The Smythe Meister's 1/35 Achilles

[The Smythe Meister]

.... So then Chaps,
... I've done some more...



A few sub assemblies before primer there,...

.. and balancing on plates!!
Done a few more things,more of that tomorrow!
Gotta say this kit is very nice,if not a few "tricky" parts to get together.. even with studying the instructions..
..thanks for looking in.

[Si Benson]

Lovely clean work Andy
I like your grabby end thingy wotsit for holding the parts….did you make it yourself?

[JR]

Andy remember this year no warnings just a fine for every day your late !!!!
Build looking good .

[Strenko J]

A fine looking build Andy..keep it coming

[scottie3158]

Very nice mate

[adt70hk]

Andy,

Coming on nicely!!

This is Junior's favourite wartime AFV. Some quick build Armourfast Achilles are really what got me back into the hobby!

ATB.

Andrew

[The Smythe Meister]

Spray Paint Clamping, Painting Stand Base and Alligator Clip Stick Set , Metal Wire Alligator Clamps, Tailed Clasp Clips for Hobby Modeling DIY Memo, Photo, Card https://amzn.eu/d/0etnmio

Didn't make it myself Si,( although it wouldn't be a hill of beans to do so), couldn't be bothered,and at less than a tenner,why ?!!
A very useful bit of kit.

[langy71]

Spray Paint Clamping, Painting Stand Base and Alligator Clip Stick Set , Metal Wire Alligator Clamps, Tailed Clasp Clips for Hobby Modeling DIY Memo, Photo, Card https://amzn.eu/d/0etnmio

Didn't make it myself Si,( although it wouldn't be a hill of beans to do so), couldn't be bothered,and at less than a tenner,why ?!!
A very useful bit of kit.

Just ordered one of these, been using a florists block and my own 'handmade' version for years, but figured I'd upgrade.. :thumb2:

[The Smythe Meister]

Just ordered one of these, been using a florists block and my own 'handmade' version for years, but figured I'd upgrade.. :thumb2:

Nice one Chris.
I'd been using cocktail sticks and blu tac for years,then thought,"damn the expense,treat yourself, you're a long time dead"...... use them all the time now.

[Graeme C.]

Coming together nicely Andy, the painting holder looks interesting, I may have to invest!

[Jim R]

All progressing nicely, neat work.

[The Smythe Meister]

Thanks Chaps
... I'll reply individually tomorrow,but I've had to squeeze a bit of progress in today, after spending about 5 hrs doing my books. ...
HOWEVER, I have managed to start on the interior..

Looks a bit heavy staining on what should be a whitish paint job,but I have a plan ....

You won't see much of it in the end obviously,and I won't be going overboard with it for that reason... But I do want to get it somewhere near.
Until tomorrow evening,I bid you farewell.

[Guest]

That looks more like it stood outside in the rain for 15 years

BTW, on the real thing the hull floor plates (the anti-slip ones) and those bins on the floor against the firewall would have been painted olive drab, not white. The rest of the hull interior was white, though.

[The Smythe Meister]

That looks more like it stood outside in the rain for 15 years

BTW, on the real thing the hull floor plates would have been painted olive drab, not white. The rest of the hull interior was white, though.

Yeah,does look reather stark at the mo doesn't it Jakko, I'm going to give it a going over dry brushing white,to, hopefully,freshen it up,and give it a bit of depth.
Thanks for the floor plates info... I'll sort that dreckly, the pics i've seen showed the white interior,but the deck plates were hard to see.

[Guest]

The photos in the technical manual also show white floor plates, but you can’t always trust publications like that because the pictures usually show prototypes. On all American open-topped tank destroyers like this, though, the floors were normally painted OD to match the turret interior, so that an aeroplane flying overhead wouldn’t see a huge white bit in the middle of the vehicle.