The Smythe Meister's Priest

[The Smythe Meister]

Andy baby, I just had a good catch up. that is one seriously good looking build mate.

HA!!... Cheers Scottie,I think the fact that it's been such an enjoyable build has certainly helped

That is looking the bee's knees Andy. You've gotta be chuffed :thumb2:

Thanks Jim, very kind.... and yes,I am rather pleased so far.

[Mickc1440]

Rather splendid result so far, looking suitably worn but not over the top

[wotan]

Mr Smiff

An outstanding job sir. Now let's get those figgies painted.

John

[The Smythe Meister]

Rather splendid result so far, looking suitably worn but not over the top

Cheers Buddy,I was a bit worried that I'd gone a bit overboard, but the more I look at it,the more I'm happy

Mr Smiff

An outstanding job sir. Now let's get those figgies painted.

John

Thanks very much John, very kind..
... as for the figures... Hmmm,my weak point for sure... but I'll do my best!!

[Waspie]

Cheers Ron, very kind. :smiling3:

Thanks Andrew old bean.

Nice one Paul,good idea, whilst looking stuff up for this build I did see one or two pics of these containers with a yellow stripe below the cap.The majority were plain black.... I will look into it further, because, as you say,it would add a nice contrast to all that black.

A really spectacular build. The lengths you guys go to is incredible.
Don't know if they used the same colour codes in WW2, but these days a yellow stripe would signify HE. IIRC Grey was a chemical weapon.

[Mini Me]

Well done Smiffy! :thumb2: Looks the K-9's Cods from here!!

[stillp]

Nicely done.
Pete

[Mark1]

Not overdone at all mate,if you cant put a bit of wear and tear on a 25t hunk of steel then that just leaves the poor old knees lol...nice build :thumb2:

[JR]

I can see this getting the D.
Andy, a brilliant bit of weathering, love the metal finish esp on those tools , that's some neat detail painting.

[Guest]

Don't know if they used the same colour codes in WW2, but these days a yellow stripe would signify HE. IIRC Grey was a chemical weapon.

The gun on the Priest is an American weapon, and American colour codes differed from British, but chances are good that modern NATO colours are based on American ones anyway.

Good information on packing tube colours here: http://www.usarmymodels.com/ARTICLES...ontainers.html

And the shells: http://www.usarmymodels.com/ARTICLES...mmunition.html

[Richard48]

Nicely done Fella.One Afv ive never built before.
Good on ya.
Richard

[Waspie]

The gun on the Priest is an American weapon, and American colour codes differed from British, but chances are good that modern NATO colours are based on American ones anyway.

Good information on packing tube colours here: http://www.usarmymodels.com/ARTICLES...ontainers.html

And the shells: http://www.usarmymodels.com/ARTICLES...mmunition.html

The 105 info re the colours are pretty much the same today!! (Still)

[The Smythe Meister]

Well, blimmin Eck guys..
... I didn't expect anywhere this kind of interest.. but I thank you ALL...
I'll reply to individuals soon,but for now,I simply don't have time :sad:
HOWEVER,here are some pics of what I'm doing for a very basic base... Just chucking it together really....

Yep... That's how much precision work I go for :smiling3: ....


All fairly basic stuff..just MDF base ,resin sand bag stuff that I've obviously painted myself,and then fixed in place :smiling3: ....
Next some more "Scatter", which I hope makes it look better....

..and the rear of the sanger,not exactly great...

But it's still a WIP,and just a simple base, hopefully it'll suffice

[minitnkr]

Look'in good.

[The Smythe Meister]

Look'in good.

Cheers Paul
Thanks for that... It should improve in a short while.