The Smythe Meister's 1/35 Achilles
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langy71
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Looking fine Andy,
don't worry about the TAX returns... if our esteemed politicians can get away with it, I'm sure HMRC will cut you a bit of slack..
don't worry about the TAX returns... if our esteemed politicians can get away with it, I'm sure HMRC will cut you a bit of slack..
Airborne01
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In your dreams mate ...
Cheers Tim,it is starting to look a bit Brutish isn't itStarting to look like a tank killer Andy
Never too late Rick... appreciate your hawk eyes at the back there buddy!!Just found this..........sorry I'm late to the party, I'll take a back seat and keep an eye out for Matron.
Cheers Mick, it's getting there.
Thanks for the positivity Chris.
... BUT, I can't see that happening !!Yep,sadly, you're spot on there!!
.... So then Chaps,
... I've done some more...
A few sub assemblies before primer there,...
.. and balancing on plates!!
Done a few more things,more of that tomorrow!
Gotta say this kit is very nice,if not a few "tricky" parts to get together.. even with studying the instructions..
..thanks for looking in.
... I've done some more...
A few sub assemblies before primer there,...
.. and balancing on plates!!
Done a few more things,more of that tomorrow!
Gotta say this kit is very nice,if not a few "tricky" parts to get together.. even with studying the instructions..
..thanks for looking in.
A fine looking build Andy..keep it coming
scottie3158
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Very nice mate
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Didn't make it myself Si,( although it wouldn't be a hill of beans to do so), couldn't be bothered,and at less than a tenner,why ?!!
A very useful bit of kit.
Didn't make it myself Si,( although it wouldn't be a hill of beans to do so), couldn't be bothered,and at less than a tenner,why ?!!
A very useful bit of kit.
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langy71
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Didn't make it myself Si,( although it wouldn't be a hill of beans to do so), couldn't be bothered,and at less than a tenner,why ?!!
A very useful bit of kit.
Nice one Chris.Just ordered one of these, been using a florists block and my own 'handmade' version for years, but figured I'd upgrade..
I'd been using cocktail sticks and blu tac for years,then thought,"damn the expense,treat yourself, you're a long time dead"...... use them all the time now.
Jim R
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All progressing nicely, neat work.
Thanks Chaps
... I'll reply individually tomorrow,but I've had to squeeze a bit of progress in today, after spending about 5 hrs doing my books.
...
HOWEVER, I have managed to start on the interior..
Looks a bit heavy staining on what should be a whitish paint job,but I have a plan ....
You won't see much of it in the end obviously,and I won't be going overboard with it for that reason... But I do want to get it somewhere near.
Until tomorrow evening,I bid you farewell.
... I'll reply individually tomorrow,but I've had to squeeze a bit of progress in today, after spending about 5 hrs doing my books.
...HOWEVER, I have managed to start on the interior..
Looks a bit heavy staining on what should be a whitish paint job,but I have a plan
....You won't see much of it in the end obviously,and I won't be going overboard with it for that reason... But I do want to get it somewhere near.
Until tomorrow evening,I bid you farewell.
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That looks more like it stood outside in the rain for 15 years
BTW, on the real thing the hull floor plates (the anti-slip ones) and those bins on the floor against the firewall would have been painted olive drab, not white. The rest of the hull interior was white, though.
BTW, on the real thing the hull floor plates (the anti-slip ones) and those bins on the floor against the firewall would have been painted olive drab, not white. The rest of the hull interior was white, though.
Yeah,does look reather stark at the mo doesn't it Jakko, I'm going to give it a going over dry brushing white,to, hopefully,freshen it up,and give it a bit of depth.That looks more like it stood outside in the rain for 15 years
BTW, on the real thing the hull floor plates would have been painted olive drab, not white. The rest of the hull interior was white, though.
Thanks for the floor plates info... I'll sort that dreckly, the pics i've seen showed the white interior,but the deck plates were hard to see.
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The photos in the technical manual also show white floor plates, but you can’t always trust publications like that because the pictures usually show prototypes. On all American open-topped tank destroyers like this, though, the floors were normally painted OD to match the turret interior, so that an aeroplane flying overhead wouldn’t see a huge white bit in the middle of the vehicle.