PanzerWomble

Masked it , I often suffer from overspray otherwise 😔 as it needed a hard edge . Re oils - I occasionally use oil dot filtering , acylic washes of base colour are better for German WW2 cammos IMHO , or even wet on wet acrylics . For stark colours like this , or say Panzer grey , I find oils are a good way of breaking the monotone . FYI Brit vehicles of that era were painted by hand , on average once a year , by bored soldiers , and the Canadian tanks look similar. The synthetic enamel rubbish in Army use till the mid 90's fades, scratches and chips like ....so it needed doing frequently, over the mud quite often For parades a good spraying in WD40 to give them a shine was also popular. The move to true IR reflective paints in the mid 1990's meant a move to 2 pack paints , that needed to be base unit sprayed , baked etc ., so a lot less layers on modern vehicles .

Let me know if I'm telling you all what you already know? , I'm not a big WIP person . So painting small bits tools tracks etc I use an Army Painter wet pallette as it saves lets me go as slow or fast as I like . Stuff styas fresh for 24-48 hours depending on how much retarder you add. Then onto some filters . Chose to go with oil dot filter for this one , as I know the white will make the green and black look old faded and water streaked. I'm using W&N standard oils, left for an hour to leach out some of the oil . It's also important to have the correct mug for the model ... Dotted on , and then dragged vertically or daubed horizontally with a damp brush . Looks a mess at first but all can be removed with white spirit / turps . Or worked over with a dry brush until it gets ot wehre you need it to be . And here's the whole shebang. It looks OTT right now because it will need 12 hours or so to dry properly and tone down . Even then, a damp brush can still be used to adjust, move & remove. If we are happy it'll be a quick blast with some matt varnish , some markings and then onto pin washes , chipping , mud ,rust and fuel

Base green down . A pass of straight green and then two passes with increasingly lightened with buff. Barrel in semi gloss black, this will probably get toned down more later Masked for hard edge camo , Black down then modulated the same method with dark grey . Now the real work begins Bit earlier than mine , still on steel tracks but once the thermal sleeve is off the gun looks quite shiny.

Or go German . Two training battalions (100 & 206) used them in Normandy , plus a few sent to Yugoslavia . Completely decimated in Normandy in 48 hours or so .

I 110% admire your perseverance , but for me............ I'm with Marie Kondo ...that would not bring me joy..... I'd eBay or eBin .

1/48 Gannet , nice to see, but thats not going to be a huge runner I'm guessin. Shows clearly who Airfix think their market is . Put me down for a build of that later this year even though I'm not a Failfix fanboy. 😁 ......................then it'll have to be a Wessex ...and a Sea King .......and a ......anyone fancy making a R08 Bulwark ? Grrrrrrrr.

Take it you know the masts were ditched very early on in the war ? depending on when you are doing yours . I found this resource doing the S-100 last year, seems legit & lotsa pics, although you have to navigate around a bit . Hals und Beinbruch ! Die Schnellboot-Seite

Some encouragement from 1978 when plastic was softer and Airfix was pumping out reboxes of MPC and Peerless kits and calling them their own . E-boat was the top shelf model .

So some progress ....Turret now completed with the various "lil differences". The 50 cal mount appears different in virtually every pic, so reckon a lot were "workshop mods" rather than anything coming out of Vickers or Barnbow, so have picked one and gone for it. Found Sergeant Bob , who although is a little more 80's, can probs pass for a 1970's bod. ( This is a Firing Line figure from Dave J Parkins for those who get peed there are no 1980's British Army figures around) . Completed the hull too , mainly finishing the glacis . Headlight frames in wire not plastic, bit of light wiring and we are good to go . So now needs some nice faded green and black , probably mismatched on the skirts paint. And mud and filth..and stuff Laterz PW Not sure yet if I want on Ex or on Range , cover the stuff up like IR lamps and smoke pots in tarps or let them be free? Maple Cent on one of the Reforgers with the pyro pacs over the main barrel . This is the era I'm aiming for . They all started off with thermal barrel shrouds when base converted to MK 11's .....nine years later these had all literally fallen apart . Fag in drivers mouth .....sooo 1970's .

I know , I devoured your build log last night😁 , if mine turns out as nice I'll be really pleased. A quick look through the box yesterday and this does look like a really nice kit to build. I've done the old Hasegawa FGR2 before , which was nice but now looks several decades behind this one .

Can I play in this GB with this ? Carrier based Toom goodness ? Was sort of..... a self bought.... Xmas present ...🤣

I also use the JLC razor saw , a real quality tool and their blades could cut straight through your fingers. Nice to buy European tools rather than Chineseum stuff too . The blades are good on their own for scribing as I'm sure you're aware 😀

Truly a labour of love but a great finish . Nothing about the Halifax is easy , even just seeing one . The lack of survivors no doubt has a lot to add to the lack of models. People are less awre of it , and it's not a case of measure and scan as even Elvingtons is a bitsa , great though it is.

Plastics a little soft, as it the detail ( a bit like Airfix for my money) , but they make a lot of UK stuff no one else does . I've completed both Scimitar and Scorpion, and their range of Cents is good , bearing in mind they were the first people to do one, other than the dog old Tamiya kit ....which is crazy given the number of nation users. Just need them to do a Stalwart .....I've not bothered with their German stuff as the world and his wife offers that.

I bought the Amusing Hobby MKV Cent ..and sold it on ..it's a direct Chinese knock off copy of the earlier Taiwanese AFV club release which softer plastic . Depends which China you prefer lol . On anther note ............ Historically it irritates me that Canada never seems get acknowledged . According to most Hollywood films, the UK wasn't around on D-Day .....and according to nearly all films ,the Canadians weren't either despite capturing the whole of Juno beach . Given they were 95% volunteers and kicked the be-Jeesus out of the 12th SS Pz Div in Normandy , it's criminal they have so little exposure.

This is the old Tamiya MKIII 1842 tooled model . This one is rocking a 30 cal that the Brits fitted during their Korean adventures . Still mostly ok , but no use for the later marks as the turret changed a lot for the MK 5 . And yes , I have a development map I'm that sad. ( email me in confidence if you want a copy !)

And here is where we are today ..85% done ish . Also if you like post war Brit armour , despite being an Opsrey book ( normally bit a light on details for me) , Dunstan's compendium is not a bad one for pics and development history . It was also helpful on a Chally 1 build I did coupla years back

Started this build a year ago , it got stalled , mainly because I got irritated with the tracks , and mucked up the front idler so it all went sideways. Fixed the idlers a while ago but still didn't get back to it . I don't do WIPs but thinking if I post here it'll force me to complete it ! As title says ...this is AFV Clubs rather nice Cent , with the metal 105 gun , and parts on the sprues to make a MK 11 . Why a Canadian ? I love Cents , and most people wanting to do battered ones do Israeli , whereas if you want a battered Green /Black Nato 1970's one , you're looking at Canadian as they were using theirs until 1977 and they were hammered! UK forces had pretty much swapped out the Cent for the Chieftain by 1972/3 so the latter marks were little used before put into storage. Everyone else kept theirs tidy... Swedes , Danes etc. Canadian Cents were a little different from their UK cousins , using 50 cal MGs and American radios , foot holes in the skirts , "hush puppy " tracks to name a few. They were 3 colour early 70's but back to 2 colour by end of service . Some inspiration pics .. Last parade of Canadian MK11's at Lahr , Germany , 2nd June 1977 . Swapped them out for Leopard 1's in a slightly dubious arms deal . Steel Ttacks and LR tank , 50 Cal and US radios Make a nice dio !

Although they were Mark II's this squadron seems to have stuck with the two bladed props for some unknown reason . The 1940 Winter was exceptionally cold , having grown up in Plymouth I can tell you , it don't snow ever.

Sorry Gary ...no turnbuckles at all 🤥I know .....I am competely lazy ...also why there is a small amount of rigging left to do ... Laterz PW

Pics then ... Quickboost seat - worth the money even though I'm not a bit fan of buying extras .. Inside is basic Tailplane is weak suggested mod to help