Miniart 1/35 Mk.III Valentine II

[Guest]

Nice work Graham, looking forward to seeing more

[Guest]

I'm loving this build Graham! The detail looks awesome

[takeslousyphotos]

Looks good Graham....... I like it.

[Robert1968]

That detail is fantastic and looking very good so far..... Liking this unfolding

[Guest]

Nice and clean work Graham.


I'm wishing to see the paintwork there

[Guest]

Nice and clean work Graham.
I'm wishing to see the paintwork there

Me to Polux, been a bit of a slog for such a small kit but I don't want to rush it now

[Guest]

This is taking up far too much time, I have projects I want to start lol. To speed up a bit, I have decided to close it up. The interior detail is nice but incomplete. I have recently seen a build showing just how much more has to be added to get it right, including a turret basket.


So, I have closed it up and got on with the paint. I know it looks patchy and not well painted but that is down to pre shading and thin paint. The filters and weathering will bring it to life, I hopeops:


Got the black (it will be a dark grey) camo to do and 196 track links to cut off and clean up and assemble into four sections per side. But at least the last furlong is in sight..... if you use powerful binoculars

[Gern]

I don't envy you for those track links Graham, but this is coming along very nicely.

[Guest]

Looking good to me Graham.

[Guest]

You've got some paint down, which is the end of the beginning Graham


Individual tracks are a bit of a pain, but worth it in the end.

[Guest]

NIce job for now, cheer up pal!!,

[Guest]

It looks like a great quality model, I've never built a miniart or mirror models kit (are they connected in their source of mouldings? Their dozers look identical). But I do love the idea of non military equipment and soft-skins, which both companies seem to do very well. Those Mirror Models sprues gates terrify me though, especially the steering wheel - am betting many folks have messed that up!

[Guest]

It looks like a great quality model, I've never built a miniart or mirror models kit (are they connected in their source of mouldings? Their dozers look identical). But I do love the idea of non military equipment and soft-skins, which both companies seem to do very well. Those Mirror Models sprues gates terrify me though, especially the steering wheel - am betting many folks have messed that up!

Never seen a Mirror model kit John. I don't think MiniArt are part of anyone else but couldn't be certain. Some MiniArt kits have very brittle plastic but this one has been fine.


Thanks for the comments guys, this one is important as it will be the first fully finished model for a long time. Not expecting it to be great but it has to be finished before I start the next one or it will never get finished.

[grumpa]

Will you have it built to allow for lifting off of certain areas to expose interior details?

[takeslousyphotos]

Thaat is looking very good Graham. Very good.