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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: Royal Australian Marines Vickers Medium Tank Mk.II*
« Reply #50 on: July 27, 2024, 01:27:08 AM »
Couple more camo colours on the track guards & front "splash" guard, plus a couple of fix-ups of the hull paint job = more (if slow) progress! :smiley:
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Re: Royal Australian Marines Vickers Medium Tank Mk.II*
« Reply #51 on: July 27, 2024, 05:26:53 AM »
I am sure there is something about slow and steady winning the race....
But dammit, getting twitchy waiting to see how this is coming out... keep going :smiley: :smiley:
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Re: Royal Australian Marines Vickers Medium Tank Mk.II*
« Reply #52 on: July 29, 2024, 12:29:53 AM »
One colour left, would have been done except I stuffed up on the second-last colour (British Light Stone) & had to patch up a couple of bits, which are still drying.

Should get it done tomorrow & get the masking off (& see what needs re-touching there, too).

Hopefully, I'll be able to post a test fit photo or two tomorrow night.

After that; decals, gloss coat, washes, matt coat, weathering, & the tracks! :o
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Re: Royal Australian Marines Vickers Medium Tank Mk.II*
« Reply #53 on: July 29, 2024, 02:34:47 AM »
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Re: Royal Australian Marines Vickers Medium Tank Mk.II*
« Reply #54 on: July 29, 2024, 03:06:36 AM »
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Re: Royal Australian Marines Vickers Medium Tank Mk.II*
« Reply #55 on: July 29, 2024, 04:03:32 PM »
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Re: Royal Australian Marines Vickers Medium Tank Mk.II*
« Reply #56 on: July 29, 2024, 06:57:37 PM »
So, someone mentioned photo's? ???

Well, here they are! No touch-ups or PhotoShopping, just as it came when the masking was removed (Please excuse the crappy photography);

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Painted bits waiting to be fitted (tracks excluded).



The headlights were one of those AMS moments, as they were originally just solid plastic but I drilled them out & put clear plastic lenses in (& still need some touch-ups around the lenses).

The Vickers guns next to them are little works of styrene art!
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Re: Royal Australian Marines Vickers Medium Tank Mk.II*
« Reply #57 on: July 29, 2024, 07:10:17 PM »
Looking great and two sets of photos for the price of one!  :smiley:
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Re: Royal Australian Marines Vickers Medium Tank Mk.II*
« Reply #58 on: July 29, 2024, 07:20:09 PM »
Thanks, mate! :smiley:

Quote from: Claymore on July 29, 2024, 07:10:17 PM
..... and two sets of photos for the price of one!  :smiley:

Oops! Fixed. :-[
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Re: Royal Australian Marines Vickers Medium Tank Mk.II*
« Reply #59 on: July 29, 2024, 07:25:41 PM »
Oh yes.. that is a nice scheme.
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Re: Royal Australian Marines Vickers Medium Tank Mk.II*
« Reply #60 on: July 29, 2024, 08:41:46 PM »
Coming along nicely! I am linking that camo scheme.
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Re: Royal Australian Marines Vickers Medium Tank Mk.II*
« Reply #61 on: July 29, 2024, 10:00:21 PM »
Thanks, gent's!  :smiley: :smiley:

I like it, but I'm still tossing up whether to outline the colours in dark grey. It has been suggested that I should, however, the more I look at it the less convinced I become for this pattern. For the more usual pattern I intend using on my 1920 Pattern Rolls-Royce armoured car, yes, on this, I don't think so (even if it would make hiding the paint bleeds easier).
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Re: Royal Australian Marines Vickers Medium Tank Mk.II*
« Reply #62 on: July 30, 2024, 05:10:21 AM »
Quote from: Old Wombat on July 29, 2024, 10:00:21 PM
... I like it, but I'm still tossing up whether to outline the colours in dark grey...

I'm not saying that you should outline the colours ... but you should totally outline the colours! </vote>

It would look awesome. However, as you've said, outlining isn't really necessary on this scheme.
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Re: Royal Australian Marines Vickers Medium Tank Mk.II*
« Reply #63 on: July 30, 2024, 05:23:10 AM »
I like the camo pattern as is. How would you outline it? By hand?
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Re: Royal Australian Marines Vickers Medium Tank Mk.II*
« Reply #64 on: July 30, 2024, 05:21:55 PM »
If I was to outline it, it would be done by hand.

However, having been able to fix the bleed & over-spray spots quite easily, I've decided not to outline on this scheme. In my mind it just looks wrong.
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Re: Royal Australian Marines Vickers Medium Tank Mk.II*
« Reply #65 on: July 31, 2024, 12:09:00 AM »
Did the touch-ups around he headlight lenses tonight, finished putting on the return rollers (they're actually adjustable, at the moment, which will help with fitting the tracks later), painted a piece that I missed earlier (luckily it was the same colour (brown) as the headlights) & started painting the exhaust.

Tomorrow, I'll probably finish painting the exhaust & will start putting the track links together (they're indy links but not "workable", which will make life a bit easier) into various lengths before painting them.
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Re: Royal Australian Marines Vickers Medium Tank Mk.II*
« Reply #66 on: August 03, 2024, 11:17:59 PM »
Tracks made into lengths (2 per side) & painted black. Waiting for them to dry, so any further work will have to wait for the morning.

Decals/Transfers will be next, though. There aren't many to do, as I'm following the British pattern to some extent (2 x vehicle numbers & 2 x registration numbers) but, again, a job for the morning.

After that a gloss coat & a start on the weathering.
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Re: Royal Australian Marines Vickers Medium Tank Mk.II*
« Reply #67 on: August 04, 2024, 07:17:33 AM »
 :smiley:  :smiley:  :smiley:
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Re: Royal Australian Marines Vickers Medium Tank Mk.II*
« Reply #68 on: August 04, 2024, 08:18:51 AM »
.. the light.. the light at the end of the tunnel.. well done Guy, this build is really hitting the mark
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Re: Royal Australian Marines Vickers Medium Tank Mk.II*
« Reply #69 on: August 04, 2024, 10:03:21 AM »
Quote from: Buzzbomb on August 04, 2024, 08:18:51 AM
.. the light.. the light at the end of the tunnel..

Let's hope it's not a freight train! ;)
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Re: Royal Australian Marines Vickers Medium Tank Mk.II*
« Reply #70 on: August 13, 2024, 07:22:50 PM »
Did some weathering today & added some mud ... possibly a bit too much, but I can live with it.

Leaving the washes to dry for a few days (primarily because I'm back at work on day shifts for the next few days & I never feel like modelling after having to get up early), then I'll put a matt coat over it & take to it with various weathering powders.

After that I'll see if I think anything else needs doing.

I, also, need to purchase a TC & a driver for the Mk.II*, & commander for my RR armoured car (with rimless helmets, not berets, the RAMs were smarter than that).
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Re: Royal Australian Marines Vickers Medium Tank Mk.II*
« Reply #71 on: August 16, 2024, 05:23:31 PM »
A bit more weathering done yesterday & sealed. More needs to be done. :smiley:
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Re: Royal Australian Marines Vickers Medium Tank Mk.II*
« Reply #72 on: August 17, 2024, 12:30:34 AM »
Exciting stuff!!

Although, I might just bally well burst if I don’t get to see some pics soon!

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Re: Royal Australian Marines Vickers Medium Tank Mk.II*
« Reply #73 on: August 19, 2024, 10:41:54 PM »
I've done it again - OD'ed on the weathering. :(

And I lost a headlight! :icon_crap:

Oh, well, life goes on. ::)

Just a bit of work on the tracks, then she should start coming together for final assembly ... We'll see what I can stuff up there. ???
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Re: Royal Australian Marines Vickers Medium Tank Mk.II*
« Reply #74 on: August 20, 2024, 06:01:36 AM »
Quote from: Old Wombat on August 19, 2024, 10:41:54 PM
And I lost a headlight! :icon_crap:

Escaped from the small parts container ?

It will be worth it once you can start dusting your hands off and cleaning the bench for the next project
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