Hi Benjamin,

Definitely I like very much the washing effect. Very well done.

Bob she sure is a cool looker mate . Thanks for the extra pics and thanks for playing along with us

Sal looking mighty fine there bro , can't wait
to see your desert colours on her


I'm about to start on the anti-slip on my Challenger , but it's going to be a bit of an experiment to . Hope she turns out halfways good looking







Paul

Bob

As far as I know, the Australians in the desert didn't use Valentines - they used captured Italian tanks.

Regards

Rob

I have Takom's Leopard C2 Mexas which saw use in Afghanistan. Would that qualify for this?

That's a very nice base build, personally I would weather the hell out of it. Layer, on layer. Oil fading, chipping, sprayed enamel filter strips, pigments. Leave the crew for the time being?

Watching this one - it looks pretty

Andy

Hi Thrillseekers
I'm now working on the Hobbyboss M1070 + trailer kit as used in the desert. I'll try and post some pics as soon as I get my Photobucket account in order. I'm not sure I can finish it by the deadline, this thing is HUGE!!!


Bob

Andy - thanks for the comments, I'm going to try!

It's only my third model and my first campaign, so I'm madly reading everything I can on painting and weathering techniques. I hope I can do them well enough to produce something acceptable.

The models shown on this site are amazing... Inspiring.

Alex Z welcome in here and sure dude your choice fits, so get going . This is one awesome kit I also want


Bob R no need to worry mate you have already qualified for the award, if you don't manage to complete it you take the rest over to the Unfinished business campaign.

Benjamin Andy is right dude, stick to the vehicle and take it nice n easy . You have plenty of time to get the tank done before the deadline.




Paul

HI,
thank you guys
Sal a beautiful montage,
Paul my friend, looking forward to seeing your montage
Bob superb achievement, a great job
Benjamin, I love your panzer
steph

Hello,

Some progress on my model with the chassis. I have to rebuilt the exhaust pipe.

Towing loops from Tamiya better than Italeri parts, not painted yet.




Top of rear sides of the cargo bed. One wrong imprint.


I have rebuilt it on both sides.


I add plates with bolts, like pictures I have seen in this book

Here's an update on my Braille Valentine Tank build under this GB:
1) I rigged up a "skirt" to cover the lower hull and the running gears, having painted this sub-assembly earlier:


2) Base-coated the turret and chassis sub-assemblies with flat black:


That's all for now...

Alex T nice progress dude . I like your rust colours on the exhaust, what did you use

Marcos great progress also dude the AM barrel sure helps there and it's nice to see someone else who primes
in black




Paul

Hi Paul, thank you for comments

I tried to reproduce a rust effect with a base color Lifecolor LC32, and a little touch of Hobby Color H403 dark yellow.

Also little touch of dark grey XF24 and rubber black XF85 Tamiya

Thanks Alex, it does look very effective

Paul

Ok lads here we go then, I have started on the anti-slip.








Thats all for today.


More tomorrow hopefully






Paul

Nice progress Gents! I did not have the time to look in the forum for a few days and looks like i missed a lot.

Sal nice clean build you have there, looks promising. Any thoughts on the camo?
Alex (Treminators) really nice work there mate. Looks great.
Max nice detailing. Keep them coming!
Steph good work on the Chevy. I see they travel light too!
Bob nice details. Good job.
John i really wonder how you even keep track of all your builds! That's a nice model you have there. Waiting to see more.
Marcos great subject and good work so far!
Benjamin that 3 looks great. I have a thing for anything on a 3 chassis.
And last but certainly not least Paul. I see you did it, you managed to replicate the antislip surface very well my friend. Good work.

I call mine done. The hull was very good but the turret...... was maybe from another kit? Or designer at least? Nothing could fit. Anyway due to the fact that i am moving, i had to finish this one fast, took a lot of shortcuts, could not do all that i wanted. I promise to do better with a Chally 1 that i have and want to build. So here it is. Pics are not good as always, (too much flash), it is a matter of tradition!

Well done John , the pics aren't that bad at all

Thanks for joining us and hope to see you around the site my friend




Paul

A quick update on the anti-slip front:







Ok tomorrow some clean up and then on with the rest of the build






Paul

Gettin' close to paint















Paul

Thanks John !

I need a spreadsheet with all the Campaigns, with start & end dates for each nmodel otherwise I can't keep track..

Paul that's a cool Chally you got there !!
Almost done !

Any news about your Tiran 6 MOM yet ?

My PzIII just needs a few touched on the turret and it will be ready for primer soon.
But I still have some time for this one, my main concern at the moment is my M-ATV for the Extreme Trucks which is really behind... Whith the World Cup & F1 my bench time is pathetic these last weeks...

Dot modulation with oil paints and some chipping done to the edges.

Benjamin
Very nice indeed!

Bob

hello there,
John, great job on your challenger, and thank you for the comment
Paul, I like the anti slip coating, how have you done?
Benjamin, your panzer is beautiful
steph

Hi Steph,
I have used extremely fine sand, it's called play sand or silver sand here.
Here's a pic with a penny as size comparison, the penny is 0.5mm smaller in Ø than 5 euro cent coin.


The sand was glued into place using Revell Contacta straight from the bottle using the brush, and going a panel at a time.
Add the glue then sprinkle the sand over and shake off the excess.








Hi Bob (Bigrip),
here is all I have found in my reference books, two pics of Valentine Mk3's, one belongs to the Kiwis, the other I just can't tell.
For discussion purposes only









Paul