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The universal carrier leads a convoy. Other vehicles are: Panhard, DUKW, BA-64, BA-6, Raupen Schlepper, Opal Blitz ambulance, Opal Blitz Truck, last but not least the Pink Panther. Last edited by Zakopious; 11-14-2009 at 08:20 PM. Reason: Replaced picture. |
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Great convoy!
I am almost finished with my somewhat lumpy model with the quick-build suspension. Just have to add the fiddly bits and then I hope to build the "real" one with the three-dimensional suspension. I had no problems with the assembly, Jim. You have produced a very well-engineered model. Don |
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I happy to see some pictures of the model being built. Thanks guys!
Don, your model looks pretty sharp, even if you don't think it's quite up to your regular standards. It looks like you got pretty close to the right color when covering up the white edges. Did you use paint for that? |
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Jim -- The MODEL was definitely up to and far beyond my standards. It was my craftsmanship that was under par.
For coloring the edges, I used a Caran D'Ache Neocolor water soluble wax crayon as recommended by Alan Wheeler. Coloring edges? They are available from D. Blick Caran d'Ache Neocolor II Artists' Crayons - BLICK art materials Expensive, but they last a long time and are very versatile (can be sharpened to a fine point). I also used them to cover the black dashed score lines and, to some extent, fill in small gaps. I also used a pale gray crayon to touch up the water can. The olive drab crayon is not an exact match, but it is close enough and kind of emulates the sheen that tends to appear on the edges of military vehicles painted in matt colors. With regard to this model, things are kind of hectic right now, but I have hopes of at least getting the fiddly bits on this one, if not get a start on the "advanced" version before departing for Cape may next Tuesday. I really like your little model and I hope you design more British equipment of this era. Don Last edited by Don Boose; 11-16-2009 at 03:50 PM. |
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I'll definitely check out those crayons, $1.39 each is really not a bad price and I'd only need a few colors to cover most of the military genre. |
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That is just too cool!
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Now you've got the base vehicle for a whole raft of possible modifications. One of my favourites is a carrier armed with a Vickers machine gun in the forward position - the Australian version had the water jacket on the gun barrel plumbed into the cooling system of the carrier. There's always the Panzerjaeger Bren - loaded with 3 Panzerschrecks and a bunch of Panzerfausts.
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Well, Jim, I have finished building your fine little model. I did not do justice to it (the close ups really reveal the flaws), but I enjoyed the building and I think my "fiddly bits" skills have improved as a result.
The last photo shows the model alongside the Caran D/Ache Neocolor water soluble wax crayon 249 (Olive) that I used for coloring the edges. During the basic build, I rubbed the crayon along the edges. For the lights and other small parts, I dipped a brush in water and then ran the brush along the crayon to get a thick soupy liquid and then applied it with the brush. I used 0.010-inch brass wire for the antenna and the railing atop the engine compartment. They look a little ragged because I wanted to take the photos tonight and rushed the process of coating the brass wire with the crayon. Perhaps I will manage to do a better job with the more complex version next week at Cape May. I also plan to build the slightly smaller Paper Tiger Armaments version of the Bren Gun Carrier. I hope you design more armored fighting vehicles in this scale. It looks like that Horstmann suspension is the same, or very similar to that used on the Vickers light tanks (I'm sure Charlie C will weigh in here with more authoritative info). I'd love to see some of those ugly prewar tanks, like the Vicker Medium II and the Japanese Type 89. With your simplified construction and perhaps a little Kevin Stephens-style layering, the complicated suspension wouldn't be so daunting. Anyway, many thanks for making this gem available. Don |
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Nice work, Don! Cool little model and you did a nice job with it!
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It's a pity there aren't models of the Vickers light tanks around. Even in the pl****c world there are a couple of models of the Mark VI but none of the others. If I can make a comment about the carrier model - to my eye it could do with a Bren gun or Boyes AT rifle sticking out the front. I was looking at carrier images and one particularly struck me - the Germans used lots of captured carriers in all sorts of roles - including personnel transport. However, the original carrier was a bit limited in the number of troops it could carry. The Germans hacked off the sidewalls - extended the floor plates and produced a transport which could carry a section of troops. Admittedly the thing looked like one of those images of human pyramids when it was loaded up - guess it beat walking through the snow. Regards, Charlie Last edited by CharlieC; 11-18-2009 at 11:58 PM. |
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