Good day, ladies and gentlemen!

Today I begin to build a model of the British self-propelled artillery Archer from Bronco.

This is a great kit!

Got me already assembled the engine and transmission, but it is not terrible.
Machine based on the Valentine and interesting in that weapon in her puts "backwards."

607 parts Archer + 432 trucks + 6 with clear plastic + 208 etched.
The interior of the fighting compartment and engine, working suspension and tracks.
In general, to be fun (=

In general, I will be glad to advice, comments, photographs and various materials!

Here are photos of Archer that I have:









And once brewing question well, or request. Need a color photo of the walls and the engine Archer / Valentine.

That is now a small etching ...
Had to use two knives that would bend it.

Archer. The first day.



1. First I pulled glued filters, drilled holes and put them on a wire that it was possible to change their position.




2. Continued refinement of what I have given. Gently put trolleys racks, filled them.



3. Assemble laying Ammunition, drilled holes, imitating the "empty space".




Thanks to this miraculous machine on each hole took less than 3 minutes.



Just made ​​a pair of "closed" ammo.



4. Glued etched whether loop, whether the handle. With them was difficult. At first spent almost an hour ruined a couple of instances, the last decides a few minutes.



In general - so far. Interesting here is a question - what color to paint the space transmission?

Archer. Second day.

1. 5 hours spent on the production of etched "clips" for projectiles in combat pack. A total of 18 rounds. Must be 26, decided to make "make war" self-propelled.



2. Generally all day doing interior design. Many details are not glued, so do not be surprised cracks in some places.






3. Did the radio (12 parts = 7 plastic + 5 etching. radio casing = 5 plastic and 2 etched) headphones (2 plastic+3 etching) and microphone (2 parts). Oh, it was something ...




4. About the color of the walls took transmission and engine compartment (photo taken at the Crusader). Left to figure out how this color are mixed. May have an idea?

Coming along nicely! Those are neat little TD's, I'd like to do one sometime.

Exellent job so far. Great job with the PE.

Thx guys!

Archer. Day three.

1. In general, goes like this. Do not be surprised cracks - combat compartment as seen not glued, set for fitting. As you can see - self-propelled gun in looking toward the stern.




2. Drill out and made flaps on transmission compartment to be seen transmission.




3. Transmission compartment painted in primary colors and gloss varnish. Used products TAMIYA company. Tomorrow I'm going to spoil.



4. Immediately wash was done on air filters.



5. Continued to collect interior self-propelled gun. Looks pretty cute. Almost all traces of closed pushers various bags and boxes, but some still had to putty. I think in three days I will complete interior and begin to paint it.

Hey Dmitrii

You have made me drag mine from the stash!!!
That looks brilliant
Andy

Excellent progress.

Al

Archer. Day four.

1. Already this picture to emerge. The walls of the fighting compartment are not glued, as gun, and gun carriage.




2. The interior, too, almost all not glued. Only need to finalize the inside shield guns and small roof for the driver.




3. As it turned out - self-propelled weapons crew (SMG STEN) was not installed correct, carefully removed, altered.



4. Worked with oil in transmission compartment, drying wait, did volumetric dirt on the floor, slightly soiled everything inside. Further still be work with it.




5. Assembled cannon and carriage.






6. What's interesting - shutter 17-pdr worker. Using the lever, the shutter is opened as well as closed. In cannon now stands ammo, which later pulled out.



P.S. Photo on mobile phone.

Archer. Day five.

1. The main task for today was - completely finish the transmission compartment. Overall happened like this.






2. Glued the shell halves. Here it is time to disappointment. As it turned out - the top part was bent, had long and hard to keep the items. Just noticed that the foldingSheet on the shelves did not reach the body, you need to build.

Lookin Good Dmitrii.

Regards,

Rod

Thx Rod!

Archer. Day six.

1. Overall - painted interior, painted the small things and struck gloss varnish.






2. Painted and gloss ammo.



3. Finalized triplexes.



4. Finalized radio, did a wash.







5. Just wash was done on a flask.



6. Worked on the exterior of the stern. Glued boxes, wiring and loops for tarps.




Tomorrow going to work with oil in the interior.

Archer. Day seven.

1. Here's what is more or less finished look. Finished different small things that you have installed on fender, most - without glue.






2. Assembled tailpipe, simulated texture.



3. Fully completed the exterior shield gun.



4. Did a wash and chipped inside cabin. Glued radio and ammo.








Tomorrow going to work with mud in the interior.

Archer. Day eight.

1. Today is nothing special to show, for most of the day spent trying to stick together and to dock walls. Until now, not glued to the end.
But finally soiled interior. It remains only to paint gun and carriage, but this is when all paint self-propelled.

This just keeps getting better and better, keep it coming Dmitrii.

Regards,
Rod

Thank you, Rod! I am very pleased that my Western colleagues evaluated modest attempts in stand modeling.

Beautiful work Dmitrii! I can't wait to see what this will look like when it is finished.

Archer. Day nine.

Well what can I say more - all seen in the photo. Build over, tomorrow we go to the paint shop, will be primed.











And now in order:
1. Make two caterpillar tracks. The manual is written for 101 trucks, I did 102, that would have been a little sag. Truckee - workers by snap.
2. Assembled and completed the entire front of cabin. Loops for tarps, antenna of sprue, Browning, spare truck to mount on the forehead the housing, fixing replacement rollers and cables, wiring and cables - the homemade.
3. Closed interior napkin, securing with masking tape. Homemade color-stop (White Glue + Fairy in the proportion of 10/2 and a little paint for color) closed the spotlight and lights.

Archer. Day ten.

Oh, it was a long day filled with the smell of solvents.






And now in order:
1. The model was primed with white primer by Gunzee.
2. Self-propelled painted in the base color (X-20A + X2 + X22 + XF52 + XF81)

did lighten (X-20A + X2 + X22 + XF 57 + XF 62)

Worn effect airbrushed, AK Interactive started doing spots camouflage with masks. According to the basic color camouflage spots (X-20A + X22 + XF69) and made lightening (X-20A + X2 + X22 + XF69).

With a brush dipped in water camouflage was a bit scratched.

With the addition of the mixture to lightening bases still white, was detailed contrasting.
3. Rollers and carts painted base color (X-20A + X2 + X22 + XF52 + XF81), also painted rubber part rollers (X-20A + X22 + XF69).

4. About five beige filters from a mixture of oils 502 Abteilung (Abt.092 + Abt.100) on white spirit.

5. Painted in different basic colors trifle, which subsequently undergo further toning.
6. Added to the model decals using Revel Decal Soft.

Tomorrow going to blow out in satin and start working oil.

Archer. The eleventh day.

In fact today made ​​a long amount of work. Engaged shading oil paint, in order to increase the contrast of the modulation and balance it. Why something about this step is often overlooked. Showing before and after photos.

wow,aswome job on the details and paint very nice work.