Thanks Andy, just finished smudging some colour on the mud, I'll shade it tomorrow to give it some depth... might sort the wheels out too?!Coming along at a pace buddy
.... certainly an interesting blog to follow.
1 35 French Armoured Carrier UE
- Thread starter Lee W
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John, this is the paste I'm using, thankfully it dries quite quickly, I've used it once before on the base for my 1 87 Panther.
Thanks for that Lee ,I'll have a look out for it on the web .John, this is the paste I'm using, thankfully it dries quite quickly, I've used it once before on the base for my 1 87 Panther.
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Very little update tonight, wheels and rails are painted and on with a smudge of paste to muddy it up... tonight's modelling was hindered by an old shipmate making contact to want to come and visit, just a mere 33 years to catch up on, this could get messy! 
Here's tonight's update, managed to get on with it... so on with the pics!
Wheels and rails on, muddied up a bit more
Crew in and looking... worried?! Not very easy to get in to postion due to lack of space in the hatch, its beyond me how they did it for real!
Rear and cargo deck, ready for adding on...
Rear fenders in position
Here's the uncropped version of the cargo deck
Cargo deck in position, its even movable, I didn't even know that would happen!
Tracks have had a coat of german grey over them, tomorrow I'll dirty them up and post some more nonsense
Laters!
Wheels and rails on, muddied up a bit more
Crew in and looking... worried?! Not very easy to get in to postion due to lack of space in the hatch, its beyond me how they did it for real!
Rear and cargo deck, ready for adding on...
Rear fenders in position
Here's the uncropped version of the cargo deck
Cargo deck in position, its even movable, I didn't even know that would happen!
Tracks have had a coat of german grey over them, tomorrow I'll dirty them up and post some more nonsense
Laters!
Thanks John, still a fair bit to do, the trailer, the soldiers, the accessories, I'm now thinking about a small dio, ... my head hurts!
Yep, looking very nice indeed there,and a cool little addition with the moveable cargo too 
A Cramped little beastie for sure!!
....as for a Dio?.... well,it's just gotta be done
A Cramped little beastie for sure!!
....as for a Dio?.... well,it's just gotta be done
Neil Merryweather
SMF Supporter
Looking good Lee.
It is tiny, isn't it?
It is tiny, isn't it?
Yeah I reckon, nothing to fancy!
Andy, the cargo deck clips in, I was all prepared to glue it down... not this time!Yep, looking very nice indeed there,and a cool little addition with the moveable cargo too
A Cramped little beastie for sure!!
....as for a Dio?.... well,it's just gotta be done
It is small Neil, here's a comparison between 1 35 UE tracks to 1 87 Panther tracks...
With a small amount of time at the bench when I can grab it over the weekend, I've managed to get more done than expect, trailer, tracks, pasting, painting, weathering and a novelty cup!
The tracks on this thing gave me a bloody headache!
The tracks on this thing gave me a bloody headache!
Yeah and they're pretty dirty too!
You need to get something in that cup to ease your headache. Nice progress on the Tractor.
Jim R
SMF Supporter
Just caught up with this Lee. Tiny little vehicle. Figures look good although it seems only the heads will be seen. That paste is effective as mud.
Thanks Rick, the tracks wouldn't sit right and there was gaps, I know... mud, plenty of mud, that'll sort it!Yeah and they're pretty dirty too!
As for the cup, yeah, I did think brandy an coke maybe vodka and coke or I could be boring and just have beer or water?!
Hi Jim and welcome, it was annoying that there wasn't a very basic interior in the kit otherwise it would of been opened and the figures would more open.
The mud was trial and error for this kit but it works and I'm happy with the result.
Andy T
SMF Supporter
That is a tiny little thing. I wouldn't fancy being squashed into that!
Have you experimented with mixing paint into that paste for a one-shot effect? I use W&N structure gel which seems similar, if a bit less thick, but it works great with paint, pigments, even texture like fine sand & static grass added. Might be worth a try.
Have you experimented with mixing paint into that paste for a one-shot effect? I use W&N structure gel which seems similar, if a bit less thick, but it works great with paint, pigments, even texture like fine sand & static grass added. Might be worth a try.
Thanks Andy, I'll give that a go on the trailer... never give it a thought!
No it's not something I'd want to be shoe horned in to!
Looking excellent Lee. I still think they are tiny after building my little ‘un. Entrance and exit was a little easier than it looks, but not by much. I had a good look at the one at Bovington…..The dome hinges backwards and the half moon plate and the rectangular plate below it hinge forwards. Must have been very like driving an armoured coffin once closed up though….and I never knew the load box hinged like that. I wonder what the idea behind it was?
Looking excellent there Lee.
... A very nice rendition of this ickle AFV....
.... any decisions on the Dio yet?!
... A very nice rendition of this ickle AFV....
.... any decisions on the Dio yet?!