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Tim’s 1/72 IBG Inns of Court Daimler armoured car.

Although not always the case here you can see that a high parts does give good detail. Just makes construction fiddly and a fragile end result. Long, thin, unscored folds in pe are impossible so not trying is sensible.
You're doing a fine job on this wee beastie.
 
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Jim R said:
Although not always the case here you can see that a high parts does give good detail. Just makes construction fiddly and a fragile end result. Long, thin, unscored folds in pe are impossible so not trying is sensible.
You're doing a fine job on this wee beastie.
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Cheers Jim. Quite robust at the moment, but will get a bit less so when the surface detail is added……as to PE, I have quite a lot of experience with it and can tell at a glance if it’s good or bad design………this kit has etch that is very cleanly produced, but very difficult to use. I must admit military etch is twenty years behind what railway modellers were getting when I worked in that field. These parts should be etched full depth, with half etched rivet marks on the back (so rivets can be pushed through from behind) and have half etched fold lines on the front so the parts can be accurately folded. Design of the parts you get for military stuff is so obviously not made by someone that uses etch I find it quite sad really.
 
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Done a bit more. Chassis completed and awaiting paint….

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Not worried about the ejection mark, that’s the back. Detail is excellent, even has legible markings and sizes on the tyres. The wheels have moulded brake gear on the other side.

Parts count is now about a hundred, and I haven’t bothered with the etch because it’s a bit fragile (or not really visible) and this is a gaming piece. Also, as I say above, it’s not well designed so I can’t be bothered to fight with it.

By the time I’m done I think this will be up to 75 parts per cubic inch….which is extraordinary for such a small vehicle. The turret may well end up being glued in place as the designed fitment is quite insecure.

Despite all this I’m quite enjoying the challenge :thumb2:
 
Coming on nicely Tim.... Hear you in the etch front. I often find its a case of what does it actually add..... For often a lot of effort and frustration!
 
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adt70hk said:
Coming on nicely Tim.... Hear you in the etch front. I often find its a case of what does it actually add..... For often a lot of effort and frustration!
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Cheers Andrew. I get it for some things, but in 1/72 a lot of it is unnecessary. My pet hate is lazy design on it. That’s what makes it harder than it should be and puts people off.
 
Looking really good Tim. For a small model in a small scale the detail is superb. All credit to your building and IBG. for the kit.
 
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Jim R said:
Looking really good Tim. For a small model in a small scale the detail is superb. All credit to your building and IBG. for the kit.
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Thanks Jim. Detail is excellent, yes, but the locating points could do with more thought. A lot of positioning is guestimation….
 
Hi Tim, my apologies for not commenting much sooner on this small but very nice build. Looks a nicely detailed kit.
Lovely work
 
Tim Marlow said:
Thanks Jim. Detail is excellent, yes, but the locating points could do with more thought. A lot of positioning is guestimation….
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That's exactly my experience with this kit.
Now you've overtaken me! Unfortunately, I don't have any time at all to build models at the moment...
 
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vizenz said:
That's exactly my experience with this kit.
Now you've overtaken me! Unfortunately, I don't have any time at all to build models at the moment...
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Glad it’s not just me then Andi. Stick with it, time will come again. It always does.
 
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