LIGHT ARMOR Group Build

Howdy again from Texas Ya'll !!

Ok.....i'm back from my 3 week vacation, and am trying to catch up with all the cool activity since I've been gone.

First and foremost......MEGA CONGRATULATIONS to Anthony for his supe LAV-25 and the Gold medal!  Awesome Awesome work my friend!!  What an amazing contribution to this GB and a wel deserved award for your work!  :)

Secondly for Rooster,

The Bulldog is looking sweet sir.  You can already tell the differences between your detailed kit, and my poor Tamiya version.  Thats gonna be a sweetheart when done.

(One question....the aluminum barrel looks a bit too long in the photos....is that just my eyes playing tricks on me?)

Lastly but not least.....Frogfoot you are more than welcome to jump into this build!  Dont worry about duplicate builds.....we have two Walker Bulldogs floating about, a couple of M3 Stuarts, and more than one person has mentioned building another LAV or another PzII :)

P.S. PanzerWulf....PHOTOS PHOTOS PHOTOS.....(subtle enough hint?  hee hee)

cj95 wrote:

P.S. PanzerWulf....PHOTOS PHOTOS PHOTOS.....(subtle enough hint?  hee hee)

Heres the pics as promised of my "Guadalcanal Stuart" it's about halfway through the weathering process. I still need to add the rust, scrapes and dings & a nice heavy drybrush and dust job

HOPE Y'ALL  LIKE IT

cj95 wrote:

Secondly for Rooster, The Bulldog is looking sweet sir.  You can already tell the differences between your detailed kit, and my poor Tamiya version.  Thats gonna be a sweetheart when done. (One question....the aluminum barrel looks a bit too long in the photos....is that just my eyes playing tricks on me?)

Grant......

Oh, I'm not professing any expert knowledge here.  I'm totally clueless as to the proper barrel length on an M41.

I suppose maybe the photo just looks that way to my eyes.

Maybe I should have said "it looks longer than the barrel on my kit"  (which is argueably much less accurate)  <grin>

PanzerWulf.....

Just noticed i had not commented on your photos.

I have to agree, i also like the dark colors for the M3.  The interior and basket look cool too. Looking forward to seeing it with the wash......er washed off  as it were. :)  

Rooster...

i'll be interested to see what you find out on the barrel length.  I'm betting your Aluminum barrel is more accurate than my old Tamiya kit barrel.  :)

Superb little Stuart Panzerwulff.  I particularly like the mantlet.  One comment tough, the black wash at the back looks like ... well a wash.  It would have been more realistic to blend it with adjacent paint.  Other than that, its a wonderfull model.  Drybrushing looks easy for you man. Great job!

You guys mind if I get in on this one?  I just picked up a Bronco Models 1/35 Hotchkiss H-39. 

Jeff

Thanks for the welcome Tony. 

 I started working on the H-39 last night, its gonna be fun, but wow, lots of tiny parts.  Something like 550 pieces for a tank that's about 2"x4".  I got a lot done though, and will post some progress pics later this week. 

BTW, here's some references for the Mickey Mouse Daimler scheme(sorry, no wartime shots): 

http://www.sixtydriver.com/DingoCammo.html

http://www.wwiivictory.org/uk_wav.html

Jeff

Sorry for the absense folks.....

To Tony and Jeff......The Daimler and Hotchkisswill both make perfect additions to this build.

Welcome aboard.

Tony...Whats the manufacturer on the Daimler, so I can add it to the front page.

Looking forward to seeing some shots.

Hi folks,

I'm probably going to do the tank on the box cover.  The GF liked the heart scheme, so I'll roll with it.

Here's some construction update pics:

Hull mostly done

Tiny parts!!!

I think this tank definitely qualifies as light armor:

I'll try to post more updates as construction progresses.

Jeff