papa 695s 1/72 FV 622 Stalwart

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You are a definite candidate for the clean bench club. Ah, I see you are using paper towel to soak up the spilled glue & paint instead of the instructions. Excellent idea. I'm from the colonies so have no idea what a Stolly is or what it was used for. Thought that was Vodka. A hint maybe? Looks post war ATCV w/a version of NATO camo? Sorry Dzohn, the devil made me do it, or was it Steve? PaulE
 

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Paul,
The Stalwart was a fully amphibious High mobility load carrier that was also fitted with a HIAB Crane for use by the artillery and REME. It was a great vehicle I had a chance to drive one on a couple of occasions.
 
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I hang my head in shame! What a wonderfully organised bench. A great idea for the instructions. Nice to see the progress on the build:thumb2:
 

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You know Ian, I never really look into 1/72 or smaller scale builds but I do love the Stalwart.
Great work so far, am watching this one :thumb2:

Cheers, Jim.
 

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Hi Ian
Seems to be going together without too many issues. The pilot makes a good driver.
Jim
 

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Thanks guy's I don't think you'll see much of the cab or driver, when the side walls and roof goes on.
 

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The cab interior is spot on. It will certainly give the viewer a reason to peer through the windows. Wonderful stuff:cool:
 

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Ian,
Looking very good. one thing you may not be aware of is that after a miscellaneous/modification instruction a matching white strip was painted through the center of each wheel hub, this was due to transmission wind up which could be a problem after a long drive if wind up was present the white lines would get out of sink.
 

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Ian,
Looking very good. one thing you may not be aware of is that after a miscellaneous/modification instruction a matching white strip was painted through the center of each wheel hub, this was due to transmission wind up which could be a problem after a long drive if wind up was present the white lines would get out of sink.
Thanks for the info Paul, I will put them on.
 
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