Lots of really good work going on here. I have really got to get going on mine!

Michael

Decided to jump aboard this train since I recently bought this little jewel:

Lanchester armoured car from Copper State Models

Enlarged part to show the date:

/ Robin

Majority of the painting done.

Done some assembly work on the Lanchester.


a small part of the steering linkage is missing from this image, I wanted to let the other joints harden/dry first.
Adding the sides of the armour before getting all the front suspension parts in place is not a good idea. It gets unnecessarily fiddly. Follow the steps and be a little careful when adding the sides. The fit is very good so adding large parts to assemblies with small and delicate parts attached is not a problem.







Some dry fitting is needed, a few of the locating tabs are a fraction longer than the depth of the corresponding hole and need to be filed down. On the whole I would refer to a Tom Cromwells signature field:
"Glue, or Glue Not - there is no Dry-Fit" - Yoda

More pictures later, the build has progressed since the last photos were taken

/ Robin

well here i am again posting an update regarding my tamiya WW1 British tank.

as you can see the weathering process is just about finished, i still need to add the actual mud to the vehicle and the tracks which are not in the pictures, thoughts and opinions welcomed.

Solution for the inverted MGs was Aber's barrel set and needle nose pliers (for a moment I felt like a dentist). This also simplifies painting.



Next: decals and weathering.

Almost done:



MG barrels and bit more weathering to do.

Hi all,

well i'm the home stretch now as i have added the mud although i have had a small set back.

I created my own mud effects using perfect putty which i mixed with water and added some tamiya flat earth as well as a few drops of matt black. then i added some soil i had collected from the garden, it mixed well and i added it to the kit using an old brush and it looked great, the wet looking mud was great and then it dried out and ended up looking like dry mud which is what you see in the picturse below, which means i will have to go over it with the flat earth paint again to get the desired effect.

And this is done:



Two more pictures are in campaign gallery.

Well i'm calling this one done, it was a fun build without to many problems.

Nice builds going on.

Here is my update on my FT-17

Okay here is another quick update. Just out of the paint booth I have post shaded all the panel lines with Tamiya NATO black.


Then I hit it with MIG Ammo British moss green.



Cheers
Todd

Great work going on here. Wish I could say the same for my Mark IV, but I'm stalled out right now. Hopefully I'll get my mojo back in time.

Michael

Some very nice builds indeed.

Here is a bit more progress on my FT-17

Very nice camouflage on that FT-17 Linus.
Okay time for another update on my Mk V.
So it was time to get some paint and weathering effects on the tracks. First I loaded the airbrush with Vallejo Model color natural steel and let that dry for forty-eight hours. Then I sprayed on a layer of MIG chipping solution and finally a coat of Vallejo Panzer Aces track color. After the paint dried I took some water a toothbrush and a bit of elbow grease and started to scrub off the top layer of paint. This is the first time I have used this technique and I am very happy with the result.





After I was satisfied with the tracks I moved onto the final step of paint for the tank and the markings. I loaded up my airbrush with MIG moss green once again and added a couple of drops of MIG white and yellow to lighten it up a shade or two. I then started in the middle of each panel and in the immortal words of Bob Ross I made happy little clouds with the lighter moss green. It is subtle and I don’t know if you can see it very well in the picture but I’m quite happy with the way it turned out. Then I applied all the markings (all the numbers are from Archer Fine Transfers) and rusted up the exhaust system. Now it is ready for a gloss coat and the rest of the weathering.





Until next time.
Cheers
Todd

That Mk V is looking sharp Todd.

My completed FT-17

Great work Linus.
That’s some nice looking cammo. Congratulations on crossing the finish line. I think I might have to get me a FT-17 now.
Cheers
Todd

Thanks Todd

It was a fun kit to do. I airbrushed the base coat but hand painted the rest.

Hand painted wow! I acutely thought you might have used a putty method with the airbrush. Very impressive Linus.
Cheers
Todd

I’m in for a late start with a pair of Imperial German Army A7V tanks in 1/100 scale!


With the campaign end date of June 1 I have only three weeks, but these are small builds...

These little resin and metal wargaming pieces are basic but attractive, and they assemble rapidly.

The set even offers the choice of two types of mudguards.

The 57mm guns are a little chunky, but with some careful cleanup, they’ll do.

I’m no fan of white metal kit parts...

but I guess they do help keep costs down for limited run kits such as these.

The tiny monsters are assembled and ready for paint!

I think for variety I’ll do one in Feldgrau and one in three-color camouflage.