A Smythemeister M3 Half Track

[The Smythe Meister]

Well,who`d of thunk it eh?!!..... I`ve actually FINISHED a GB entry WITHIN TIME !!
.... Mainly due to it being such an enjoyable build,anyway,i`m not great with pics,which is a shame,as it actually looks SO MUCH BETTER than in these images.....
Nevermind,here`s some of the interior type stuff......



and just a couple of side shots........




A shame i can`t get better pics up,i`m trying to find a good camera to take proper pics with,but my questions keep falling on deaf ears!!
Anyway,this has been a very enjoyable build,and is destined for a small Dio in the near future ,
Thanks for looking in,
Andy

 

[Steve Jones]

Great build Smiffy! Looks like you had a lot of fun weathering this bad boy. Great to see my friend.

 

[Jim R]

That's very nicely done Andy. All the added details really lift the build.

 

[Allen Dewire]

News Flash on SM.........................

"Stop the presses"!!!!!!......Add a new headline!!!.......Somebody call the BBC!!!!!!......We need an exclusive interview, now!!!......

Mr. Smiff Finishes a GB!!! And...Inside the Timeframe.

Congratulations Andy!!! The Devon Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Yearly, (choose one) will be stopping by for the complete story later on. I just want to say that your rendition of this 1/2 track is SUPERB Sir. So happy to hear that it was a fun build and caused you no probs. Excellent finish and we can't wait to see it in a nice dio, when you finish the mossie have the time...

We now resume our regular programming......................

Prost
Allen

 

[Si Benson]

Very nice Andy, she looks great

I struggle to get decent pictures and found having a piece of grey/black card to use as a background can make them look better

 

[Valeron]

That is very good. A fully loaded vehicle and weathering I can only dream of doing.

Well done. Superb modelling.

 

[JR]

Well done Andy on both counts !
The Committee have great pleasure in awarding you

Congratulations mate .

 

[Gern]

Beautiful.

 

[minitnkr]

Well done. Very nice bazooka.

 

[yak face]

Looks fantastic andy , love the loaded look . Taking pics is a bit of a pain sometimes unless youve got all the lights and stuff and know what your doing ( I dont ) . As Si says though , a plain background like a piece of coloured card ,light grey, black or white , about A2 size can make a big difference. Not only does it focus the viewers attention on the model , it helps with the auto settings on the phone or camera ( again something I know bugger all about !) . All I know is that a different colour background can make the models colours look different so I just take a few pics with different ones and use which looks best . As for a camera , ive only been using the iphone recently , find it less hassle than getting the laptop out , firing it up and loading the pics onto it. With the phone its all in one .

 

[Mini Me]

News Flash on SM.........................

"Stop the presses"!!!!!!......Add a new headline!!!.......Somebody call the BBC!!!!!!......We need an exclusive interview, now!!!......

Mr. Smiff Finishes a GB!!! And...Inside the Timeframe.

Congratulations Andy!!! The Devon Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Yearly, (choose one) will be stopping by for the complete story later on. I just want to say that your rendition of this 1/2 track is SUPERB Sir. So happy to hear that it was a fun build and caused you no probs. Excellent finish and we can't wait to see it in a nice dio, when you finish the mossie have the time...

We now resume our regular programming......................

Prost
Allen

There you go spreading Malicious lies, Rumors and Innuendos again......

 

[Airborne01]

There you go spreading Malicious lies, Rumors and Innuendos again......

Utterly disgraceful - but, then again, oh so true!
Steve

 

[adt70hk]

Andy

That's really rather good very well done indeed!! And well done for getting it over the line in time.

ATB.

Andrew

 

[scottie3158]

Very well done Mr Smiff that is a cracking result mate, you should be well happy with that.

 

[Ian M]

That came out very nice indeed.
And well done on finishing befor time!
With regards to the camera. Pretty much any newer mobile phone/Smartphone thing has a good camera in. Better or as good as most dedicated cameras!
I take all mine with my mobile's camera.
Also the back ground helps a lot. A few bits of card to bounce light off will bring a bit of control over the shadows and highlights.
But to be honest your photos are not that bad Andy a little bit to much light maybe. but otherwise OK.

 

[boatman]

HI Smithy well i dont often comment on armored veichcles but i like to look at them an i do but your half track is one of the most realistic ones ive ever seen very well done on this build an very glad you enjoyed doin it an fininsh on time wow well done my good freind
ATB mate
Chrisb

 

[Tim Marlow]

Looks great Andy. Very well lived in, with nicely realised detail. Photos are OK as well, just a little overexposure on some. A clearer background of a mid tone colour (not black or white) will easily cure that.