Working on the GPMG, replaced with the Live Resin
version.
Mount is almost done.
Kit part nest to the un modified version.












Cheers

Dan

Mounted for the first time, still the cocking mech to do yet and a bit of tidying up.









Enjoy chaps

Dan

Nice build, I'm enjoying watching the work with the figures too.

Brent

Thanks Brent, chuffed that you are following along.
the hard part will be painting DPM

So I've added the firing solenoid to the mount and removed the pistol grip.







Should look good under a coat of paint, I'll have a crack at adding the cast on part numbers to the ammo box outer using the Archer Decals later, more pic's later.

Dan

And the cast serial numbers, not correct at all
as I couldn't get the right combination of numbers and letters but better than nothing?

Raised resin printed onto decal paper, careful with the paint I think.







Cheers

Dan

Hi Dan,

GPMG's fitted to Spartans have their pistol grips still attached, as they are lowered into the gun cradle the trigger guard contacts an L shaped trigger bar which swings another piece into contact with the trigger. http://data3.primeportal.net/apc/dan_hay/spartan/images/spartan_073_of_107.jpg
You can see the piece I mean on the link above just above the link exit chute. It is the rod with the two prominent bars protruding. The trigger guard contacts the left hand one which rotates the right hand one inside the trigger guard.

Cheers Max,

That will teach me to use photo's from a restored Civi wagon !! oh well I'll put it back on later.

http://leicestermodellers.weebly.com/fv103-spartan-apc.html

Dan

Easily done though mate. You can actually see the trigger bar above the electrical connection on one of the pics.

Max

Trigger mech and pistol grip added, I downsized the solenoid as the first one was a little big and caught the side of the pistol grip. Thanks Max for the advise fella. the GPMG set up on the 432's were a lot easier to use.







Added the FFD pocket to commanders arm and the section commanders arm .





Cheers

Dan

Cupola almost done, a few more details added, onto the photo's












Change of commanders head, I think this one suits him more?





Cheers

Dan

Castoff front bins added.







Cheers

Dan

one side almost done, I think another link adding.

Rear Idlers are brass pinned and not glued at this point which should allow me to tension the track correctly.



















Enjoy folks

Dan

Great work. Especially the GPMG rework.

I thought the front bins only came with the LEP upgrade.

Hi Paul,

Cheers for the comments fella, means a lot , I've seen a few non LEP Spartans with the bins so I thought why not

Dan

Tis starting to look ready to roll now with the tracks on, well one side anyway. The crew changes worked well too I think ....

Brent

Thank you chaps,

So I remade the convoy light and bracket, the back door mould wasn't up to much and the kit convoy light was just a blob of resin, this was removed and a new one fabricated from PE scrap and plastic rod. I've also added the rear recovery bars and just need the chains added for the retaining pins.

The bracket for the Axe was also chipped so I used magic sculpt to repair this.







Cheers

Dan

Looks good, some great work going into it!

Thanks you Simon,

So a bit of a break away due to work going in in the house,

so just a few more bits done.

Headlights are drilled out ready for MV lens to be fitted.



Chieftain tank bin added.



missing bracket added to the NBC pack door



Winky pot and mount



D10 cable reel and bracket





And the headlights wired up.



Enjoy

Dan

Another quick update, bit of an issue with primer
which has pushed me back slightly, but here is where I'm at.













Cheers all for looking

Dan

Excellent work Dan. :-)

What paints did you use?

Thanks Martin, the mix is Tamiya XF-81 and XF-58 with a touch of deck tan to fade it out.

Dan

Cheers for that, colourwise pretty much spot on as i remember it.

Been a while since my last update, so here is quick update.





























Enjoy

Dan

Very nicely done mate. Keep up your excellent work and standards.

So many interesting British vehicles worth building.

Looking foreward to you next update.

Keith.

Cheers Keith,

So another small update.



















Next up will be the kinetic recovery ropes, weathering up the road wheels and the tracks.

Dan