Centurion ARV Mk.2

[MikeC]

Update,
Tracks primed, wheels weathered, last bits under manufacture for the winch housing, just going around and around to find what has been missed. Here is a last pic of the rear winch house wall before it becomes part of the winch house altogether, hopefuly tomorrow I can prime up the winch house interior ready for paint.
Cheers
MikeC.

 

[MikeC]

Update....
Now waiting for the cement etc on the air cleaners to fully dry out, photo for comparrison, also made a start on the CO2 bottle.
Cheers,
MikeC.

 

[Steve Jones]

It is such a shame it's all going to be covered up. It's been a joy watching it come together. Keep it comin mate

 

[Deleted member 5819]

It's more than a same it's a b••••y travesty.
Pete .

 

[yak face]

Just had a read through this mike - unbelievable skills ! Its a proper lesson in scratchbuilding and real modelling. Your detailing is superb ,as others have said its a crying shame its going to be all but invisible . keep the pics coming , cheers tony

 

[Jim R]

Hi Mike
The guys have said it all. I am in awe of the work you are doing - stunning.
Jim

 

[Si Benson]

Mike,

That base look great....these new AK diorama products do the business, should make a nice place for the ARV to live.

I do agree, ‘Tis a shame that interiors get hidden but I always like to think if you take enough pictures as you build, you can always see them whenever you want

Si

 

[Allen Dewire]

Hi Mike,

Such good stuff Sir!!! No words to describe it, so I'll just sit back, stare at it and drool all over the place……………………

Prost
Allen

 

[JR]

Perfect word Allen .
Drooling in large amounts at your skill Mike .
Is the majority of the pipe work done using solder, it bends it the right places and looks spot on .
This is as someelse said great scratchery .
John.

 

[Lee.M]

Hi Mike

Just caught up with this one. Absolutely fantastic. Scratching at its finest. One to be more than proud off.

Regards Lee

 

[MikeC]

Steve Jones, Peter Low, Tony, Jim R, Si, Allen (drooling), Lee and John R.
Many thanks to you all for your comments and support.
John,
It's a combination of different thicknesses of solder wire and copper wire.
Update....
I have now had to call it a day with the interior, not through lack of interest but lack of space and information. The space is at a premium and without drawings etc a lot of this work has been look, guess, glue, undo, redo and curse. But at some point you have to say stop, so the photo below is of the last items added before a coat of black primer, and this is where I need an airbrush with a flexi hose to get me into all of the crevices.
Cheers.
MikeC.

 

[Mickc1440]

Unbelievable Mike, such attention to detail and brilliant modelling skills.
Mick

 

[MikeC]

Mick,
Many thanks.
Mike.

 

[MikeC]

Update,
The radio is complete and is now in primer, and the welding gear is now ready to be stowed away. Sorry for the poor quality photo's, must clean glasses.
Cheers,
MikeC.

 

[JR]

Mike .
Thanks for the heads up on the cable / pipe work .Going to get some small solder gauges from Evil bay .

You must be proud of this , it's suberb, love the attention to detail and the last photo of the cables says it all .

John

 

[scottie3158]

Mike,
I don't know how you do it but it just gets better and better.

 

[BigGreg]

MIKE.... MIKE.... MIKE....what can i say.... l'm speechless... the research and the details that you put in this build is absolutely FANTASTIC...
BRAVO...
i can't wait to see the final steps of your build.... WONDERFUL....

 

[MikeC]

John,
My pleasure, you could also try Plus Model lead wire. The welding gear photo was abysmal....
Scottie,
Many thanks as usual.
Greg,
I wish i could have had scale drawings instead of photos, plus lots of little 1/35 scale figures to do the work. Hopefull it will be finished Saturday evening.
Cheers
Mike.

 

[MikeC]

Update.....
The radio and the winch operators instrument panel are now complete and in place, just a few little jobs now such as fasteners, number plate etc and I can get the top of the job primed, the underside was primed earlier today, and hopefully paint on Friday/Saturday morning. A lot of the side items such as exhausts, rear stowage baskets, wheels and tracks have already been top coated, so once the main hull is painted, then it will be final assembly.
Cheers,
MikeC.

 

[Si Benson]

Very nice Mike