Hello Allied/British armor builders,

I have started the build of Bronco's Comet A34.

The kit looks good.

Aftermarket :

- Bronco aluminum barrel

- Voyager pe (fender set)

- Legend resin gun mantlet and cupola parts

- Friul tracks...

I will try to make fine parts from thin plastic sheet if necessary.

The fenders were removed from the upper hull sides, my first job.



My Comet is a WWII MK I A version, so I used the resin idler wheels provided in the kit.

Friul tracks look more attractive and are easy to manipulate.



The metal boxes were reworked an detailed. Reference pics are a great help.



The two finished boxes, an open and a closed one.



The reworked rear plate of the Comet.



Photo etched fenders, wheels etc.



The plastic grab handles were removed.



The first hull front details were added.



The turret contains Legend resin parts but has also a scratched turret box.

The Legend set didn't satisfy me completely, however the gun mantlet looks great!





G.

Hi Guy,

Nice build there, looking forward to seeing it progress as I intend to get hold of this kit soon myself.

Gordon

Hi Guy,

This is excellent so far and will be a very useful blog for me. I have had one of these awaiting build since they came along. Look forward to developments.

Al

Guy,

A fine start! I too have this in my stash, so I'll be watching with interest.

Tom

Great to see one of these being built. Really nice progress so far. I am one of those who had to get it as soon as it hit the shops and it has been in my stash ever since...

Awesome! That level of detail.

Thanks for your kind reactions gentlemen.

Gun mantlet was attached to the turret.

Dryfit barrel was perfect (thank you Legend and Bronco...)

I continued adding details from reference photos.







G.

This is looking great - I love the Comet.

One comment - apparently the plate on the back of the turret shouldn't be there on a WW2 version. According to one post earlier (on here I think) it was only ever fitted as a number plate on Irish Comets.

Looking great so far Guy, glad to see one of these being built

Thank you for your reaction and the comment on the back plate. I will check this out immediately and make the correction if you are right.

Jeremy, thank you too. It's not a very popular item, the Comet, but I like it and the build is great fun.

And yes ! No plate ont the turret back ! I couldn't find a single photo of an early Comet of this area...so I will make the correction.

Thanks again !

Detailing continues :

And there's more to do :

The searchlight needs a lot of attention.

The Bronco lense is molded in green plastic ! It was a good master to replicate in transparent sheet.



Now I can start detailing again.





G.

Excellent scratch building on the details, Guy! Just the kind of build I like!

I think that this is going to turn out great. I'm looking forward to more.

Mike

Thank you Mike, with a good walkaround of the tank things are a lot easier to do.

I've reworked this part of the rear deck, just behind the cupola.

Very nice - there's some really fine detail work there.

Nice work, Guy! I like what you are doing with the Bronco kit. Your detailing and scratch work are very nice. Keep at it!!

Chris "toadman" Hughes
Toadman's Tank Pictures

Guy I have tagged this as a Blog as then more members may take a look. Looking good so far.

Very nice, the extra details are excellent, Have you stacked the Bronco kit against the Accurate Armor Resin kit, I have both but haven't really compared them. Besides having a real Comet around can you recommend any sources, I will save you build as a reference, gan excellent work. I also like the Comet and hope to start them soon.

Tom

Thank you guys, for the replies.

The searchlight is almost done.



The tool holders were schratched and finished with home made wingnuts.

Hi guy,

Terrific progress, excellent stuff.

Al

Guy here is a link to a walk around I did of the A34 Comet, and if there is any part/area you need that is not included just shout.

Alan, thank you, I enjoy your work too.

Darren, thank you that's very kind of you ! That's a nice walkaround ! And good pics too, they will be great to check everything before I start my paint job.