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!
Ok, so todays little update....
Added the weathering to the side checker plates using a weathering pencil.
In this kit there is an extra (square) checker plate, which fits perfectly the rear bay area. However, it is not mentioned or shown at all in the instructions! So I am assuming that it goes there, above the spare wheel? Its been painted and weathered the same as the side checker plates.
When the pallet is loaded onto the rear, it is only just wide enough to span the open area, so again, I assume this removable plate was used to bridge and cover the gap, to stop pallets etc falling down into the rear loading bay, so thats what I'm going to use it for.
Pic of the spare wheel in place, it still has to be painted a bit more and then weathered.
Heres the rear with the spare wheel and checker plate in place....
I have now painted (just used black primer) the fiddly little satellite aerial thingy....
I have now removed the over scale plastic aerial from the radio/comms box/unit and replaced with thinner wire which is fixed via drilling small hole and fixing with CA. Its better, but maybe still a tad over scale, but I could not find my even thinner wire, so it'll prolly stay like that....
So next major step is to finish the wheels and tryes, painting and weathering then fixing in place.
I have already painted one side of the wheel hubs, I will paint the outer wheel hubs next, then apply a black tyre paint to the wheels...
As this will be placed in a sandy (eg: Afghanistan) type terrain diorama, I will be weathering the wheels and tyres (and vehicle) with a dust, dirt, sand wash/pigment, etc to hopefully give it that sort of desert look.
And lastly I have added a bit more details to the driver, but he's still not finished yet, and I'm yet to make up my mind what colour I will be painting his goggles, eg: Black, Chrome, or what?
Added the weathering to the side checker plates using a weathering pencil.
In this kit there is an extra (square) checker plate, which fits perfectly the rear bay area. However, it is not mentioned or shown at all in the instructions! So I am assuming that it goes there, above the spare wheel? Its been painted and weathered the same as the side checker plates.
When the pallet is loaded onto the rear, it is only just wide enough to span the open area, so again, I assume this removable plate was used to bridge and cover the gap, to stop pallets etc falling down into the rear loading bay, so thats what I'm going to use it for.
Pic of the spare wheel in place, it still has to be painted a bit more and then weathered.
Heres the rear with the spare wheel and checker plate in place....
I have now painted (just used black primer) the fiddly little satellite aerial thingy....
I have now removed the over scale plastic aerial from the radio/comms box/unit and replaced with thinner wire which is fixed via drilling small hole and fixing with CA. Its better, but maybe still a tad over scale, but I could not find my even thinner wire, so it'll prolly stay like that....
So next major step is to finish the wheels and tryes, painting and weathering then fixing in place.
I have already painted one side of the wheel hubs, I will paint the outer wheel hubs next, then apply a black tyre paint to the wheels...
As this will be placed in a sandy (eg: Afghanistan) type terrain diorama, I will be weathering the wheels and tyres (and vehicle) with a dust, dirt, sand wash/pigment, etc to hopefully give it that sort of desert look.
And lastly I have added a bit more details to the driver, but he's still not finished yet, and I'm yet to make up my mind what colour I will be painting his goggles, eg: Black, Chrome, or what?
I would say that was a good assumption to make about the floor plate. The build is coming on nicely.
Don't forget the cab when weathering. It now looks like my wife went nuts w/portable hoover & Windex.
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