discussion Rommel's ride

[HAWKERHUNTER]

Top work Scottie, it's amazinmg how those little additional touches to detail realy improve the overall look.

 

[Richard48]

B hell paul The radio work is sublime.You got some patience Staff.Looks marvellous bud.

 

[rtfoe]

"Broad sword calling Danny boy..." in German of course. The radio works right Scottie?
Did the crazy frame with wire for my Hanomag too...lucky no visit to the doctors for me.
Blimey, if it's not etch it's something else you've added...nice.

Cheers,
Wabble

 

[scottie3158]

Thanks Jim.

 

[scottie3158]

Thanks Paul, this is tucked away for future reference.

 

[scottie3158]

Thanks Steve, for me that's the fun of modelling. Sometimes the touches work and sometimes they don't lol.

 

[scottie3158]

Thanks Richard, I don't know about patience the air was a funny blue colour.

 

[scottie3158]

Thanks Wabble, I think anyone building these has no choice with the frame it is so thin that snapping it is just a matter of time.

 

[scottie3158]

still plodding along. I want to have the back door open so I had to improve the detail a bit. So all the moulded detail was removed and new added. The door will be added at the end so I don't keep knocking it off.

also added some personal kit before I put the top on. I will touch these up a bit later.



cheers
Scottie

 

[Nicko]

Door detail looks brilliant Scottie!

Nick

 

[minitnkr]

....something....oh, and the pith helmets and map are nice touches...

 

[Jim R]

Honestly running out of superlatives. Your skills, patience and attention to detail are the tops.

 

[scottie3158]

Thanks Nick.

 

[scottie3158]

Paul, the pith helmets and the rest of the gear are from my go to company for personal items and stowage Red Zebra.

 

[scottie3158]

Thank you Jim, very kind of you.

 

[scottie3158]

The hull is coming along slowly. All the major panels are in place and I have been adding the external detail. I replaced the front with some plastic sheet as I just couldn't get the kit part to sit correctly, probably something I did earlier in the build.

I relaced the locker with a scratched one with some brass sheet, simply because I wanted to show it open.

I added the weld detail to the back, it is a bit big for the scale of the armour plate but it is better than the kit detail.


cheers
Scottie

 

[scottie3158]

Some of the pioneer tools have been added, the others will go on after paint. I didn't like the jerry can carrier at all, so it was off to the etch odds and sods box. With a mixture of etch and brass sheet cut into strips, which were then folded into angle strips I cobbled this together. I found a good picture of the real thing then noticed it was a picture of the Ardler and not Grief. And they are different showing how field mods were made to suit.



The jerry cans are from the spares box as well as the kit ones don't have the spine running around the middle.

cheers
Scottie

 

[Jim R]

Very nice indeed. Getting an angle bent in a long narrow strip of PE/brass strip is not easy.

 

[Richard48]

Nice to see you getting on with Erwins ride mate.Jerrycan rack looks a great addition.Im still occupied doing nursing duties to do kits.I can observe from afar and read me magazines.Great work bud
Richard

 

[scottie3158]

Thanks Jim, I anneal it first then clamp it really tight in the bender to prevent it slipping when folding it.