BA3 Model 1934 Armoured Car: Finished Pics Page 5

zenrat · August 19, 2018, 03:59:30 AM

Wheels glued to axles today. Woohoo!
I'll take a pic of the body sitting on the chassis tomorrow when the glue is dry and I can do so without any wheels falling off.

I think I have come up with a way to "do" rivets on the turret. I have a sconce wheel which produces a row of dints but the existing rivets on the car body are raised so that won't do. I have figured out I can put dots of superglue on with a blunted pin and I think they will dry to represent the fasteners. I have done a test run.

PR19_Kit · August 19, 2018, 04:35:45 AM

If you have an old Revell Contacta glue bottle and needle wash it out and fill it with PVA. Then use the needle to apply mini-drops of the PVA as the rivets perhaps.

I did that with a model boat a long while ago, and it worked fine, but the 'rivets' needed varnishing of course for the marine environment.

zenrat · August 19, 2018, 04:55:08 AM

Good tip Kit. Thanks.

zenrat · August 20, 2018, 01:31:14 AM

BA3 WIP 20-08-2018 02 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

BA3 WIP 20-08-2018 01 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

Superglue dot rivets are lower than those moulded by Zvezda on the BA3 body but are therefore prolly more accurate.
I need to mark out there locations and then i'll spend some time getting dotty...

zenrat · August 22, 2018, 04:45:24 AM

I put on the superglue dot rivets yesterday and then re-primed the turret today.
The rivets look good despite a variance in size.

zenrat · August 30, 2018, 03:37:02 AM

Now with gun (Thanks Nighthunter) and ready for the camo.

BA3 WIP 30-08-18 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

nighthunter · August 30, 2018, 04:09:17 AM

That Vickers makes all the difference! Glad to help!

zenrat · August 30, 2018, 04:58:27 AM

It does indeed. I'm glad I didn't give in to the urge to equip it with a .50 Cal. Thanks again.

Old Wombat · August 30, 2018, 06:41:20 AM

Looking good, mate!

NARSES2 · August 30, 2018, 07:02:16 AM

Does look rather tasty

nighthunter · August 30, 2018, 03:30:17 PM

Quote from: zenrat on August 30, 2018, 04:58:27 AM
It does indeed. I'm glad I didn't give in to the urge to equip it with a .50 Cal. Thanks again.

Agreed, it looks much more British this way.

jcf · August 30, 2018, 11:57:14 PM

Why not a .50 Vickers?

http://www.quarryhs.co.uk/Vickers.html

https://vickersmg.blog/the-guns/5-inch-mk-v/

https://vickersmg.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/mghbk-no1.pdf

... or the water-cooled version of the Browning M2:

https://www.shapeways.com/product/65PSTWW2R/1-35-cal-50-m2-water-cooled-set001

zenrat · August 31, 2018, 03:53:46 AM

The plan is (eventually) to diorama it with a Roden Rolls Royce Armoured car and I wanted them both to have the same armament of a 303 Vickers and a Lewis (although the Royce will have a Boys as well).

nighthunter · August 31, 2018, 05:03:41 PM

Good thing I sent you both Vickers MGs, lol

zenrat · September 01, 2018, 01:26:51 AM

First colour coat of the camo today.
I'm having a go at a "Caunter" scheme.
This seems to be another of those contentious schemes where every self appointed "expert" on the internet has a different opinion.
Having thoroughly confused myself i've decided to go for something vaguely based on three shades from this Vallejo paint set.