seems a shame after all the work.

John.

[scottie3158]

John,
That is looking seriously good. It is a shame to bury things out of site we have worked on so hard.

[JR]

John,
That is looking seriously good. It is a shame to bury things out of site we have worked on so hard.

Thanks Paul.
Just put the varnish on ready to sit for a couple of days before some oil weathering .






That's it for today bench wise.
John .

[Neil Merryweather]

That's looking excellent John! :thumb2:

[JR]

That's looking excellent John! :thumb2:

Thanks Neil.
Just had one query, I put the Vallejo 2 bottle decal to use on this as always. I'd put a varnish coat on first, after that the 1st coat of decal fix acrylic went on . Allowing it to dry I put the decals on, to my surprise as I pushed the decal into place a skin of either the decal fix or the varnish appeared. I removed it with the brush and then put the alcohol based medium on and called it a day. Has anyone else ever had this happen, and what were the causes, varnish not dry enough come to mind. John .

[Mini Me]

Nice bit of progress JR. Rick H.

[Steve Jones]

Superb result mate. I am so pleased it went together in the end. You now have a nice base to do all the weathering. Looking gooooooooood!

[JR]

Nice bit of progress JR. Rick H.

Thanks Rick, and thanks for always following.:thumb2:.

Superb result mate. I am so pleased it went together in the end. You now have a nice base to do all the weathering. Looking gooooooooood!

Cheers Steve, the build part always is a struggle, the next and the base are something I look fwd to , still not decided what will be the theme.

John .

[Guest]

That's a smart bit of work John - very clean looking. Once again your tenacity has payed off.

[JR]

That's a smart bit of work John - very clean looking. Once again your tenacity has payed off.

Thank you Peter.

[minitnkr]

Gonna be a beaut. PaulE

[Si Benson]

Can’t offer any advice on the decal thingy but I can say it’s all coming together nicely.
The replacement wheels look superb...good call:thumb2:

[Guest]

Looking real nice John :smiling3:.

[JR]

Gonna be a beaut. PaulE

Thanks buddy.

Can’t offer any advice on the decal thingy but I can say it’s all coming together nicely.
The replacement wheels look superb...good call:thumb2:

Strange thing Si, think the varnish was not completely dry, seem ok now, once there a bit of weathering all will be well. Love those wheels .

Looking real nice John :smiling3:.

Thanks Ralph.

John.

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Nothing done today, as spent all day gardening, heaven ! transplanted about 200 seedlings. :nerd::smiling2: such fun.
John.

[Guest]

John,
Just caught up on your build. All coming together well, lots of detail to show....
Decal lifting could be down to acrylic varnish not dry enough. I had this happen when the water from the decal softener softened the varnish, it did sink back.
Needle, roll the end on a sheet of thick plastic and under a steel rule usually bends the tip back into shape...
And next time use a hammer to pin the spider to the floor.....
Cheers, Mike.