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Showcase & Gallery / Re: The Great Crusade

« on: August 06, 2021, 12:52:47 am »

I’m beginning to wonder about repainting the Tilly. I used “Dark Earth” knowing it to be too light for SCC2 Brown,, I’d hoped it would look ok, but I’m starting to think I’ll do a mix per Mike Starmer with 98 Chocolate and 29 Dark earth, in 5:4 proportions, or there are ready mixed colours available, but I don’t know if any of the acrylics are considered a good match. I’ve ordered another QLD to do with the tilt frame exposed, and might paint it SCC2, and repaint the Tilly at the same time. Could do a British Jeep at the same time, make a brown trio. I think the change to SCC15 was authorised a couple of months before D-Day, so I suspect repainting existing second line vehicles would not have been a priority.

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Showcase & Gallery / Re: The Great Crusade

« on: August 05, 2021, 02:26:09 am »

Ok be gentle, my first attempt at Mickey Mouse using aerosols, will need tidying up with a brush or Gundam panel line marker. Looks ok I hope. The “British” OD is Halfords Camo Green - the tilt covers are Humbrol 155 ODZ, so you can see the contrast, the Halfords colour being darker

Bedford QLs by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr

Bedford QLs by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr

And the plain green QLD

Bedford QLs by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr

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Showcase & Gallery / Re: The Great Crusade

« on: August 04, 2021, 11:51:56 pm »

I’ve renamed the thread to reflect the broader D-day/Normandy/Liberation of France nature of the contents, the quote comes from Eisenhower’s order of the day on June 6th, 1944:

“You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hope and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you.”

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Showcase & Gallery / Re: First Rubicon builds - inspired by The Monuments Men

« on: August 04, 2021, 11:48:12 pm »

So the two Bedfords are ready for paint, currently drying after a bath in soapy water as the ABS can be a bit slippery (presumably residual mould release agent).

I’ve only made two additions, the quarter light frames (0.5mm square Evergreen strip) and a back for the stowage box under the QLT.

Bedford QL trucks by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr

Bedford QL trucks by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr

Everything is only dry fitted in the photos, so please excuse any wonky edges.

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Showcase & Gallery / Re: First Rubicon builds - inspired by The Monuments Men

« on: August 04, 2021, 03:59:18 am »

QL by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr

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Showcase & Gallery / Re: First Rubicon builds - inspired by The Monuments Men

« on: August 03, 2021, 10:19:05 pm »

I’ve started work on a pair of Bedford QLs, a D and a T. I couldn’t resist the challenge of opening a cab door.

Bedford QL cabs by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr

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Showcase & Gallery / Re: Vietnam scenery…

« on: August 03, 2021, 02:06:45 am »

Mr Nguyen’s truck needs a wash

Untitled by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr

And the pair

Untitled by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr

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Showcase & Gallery / Re: Vietnam scenery…

« on: August 02, 2021, 08:46:56 pm »

A little more work on the Beetle this morning, paint on the interior (no idea what colour it should be, but blue vinyl seemed as plausible as anything) and the tyres. Hubcaps are spares from the Tilly, they’re smaller than the ones in the Type 1 kit and looked better to me. Finally, although I’m not sure it shows in the photo, I’ve bevelled the top and bottom edge of the bumpers, as they looked a bit industrial with square edges.

Untitled by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr

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Showcase & Gallery / Re: Vietnam scenery…

« on: August 02, 2021, 03:02:29 am »

I have two built as WW2 US vehicles, and another in the “to-do” cupboard which will probably be the same, but this was such an inspirational photo I felt it had to be attempted. If I build my Citroen TA in black it can do double duty for both the liberation of France and Vietnam.

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Showcase & Gallery / Re: Vietnam scenery…

« on: August 01, 2021, 02:14:07 am »

Early days, but the beginnings of my take on the civvy CCKW, it will need dust and fading, and a driver and passenger, but I’m pleased so far. As this I the third CCKW I’ve built, I’ve learned a few things, of which the most important is to sand/scrape the ridge off the outside of the tyres, they look much better for it.

Untitled by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr

It’s not an exact match to the one in the photo, but what’s to say Mr Nguyen didn’t own more than one

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Showcase & Gallery / Re: The Tiny Tilly

« on: July 31, 2021, 11:24:52 pm »

Now with markings

43rd Wessex Division, 7th Hampshires Austin Tilly by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr

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Showcase & Gallery / Re: The Tiny Tilly

« on: July 31, 2021, 11:23:44 pm »

Acrylic rattle can.

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Showcase & Gallery / Re: The Tiny Tilly

« on: July 31, 2021, 03:40:57 am »

Hi, the body is Humbrol Dark earth over Halfords camo brown as a primer, I convince myself it makes the dark earth a richer tone more akin to SCC 2 Brown, but I’m only fooling myself really. Tyres are Revell Anthracite, hood and spare wheel cover are Panzer Aces Canvas (I think, somebody’s Canvas anyway)

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