Stefan: You're always welcome to hang out

Christopher: I hear ya on the instructions, I've been dealing with the same issue on PitRoad/Skywave kits ship kits. They include an extra instruction sheet for the PE that is printed entirely in Japanese and only includes a few drawings of what the PE is supposed to look like, most don't even show where they are supposed to go.
Your build is looking nice, and I'm liking your choice of figures. I'll have to keep an eye out for them in the future as Japanese WWII soldiers are very limited in the 1/35 market.

Warren: Welcome to the community and to this campaign! Of course you can join, and thanks for backreading so that you are aware of the rules
Make sure you sign up so I can award you a ribbon at the end of the campaign:
https://armorama.kitmaker.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=Campaigns&file=index&req=showcontent&id=535

Thank you very,very much...

Hey gang!

I'm still here but just been a bit busy with writing reviews and other non-hobby things (paint kitchen ceiling, repair loose siding...).

@stringer-d - Dmitry, that is sure one weird and rather ugly looking beast. Almost looks like something sci-fi.

@kruppw - Chris, gotta love those Japanese tin cans. Looks like your build is coming along quickly.

@Froley - Warren, welcome to Armorama and to campaigns. What scale is yours? I have the 1/72 version waiting in the wings.

Cheers,
Jan

Hello Jan,
Thank you for the welcome...
I'm working in 1/35th
regards
warren

Images of work on the Vickers since joining the campaign

We live in a small cottage so I work out of toolboxes on our main table....


My plan is to create a small scene with a vehicle oil leak...i added a driver figure from my very small, so far, collection of spares. This is my 3rd vehicle model--I have much to learn. My progress to this date.


Regards
Warren

I believe I have completed my project--A Vickers Armstrong 6 ton 1928 prototype under evaluation by the British--unfortunately an oil leak and parts falling off are not a good sign.







I apologize for both poor modeling and photograph skills--I have much to learn.
Regards
Warren

Warren,

Your diorama is looking great! It was good to see it in person.

Oz

Nice build, Warren.

I can see you have been struggling with the terrible stiff rubber tracks. I know the ordeal. The sagging of the tracks can sometimes be made to sag better by adding paper spacers to push the track down and then heating them gently with a hair dryer. Do not get it to hot or the plastic will melt. Below are a few photos from a previous build.

Nice layout of the scene and a nice looking Vickers.

Warren: Looking good! I personally don't like vinyl tracks, but they can be made to work with a bit of skill.

Jesper: Great tip, and thanks for sharing your personal photos to demonstrate

Thank you all so much for the comments and I appreciate the advice--the tracks on this kit were horrible--oversized and difficult...I appreciate the information very much.

I finally finished The Thing!) I'm weak in photography unfortunately and even after two days of attempts to make a couple of good pictures I'm still not satisfied. They all seem to me not representing the model as it is in reality.
So, I wanted to make the model relatively fresh. One of the reasons was that I could not imagine the way it would collect dirt and rust. Especially given that it fought somewhere around Barcelona where I was once on vacation in summer and so I couldn't imagine wet and dirt weather there.

some more pictures, different cession))

Dmitry, your last photos are really clear which helps out a lot. You may want to try a large piece of light blue or white posterboard as the backdrop instead of folded cloth. Gently curve the posterboard up so that there is a smooth transition, not a crease.

That said, your build looks fantastic! Even the figure looks great

Thank you for advice Jeremy. I will continue experimenting)

Warran and Dmitry - Congratulations to both of you! Very interesting and well executed subjects.

I have been moving along on my Trumpeter Neubaufahrzeng. It has been a very easy build so far. The suspension is going to be trickier and tracks will be a bit of a pain as the pins supplied with the kit are a bit short.


Nate

Sorry about the pin problem and good luck with this excellent subject...
Warren

I finally finished the building stage and now ready to begin to paint the model. It’s a really nice, shake and bake kit other than the crappy directions for the photo etch parts.

a cute vehicle indeed

Great work guys!

Nathan: Can you make your own pins?

Christopher: Remind me to show you the PE instructions found in Pit Road's 1/700 ship kits...

Chris - Very cool looking tank, looks like the light version of a M3 Lee.




Jeremy - That is a good idea, something to look into, but likely beyond my skill level.

Nate

Hey gang!

Nice to see that some of you are making some great progress. My NbFz has been on the sidelines as I completed a few other projects. There are no pictures but I did take some time to experiment with applying the brown camouflage on the beast and it's proving to be as troublesome as I imagined. All those sharp angles and contours make masking difficult.

@stringer-d - You've done a wonderful job on the ugly armoured car of yours. Every time I've seen it, it reminds me of some of those things in 'B' grade 1950's science fiction movies.

Cheers,
Jan

Hello all!

I am new to the site and also new to armor modeling at all. I assume the Patton, I built at the age of 12 doesn't count. Over a year ago, I bought a book about spanish civil war tanks, followed by a T-26 kit. After a little research I found out that the kit can't be build OOB. The book and the kit went to the shelf. Meanwhile I found this forum and I enlisted myself for the campaign. I hope with a little help and pressure (campaigns deadline) I will hopefully overcome my lethargy.

I am aware that I have to post a picture in order to show that the kit is unbuilt as of today. I made a photo of all components in front of a recent posting. I hope that counts.





Edit: I should have mentioned that I intend to turn the kit into a T-26, model 1933, in Nationalist service.

@Jens - Welcome to Armorama and your first campaign. If you have any problems with your build, this is the place to ask! Can't wait to see some progress pictures of your build and good luck!

Cheers,
Jan

Nathan: Locate some straight pins of the correct size and cut them to fit. It may work, it may not... but it's worth a shot.

Jan: Mine is still sitting on the sidelines as well. With much luck it won't be there too much longer.

Jens: Welcome to the campaign! Great choice, and are you aware of Bison Decals? They have a set that covers Nationalist T-26 tanks, it's #35179.

Jeremy, many thanks. I ordered a sheet and a gun barrel.
Being new to the hobby means I have no clue what is available. It probably takes some time to know the market.