Churchill AVRE Mk. lll

[scottie3158]

Turret is now completed with a mixture of kit, PE and pewter. I still have a canvass roll to add to the other side of the turret. The aerial is part of an accupuncture needle given to me by Pete and it does look the part.











Next the tracks

comments always welcome
cheers
Scottie

[adt70hk]

Lovely jubbly!!! The needle does look very good indeed.

ATB.

Andrew

[BattleshipBob]

Beautyfull work Paul!!!

[Jim R]

Hi Scottie
Definitely an inspiring 10/10 build.
Jim

[Mini Me]

Very tidy looking......keep it coming mate. :thumb2:
Rick H.

[Guest]

The aerial is part of an accupuncture needle given to me by Pete and it does look the part.

Dare I say it …? That aerial did not have a spring It consisted of a simple rod that fit into the base, either 20 inches or 24 inches (51 or 61 cm in real-world measures) long, depending on which source you believe.

The details you added look great, IMHO it’d be a shame to have something like this on a model with such great detail.

[scottie3158]

Lovely jubbly!!! The needle does look very good indeed.

ATB.

Andrew

Andrew thanks matey appreciate it.

Beautyfull work Paul!!!

Very kind of you Bob thank you.

Hi Scottie

Very tidy looking......keep it coming mate. :thumb2:
Rick H.

Very kind of you Rick thank you.
Definitely an inspiring 10/10 build.
Jim

Jim, thank you very much indeed.

Dare I say it …? That aerial did not have a spring :smiling3: It consisted of a simple rod that fit into the base, either 20 inches or 24 inches (51 or 61 cm in real-world measures) long, depending on which source you believe.

The details you added look great, IMHO it’d be a shame to have something like this on a model with such great detail.

Jakko, thanks for the heads up but when have you ever known me worry about accuracy

[scottie3158]

I added a tarpaulin to the side of the turret. This was made using my PVA method. I then added masking tape and etch for the straps. I also noted on a previous picture that the welds on the armoured plates on the turret there was a small gap between the weld and the turret. TET was ran down the welds and then with the tip if a scalpel the weld was pressed in to close the gap.

Next the whole thing was given a coat of primer. I don't usually bother priming but given the large items of PE I thought it was a good idea.



The turret is just sitting on top.

The tracks went together very easily and look nicely detailed.



cheers
Scottie

[Mini Me]

Great stuff Scottie, starting to shape up nicely. Rick H. :thumb2:

[adt70hk]

Very berry cool. I do love Churchills!

[minitnkr]

Outstanding details.

[Jim R]

I also noted on a previous picture that the welds on the armoured plates on the turret there was a small gap between the weld and the turret.

Now that is what I call attention to detail - not only doing it but noticing it in the first place. Your modelling just gets better and better.
Jim

[scottie3158]

Great stuff Scottie, starting to shape up nicely. Rick H. :thumb2:

Thanks Rick, slowly coming together.

Very berry cool. I do love Churchills!

Andrew cheers fella it took a churchill to get me back to tracks lol.

Outstanding details.

Paul, You are to kind Sir.

Now that is what I call attention to detail - not only doing it but noticing it in the first place. Your modelling just gets better and better.
Jim

Jim, Thanks mate but it was a simple fix, but it is very kind of you to say.

[Mickc1440]

More excellent progress mate

[rtfoe]

Hi Scottie, your bling application is getting neater at every stage of your builds and rightly so to prime with all that mix media on plastic. Makes the base paint neutral when applied.

Cheers,
Richard