A Vickers Tank

[The Smythe Meister]

Looking good in it’s underwear Andy :thumb2: The figure looks a bit like a Polish Tommy Cooper though…..just like that…..

Cheers Tim!....
.... Does a bit doesn`t he..... I suppose i could go the whole Hog and carve his Hard Hat into a Fez?!!:thinking::tears-of-joy:,
Andy

[The Smythe Meister]

Just doing has 40th sit-up, what can you expect!
Steve

Hi Steve,
.... If he`s anything like i am these days,it`d be just whilst doing his FOURTH sit up!!:dizzy::tears-of-joy:
Andy

[The Smythe Meister]

OK then Chaps,.... a further update.....
There won`t be much in the way of weathering/Damage going on for this build,just a bit of "Dirtyting up". Reason is quite brutal really......
These things may well have been Top Notch when first launched about 1930,however,by the outbreak of WW2 they were seriously behind the times,so they looked pretty pristine ...... until they got involved in a scrap...... then that was pretty much exactly what they,almost instantly,became!!:loudly-crying:
Because of the weird camo scheme,(Never have quite understood this style?:thinking,this won`t be going into a full blown Diorama......Just a simple base,a "Half Diorama" if you like.... or a "Christian" as i like to call them........ as in "Dior"..... see what i did there?!!..... OK ,i`ll get me coat!
Anyway,enough of my Ramblings.... PROGRESS.......
The obvious thing to do when trying something new,(IE Brush painting this Tri camo),is to practice on an old kit/Test piece........
...... NAH.........


.... Just get stuck in i say:thumb2:.Rather Garish at that stage.Wasn`t sure about doing the Black edging that some of this style Camo is shown with,and actual pics of these MK A`s are hard to come by,but i did find this one......

A bit hard to see,but you can make out said Blackness,mainly on the upper Hull stuff. SO......


Not perfect by any means,a bit of touching up needed i now notice,but it`s getting there.... that`s also,more less the extent that the whole thing will be weathered to.
More over the weekend.... Good fun this.... I`d recommend this kit to anyone:thumb2:,
Thanks for looking in,
Cheers for now,
Andy

[adt70hk]

Love it!!!

[Jim R]

Hi Andy
Gotta love that camo. Looking great.
Jim

[Graeme C.]

Hi Andy, I'm good thanks, the camo is looking good mate, nice work.:thumb2:

[Steve Jones]

Totally late to the party mate! Fantastic build and great work on the camo. Looking goooooooooooooooooood!

[The Smythe Meister]

Love it!!!

Right back at you Andrew!! :thumb2:
Andy

[The Smythe Meister]

Hi Andy
Gotta love that camo. Looking great.
Jim

Too kind there Jim:flushed:!!,,,
Thank you none the less though Sir:thumb2:,
Andy

[The Smythe Meister]

Hi Andy, I'm good thanks, the camo is looking good mate, nice work.:thumb2:

Good to hear all`s good with you !!
.... and thank you,much appreciated:thumb2:
Andy

[The Smythe Meister]

Totally late to the party mate! Fantastic build and great work on the camo. Looking goooooooooooooooooood!

HA!!... Never late Steve... just not as early as the others!!
FAR too kind mate.... but thank you:thumb2:
Andy

[The Smythe Meister]

EYES DOWN.... FULL HOUSE......
A teeny bit of progress coming up......
Tidied up the running gear camo stuff and added the track guards,brackets and stowage boxes.....


I know,I know,it`s looking pretty crap on the upper camo at the mo... but,as i said.... ALL my blogs are "Warts an all"!!.... But don`t worry dear reader.... it`s early days and will be fine in the end !!..... and just to prove all that.... ere`s the next phase continued....

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....:dizzy::astonished::flushed::loudly-crying:... i know.... shocking isn`t it?!!..... TBC.......

[JR]

Don't underestimate your work Andy, it looks pretty good to me .Not easy to do camo like that and I think you've cracked it .
Hi to Rach and Mr Cohan .

[The Smythe Meister]

Don't underestimate your work Andy, it looks pretty good to me .Not easy to do camo like that and I think you've cracked it .
Hi to Rach and Mr Cohan .

Cheers John,much appreciated Sir :thumb2:,
Right back at you and Christine too mate,
Andy

[scottie3158]

Andy,
Don't sell yourself short, the cammo looks great.