Challenger with enhanced armour.

[scottie3158]

Mike,
Now your just showing off, that mate is superb.

[papa 695]

Great work

[tr1ckey66]

Awesome work Mike. The detailing work is tremendous and the stowage bin in particular is simply stunning.
Cheers
Paul

[Guest]

Amazing work Mike. How about a photo with something to give the scale, a Tamiya paint jar or similar?
Pete

Pete,
Sorry, should have thought of that.
Sorry about the quality of the pic, normal light bulb.
Mike.
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[Guest]

Big Greg,
Jim R,
Steve,
Scottie,
Papa695,
And Paul,
Many thanks for your comments, and to those that left likes as well Thank you.
Pleased you enjoyed my slight diversion.
Mike.

[Road of Bones]

I dream of being able to match work like that, Mike:astonished: Stunning stuff!

[Guest]

I dream of being able to match work like that, Mike:astonished: Stunning stuff!

Alistair,
Stop knocking yourself, I have seen you work - superb.
Mike.

[Mr Bowcat]

Mike, the stowage bin is a work or art mate. :thumb2:

[stillp]

My gast is flabbered, and my mind boggled.
Pete

[Guest]

Mike, the stowage bin is a work or art mate. :thumb2:

Bob,
Thank you.

[Guest]

My gast is flabbered, and my mind boggled.
Pete

Your gast is always flabbered :smiling4: stay away from the onions and bat soup....
Mike.

[Guest]

Update,
So got my lazy body back on the build for the Chally 2, started adding the kit parts required on the rear such as towing hooks etc. I then decided to add the brass rear light clusters from the Voyager set. So the plan is to build up the brass parts and then for the lights I would do as I did on the Land Rover and use some mettalic paper (Red and Orange) and then finish them off with some tinted Tamiya clear.
The parts are small and I mean small ....
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This will give you and idea of what I am working with. Also count the parts required. There are three parts per item 2 washers and one 'D' shape, with four per light cluster making a total of 16 and 8 respectivley. Plus we must not forget the 0.5 (half a mm) plastic rod...
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These are assembled on the rod as washer, 'D', then washer to give you this...
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Sorry for the bad pic, but this was the best of 10....
The end is cut off and sanded smooth with the washer on the left, you then have to leave about a 0.5mm (half a mm) on the right to simulate athe end of a bolt (asumption).
This part in the instructions is then fitted to the plate that runs around the outside edge of the light housing. But I found it easier to actually c/a the part into place first and then add the plate...
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As you can see above.
Now going back to our math lesson and looking at the first photo it will become clear that there are not in fact enough washers to complete both light clusters, I did find some 'spare' 'D' parts, but washers none.
So if in doubt, make your own.
I started with some thin copper wire coiled around a 0.5mm drill bit as you do if you make a spring. This was then removed and cut lengthways down the 'spring' so that you finished up with a series of seperate rings...
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These were then put into the jaws of my flat faced pliers and given a gentle squeeze to flatten them....
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And there you are flat washers, 0.5mm hole and the same size as the original.
Now for a lay down in a dark room to let the eyes return to their original position - more later.
Mike.

[JR]

What were you in a previous life ?
Quite stunning Mike, the stowage bin is a work of art in its self.:thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2:

[Jack L]

I managed to superglue my fingers together just by looking at the pictures! Fantastic work and detail.

[Steve Jones]

I just luv mini PE!! Drives you nuts but once done its a joy to behold. Lovely work sir