Just had a catch-up Peter. Coming along well.
Nick
Nick
Peters British ATMP Gekko models 1/35
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Just noticed that I think I have one of the tyres on the wrong way round, Doh!
There's always summit int there!!!
Well not changing it now, so it will have to stay like that....
There's always summit int there!!!
Well not changing it now, so it will have to stay like that....
Tell 'em that was the spare that had to be fitted after a puncture...
Todays update....
First off the wheels have been primed up....
Then the driver got his first top coat, but still lots of tidying to do here and adding more detail, etc.
Then I added some darker browns to the Buff uniforms on the diorama figures to give the impression of camo, plus touched up a few more little details, these figures are now nearly done, but not quite.
Also started to add the (included with the kit) ropes around the ammo crate....
I think they are a tiny tad over scale, but I'm leaving them as is and will probably weather them up a bit when the crate gets weathered too.
The ammo crate is now fully roped up, did not turn out too bad but it was a bit fiddly to get it looking neat....
Just a quick photo of the underside, simply because I don't think I've shown one so far. Not much details underneath TBH. I still need to add the small exhaust and its little cover plate.....
Finally got around to adding the fuel cans in their frames, again a bit fiddly to get them looking ok, they only each attach to one small part of the upper side frame sections, so not much holding them on, so CA was applied. Here's the drivers side....
And here's the passenger side fuel can in its frame....
Here is the rear view of the fuel cans in frames attached the upper main vehicle canopy frame, with pallet and large ammo crate.
I have decided to leave the rear access panel in the down/open position so you can see what inside. The kit recommends the spare tyre fits here, but it also comes with a few spare rifle, etc, so they could be placed there too, we'll see...
Here is how the pallet and ammo crate look once placed onto the vehicle....
And the front view.....
Starting to see the finish line now, but still lots of small bits to do, then a gloss coat, then decals and weathering, etc.....
First off the wheels have been primed up....
Then the driver got his first top coat, but still lots of tidying to do here and adding more detail, etc.
Then I added some darker browns to the Buff uniforms on the diorama figures to give the impression of camo, plus touched up a few more little details, these figures are now nearly done, but not quite.
Also started to add the (included with the kit) ropes around the ammo crate....
I think they are a tiny tad over scale, but I'm leaving them as is and will probably weather them up a bit when the crate gets weathered too.
The ammo crate is now fully roped up, did not turn out too bad but it was a bit fiddly to get it looking neat....
Just a quick photo of the underside, simply because I don't think I've shown one so far. Not much details underneath TBH. I still need to add the small exhaust and its little cover plate.....
Finally got around to adding the fuel cans in their frames, again a bit fiddly to get them looking ok, they only each attach to one small part of the upper side frame sections, so not much holding them on, so CA was applied. Here's the drivers side....
And here's the passenger side fuel can in its frame....
Here is the rear view of the fuel cans in frames attached the upper main vehicle canopy frame, with pallet and large ammo crate.
I have decided to leave the rear access panel in the down/open position so you can see what inside. The kit recommends the spare tyre fits here, but it also comes with a few spare rifle, etc, so they could be placed there too, we'll see...
Here is how the pallet and ammo crate look once placed onto the vehicle....
And the front view.....
Starting to see the finish line now, but still lots of small bits to do, then a gloss coat, then decals and weathering, etc.....
Bloody PE, AaarrrhhhhH!!! 
So the little figures I am doing for the diorama that will feature this x6 wheeler are British SF troop in Afghanistan, includes a radio operator.
He is kneeling down next to the radio, eg: big box with a thin aerial, but the kit also has what appears to be a satellite, radio, aerial thingy, whatchamacallit, doohicky, too, which is made from tiny, and I do mean TINY parts and PE.
The instructions make it all look so easy.... yeah right...
Just spent best part of an hour trying to make this bloody thing, it is by far the thing that has had the smallest, most fiddly, awkward flaming parts that I have ever come across. I just used thick CA glue on this as its pretty fast setting, but gives about 30 secs to make any adjustments, so just enough.
Getting the things off the PE sprue without breaking them was the first challenge, but luckily my new Dspiae scalpel is very small and very sharp, so step 1 = complete.
Not losing the little blighters on the desk was next challenge, well there were seven of the tiny little crosses on the sprue and I did manage to lose one to the desk/carpet monster, but the instructions only show six, so maybe they supply a spare?
Next challenge was to actually assemble it....
I eventually got it together in what vaguely looks like it should, not perfect, but I was about to gauge my own eyes out by the end, so its staying as it is now. Trying get everything to line up and to be the correct spacing was so hard to achieve cos its so small and everything is so close to each other part, but, we got there.... Whether it was actually worth the effort or not is another matter, but hey ho. I will not let this bloody PE beat me....
Standard item for comparison pictured....
And breathe........ [Sigh]
Edit, hmmm, looking at the photo, the thin aerial on the radio box is way over scale, so might have to replace that with some thin wire....
So the little figures I am doing for the diorama that will feature this x6 wheeler are British SF troop in Afghanistan, includes a radio operator.
He is kneeling down next to the radio, eg: big box with a thin aerial, but the kit also has what appears to be a satellite, radio, aerial thingy, whatchamacallit, doohicky, too, which is made from tiny, and I do mean TINY parts and PE.
The instructions make it all look so easy.... yeah right...
Just spent best part of an hour trying to make this bloody thing, it is by far the thing that has had the smallest, most fiddly, awkward flaming parts that I have ever come across. I just used thick CA glue on this as its pretty fast setting, but gives about 30 secs to make any adjustments, so just enough.
Getting the things off the PE sprue without breaking them was the first challenge, but luckily my new Dspiae scalpel is very small and very sharp, so step 1 = complete.
Not losing the little blighters on the desk was next challenge, well there were seven of the tiny little crosses on the sprue and I did manage to lose one to the desk/carpet monster, but the instructions only show six, so maybe they supply a spare?
Next challenge was to actually assemble it....
I eventually got it together in what vaguely looks like it should, not perfect, but I was about to gauge my own eyes out by the end, so its staying as it is now. Trying get everything to line up and to be the correct spacing was so hard to achieve cos its so small and everything is so close to each other part, but, we got there.... Whether it was actually worth the effort or not is another matter, but hey ho. I will not let this bloody PE beat me....
Standard item for comparison pictured....
And breathe........ [Sigh]
Edit, hmmm, looking at the photo, the thin aerial on the radio box is way over scale, so might have to replace that with some thin wire....
Haha, I built exactly the same thing to go with my ATMP diorama. That antenna was a challenge to say the least!
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