Well my return to the Darkside has turned up.
Builds Group Build - The War in the Desert 1941 - 1943
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Has anyone had dealings with International Models Asia, they produce a resin interior for the Vickers. Are they any good, I can’t afford to Chuck money away if their 5hit!
CrashTestDummy
MIA
Which Vickers?
Daz
LE
Have a look at the picture at the post three above yours......Armoured Farmers. Tsk..!
CrashTestDummy
MIA
Try these people...
Interior set for Vickers Medium Tank MkI or MkII Kit
This is a resin and lasercut acrylic kit for the Hobbyboss Vickers Medium British Tank, MkI or MkII.
www.imaco.com.hk
That’s the one I was put onto earlier on, does look rather good and the Aussie who recommended it spoke highly of the bloke.
But I’ve had a serious think, as I’m just starting back after a extremely long time. I feel it’ll be better not to go down that route, till I’ve seen how my patients is.
Replying to my own post: I'm not sure I can build this! I haven't done any 1/35th scale for about 40yrs, and the intervening yrs have not been kind to my eyes and dexterity.
I looked at the destructions and the sprue's. The tip of my scalpel is bigger than some of the bit's I need to fit together. Also kit's have become very detailed as well. No longer can I just slap them together and slap some paint on.
Proper thinking needed me thinks. To sell or to attempt to build. If I try to build and give up I wont get my money back if I sell on. Or cut my losses sell all together with the extra bits I've bought without opening any of the sprue bags.
Thoughts gentlemen please.
My 2d.
Keep hold of them and get something a bit easier and cheaper to start with. Try an Airfix 1/35 truck or maybe something to tow the Gun with?
As per Northern Biff or start with the basic crew figures, just assemble torso etc, not their kit and work from there.
Norwegian Blue
Clanker
As others have suggested maybe try something simpler if you feel you'd be more comfortable, but keep this one as the first brick in a stash for later that can take over your world.
Simmerit
LE
Daz
LE
Airfix 1/32 17 Pounder - Airfix 17 Pounder Anti-tank Gun and Crew Model Kit No. A06361 1 32 for sale online | eBay
Older and simpler kit to practise on, if it goes well, try the Bronco kit.......... just without the extras as that "will" do your head in
Go for the Tamiya 25 pounder, limber and Quad, with crew. It's a lot easier build and not as many tiny bits to lose to the carpet monster.
This came up on a thread I follow on FB. Appropriate for this build.
Interesting to see those P40Es displaying the Stars and Stripes, on both sides of the cockpit. The flag is also directional with the Stars to the front.
NSP
LE
That's how they do it with the shoulder patches, too, isn't it, even today - the right arm patch appears backwards (or, as the flag would be seen if observing the pole from the north in a westerly wind)...?
Seems it's something to do with the stars having to always be forward as the US never retreats, or something:-
Why the American flag is reversed on military uniforms
Tim Marshall, the author of "Worth Dying for: The Power and Politics of Flags" explains why American flags are reversed on military uniforms.
www.businessinsider.com
