Revell 1/35 Dingo GE A3.3 PatSi Bargain Build.

[Dave Ward]

I failed dismally with my Kfir build, so I'm turning to this................

I got this on ebay for £9.99 delivered, so it is a real bargain. 226 parts in the nasty green Revell plastic 4 vinyl tyres, and a clear sprue for the windows.
I'll put the sprue pictures up tomorrow - I've noticed that there is a couple of nasty sink marks on one side of the body ( but not the other ), in a really visible position, so it's not going to be a filler free build...............
Dave

[PaulTRose]

look forward to this since ive got the same kit last month too

[Dave Ward]

OK, sprue shots....................

I'm not a fan of the Revell green plastic - it's not the best & needs careful edge preparation. The detail is somewhat soft

There are sink marks & ejector pin marks in a few places, most of which will be invisible, apart from this..
The other side is OK.
Revell instructions as normal - piece of wire for aerials taped to the front
There are three colour choices, 2 in Afghanistan schemes & 1 in NATO 3-colour

As usual Revell reference all their own colours, with various mixes called up. I'll be using my own paints..............
I made the earlier version a few years ago - the main difference is the load area at the rear - on the earlier, it was canvas, this is properly boxed in.
Dave

[Dave Ward]

Construction of the chassis - ladder frame, with all separate cross members
18 parts - It's adviseable to remove the cross members singly from the sprues just before adding them, some are very similar, apart from the length!
The chassis will be left overnight to ensure that it dries squarely.
One odd thing in the instructions, the engine is assembled at stage 5. It isn't actually fitted until 2 pages later, at stage 27..................... there are several other examples of premature assembly!
Dave

[Dave Ward]

More work on the chassis, and filler applied to the body sink marks
As I said before, the detail is a bit soft, and the fit is somewhat patchy.....................
Dave

[Fernando N]

Nice work Dave :thumb2: , had built the other one some years ago and the fit was pretty good.
Luckily no sink marks on mine, too bad their QC misses a lot but hey the're cheap kits.

[Dave Ward]

Chassis completed & primed - Revell would have you add the wheels at this stage, but no,no,no
It's quite startling how much better it looks, when you cover up that nasty dark green plastic!
I'll have to decide whether to go with the NATO 3-colour scheme, or the Afghanistan variant - time to look in the paint box.....................
Dave
Dave

[Dave Ward]

Managed to find all the colours I need for an Afghanistan 3-colour camo scheme - chassis sprayed with the lightest of these, MiG German Sand Beige
I assembled the rear cargo section & primed

The interior has been mostly assembled, ready for the base coat, detail painting & decals.


The interior is mostly NATO green, with dark grey fittings & seats.
Dave

[Dave Ward]

Interior finished, decalled, detail painted, washed & ready for boxing up - couldn't resist a dry fit to the chassis, very good


Tyres kebabed, ready for painting & other bits waiting for assembly
I'm wanting to finish this before I get 'stug' into the GB..................
Dave

[Si Benson]

Looking good Dave:thumb2:

[Dave Ward]

Body assembled - I think I'll need a touch of filler around the 'A' pillars on one side - dry fitted to chassis.
The wheels make an appearance, and a dry fit to the chassis reveal it's a tripod, not a quadruped at the moment, so a little adjustment needed. It all looks very messy at the moment - a coat of primer will soon fix that.
Dave

[Jim R]

Hi Dave
Can't go wrong for under a tenner :thumb2: The kit doesn't look bad either, some issues but the detail is quite nice and the fit hasn't caused problems. Looking good.
Jim

[Dave Ward]

Body & Load Area added to chassis & now sits on all 4 wheels.
All the glazing has been done, doors dry fitted.....................
I didn't need any filler after all - what I thought was a gap is the snorkel mount point. A few more bits to be added ( bonnet etc ), then I can properly prime & I'll see the end of the green plastic!
Dave

[Steve Jones]

Great to see the Dingo in the GB. You've done a crackin job of the build. Looking forward to seeing how you get on with the wet stuff

[Dave Ward]

Overall Mig German Sand Beige
Still missing are the spindly mirrors, the aerials, and the remote weapon system. I'm going to use the 0.2mm airbrush to add the camo freehand - Hope we have some actual daylight tomorrow, it makes it much easier to see the wet paint.
Dave