discussion Jim's Re-Hab center.

[grumpa]

Grabbed a couple of ancient dust shelf denizens and decided to give them new life. I usually do this when I get bored or frustrated with current projects and need to cleans the palate a bit.
Grant tank was a project my son built as a boy, it's the old Tamiya kit.

Decided to strip her down and turn her into a makeshift artillery tractor... a field expediency version.

Second off is an old Lee, also the old Tamiya kit from an ancient diorama I built way back in the early 80s.
It's actually on the site, God knows how many pages back called "Chasing Rommel" I think.

Enhanced stowage a bit, many old photos show that in the desert crews tried to cover as much of their equipment and effects so as to attempt to keep out
the all smothering dust that infiltrated and fouled up everything.

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[Steve Jones]

A nice little side business you have going on there Jim. Its nice to take a break from the norm. Is all the canvas work Milliput or tissue??

 

[grumpa]

A nice little side business you have going on there Jim. Its nice to take a break from the norm. Is all the canvas work Milliput or tissue??

All canvas work is tissue folded over several times and soaked in white glue and water. All still very rough around the edges. I've noticed a few seams and such that would have never got by me today, all will be corrected in good time though. Project in dirty wash stage at present, color and shading to be tweaked and a suitable base for display found.
Hardly no time lately to keep up a decent pace but I try to find a bit of time here and there.

Thanks for looking in....Jim

 

[grumpa]

Bit more done on artillery tractor, think I'll name him 'Scrappy' cuz he's made from the scrap box :smirk:

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[Si Benson]

Nice work Jim:thumb2:

 

[monica]

always so nice,seeing your work Jim,liking it,:hugging-face:

 

[grumpa]

Nice work Jim:thumb2:

always so nice,seeing your work Jim,liking it,:hugging-face:

Thanks guys, I'm always a bit leery about allowing access to the 'sausage factory'. It's always an ugly affair to view the process.

 

[papa 695]

Nice work Jim

 

[Guest]

Wow Jim, love it.
John.

 

[grumpa]

Nice work Jim

Wow Jim, love it.
John.

Thanks fellows, 'Scrappy' will be towing a 155mm 'Long Tom'

 

[Steve Jones]

Scrappy is certainly looking the DB's. Good luck with the Long Tom. If you need reference photos I have a load of them.

 

[Mini Me]

What would life be without sausages? Great progress on "Scrappy" looking forward to the "Tom
Long" :smiling5: build.
Cheers, Rick H.

 

[scottie3158]

Jim,
Scrappy looks good looking forward to the big gun.

 

[monica]

this will ,just sound so wrong,I know it,:flushed::hugging-face:
I do like a nice,sausage ,what type you making hear,

 

[Guest]

this will ,just sound so wrong,I know it,:flushed::hugging-face:
I do like a nice,sausage ,what type you making hear,

I have no idea about what that inuendo means , I am a good clean minded boy :rolling:.
Mike.

 

[Guest]

Jim,
This is turning into something really, really great.
Hope you cut your fingernails before dunking them in all that meat....
Sign on the outside wall of a undertakers in Birmingham around November 5 when I was a kid "Do not come in and ask for empty boxes".
Cheers, Mike.

 

[grumpa]

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[Guest]

Jim,
I not only like it - I really like it.
Mike.

 

[monica]

real,very good work,Jim,loving it,:smiling:

 

[Guest]

Jim.
Some great work. Esp like the weathering. Paintwork is tops .
John.