Okay.. Some stats..
It took me 6 months to complete this kit, working on and off during evenings and over the weekend.
The basic kit came almost completely pre-assembled by the British Army, albeit somewhat loosly in places and its obvious that they deviated from the instructions here and there.. Its quite clear that an amateur painted the thing, because there are several layers of paint on it, all of an enamel-ish nature, but you never can tell with these guys. They also couldn't settle with one colour, because there seems to be a layer of camouflage under the final layer of brush painted (not airbrushed!) RAL 6013. I did however end up buying an extra litre of RAL 6013 from the local hardware store, just in case.
When I attached some vent seals, I used white glue, but I know I should have used something else, such as CA or even epoxy. All the parts fitted quite well, with no flash needing trimming, though the pieces that needed to be added to the rear cross member needed quite some work with a motor tool to get to fit properly. A fairly large amount of putty went into the various dents and (bullet?) holes.. I'd say about a litre or so.
I added some aftermarket parts, such as some turned iron brake drums, windshield wipers and a small interiour detail kit which consisted of some seat straps and some seat belts. Very fine detail, but still a bit chunky for the scale. I had to add a new headlamp, because one on the kit was actually from a different vehicle, so I didn't feel it had the proper authenticity.. It also shon in a completely different direction.
The kit was well weathered using various materials such as mud, grease, oil (not artists oil, though..), underseal, moss, algae, sand, rust and a light frosting of cobwebs. The most recent addition was the set of license plate decals for the front and rear.
