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british armour campaign
stansmith
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Posted: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 05:53 AM UTC
looks very good there tim!
littlebear573
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Posted: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 - 12:23 AM UTC
hey guys some good work going on. I chose to do a pink panther. unfortunately im a little pushed for time to many models on the go, I have finished construction and got a base coat on





should get some more work done will look trough at the other builds in more detail later
littlebear573
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Posted: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 - 08:05 PM UTC
have done some detail work and a wash it looks a bit worn but it should be a bit less noticeable after a fade coat

stansmith
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Posted: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 - 08:14 PM UTC
really good work david! the chipping is really well done, looks very worn!
stan
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Posted: Friday, November 25, 2011 - 03:13 PM UTC
Thanks Stan.
David: Pink Panther is looking good.
The finished turret. I misplaced the spotlight and it's fitting so made new one and added copper wire for the cable, replaced kit barrel with a spare dragon barrel, added coaxial mg and drilled it out. Had to replace all the lift rings with plastic card as some of the kit ones were missing and the rest broke off. The gunners rear hatch was heavily molded over the rear of the turret and there was no aerial mount there so reposistioned the hatch and added the aerial mount from scrap plastic as well as one behing the commanders hatch.

Milicast 1:76 A30 Challenger primed and ready for first coat of paint.

Cheers,
Tim
stansmith
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Posted: Friday, December 02, 2011 - 07:14 AM UTC
absolutelty fantastic work tim!
AlanL
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Posted: Friday, December 02, 2011 - 07:36 AM UTC
Hi folks,

Some grand work going on here. I'm barely off the starting block and unlikely to finish but this is where I'm at at the moment.



I'll see how much I get done by Christams!

Cheers

Al
stansmith
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Posted: Monday, December 05, 2011 - 12:32 AM UTC
great work alan. is that the ITA kit, cause it looks magnificent.
AlanL
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Posted: Monday, December 05, 2011 - 01:33 AM UTC
Hi Stanley,

it is indeed the ITA kit, Chris has developed it a lot since the original release.

Thanks.

Al
littlebear573
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Posted: Sunday, December 11, 2011 - 10:48 AM UTC
will have picks up tomorrow one last push tonight and i will have it done.
kuman
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Posted: Monday, December 12, 2011 - 01:23 AM UTC
My first time joining a campaign here...
coincidently i was building this for my local Group Build and i thought i joined in the fun in here as well...

Just finished this last weekend and hopefully this is acceptable since i'm still learning to build a proper armor...





a WIP can be viewed in my blog kuman BLOG



kuman
stansmith
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Posted: Monday, December 12, 2011 - 05:38 AM UTC
very well done kuman, that is fantastic. yes it is acceptable
littlebear573
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Posted: Monday, December 12, 2011 - 08:33 AM UTC
ell here is mine need some work on stowage but its done apart from the steering wheel which will go on when i find drivers legs which are hiding with the rear storage bag.





Whitey
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Posted: Saturday, December 17, 2011 - 11:42 PM UTC
Still hoping to come in under the wire with this one. Unfortunately, the Friul tracks don't speed it up any.

stansmith
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Posted: Sunday, December 18, 2011 - 03:12 AM UTC
that looks great axel
NWBrit
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Posted: Sunday, December 18, 2011 - 10:21 AM UTC
Hello all,

Back again after a bit of a lay off. I finished the basic build back in October, but then decided it was a bit plain. After contemplating for a while I decided against the extra effort of crew figures and went for a bit of stowage instead. So, this is where I was up to a week or so ago, just before priming. Last weekend was base coating and this weekend I’ve done some highlighting and just attempted a clear coat of Klear (Future).

This is the first time I’ve tried Klear through the air brush and I found it had a habit of clogging up and drying on the end of the needle. The finish is not that smooth either and feels like its drying before hitting the model. I thought you could thin Klear with IPA, but when I added a little it seemed to turn milky. Anyone else have similar problems using Klear/Future through an airbrush ?

More later in the week I hope, as time will start to get very short soon

All the best to everyone still finishing.

Chris



stansmith
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Posted: Sunday, December 18, 2011 - 11:33 PM UTC
looks great chris
woody6968
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Posted: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 - 10:20 AM UTC
ahhhhhhhh nuts !!!
ive mist the dead line with my scimitar , no where near a finish ,1 track built , half wat throught the other side . gloss coat on , no decals or weathering yet and i havent even thought of a base and ground work yet .
well another kit on the shelf of shame then . good to see some excellent builds here modern and old great work through out guys pitty i couldnt join you all getting your campaigne clasps ,better luck next year for me then . ....lol merry christmas and happy new year one and all
GaryKato
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Posted: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 - 05:25 PM UTC
The "British Armour" campaign doesn't end until the 31st. If you still can't get it done, there is the upcoming "Get 'Em Done 3" campaign.
guille
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Posted: Saturday, December 24, 2011 - 02:15 PM UTC
Hi all,

I have been busy busy with work, but have been making progress with my Valentine II even though I haven't posted many updates.

Here are some WIP pictures. I will update with some pictures of the finished version (just in time!)

IMAG0012

Valentine2

Valentine3

Valentine4

Thanks for looking!
guille
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Posted: Saturday, December 24, 2011 - 02:35 PM UTC
Here are some more updates moving on towards the finished model.

Valentine tracks

Valentine5

Valentine6

These last two depict the almost finished model. I just need to add a few of the details and the weathering before I am done.

valentine8

Decals applied. Check out my attempt at color modulation (I primed with orange, and then went light in certain areas.). Also, I painted some parts with Model Master Enamels (Tan) by hand, and then airbrushed the rest. Also, I went a little heavy with drybrushing on the gas tank. I hope that when I finish the weathering, this won't be so obvious.

Valentine7

valentine12

Valentine11

I did some weathering and added the accessories, but I don't seem to have pictures at the moment (I am on holiday and not at home...)

But I will upload my final pictures to the gallery before the 31st when the campaign ends.




stansmith
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Posted: Sunday, December 25, 2011 - 07:13 AM UTC
looks great billy, you've done some good work!
Whitey
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Posted: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 - 02:14 PM UTC
Finished. Sorry about the lighting, it's a new camera, and apparently I haven't got the hang of the flash options yet.

Edit: Is there a problem with the photo gallery? I can't get in to post my photo in the campaign gallery.







17741907
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Posted: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 - 02:53 PM UTC
Nice one axel...Well done....
GaryKato
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Posted: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 - 05:38 PM UTC

Quoted Text


Edit: Is there a problem with the photo gallery? I can't get in to post my photo in the campaign gallery.



Yes, there is. I've been trying to get into the photo gallery all today and haven't made it in yet. There will be some allowance as far as campaigns ending and people not able to post their final build picture in the campaign gallery.