A new suit of armour - LAV-25 style.

[Isitme]

Update.
More work done on the turret...



And a little more on the hull...




Now waiting for pigments to arrive so that I can add dust and wear plus more stowage.
Mike.

[Mini Me]

Exquisite result on that exhaust Mike.....makes all the difference in the world!. :thumb2: :thumb2: :thumb2:
Rick H.

[adt70hk]

Great work Mike. That's coming on beautifully.

Very well done.

Andrew

[Tim Marlow]

Lovely work Mike. She is looking superb now.

[Jack L]

Pretty sure it’s frowned upon to photoshop reference photo’s of the real thing onto a work bench…

[Guest]

Agree with Rick, the exhaust and the weathering around it are brilliant, it does in deed make all the difference.

Hoppity Skip.
Sorry to read about the hand , bet Yvonne was sympathetic .or maybe not ! :smiling3:

[Jim R]

Hi Mike
Running out of superlatives. Modelling at it's very best.
Jim

[Mini Me]

Agree with Rick, the exhaust and the weathering around it are brilliant, it does in deed make all the difference.

Hoppity Skip.
Sorry to read about the hand , bet Yvonne was sympathetic .or maybe not ! :smiling3:

Prolly NOT JR.........she's not getting any "Honey Doos" done :tongue-out3: :tongue-out::tongue-out2:

[Isitme]

Exquisite result on that exhaust Mike.....makes all the difference in the world!. :thumb2: :thumb2: :thumb2:
Rick H.

Cheers Rick,
The two sink marks on the turret hatches will be attended to, they look like moon craters in the pics.

[Isitme]

Great work Mike. That's coming on beautifully.

Very well done.

Andrew

Thanks Andrew.

[Isitme]

Lovely work Mike. She is looking superb now.

Soon be there Tim, then the base for it.

[Isitme]

Pretty sure it’s frowned upon to photoshop reference photo’s of the real thing onto a work bench…

Sorry Jack, what gave it away, the 20 foot shaving brush behind it....

[Isitme]

Agree with Rick, the exhaust and the weathering around it are brilliant, it does in deed make all the difference.

Hoppity Skip.
Sorry to read about the hand , bet Yvonne was sympathetic .or maybe not ! :smiling3:

Cheers John,
The hand is becoming usefull again - friends will be relieved as I am.... You get no sympathy in this house unless you have four legs :tears-of-joy:.
The exhaust - all pigments - start with a light rust scrubbed into the paint, then a ring of medium rust and then an inner patch of dark rust. Then I rub the whole lot with a tissue to bring out the base colour and blend it all together.
How are the ears, I did reply to your email, did you get it?

[Isitme]

Hi Mike
Running out of superlatives. Modelling at it's very best.
Jim

Many thanks Jim.

[Isitme]

Prolly NOT JR.........she's not getting any "Honey Doos" done :tongue-out3: :tongue-out::tongue-out2:

It's not the size - it is what you do with it that makes them howl at the moon.... :smiling4::upside:...