BA-3 Russian armoured car 1/35 scale

[JR]

Looking amazing to my untrained eyes.

Thanks Andy, don't know about the un trained eye though:smiling5:
John.

[JR]

Love it so far John, if all else fails give it a good bashing I always say.

Cheers Jim.

Thanks ,best way there is Jim :smiling5:

Wonderful work mate. You really are good at these wrecks. Have you and Jim been swapping notes?? LOL

Cheers Steve, no, I just follow him around, from a discrete distance wearing dark glasses and a big hat.

Agree with the others John - wonderfully realistic work.

As for the piracy, it always pays to go to reputable dealers.

Thanks Peter.

I'm new to this world of piracy in models. I can spot the signs with figures but how do you spot an AFV kit? Does it come in a fraudulent box like a pirate DVD?? Do fraudulent AFV kits actually exist??

Apologies for hijacking your post mate

Not hijacking it at all Steve, I think it would mainly applies to figures.
They can easily coppied in a mould, and then churned out. Not so easy with a complete sprue.

I was admiring your work on the burnt out vehicle thinking of the poor bu**ers, who probably didn't get out of it and then I scrolled down to all your trophy heads! The all this talk about pirates....

By the way, I fully support the fight against piracy. Those who try to scratch a living from our hobby could do without parasites creaming off the little they do get. None of us should be tempted to their cheap prices but buy from genuine sellers like John.
Andy

Thanks Andy
Agree they do look a bit like that on those sprues, in fact they are the Germans moving forward having a gander, the poor Russians have ling been removed and buried. That's a point, I could put some graves, heaped soil, but I don't know it the Germans would have bothered .

Looking good John, as the others have said you have the knack for this.

Thanks Paul .
John

[Guest]

Coming along well John :smiling3:.

[spanner570]

Rough as a bear's a**e!
Love it!

[BattleshipBob]

Excellent John!! Was the driver only third party insurance ?

[JR]

Coming along well John :smiling3:.

Thanks Ralph.

Rough as a bear's a**e!
Love it!

Thanks 570, we aim to please .

Excellent John!! Was the driver only third party insurance ?

Cheers Bob, no he had full, but there was an exclusion clause stating not covered in the event of war !

John aka 453

[Guest]

Thanks ,best way there is Jim :smiling5:


Cheers Steve, no, I just follow him around, from a discrete distance wearing dark glasses and a big hat.


Thanks Peter.

Not hijacking it at all Steve, I think it would mainly applies to figures.
They can easily coppied in a mould, and then churned out. Not so easy with a complete sprue.


Thanks Andy
Agree they do look a bit like that on those sprues, in fact they are the Germans moving forward having a gander, the poor Russians have ling been removed and buried. That's a point, I could put some graves, heaped soil, but I don't know it the Germans would have bothered .

Thanks Paul .
John

If all else fails then do the usual - set fire to it - or are you only allowed candy matches these days...
Mike.

[JR]

If all else fails then do the usual - set fire to it - or are you only allowed candy matches these days...
Mike.

No Mike,I have a secret supply , and of course the soldering iron :nerd:
Right today did a little more on the car , using pigments and oil. Finished for to day and leaving it overnight, or longer.














Some more blending when this had dried.
Any comments welcome
John

[BattleshipBob]

Looks superb John, excellent !!

I trust a Stug did the damage lol

[JR]

Looks superb John, excellent !!

I trust a Stug did the damage lol

Of course Bob, an early version ? as it would have been early in the Eastern campaign.

[scottie3158]

John,
All looking the part mate.

[Guest]

Great work, O Rust Master.

[Mickc1440]

What a total mess, great work JR

[JR]

Paul , Peter and Mick .
Thanks for comenting, having looked at it again tonight, think I'm going to clean it off and start again.
Not really happy with the overall blending on the bonnet ot one side either.
You know that feeling that niggles when you can't put a finger on the exact spot but know it's not what you wanted .
So first thing big wash !
Hopefully more later :nerd::smiling2:

[Mini Me]

My A*se! It was a freakin' blow torch, after looking at those wheels and tires. Rick H.