Update - running gear done:

Zvezda, Greysnake, AA, & 1961: Those look great guys!!! Super nice work! 

The PIAT soldiers on.

I worked on cleaning up the mold lines on the rounds yesterday.  Things look good on the PIAT and Enfield rifle after a coat of primer, so proper painting can commence.

Looks good Real G. 

Though the PIAT brings to mind a combat caulking gun. 

As Jeff Foxworthy would say 'If you've ever held up anyone with a caulking gun... you might be a redneck.' 

Oh gosh, workable track links... good luck Greysnake.

Those should be fun GreySnake.

My first experience with plastic indie link track was the Academy Stuart.  I immediately developed a healthy dislike of assembly type tracks with end pin connectors.

The next US tank I built was Tamiya’s old Sherman Jumbo, which I was more than happy to use use the kit supplied rubber band tracks.

Real G

The PIAT soldiers on.

I worked on cleaning up the mold lines on the rounds yesterday.  Things look good on the PIAT and Enfield rifle after a coat of primer, so proper painting can commence.

 

Thats are looking impressive. I can't wait to see the paint on those.

More WIP: most of the truck is done, except for adding armament and accessories, and a few  minor pieces like the windscreens and the sterring wheel, etc., and decals and weathering.  I have one single Vickers mount applied, but will be adding a twin Vickers and a single Browning .50 cal:

Coming on really well AA, soon be ading that to the finished list.

Good luck with those tracks greysnake, i like the jig you have made up.

This week some progress was made on the little truck & gun.

Cabin assembly was completed and all openings & windshields were masked.

I did not like the gun as supplied by ITA. I thought this iconic British weapon deserves something better, so I tried some scratch building on the barrel and retaining mechanism.

After that, the ammo carrier was assembled and now everything is (after a final inspection)  ready for painting.

Most of the building time was consumed in cleaning flash, seam lines, etc from the tiny kit parts. 

For the desert (El Alamein) camo, these will be used

Greysnake & Zvezda: Nice work, those look great guys!

Not quite there yet, but getting close!  Guns are up, decals applied, just adding stores now and then some weathering:

A_A: Ohhhh that storage looks good. She's starting to really look like a long range desert patrol vehicle! 

BTW: I did a little more work on the Comet this weekend. The poor fit and all the PE is really pushing me away from doing anything with this kit. Don't tell Bish but I've been spending way too much time working on a French tank... 

Thats deffinetly looks reday for action AA, nice work.

Gamera

A_A: Ohhhh that storage looks good. She's starting to really look like a long range desert patrol vehicle! 

 

BTW: I did a little more work on the Comet this weekend. The poor fit and all the PE is really pushing me away from doing anything with this kit. Don't tell Bish but I've been spending way too much time working on a French tank... 

 

I am shocked gamera, truely shocked.

You actually mean to tell me that the French have tanks. Do they work?

Bish

 

 

Gamera

A_A: Ohhhh that storage looks good. She's starting to really look like a long range desert patrol vehicle! 

 

BTW: I did a little more work on the Comet this weekend. The poor fit and all the PE is really pushing me away from doing anything with this kit. Don't tell Bish but I've been spending way too much time working on a French tank... 

 

 

 

 

I am shocked gamera, truely shocked.

 

You actually mean to tell me that the French have tanks. Do they work?

 

I'm not sure about either question. 

It's very odd...

Alright, the second LRDG truck is finally FINSHED.  Here's the final reveal pics; Bish, you can use the last one in this series as the front page gallery pic:

AA: Great job!!! Love the storage and the dusty look!

Hello AA, another good looking LRDG vehicle. 

Particularly like the front tire/chain combination.

regards,

Jack

Wow AA, that looks REALLY good! 

Well done, AA. 

Thanks again AA. Can't see your pics at the moment, will check them out tonight when i get home and up date the front page.

Love that AA, thats a great loking truck. Thank you, front page is updated.

The French tank is nearing completion so I pulled the Comet back out. And one of the PE instruction sheets has vanished. Frankly that's probably a good thing, I decided I'd added enough PE and anymore was more trouble than it's worth. 

So I sprayed her down with a couple of coats of Tamiya primer. Found a bunch of flaws and sanded them out. This is the second primering (is that a word?) Going to give her another once over this week to see if there's anything else I can correct and then primer her again. 

I got a lot of glue spots all over the engine deck from the glue I used on the PE handholds. And I can't really sand them out.  I think the tank is going to get a load of storage or a big camo net over the rear deck to cover them up... 

Thats looking good G, can't make out those glue spots.

Looking good gamera.

My apologies Bish for not starting sooner but was bogged down with a couple of comissions. All done with them and will take a break from planes for a tad so I will be starting on the Firefly soon.

No worries PJ, still plenty of time left. Its been over 3 months since i finished my SNATCH thanks to the S-Boat. But i'll be starting the Warrior this weekend.