Guys
I thought id better do a bit more on this one
i put some dark brown on it to represent fresh mud trampted on by tank riders and i redid the tracks
hope its improving
all coments welcome
regards andrew

Awsome weathering,I especially like the tracks.

Rob

go on the orchard!
Fantastic churchill, any interior shots?

Loks great Andrew,

The weathering is particularly impressive.
I've wanted to do a NIH Churchill myself. Where did you get the transfers?

As mentioned the tracks look great, could you talk us through the method you used please?

Couple of points for future reference though (I know you have at least one more 'churchill' on the bench.)

Gun barrels should be metal not green and if you're up to it, hollowing out the ends adds a great bit of realism.
Likewise the spades seem to be green rather than metal (any paint would wear off very quickly under use).

And a couple of the main things to remember when modelling Tamiya's Churchill....
1. The 3 panels on the side of the air vents are a post war mod and weren't present on wartime Churchills.
2. Tamiya didn't put any periscopes in the cupola, this can be done by filling the voids with plastic card, using a couple of references. (or you can steal their cromwell cupola and model an early Mk VII turret (but then you still need to add them to make the late cromwell turret with the Churchill cupola) and you'd have to remove the two bulges either side of the mantlet.)
3. Tamiya didn't include any internal detail for the commanders hatch (despite doing the loaders), this can be added easily with a good reference.

HTH,

Great work, keep it coming,

James

Hi Andrew

You will be buying the new AVF Churchill.
Where can i get information on the North Irish Reg.

See you at the next meeting

Paul Cooke

Hey Andrew,
Nice job on the weathering.
Well done !!
Cheers

jjumbo

Love that dusty weathering!!

Darryl

thanks for your comments
the North Irish Horse has a great website hosted by Gerry Cherster
the tracks were painted compleatly in humbrol 94
then i dry brushed humbrol 170 over the top
and dry brushed on some silver
the markings including the name were all handpainted
therres no interior detail so i dint take any photos
it was built out of the box
thanks for all your interest
regards andrew