Bish

I use vallejo for figures, they have a good selection of colours for that.

 

Very nice Theuns, told you you would have it done before i got you on the roster . Will try and do it later.

I use vallejo for figures, they have a good selection of colours for that.

Nice one, Theuns!

Very fine scratch building done on the shield, and the whole display looks great.  It's surprising how well a 50 year old mold stands up when some extra care is put in.

Good point by Cliff, the back of the legs would usually be dug into the ground to prevent movement of the gun when fired.

regards,

Jack

Harold: Glad you found out what you needed, I didn't have a friggin' clue! 

Theuns: Oh cool, that looks good! Only thing I'd add would be maybe have the tyres and trailing arms of the gun worked down in the 'dirt' a little more. Looks to me like the gun is sitting on top of it instead of down in it. Otherwise great show! Love the mud/dirt on the tyres and shield of the gun. 

I found painting the figures with the enamel does not work as well for me as using the correct valejo figure paint but its whatI had for now.

IMG_20200708_164225 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

IMG_20200708_164322 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

IMG_20200708_164723 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Theuns

Glad it helped harold. I have never used any of these sets as i mostly use Xtracolor enamels which have most of the colours i need. In fact, the only area i have had trouble with is modern British armour. But a couple of years ago i spoke to a local modeller who builds 1/24th Fv 432's and he gave me the mix for British green which has worked out great.

Look forward to seeing the matador.

Bish

You got me there harold. I don't use vallejo for my vehicles, only really for figures, and i only build post war British armour. But, its its an army vehicle, the col,ours would be the same. For the RAF, i believe there vehicles were blue/grey in the UK but camoflaged when deployed over seas.

This link might be of some use, its just a case of trying to find the right vallejo colours.

https://www.mafva.org/british-vehicle-camouflage-1939-45/?v=79cba1185463

 

 

British AFV Camhouflage, 1939-45

Version 2.6 August 2001:  AMENDED 30th APRIL 2019 by Michael Starmer.

Austin K5, 3-ton Lorry

You got me there harold. I don't use vallejo for my vehicles, only really for figures, and i only build post war British armour. But, its its an army vehicle, the col,ours would be the same. For the RAF, i believe there vehicles were blue/grey in the UK but camoflaged when deployed over seas.

This link might be of some use, its just a case of trying to find the right vallejo colours.

https://www.mafva.org/british-vehicle-camouflage-1939-45/?v=79cba1185463

Gamera

Harold: Welcome! And the Matador and gun looks cool. And like those goats. I assume you've had blackberry pie, my grandmom used to make it. My gosh it was sooooo good, I haven't had it in ages though.  

 

Bish, I ordered the AFV Club Matador from my go-to hobby store in Burbank, California. It was the last one he had at $44.00 USD. I have a good working relationship with the owners and they supply most of my paint and material. Can you tell me what Vallejo colors would be right for a World War II Matador? I believe they were used by the Infantry, the Artillery and the RAF. I'm not sure if different branches of the military had different colors or not, but it looks like different colors were used depending on theater of operations?

Harold

Nope,some way to go still, the big job starts to try getting the figures looking OK-ish and do the base still

Theuns

Thanks G.

Thats coming on very well Theuns. I will get you on the roster when i get a moment, but i imagine you will be done by then at this rate.

Thanx mate.

I wanted to try a few things I saw on you tube on a simple cheap model incase I mess it up.

First was the oil dot filter to give subttle tonal difference to a monotone base color.

IMG_20200707_130119 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Then layered chipping and streaking again with oils, I think it gives a nice used but not overlydone look.

IMG_20200707_154247 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

IMG_20200707_154300 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Next I need to skill up on figure painting and do the base for it.

Theuns

Theuns: That looks pretty friggin' good! I'd have thought it were the kit part. 

Bish: The camo looks great, nice work! 

Harold: Welcome! And the Matador and gun looks cool. And like those goats. I assume you've had blackberry pie, my grandmom used to make it. My gosh it was sooooo good, I haven't had it in ages though.  

Glad to have you on board harold, the matador will be a nice addition. And you don't have to worry about completing it by the end of the year, as always with my GB's i ma happy for building to keep posting progress pics once the GB has closed.

And good plan to get in the goat, that will soon have those gone.

Bish, thank you for inviting me to your Group Build. I have three favorite British Army subjects: 1. The AEC Matador 4x4 Artillery Tractor, 2. The BL 5.5-inch Medium Field Gun and the iconic British Land Rover. However, I only plan to finish the Matador and maybe an artillery piece during this group build.

I must tell you though I have a prior commitment. I promised my wife I would remove the black berry vines this summer that have taken over our back yard. She knows I cannot multi-task, so she thinks it's either the black berry vines and no model building, or model building and an unhappy wife.

Well, I have a plan... My wife has also asked me if we can have another pet. So, I plan to enlist the help of a goat to remove the black berry vines while I finish up the M109A2 and M109 L23 howitzers I have on my bench and get started on the AEC Matador. The goat will become our new family pet and my wife likes the idea.

Harold

Short update this week with the Warrior painted and decals added. I used tamiya acrylics and the green is NATO Green with a touch of field grey added. The black was done freehand. After a coat of Alclad aqua gloss, i applied the decals. The registration number is from an AM set for the Chally 1. This had individual letters and numbers so i could creat the one i wanted. They are a bit large so the one son the back and closer together than they should be. The convoy marking on the backdoor is also from the spares.

I made the callsigns and bridge plate myself. The callsigns are a bit rough as i had to paint over the black as my printer doesn't seem to like printing black on white decal paper. But seeing as the guy who painted the callsigns on the real vehicle is a ham fisted clumsey idiot, its appropriate that they are not perfect.

I have since made a start on the weathering with some dot filters.

More soon.

Now thats very nice Theuns.

That shield looks fantabulous Theuns!! 

I completed scratchbuilding the armour plate from styrene sheet and sprue. The weldbead I wanted to try and its a tad heavy but good practice.

IMG_20200706_165052 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Theuns

modelcrazy

 

 

Bish

 

 

Real G

Good morning men!  Just a reminder we’re keeping this GB serious - and military.  Right!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7-2jLLMdEBw

Frankly I’m surprised no one has posted this yet.  Carry on.

 

 

 

 

 

Hmmm it’s raining today.  Can’t work on the yard.  Time to stop with the silly Star Wars kits and work on something British.  And military.  

 

 

 

 

I didn't realise my pass out parade had gone public.

 

 

 

 

Of course we all could be marching up and down the square if you'd rather.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imhrDrE4-mI&feature=emb_rel_end

 

I like the bit at the end.

Bish

 

 

Real G

Good morning men!  Just a reminder we’re keeping this GB serious - and military.  Right!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7-2jLLMdEBw

Frankly I’m surprised no one has posted this yet.  Carry on.

 

 

 

 

 

Hmmm it’s raining today.  Can’t work on the yard.  Time to stop with the silly Star Wars kits and work on something British.  And military.  

 

 

 

 

I didn't realise my pass out parade had gone public.

 

Of course we all could be marching up and down the square if you'd rather.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imhrDrE4-mI&feature=emb_rel_end

For the desert Sherman there is the official drawing:

The book publication Codename Swallow ^{_{British Sherman Tanks at Alamein}} by Dennis Oliver, suggest there was alternate application wherein the wheels and suspension were left in their orignal olive drab.

regards,

Jack

Ta. I got the back base on and hope to do the green shortly but I think I might bog down when I need to make the sheild, I am not entirely shure what the shaoe is , I ggogled some pix but no nice 3 wiew to shw the bend and mound angles so will have to just hope for the best.

Theuns

Will do Theuns.

please put me down for a OGF 6 Pdr (Tamiya 1/35) 

I was givin this kit by a mate who got it from someone who lost the main shield for it.

I will have to make one from plastic sheet.

As for the rest of the kit, it goed together so fast I forgot to take any real progress pix. I got to this stage in about 45 min.

IMG_20200705_120331 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

I might try a little base for it.

Theuns

Nice progress there GS. Ye, anything can go missing, its easy to put somthing down and then drive off forgetting about it.

Real G

Good morning men!  Just a reminder we’re keeping this GB serious - and military.  Right!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7-2jLLMdEBw

Frankly I’m surprised no one has posted this yet.  Carry on.

 

 

 

 

 

Hmmm it’s raining today.  Can’t work on the yard.  Time to stop with the silly Star Wars kits and work on something British.  And military.  

 

I didn't realise my pass out parade had gone public.

Missing shackle seems it can happen:

Sherman is coming along nicely, will you be adding the white countershading on the bottom half of the transmission?

regards,

Jack

Good morning men!  Just a reminder we’re keeping this GB serious - and military.  Right!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7-2jLLMdEBw

Frankly I’m surprised no one has posted this yet.  Carry on.

Hmmm it’s raining today.  Can’t work on the yard.  Time to stop with the silly Star Wars kits and work on something British.  And military.