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Centurion AVLB (slow build)

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Scratchbuilder said:
Update.
The base is well underway, got off with good behaviour after I sanded down and re-sprayed the freezer in satin black for SWMBO - she keeps standing in that pose they take up when looking at what you have just finished - should I be worried.... Does that mean I now have to re decorate the kitchen.
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I have found that's the way.

Boss comes home with some new cushions
"they don't match the room so we (meaning me) will have to redecorate."

Me :" why didn't you just buy some cushions that matched? "

I still bare the scars from the death glare she gave me!
 
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Andy T said:
I have found that's the way.

Boss comes home with some new cushions
"they don't match the room so we (meaning me) will have to redecorate."

Me :" why didn't you just buy some cushions that matched? "

I still bare the scars from the death glare she gave me!
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Yep! forget Darth Vader or any of the other scaries - when you get that look you know you are in troubleand a cup of tea and her favourite biscuits will not cover up the mistake, and years from now it will be brought up in the conversation...
 
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Update,
With just the base to complete which will happen in due course. And as the main subject is the vehicle itself, I am now calling this build complete.
Thankyou one and all for staying with the build, your comments and likes. If you did not like it, well there are many more deserving builds on this forum that may spike your interest.
Completed model can now be seen on the 'Completed' section.
Mike.
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Jakko, Andy and Paul, many thanks, your support/comments are most welcome.
Mike.
 
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Phew, had to go on a long search to find this one again.
As you may remember I had a disaster with the original base and decided to go at it again....
Well this is where I am today having worked on it along with other subjects...
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This is what it will look like once laid out on the display table

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There is still the 'water' to add on each section and at the moment I have 'water' from DeLuxe and Vallejo in pill cups to see if I get the problem I had last time, although this time I have sealed around the edges unlike the last base duh!

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Close up of the 'river' and the reeds.
The groundwork was the usual 'grass' but after watching YT video's I then re-worked the 'grass' with the airbrush starting with a black basecoat and then mixing up some Tamiya NATO Green and Yellow Green, then applying that lightly over the basecoat. Next I added more Yellow Green to the mix and went over again but randomly. Gave it an hour to dry and then again went over the base with just Yellow Green which added highlights to the grass. The bare earth was then given a light coat of Buff, followed when dry with a mix of Buff ang German Grey which gave me a grey earthy look. This will now be followed today with a dry earth watered down Earth acrylic from Vallejo in random areas of bare earth and once dry a dark wash to tone down the earth some more... Then hopefully the 'water' will have hardened and I can check to see which is suitable.
More later
Mike.
 
That looks excellent,love the track depressions, about 50% of the times I do that,they come out a bit "squashed" looking :flushed:,
Water is something I've yet to try,(more of a Cider man!!:tears-of-joy:),so I'll be following your progress with that particularly closely :tongue-out:.
Great stuff this:thumb2:.
 
Scratchbuilder said:
Phew, had to go on a long search to find this one again.
As you may remember I had a disaster with the original base and decided to go at it again....
Well this is where I am today having worked on it along with other subjects...

This is what it will look like once laid out on the display table



There is still the 'water' to add on each section and at the moment I have 'water' from DeLuxe and Vallejo in pill cups to see if I get the problem I had last time, although this time I have sealed around the edges unlike the last base duh!



Close up of the 'river' and the reeds.
The groundwork was the usual 'grass' but after watching YT video's I then re-worked the 'grass' with the airbrush starting with a black basecoat and then mixing up some Tamiya NATO Green and Yellow Green, then applying that lightly over the basecoat. Next I added more Yellow Green to the mix and went over again but randomly. Gave it an hour to dry and then again went over the base with just Yellow Green which added highlights to the grass. The bare earth was then given a light coat of Buff, followed when dry with a mix of Buff ang German Grey which gave me a grey earthy look. This will now be followed today with a dry earth watered down Earth acrylic from Vallejo in random areas of bare earth and once dry a dark wash to tone down the earth some more... Then hopefully the 'water' will have hardened and I can check to see which is suitable.
More later
Mike.
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I've gone for the painted grass method on my last couple of bases, and it was a bit of a face-palm moment as to how much better it looks!
 
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The Smythe Meister said:
That looks excellent,love the track depressions, about 50% of the times I do that,they come out a bit "squashed" looking :flushed:,
Water is something I've yet to try,(more of a Cider man!!:tears-of-joy:),so I'll be following your progress with that particularly closely :tongue-out:.
Great stuff this:thumb2:.
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It's the Gin that gets me every time :tongue-out3:
 
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Jack L said:
I've gone for the painted grass method on my last couple of bases, and it was a bit of a face-palm moment as to how much better it looks!
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I know, I have all these bases with the artificial grass which when the sun gets on it you can see little red glowing bits - I claim it is the Fairies, and if the person looks closer they can see the magic mushroom houses - had a couple that bent down to get a closer look and then realised.....
 
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Update,
Water worked, just got to add some ripples and movement and then place the vehicle in position and then the job is done phew! pics a bit later.
 
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Well we got there, the water turned out clear and the bridge attached to the vehicle without any problems. The end pics will be posted on the completed sectionlater today.
Many thanks for all the kind comments and for sticking with the build.
This has been the longest build from research to finish (3 years) I have done and plan not to repeat it.
Cheers
Mike.
 
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