Wednesday, 29 July 2015

M-113 bodging - part 3

The construction of my trio of M-113s is now complete and it's on to the painting.  I'm using two coats of emulsion to 'seal' the materials used before I begin the actual painting.  The pale blue in use was surplus from another project.  Waste not, want not.
The models before the blue paint hit them.  As is obvious, the hatches and engine grilles are bits of balsa and plastic counters, the trim vane on the front is a surplus mdf figure base.  I think I have captured the basic shape of the thing.  Or rather three basic shapes - as mine are all subtly different!

12 comments:

  1. First class Tim. Chuck another counter on the swimming vane as a spare wheel.

    I tip my hat to you sir!

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  2. ok, I'm impressed. Instantly recognizable.

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  3. Brilliant Bodge Tim!
    Cheers, PD

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  4. Paul Foster
    Thanks. Would that I had more of these counters!

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  5. Ross Mac
    That's good enough for me.

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  6. Peter Douglas
    With so distinctive a shape to go at, getting it wrong would have been embarrassing!

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  7. Captured the shape well there Tim.

    Cheers,

    Pete.

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  8. They look really good Tim I might try making a few in 1/87th

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  9. Don M
    I'm sure that'll work fine.

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