Ah, I was going to ask how the hell you managed to get the blokes in the same poses (honest, I scrolled through and couldn't tell the difference between photo & model. very impressive, you modelling types!)So this was the donor kit. It’s one of the first ones released which gives you a clue to when I started this. There was no aftermarket available for it at the time or there would be a shed load of etch on mine.
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What I did to mine was the same thing the lads did in North Africa all those years ago which was saw the roof off.
some quite fascinating figures available. Photographers were taken from this kit.
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As I said, I put it down as I wasn’t happy with some of the figures and I never got back to it. There not much effort required to finish the wagon. The gun is done apart from sticking down the mount. It’s the blokes that need sorting and the weathering. Not all the figures are bin material and those I do scrap I can pinch the heads from.
What I plan to do is sculpt my own figures using various bits of blokes as donors.
These are the figures I’ve picked up.
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and this is the stuff I’ve picked up for sculpting.
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I don’t plan to make hands and heads. I’ll. be using hornet heads for the new blokes.
first step is to unbox the little fellas and work out what bits I can use. Then it’s a dremel to take the detail off. Next is to assemble the figures using copper wide as joints to get the pose right.
If it's any consolation, I spent a little while looking for photos to show you the error of your ways only to discover that there are quite a few photos showing the tyres the "wrong" way round.Yes well spotted to all those smarty pants who spotted the tyres. The need swopping round.
Even in the original pic, the Vs are going up on the driver's side front wheel, down on the offside rear wheel and they are British Rail symbols on the offside front. So it appears they weren't fussy either way.If it's any consolation, I spent a little while looking for photos to show you the error of your ways only to discover that there are quite a few photos showing the tyres the "wrong" way round.
Why this should be, I don't know. Maybe some drivers thought that by reversing the front tyres they'd be better able to reverse out of a sticky situation?
It actually seems (to the non-perfectionists among us) that you've pretty much done it all, what extra work do you plan on doing? And will it keep us going through the lockdown like your magnificent Skyraider thread?I started this a few years ago but put it down as I was not happy with a couple of the figures. Time to resurrect it and run it in parallel to the Wokka.
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This is an absolutely classic picture of British troops crossing into Tunisia.
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and where I got to.
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I wanted to make this a little different so here is Sgt. Lansdoen taking the picture
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More to follow after I’ve got back with the hounds!!
There was a pretty heated debate on this subject on the Military Modelling web site a few years ago and quiet a few people got themselves quite worked up about it. They refused to accept photographic evidence. Proper rivet counters. Kept me amused for a week or three
If it's any consolation, I spent a little while looking for photos to show you the error of your ways only to discover that there are quite a few photos showing the tyres the "wrong" way round.
Why this should be, I don't know. Maybe some drivers thought that by reversing the front tyres they'd be better able to reverse out of a sticky situation?
The Matador was the first military vehicle I ever encountered. The RA TA deployment in Kirkwall had them and AA guns. The half door behind the cab on the passenger side was a bit weird, anyone know why it was there?
The tyres weren't directional in the sense of modern high-performance cars. V up or V down could be changed by reversing the tyre on the rim, so it wasn't an issue of availability - unless the driver had a complete spare wheel and needed to change it quickly.As I understand it they just put whatever wheel/tyre combination on that was available.
If a wheel with a directional tyres was put on nobody worried about having it going in the right direction.
Many drivers reckoned it didn't make any difference and some thought they worked better the wrong way round.
The tyres weren't directional in the sense of modern high-performance cars. V up or V down could be changed by reversing the tyre on the rim, so it wasn't an issue of availability - unless the driver had a complete spare wheel and needed to change it quickly.
Looking at photos, either-way-round tread patterns made an appearance which should have relieved the drivers' frustration.
It’s all the fault of Tamiya. Armour used to be in 1/32 until a Japanese manufacturer entered the market in the early 1960s manufacturing in 1/35. They grabbed market share as the kits were excellent and all other manufacturers eventually fell into line. You do still get armour in 1/32, but it’s like rocking horse shit.Gen question.
Why are vehicles scaled at 1/35 while aircraft are scaled at 1/32?
It's the same with the smaller ones. Vehicles are 1/76 while aircraft are 1/72.
It actually seems (to the non-perfectionists among us) that you've pretty much done it all, what extra work do you plan on doing? And will it keep us going through the lockdown like your magnificent Skyraider thread?
Tyres are addictive - I did exactly the same thing.If it's any consolation, I spent a little while looking for photos to show you the error of your ways only to discover that there are quite a few photos showing the tyres the "wrong" way round.
Why this should be, I don't know. Maybe some drivers thought that by reversing the front tyres they'd be better able to reverse out of a sticky situation?
I think the only 1/32 armour I can remember is the old Airfix stuff?It’s all the fault of Tamiya. Armour used to be in 1/32 until a Japanese manufacturer entered the market in the early 1960s manufacturing in 1/35. They grabbed market share as the kits were excellent and all other manufacturers eventually fell into line. You do still get armour in 1/32, but it’s like rocking horse shit.
it really pisses me off as well if it’s any consolation
I think the only 1/32 armour I can remember is the old Airfix stuff?
They did at one stage, such as this item edit to add, don't forget at one stage there was the Revell/Monogram tie-up, thus Revell was releasing all sorts of Monogram kits under either their brand name or listed as Revell/MonogramMonogram used to do 1/32nd. Not sure about Revell
Interesting, I think the Airfix 1:32 range were originally Monogram too...They did at one stage, such as this item edit to add, don't forget at one stage there was the Revell/Monogram tie-up, thus Revell was releasing all sorts of Monogram kits under either their brand name or listed as Revell/Monogram
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No, they were Airfix from the start, however, Airfix did start releasing Max Peerless kits around the same time frame, oddly enough, they were scaled as 1/35 so they ended up supplying both scales at the same time more or lessInteresting, I think the Airfix 1:32 range were originally Monogram too...