And following on with the suggestion from Angel @ayovtshev I fitted the tractor spare wheel which is hidden under a tarp as the spare is actually from the Pantsir, but luckily roughly the same size.
Thanks Denimo… Very easy, on the headlights and spotlights that have hollow insides, I give that area a coat from a Molotov chrome pen ( same as the mirrors yet to be fitted) it dries to a mirror finish, then simply add the lens.
For the red tail lights, indicators and large rear red lights, and trailer running and rear lights, I do the rear of the clear part with the Molotov chrome pen and let it dry, then on the front of the lens, I just use a few coats of Tamiya red or orange clear (these are done on the sprue as it’s easier and more controlled…
Wow… forced offline for a few days and you guys go crazy posting progress while I am away!
John, the Commander and trailer are epic builds already. It is going to be a beauty when it is done.
Gaz and D-30 look very nice under colour Alex. I love how both are roughly the same length!
Great job on the quad and rider T.
As John says, the details really make the Land Rover come alive Brian. Good variation in colour on the accessories too. However, if memory serves me correct, wouldn’t the average driver/squaddie have that particular newspaper folded to page 3?
If you have no lens covers, try cutting clear plastic to size, The clear plastic tubs you get grapes/fruit in will work ok. Just need a few practices and a steady hand when cutting out the circles.
But Peter, we were the elite doncherknow? Or rather, thought we were. We weren’t like those common oiks in HQ BAOR, we were Army Group. And besides, the choice of paper was that of my Belgian compatriot, Jean-Luc, who not only had a penchant for a Brit newspaper (but “Yes”, primarily for page 3 - it certainly wasn’t for the intellectual content), and a Brit Army girlfriend. Bastard.
We - ie my learned Brit friends - would normally select the Daily Telegraph for our informed reading. In fact, one weekend morning, nursing ferocious hangovers in the NAAFI (soldiers’ canteen) one of my esteemed colleagues had his paper ignited as he was reading it; such were the asinine jolly japes we indulged in - but that’s another story.
It was bloody funny though; poor old Mick had a stutter too:
“F-f-f-f-for f-f-f-fxxk’s s-s-s-sake, p-p-p-pack it f-f-f-fxxking in!”
This is one for delivery here in Australia, but I’m sure you can find it from your local sites.
I haven’t used the really small ones, but the larger work well. You usually have to poke some wire in the hole to pop the disc out.
I use them on thin styrene card and clear transparency sheets. To make curved lens, just heat up a ball bearing in boiling water, then place it on a piece of wood that has a hole just a bit smaller than the ball bearing so it stays put, then pop the disc of plastic on top of that and let it soften and settle.
