1/35 M1200 Armored Knight, WIP, 09-18-11, COMPLETE

It is coming out great Mike.  Good job as usual.

William - Sorry to be formal!! Thanks for stopping by and for the comments. This is an anal hobby and we do like our details. The real PITA is making the tiny tape fit right

Bill - Thanks....just like the posts, I try to keep the build slow and steady

Gino - Always a pleasure to have you drop by my position. Thanks for the comments. I count on you to pick up my displacement

Thanks guys

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Really looking great Mike!

John - Thanks for stopping by and for the comments.

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With this week’s time at in the studio, I applied a mix of pigments, MIG Industrial Dirt and Desert Storm Sand to the wheel wells and suspension area. While this was drying I applied a wash on the tires using MIG Brown for Desert Yellow. After everything dried, it was time to mount the tires. Care needs to be taken to make sure the correct tires for each side.  After the rear tires were mounted the sway bars were installed and a coat of MIG Brown for Desert Yellow applied to the bars

The front tires were mounted and the steering linkages assembled. These are partially covered by the protective front plate which I installed after the linkages. All were also given a coat of MIG Brown for Desert Yellow.

With the tires mounted things are beginning to come together. I gave the turret assembly a coat of MIG Brown for Desert Yellow and pin-washed the highlights with MIG Dark Wash. The tires were weathered with the mix of MIG Industrial Dirt and Desert Storm Sand pigments.

While waiting for things to dry, I drilled .070 pilot holes in the antenna mounts and mounted 3 Lion Roar modern antenna bases.

I am getting close at this point; I need to finish the M2 and a few other details. Also need to get the base ready.

As always thanks for stopping by. Your comments good or bad are always appreciated.

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Its coming together great!!  I can't remember, did you use the kit tires?  They look really nice.  Great job so far, as usual.

Mike this build looks so great!  a feather in your cap to be sure! .. HeavyArty is right, the tires look exceptionally exceptional.... (don't quote me on that, it is very bad grammatically )....  nice going man

bill :  )  

Gino - Thanks for spotting for me.....good catch on the tires. I forgot to mention.....they are from Chris Mrosko at New World Minatures. They are a bit pricy but very nice....Chris talked me into a set at AMPS this year.

The kit tires do not look bad but the resin tires are excellent. The NWM tires have a very small pour block. I also used the dremel to restore the tread where the pour block was, as some of the area does show once the tires are installed.

Again thanks for the adjustment......hopefully the answer is on the mark!

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Bill - Thanks for the peek. The tires are nice. Their size makes them a prominent portion of this "armored car". As for the bad grammer...I'm originally from Brooklyn, therefore -

Fourgeetaboutit !!

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Coming along nicely Mike, looking forward to seeing it on the base in the near future.

I knew the tires would make it FIZZ!

Maybe a bit of light dry brushin' with some buff on the contact

surfaces ?

Awesome job Mike! 

I've got the 1117 on my To-Do list as well.  I might have to invest in that M1200 conversion kit.

Nice work on the tires Mike! It sure is shaping up nicely.

Bill - Thanks, yep its time to head to the wood work shop and a nice piece of Oak!

Thanks

Steve - Thanks and yes I agree....the tires need a bit more "dust"  and contrast

Richard - It is a nice build, you will enjoy it. Thanks for the peek.

John - Thanks, always a pleasure to have you drop by.

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Really nice build Redleg! I oogled that conversion at Rob's booth in Atlanta back in Feb!!

Totally missed this one too. Just got done going through the last six pages. As always  amazing work. Inspires me on my humble modeling atempts. looking forward to seeing this completed and to cooler weather.

From the heat of Texas

Stephen

Kdawg - The shame is Rob has closed shop just shortly after putting this conversion out. Hopefully  either
Chris M picks up the masters and puts them out under his New World Minatures or someone else but hopefully it does not go away with Formations.

Thanks for stopping in and for the comments

Stephen - Thanks....I am humbled and thank you for the very kind words. As for cooler weather....it has been hot everywhere....I know you guys are really dry.....I am looking forward to snow

Thanks again guys

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Neat looking little buggy there, Mike!

I think you could have gotten away with a little more chipping and scratches under the axles there, but that's a minor point, as you wouldn't see it anyway unless you picked the model up, and since it's going to be on a base...

Cool beans though so far....

Yeah, It is sad... His products are awesome!

Karl - Thanks for the peek and always appreciate your comments. Once the model is set on the base, unless someone is using a dentist mirror to look at the under details....it will not be viewable....soooo I try to invest time in the more visable areas.

But....I do agree if the underside was more viewable. I still have a few more scraches in areas tha do show.

Thanks again for you thoughts.....it is always great to hear from the king of finish!

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Well Mike she is just beautiful and the turret really makes it stand out, I love it. Theh painting and weathering look first class from here.

Terry.

Terry - Thanks for stopping by and the kind comments.

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Well it has been a while. First a week on vacation then I returned to Irene and a flooded basement. After a month to clean up and dry out, I finally have time to get to the bench and finish this build.

The final details include

·        Radio antennas -  .020 brass wire

·        Antenna caps - .030 styrene rod and .010 punched styrene sheet

·        Antenna wiring – thin solder painted Flat black

·        Fuel Can straps – leftover PE

·        M2 – Academy M2 with Lion Roar Barrel. Painted with my Parkerized finish.

·        M2 – Ammo, Tamiya parts box for the mount and ammo can and Academy MG set ammunition. Mount painted Tamiya NATO Green, Box painted Polyscale Dk Tactical Green, ammunition painted Alclad Pale Gold with Tamiya Copper for the heads and Tamiya Flat Black for the belt.

·        Decal for the viewfinder on the vision head.

Most of the details were weathered with the mix of MIG Industrial Dirt and Desert Storm Sand pigments along with some final touchups. Added some dry brushing of the chain, tow hooks and winch area with some Dark Sienna Oil for rust and #2 pencil for steel scratches. I added fuel spillage at the fuel caps and on the cans with Floquil Wet Oil.

The base is Cell-u-clay with some sand mixed in and colored with a mix of Tamiya Buff and Light Grey. After setting the rocks were added to give the roadside effect. Yes…real rocks.

So without further adieu

Drivers Side View

Front View

Passenger Side View

Rear View

Rear Close Up

Front Close Up

Duke Antenna Wiring and Top Rear Close Up

Turret Front Close Up

Turret Rear Close Up

M2 Close up

Tire Weathering

Fuel Cans and Straps, Duke Antenna

Antenna Caps

Well that’s it.  EOM.

As always thanks for stopping by. Your comments good or bad are always appreciated.

Next mission may be the M115 8 inch howitzer!

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She came out great Mike.  Really nice.  Great job as usual.

Very nice work! Looks awesome.

Looks fine to me too. Hope you didn't lose anything in the basement.

Fine work you've done there bud

Tony lee

Mike, I hate to say this but there's not enough chippings & rust!  Oops, its a modern armor... not  WWII thing... I apologize!!!    As usual, beautiful result...

Sorry to hear about your basement.... hope your workbench or your builds are not damaged or ruined? 

Looking forward to your M115! 

Mike, that is a really cool looking vehicle. Your attention to detail really paid off!

That is one wicked looking ride, almost has an SF look to it.  First rate all around, both build and finish.  Ya done 'er proud!

                                                                           Pat.

Gino - Thanks, always good to hear from you when I am building current era equipment!

Pisstoff - Thanks for stopping by and for the comment

Tony - Thanks for the comments. Once the tide began coming in we move as much as possible so no major losses in the modeling area. Thanks for the concern.

Andy - OK....I chipped the tow hooks and the chain....what else can I do for the chipaholic croud??? LOL Thanks for the peek

Eric - Thanks for stopping in

Pat - SF look....well the optics are designed to look a looooong way and put the metal on target. Thanks for the comments.

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