This time it's a Churchill tank which I purchased 18 months ago second-hand. It's one of those ready-made types which had a basic paint-job and needed some minor repairs. I have repainted it and drilled & pinned one of the main guide wheels for the tracks as it was making the tracks go all wonky. In addition I have added stowage - a rolled up tarp & backpack on turret from AB (I think), 2 boxes from Black Dog resin bits, and a couple of blanket/tarp things out of greenstuff. I have painted some minor chipping, but will save most of the weathering/pigments until after decals (some of which may need to be hand painted as I don't have appropriate in stash). I'll try the pigments after the Dullcoat this time & see how that goes. Reasonably pleased with it so far.
Also for those who may have thought I was slipping in painting Battledress Brown, here is a photo of some AB British ready to be undercoated ;-D
Cheers,
John
Nice work!
ReplyDeleteCheers Phil :-)
DeleteIt looks a chunky monkee! Good work.
ReplyDeleteCheers Paul. Not the best main gun, but pretty decent armour. I think this is my fourth Churchill, plus I have a resin Crocodile in the stash.
DeleteGreat painting on the Churchill. I used White Ensign S.C.C. 15 to paint my Churchill as the color was spot on. But mine are the 15mm PCS model. Enjoy your blog keep up the excellent posts.
ReplyDeleteThanks Gary.
DeleteThe White Ensign paint is enamel rather than acrylic isn't it? I use 50/50 Vallejo Russian Uniform & Olive Grey to get my version of SCC15, pretty happy with it. I don't know why a paint manufacturer doesn't release SCC15 in acrylic, I'd buy it.
That's a great tip for painting British armour, thanks.
DeleteI'm liking the look of your Churchill. Very nice.
Thanks Mike. Not my original formula, picked it up from some modelling site somewhere :-)
DeleteNice job. Although it's just convincing me that I really need to add a Churchill or two to my collection! Incidentally I saw a Churchill 'in the flesh' for the first time last summer, much smaller than I imagined!
ReplyDeleteCheers Alan.
DeleteDid you see your Churchill at Bovington?
A handy tank to have, typically British, chunky armour, but limited firepower.
It was the Gate Guard at the Muckleburgh Collection in Norfolk. Sadly the missus wouldn't let me visit :-( I grew up in the same county as Bovington, but only went once as a small kid, we spent more of our time at the Royal Navy Air Museum at Yeovilton!
DeleteI never got to the Yeovilton base, even though we lived in Yeovil for a couple of years. I went to Bovington when I lived in Weymouth, it was brilliant, I'd love to go back again.
DeleteAll coming along nicely Jacksarge!
ReplyDeleteG'day Paul thanks for the encouragement :-)
DeleteThat's one great looking tank John. Very nicely done.
ReplyDeleteThanks mate. Trying to keep myself occupied whilst I'm out of action as far as working goes :-)
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