International Scale Modeller

With the long Easter weekend almost upon us I decided to put the StuG to one side for a few days and let the boys loose for their annual outing...

So suitably equipped, this year they've selected something from the green team


Cracking open the box they found some green plastic


And some more parts as well as rubber bands for the tracks


An instruction book & decals


Nothing too stressful by the looks of things, and they'll probably do what the want anyway...


All prepared and ready to go... let's see how they get on over the weekend...


No doubt the orange enigma known as...

...will put in an appearance at some point too...

Awesome!!!
This is my sabbatical year but I am watching intently

Is it that time of the year already?

Cant beat a few Minions and an eggy tank

Twokidsnosleep wrote: ↑Thu Apr 06, 2023 5:17 pm Awesome!!!
This is my sabbatical year but I am watching intently

Stokesy44 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 06, 2023 5:43 pm Is it that time of the year already?

Cant beat a few Minions and an eggy tank

Thanks for coming along for the ride this year chaps

So me & Mrs Tomcat started the Good Friday in the traditional manner by climbing up into the loft to replace a leaky ball valve... happy to say that once we'd figured out which bits to unscrew we've not only managed to not flood the house but it also looks like we've fixed the problem


With that success under our belts after lunch Mrs TC headed for the local garden centre and me & the lads headed for the den

After a while they'd managed to assemble the upper hull... The fit of some of the grab handles was a little tight & after breaking one they resorted to sanding down the mounting pins a little instead of using brute force & a hammer


And the lower hull - they'd also stuck in some weights to keep the thing balanced on the road wheels


Then nailed those bits together


There were some fiddly bits on the turret but nothing too challenging


And the pile of wheels - it wouldn't be one of my builds without losing a part to the carpet monster and in this case it was one of the wheel pins, which was then replaced by a short length of styrene rod. As you can see the lads decided to call the Bodgefinder General to inspect the replacement


Then it was time for a dry-fit of all the assorted bits


What's next...

Very nice work although I share Luke's apprehension to be honest.

Giving the boys the airbrush might cause a similar outcome to to if you had strapped a grenade to a paint can and put your fingers in your ears. Good luck.

Stokesy44 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 08, 2023 8:32 am Very nice work although I share Luke's apprehension to be honest.

Giving the boys the airbrush might cause a similar outcome to to if you had strapped a grenade to a paint can and put your fingers in your ears. Good luck.

Stokesy44 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 08, 2023 8:32 am Very nice work although I share Luke's apprehension to be honest.

Giving the boys the airbrush might cause a similar outcome to to if you had strapped a grenade to a paint can and put your fingers in your ears. Good luck.

digger303 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 08, 2023 8:42 am

Just a quick update from yesterday... the lads headed to the den, selected an appropriate shade of green and then went to work...


And here's how it turned out


Then I headed out into the sunshine to help Mrs TC in the garden so that was it tankwise; we've got family stuff on today but hoping to get back to this project tomorrow all being well.

Thanks for looking

The lads managed to grab half an hour last night to get the decals laid down ready for the final push today


Today the decals were weathered in by lightly misting the base colour back over the top and then details such as the machine gun barrels & aerial were picked out


The wheels were finished... which inevitably involved masking tape...


Let that all settle down and then throw all the bits together and we're done for another year


And that brings the 3rd Foot & Mouth Yeomanry up to three units


With that I'm heading back to the StuG, Bob's heading home to the shelf of doom... and the boys can embark on their next project...


Bob's not allowed chocolate for obvious reasons...

The reveal is now up here

Thanks for looking

What a fun build thread and a nice special appearance from Bob!

The Minions are the best builders ... for the fun! Excellent models!