Hi Guys
Im currently making Tamiyas Universal Carrier Forced Recon and am doing it in the markings of the Grenadier Guards. I have come across this photo of such a vehicle just before Op Goodwood and was wondering what the thing with the Star on the front is, do you think it is a flag or just a piece of tarpaulin with the Star painted on.

Cheers. Nick

Looks like a tarp to me.

Cheers Art.
Right heres my take on the tarp:

Any comments welcome. Its made from thinly rolled miliput and is my first attempt at this way of making tarps. Nick

I love this kit.

I didn't do anything special with mine, it was simply a test piece for a rust technique I was trying out.



I want to make a captured variant one day, I'll put it on the list:



Hope you enjoyed the build. The canvas on the front looks really promising, How are you going to finish the kit; heavy weathering or spanking clean?

Thanks for posting

Stuart

Hi Stuart
Nice looking carrier, your right it is a good little kit, this is my second. Interesting photo of the captured one (Im suprised Dragon hasnt made one!!! )


I am thinking either new or lightly weathered depending on how I feel my skill level is when it comes to that!! Rest assured whatever I do it will almost certainly find its way to the forums here on armorama!!
Cheers. Nick

Hi Nick,

Nice work so far, look forward to seeing the finished product.

Cheers

Al

Hi Guys
right ive painted the tarp and added the aerial recognition star so here it is, the star is a decal but the circle is painted:

Sorry about the image quality but my camera is playing up a bit!!
Nick

Stuart,

In case you don't know, but the captured vehicle in the photo _isn't_ a Universal Carrier, it's a Bren or Scout carrier. You can tell that because the rear compartment isn't the same as the UC. The UC was designed in response to the need for a common carrier for the rapidly expanding army and it replaced the Bren and Scout carriers, many of whch were captured in France in 1940. Apparently like the one in the photo...

:-)

HTH

Paul

from the look of the pieces behind the carrier which look in focus I think it is for photography skills that need a bit of polishing. The camera I take it is a compact type as it looks as if it is the focal length that is the problem you are to close to the carrier. Try moving back a bit and cropping the photo after wards that way you still end up with a good photo.
Steve

Hi Nick,

Good work on the star, pics a but fuzzy but it looks about right for an in the field job.

AL

Hi guys
Steve, thanks for your help, Im back home this weekend so will be able to do a bit more work on it and my photography skills!!
Al, thanks for the encouragement. Nick