It`s a Stag Do.

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Andy

Good to see you back. Hope all is well!!

Interesting choice. Don't think I've seen this done before!!

Good luck with it.

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A bit of an update to follow.......
....... Andrew,good to see you too moo mate!We`re all good thanks,This is a new ball game to me as well,it does seem pretty big to be an "armoured Car":dizzy:,still,it`s a cracking kit mind!!Steve,Thanks Buddy,great to see you`re still around and about:thumb2:.
...... and now to bring things up to date,ALL Plastic parts are more or less where they should be!! And them there pesky etch parts have been right royally mangled into various shapes........ thus.........
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Then i got a bit excited an put the Turret on......and proceeded to splurge primer all over the joint.........
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and this one was just for Karl,(See the Stowage bin,just balanced in place for now),the rather ugly bins for this Mk,one to each side..........
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So,we should be moving apace now,primer time done,so its on with base Greens,Stowage,effects,weathering....... WAHEYYYYY..........The whole piggin lot!!
Thanks for looking in!!
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A`noon Guys,
Some progress has been achieved,as usual it ain`t an awful lot........ but,well........ i am from Devon!! :thumb2:
This now is GREEN!! Some who know me won`t be overly surprised by that...... in this case tho`,it looks a little "Shiny",(There is a reason for that mind!!) A bit picture heavy,but that`s mainly for the details to be seen.....
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For the sharpshooters amongst you out there,you MAY of spotted that i sneaked the wheels on too!!
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Well,the pics don`t show it too well,but it`s coming along fine in reality,a nice model,(Cheap and easy too if you can find one!!),
Next time i hope the update will be a little less stressed as the whole thing settles down to what i have in mind!!
Thanks for looking in Guys,till next time,
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Andy
 

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Hey Andy
Looking very good so far.
Y'know, looking at that shiny green finish, I go 'post war'.
Were there staghounds still in service at the time of Korea?
Just a thought...
 

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Apologies for turning up late Mr Smith, being doing other things 1/1 rather knackered but here .
Looks good , nice clean build , love the figures you've picked .
 

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Y'know, looking at that shiny green finish, I go 'post war'.
Were there staghounds still in service at the time of Korea?
I was thinking much the same, that green looks post-war. The Mk. III version only came into use in 1945, so I suppose they wouldn’t immediately have been got rid of after the war by the British Army, but they were supplied to Denmark and Lebanon too.
 

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Lovely green effect. Nice to see you still plugging away with this one. Decided on the decals yet??
 

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Looking good Andy, if a bit green! Are you going for a 'Parade Ground' finish?
 

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Hey Andy
Looking very good so far.
Y'know, looking at that shiny green finish, I go 'post war'.
Were there staghounds still in service at the time of Korea?
Just a thought...
Thanks Steve,
I agree about that finish,very Toy Like,although i have seen one or two at The Tank museum with a similar Gloss.Not sure about the Korean thing,but i have heard about some in Germany `45 with the Canadians,and some in Italy,(although i can`t find that source again),so i`ve just gone for a nondescript field as a base!;)
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Apologies for turning up late Mr Smith, being doing other things 1/1 rather knackered but here .
Looks good , nice clean build , love the figures you've picked .
Hi John,
Nice to see you again! I hope the real life projects are going well Sir:cool:.I like those figures as well,they`re still WIPS as with three others a picked up....... i`m hoping they help to tell i lttle story when it`s finished!
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I was thinking much the same, that green looks post-war. The Mk. III version only came into use in 1945, so I suppose they wouldn’t immediately have been got rid of after the war by the British Army, but they were supplied to Denmark and Lebanon too.
Hey Jakko,
You`re spot on there ! Despite their success te Yanks didn`t fancy them,so the 3,000 odd that got built went to the Commonwealth countries apparently :thumb2:
Lovely green effect. Nice to see you still plugging away with this one. Decided on the decals yet??
Steve,not much to chose from really mate,must admit,it does feel a bit like "plugging away" sometimes,dunno why though!
 
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Hi Andy,
All looking very nice mate. I built one a while ago its a big old bus isn't it.
 

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Lovely green effect. Nice to see you still plugging away with this one. Decided on the decals yet??
HA!!,Tis a horid Green indeed steue
Lovely green effect. Nice to see you still plugging away with this one. Decided on the decals yet??
Only two sets with this one Steve,so i went the Canadian..i
LIKE those guys.
Chees
Andy
Well, I did say there was a bit of progress ,so here we are as it is.....
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At this point EVERTHING is WIP,Grasses,Tank weathering,figures ...........
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The next time you see it,it`ll be completely finished!!
Thanks for looking in and your thoughts,Cheers for now,
Andy
 

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the 3,000 odd that got built went to the Commonwealth countries apparently :thumb2:
That’s Staghounds in general, though, not just the Mk. III. It seems only between 100 and 300 Mk. IIIs were made.

It certainly is a "Big old bus"..... i think the crew must`ve felt fairly safe,compared to some other of the AFv crews!!
I’ve seen a few IRL, and the size of them is quite impressive. They kind of look like an XL-sized normal armoured car.
 

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Brill mate all round. :thumb2: :thumb2: :thumb2:
 

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Awesome work Smiffy. A great base with some Dartmoor granite. ;):thumb2: Looking forward to seeing the figures
 
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