discussion 1/35 British Scimitar AFV Club Iraq War build

[Guest]

just completed this cracking kit, from AFV Club, of the British CVR (T) FV107 Scimitar., painted with Tamiya acrylics, and valejo acrylics. Airbrushed, dark green, then airbrushed with desert yellow,ang chips were done with a combination of paint and scraping off the top layer of paint with a modeling knife.


a great kit, that gives a superb weathered finish. Gulf war Iraq, finish.


extra stowage added, from accurate armour. The orange Identification sheet, is made of tissue paper, soaked in glue, and painted with a mixture of tamiya and valejo acrylics, the dry brushed, to simulate dust.


this is only my second ever build after coming back to the hobby, after 30 - odd years.


regards to the forum,


Ian

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[Robert1968]

This is a cracking model Ian and looks very authentically painted too and to say the gap in your time for building you've definatly not lost any skills.


Really well done there and love the chipping and weathering effects


Regards


Robert

 

[Guest]

That is very good, iv got the same one i done a while ago sitting on the table waiting for a better weathering. Love the tarp

 

[PaulTRose]

extremely nice!!


one id love to get myself

 

[Guest]

Really like this and it is one of those vehicles I have always had a soft spot for but have never built a kit of one, something to be rectified I think. Great build and thanks for the inspiration.

 

[monica]

very nice work on this one,do like the chipping nd weathering,very well done,

 

[Guest]

Shows what I know about armour, I thought it was a plane (mind you I know even less about planes) so I was pleasantly surprised, what a great build (I don't know if it's accurate or not) but I do know it's been well built, congrats.

 

[papa 695]

Fantastic work Ian I just love it

 

[Guest]

I liked building mine but i tend to go for larger mbt's ect, or old WW2 heavies... this is about the same size as a humvee and about as tall as one, its crazy. It is a scout but still. Id hate to crew one of them

 

[Lee W]

Love it!


Lee

 

[Guest]

thanks a lot for all the great comments, much appreciated.


@ Fenlander (Graham) yes, its a great kit, no problems with the build, at all, from the kit, - the barrel is metal, and the exhaust cover is PE.


@Weeman0000 yes, i like the big tanks too, but love the gulf war British stuff, even these smaller ones, they played a big roll in Iraq and Afghanistan,


i like to do them justice if i can


@monica thanks a lot.


@beowulf - get one then, you know you want to


regards, all,


ian

 

[eddiesolo]

Fantastic work, looks superb!

 

[Steve Brodie]

Thats a great build and nice to see someone who has done their research well, gun barrel with recoil section unpainted . You see a lot of warior/ Scimitars, etc where they are brilliant builds and well weathered but have a fully painted barrel.

 

[Guest]

Beautifully finished, really good work!