discussion Valerons Mk. A Whippet - Meng 1/35 scale

[Guest]

Will join the gang Mike , of course I'm looking fwd Not to those tracks. Send a shiver down my back at the thought of doing any track apart from Fruil.
Bet you have no problem following those photos of the build so far.

 

[Valeron]

I've completed the main parts now and primed them. I've just got to decide on the colour now as I've seen so many interpretations of the Green/Brown colour used for this and other WW1 tanks.

I've primed with a rattle can but will be brush painting as I don't have an Airbrush.

I've also removed the exhausts, which I'd previously added, for now so I can work on them separately.

Most of the detail of the rollers will be hidden under the tracks when they're added to the model.

 

[Guest]

Oh nice! I'll keep an eye on this build. I have this kit!

 

[scottie3158]

Chair pulled up I have built a couple of meng kits and found them pretty good. Your doing a great job of this one.

 

[adt70hk]

Coming on very nicely so far! That is a lot of wheels though!

 

[Valeron]

Finally got a bit of bench time and made some progress. I gave a single brush coat of Olive drab to the various components and then attached them. Once this had dried fully, I'll do more brush painting of the same colour and then probably apply a light brown wash or something like that.

I've also started on the tracks. So far so good they're cleaning up and clicking together nicely. I have 68 per track so it is going to be slow probably quite a dull task, but the tank needs its tracks.

 

[adt70hk]

Coming on very nicely indeed!

 

[scottie3158]

I agree looking good.

 

[Guest]

Enjoying your build, I know the feeling of track assembly and multiple wheels :disappointed2:

 

[Valeron]

A bit more colour added. Three brush coats in total of olive drab, then a bit of colour to the guns then started the Allied markings. I need to let the white cure before I mask up for the red coat.

It's a slow build, mainly because I don't have alot of bench time at the moment, but it's a very enjoyable one.

 

[Valeron]

And the tedious job of cleaning up and assembling the tracks is ongoing. I've had about half a dozen track pieces which will not connect as the pin holes are broken but there are spares so I think I'll be okay.

 

[vizenz]

Looks good! Your description clearly shows one of the advantages of an airbrush. When I think about painting the whippet three times with a brush! That's probably the equivalent of my entire available crafting time of a week at the moment! :smiling5:

 

[A_J_Rimmer]

Looking really nice!

 

[Valeron]

A bit more progress. The allied stripes have been completed and decals added and the remaining parts are ready for priming.

I've also assembled and dry fitted the tracks. They now need painting. I've had to add some tape on the back for now to stop them from unclipping from each other. I can see these are to be a bitnof a pain to add to the tank later.

 

[Valeron]

Everything is attached now other than the tracks which I'm plucking up the courage to paint.

I've started applying washes etc to the tank but have a long way to go with this and the weathering. This is the part I struggle with, and tamk tracks which I've never done before.

 

[Guest]

Looking good, though. As for weathering, a good way to start is an all-over wash of a suitable earth colour. This will make the model look like it’s dirty all over, and it’s not that hard to make it thicker (more paint, less water) around the lower parts of the model to show that that is dirtier than the upper parts.

 

[Valeron]

Slow but steady progress.

I did a dark grey pin wash and then an overall black/brown wash.

I've also got a base for it, which I'll paint up. I feel like I'm cheating with this after seeing all the scratch built bases on this site but I have to start somewhere.

The instructions propose each track to be made up of 68 links but I needed an extra one. Other people on the Internet have had the same problem. I'll paint these up and hopefully get them fitted properly.

Still enjoying the build and hopefully this will soon be my first completed model of 2024.

 

[scottie3158]

Mike,
That is looking really good mate the pin wash is very nice.

 

[scottie3158]

Mike,
That is looking really good mate the pin wash is very nice.

 

[A_J_Rimmer]

That does indeed look very good - the wash came out well, as did the tracks. I have to admit, I'm not looking forward to the individual link tracks on my Tamiya Tiger 1.