Well, the parts are numbered- I was just stupid. Not being a Dragon kit I didn't even check, I just grabbed the part that was the right shape.

Yeap, Amusing Conqueror Mk II in 1/35th- it's the upper kit in the picture below:

Thanks G, i'll get that updated. That is the same kit i have my sights on.

Been ploughing through with the Chieftain to get it done. I did some oil dot filters followed by AK Streaking grimes.

After a flat coat, wet pigments were applied and the excess dusted off. Once everything was together, it then got a light dusting of dry pigments. I managed to solve my track problem when i remembered i have the Takom marksman in the stash. I raided the tracks from then and took one to fill the gap and 2 more for spares on the rear. I had bought the Master metal tracks to use on this kit but decided to try out the kit ones. I'll just use the metal ones on the Marksman.

So here is my BATUS (British Army Training Unit Suffield) based Chieftain Mk 11.

I do plan to come back to this and add some stowage, but i am not sure what would be right for it given the time. There are a few ex Chieftain crewman on Britmodller, so i plan on checking with them.

Thanks for looking.

Magnificent work there!

Thanks Robert.

Hello Bish, Happy New Year to you and everyone...

Very fine looking Chieftain

What was the purpose of the huge inverted v-stripe on the turret front?

tia

regards,

Jack

Thanks Jack. Its an arc marker for the live firing phase of the excersise. If any vehicle came with the the arc of those strips, the vehicle could not fire. Live firing at BATUS was somthing else.

Great job there Bish! A little storage and figures would be nice but she looks fine as is. Love the camo and the dirt and grime on the skirts.

Okay the Conqueror is done. I may tweak her a little more but I'm pretty much done. It was a bit cloudy so I'm not sure the photos are that much better though. Anyway I finished up the standing officers and Cleopatra, not the best figures I've painted but I think they're good enough.

And I felt it needed something, so I added the snow. Not sure I'm crazy about it, it's not cemented on so I can still blow it off.

I suppose the first photo is the best for the roster.

Hello Cliff,  great looking build of the Conqueror.

The gun looks massive when combined with that narrow turret.  Not use to seeing that shape compared to modern tanks.  About the snow, maybe just on the ground as it looks out of scale when seen as individual grains - unless you can sift it through something to gather up the smallest ones?

regards,

Jack

That is a nice tank Gamera!  We had an inch or two drop in Friday, based on the cars I saw driving by I'd maybe build up more snow in the recessed areas and the areas that are untouched by the airflow when the tank is driving.

But I have never added snow to a build, I really have no idea how to accomplish it.  

Gamera

Great job there Bish! A little storage and figures would be nice but she looks fine as is. Love the camo and the dirt and grime on the skirts.

 

Thanks G. I decided when i started doing British armour a few ago that diorama's were out due to the lack of post war British figures. Accurate Armour has a small selection of poor resin ones but thats it, apart from the recent crop of plastic figures that are all post 2010. And for the same reason i decided that for most builds, i would not bother with a figure at all as i would have to use the same ones over and over. Its the same for post war British equipment, there just next to nothing out there.

Thanks guys!!! 

Jack: The gun is a 120mm designed to punch holes in Soviet IS-IIIs. The tank was a friggin' beast!!! 

https://www.militaryfactory.com/armor/detail.asp?armor_id=207

Thanks for the advice guys, I think I'll blow some of the 'snow' off with my airbrush hose. There is a little too much on the ground and too little on the tank. It should build up in the cracks and crevices. Funny you're right about the size of the grains Jack, it's about marble size in 1/35th. Which is odd since it's model railroad stuff from Woodland Scenics- it'd be about golf ball sized in 'HO' scale and orange sized in 'N' I'd figure! 

Bish: I see your point. I've been having issues finding figures from the '50-'60s for different stuff too. You can find some '70s Vietnam figures for American tanks but that seems about it. 

I did find these guys but they're a little too late for your tank:

https://store.spruebrothers.com/product_p/vlkvm35031.htm

https://store.spruebrothers.com/product_p/vlkvm35014.htm

I had seen that first set G. The period is about right, but the uniform is wrong, you certainly don't need cold weather gear at BATUS.

It is nice doing these British builds and not have to worry about a large base and a dio scene.

I do like that build, i think the snow is looking good. That gun looks huge on that tank. Very nice, thanks for shareing that here.

Bish,

What color green would be correct for the Dark Green used on the Defenders?  Is it the same as the RAF's Dark Green?

All British military vehicles use the same colour, no matter what branch. Most model companies say its NATO green but we didn't use that. I mix NATO green with some field grey to darken it slightly.

I completed assembly of the AFV Club British 40mm Bofors Anti-Aircraft gun. The next step is a coat of Vallejo #74.608 USA Olive Drab Surface Primer and then a mix of Tamiya paint to match S.C.C. 15 dark green used in World War II Northern Europe.

I also received the VMS Transpa Fix 6K clear plastic glue and Universal Weathering Carrier to clean up any glue that I get on window plastic of the AEC Matador. The windows have been glued, cleaned and masked with light weight Tamiya masking tape and the Matador is ready for final assembly and a coat of Vallejo Surface Primer.

Harold

Very nice work on the gun, it looks very intricate.

Gamera

Harold

Bish

So here is my BATUS (British Army Training Unit Suffield) based Chieftain Mk 11.

Harold

Thanks Harold. The instructions do indicate certain regiments, but these vehicles belong to BATUS and are just used by the units as they rotate through the excersise.

Thanks Harold, and the AA gun looks great! Very intricate looking work there on the sighting system- with my fumblefingers it would have took me forever. 

Gamera

Thanks Harold, and the AA gun looks great! Very intricate looking work there on the sighting system- with my fumblefingers it would have took me forever. 

 

Harold

Hello Harold, that is looking real good, and am impressed with the delicate detail on that bofors.   I think the kit includes a couple of ammo boxes - have you put those together yet, and do you have a scanner?

regards,

Jack

jgeratic

Hello Harold, that is looking real good, and am impressed with the delicate detail on that bofors.   I think the kit includes a couple of ammo boxes - have you put those together yet, and do you have a scanner?

 

regards,

Jack

 

By scanner, if you mean a document scanner, I have a flat-bed scanner that is built into an HP inkjet printer.

Harold

Sergeant

 

If I am correct, then the lower sighting mechanism must be what the gunners use to determine when to pull the trigger on the target.

Harold

There's a pretty good explanation of the Bofors operation in this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dJDn5F1GQk

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Reason I asked about the ammo box is I could us a scan of the pieces (exterior side), so I can scratch build my own.   

regards,

Jack

jgeratic

There's a pretty good explanation of the Bofors operation in this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dJDn5F1GQk

 

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Reason I asked about the ammo box is I could us a scan of the pieces (exterior side), so I can scratch build my own.   

 

regards,

Jack

 

I will be glad to give you the dimensions, that is not a problem. In fact if you want to give me a mailing address in Canada by private message I will send you all the ammo boxes and 40mm ammo too.

Harold

Harold, that is awefully kind of you.  PM inbound...

jgeratic

Harold, that is awefully kind of you.  PM inbound...

 

Harold