I did a tiny amount of work on the Wiesel, mostly paint and cleaning up some of the road wheels. Still need to get paint on the idlers and return rollers, but it's a start.

Continuing with the Uhu,

I am down to adding the final details, tools etc onto my Valentine, and just need to paint the tracks and attach them.
But struggling to find the time now that I have returned to uni.
Hopefully I can get a bit done on Monday arvo after classes, and Tuesday might even see it finished if I am lucky.

I{m going to begin with the IR,

Almost done....

Here I continue with the IR,

That really looks great, Daniel!

That's some awesome picture taking.

Thanks Clayton and Dustin

Nice looking Hornisse, Colin - and the IR, Daniel!

My M36 Jackson is primed and ready for paint…



















Now the sprint to the finish line.

Cheers

Matthew

It would be interesting to see one of those IR searchlights in action and see what shade of red came through the outer lens. The VSS-3 (white & IR light) on our M60A1s came out pale red and they had the nickname of "pink lights".

Good progress, guys. There is just a little more than 2 weeks left!

Not as close to finishing as I hoped. My replacement tracks finally turned up so I will be using them for the campaign.
Between my wife, our toddler and myself all having the flu, my day off was not as productive as it might have been.

I did however manage to turn this:



Into this:



The road wheels were already completed, and are just awaiting installation after I touch up the tyre paint.

The tracks are Bronco workable links, the same as on my Bishop kit. I used the left over links from the bishop to check that they would fit the AFV Club drive sprocket before buying them. I will assemble them into 4 half track lengths before painting and installation.

They are time consuming to clean up and assemble, and I don't know how they compare to other brands, but they were the cheapest option I could source at the time.

I think you did a good job getting those together. They look great!

Progress update, the running gear of 251/22 are finished.

Here I show you the IR finished,

That is beautiful work, Daniel!

After much house painting I am again making progress on the Australian MRV. I had a problem with the green paint for the 3-color camo. After finishing the camo on the hull, I temporarily positioned the turret, swim vane and swim skirts to mark matching camo pattern. But after I finished the three colors, the green had more brown in it than the green on the hull. I repainted the green on the hull with paint I used on the other parts (I am sure I used same can for all part). There was just too little contrast between the dark green and black. After stripping the paint I have decided to tryout the hairspray technique so I can add wear and tear. So far I had added prime and a coat of semi-gloss aluminum to the vehicle. I am letting the current paint cure before adding a flat clear coat.

That is phenomenal, Daniel!

Wow! Beautiful work Daniel, can't wait to see the rest of it!

Okay, I'm done with this one. AFV 35116 Sd.Kfz 251/20 Ausf. D Uhu. This was built OOB except I added some wiring to the headlight and antenna socket, plus some to the IR gear in front of the driver viewport, and a couple of pieces on the floodlight itself. A reaction between my masking fluid and a wash almost ate up the plastic lens of the light, but I managed to salvage it with patience and Future floor acrylic. Paint is Tamiya acrylics under AK and Mig pigments, and graphite pencil. Mud is from Vallejo's new line, and having visions of this vehicle trying to force it's way through thick, black chewed-up turf I thought I'd give the stuff a try. Really needs the context of a display base with groundwork, I feel.

This kit was a bit fiddlier than the Dragon 251 I just built, and I definitely prefer the Magic Tracks to AFV's vinyl belt. I will probably swap them out later for indy links. Overall nice detail although much is hidden by the bulkhead. I know this kit is not accurate, but I already have plans to build another later on with the fixes.

Looks great, Shell! I love your mud!

Done
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Blespooky - 1/350 I-58
brekinapez - Sd.Kfz. 251/20 Ausf. D "Uhu"
ClaytonFromEllijay - M548A1
LinusB - Centurion Mk 5/1 RAAC Vietnam
Namabiiru - FV101 Scorpion
SgtRam - AEC Matador
TacFireGuru - 88mm Flak 18


Started
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BigSmitty - Shot Kal Gimel
colinEdm - Nashorn
ComradeMP - Churchill Mk. VI (75mm QF)
dcandal - SdKfz 251/20 Ausf. D "Uhu"
Dukie99 - Churchill MK.III
easyco69 - Sd.Kfz. 251/22
eMan - SdKfz 251/22 Ausf D
GaryKato - Wiesel MK20A1
Ironclaw - M1128 Stryker MGS
JoeOsborne - Husky Mk.III
Kanguroo - M38A1 Jeep
Northern_Lad - M36
pablo_g - AEC Dorchester ACV
Pave-Hawk - Valentine Mk.II
PRH001 - M3A3 Stuart V
Ranger74 - YPR765-PRI, M113A1 FSV
Sean50 - AEC Dorchester ACV
Templario - leFH 18M
Thirian24 - M1130 Stryker CV
TMoon - Sd.Kfz. 232
tommedic - Shot Kal Gimel

Nice finish with Sd.kfz, Shell Bush (Brekinapez).

Gary Kato, thank you for your reminder.
A slow progress to my Jeep M38.

Regards,
K.

I think it's funny how out of all the Sd.Kfz 251 variants we ended up with two pairs of the same type being built.