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New tool Rebox New box New box New box New parts New box New parts New box New box New parts New tool New box New box New box New parts Rebox New parts New decals New box New parts New parts New box Rebox New parts New parts New box Full history » Instructions Since I was cleaning up the mounting posts for the screws, I decided to remove the ones between the rear chassis (under the rear differential). Once removed I added sheet plastic to the area to appear like the smooth bottom of the stowage area: Stay tuned for the break down, detail and rebuild. Please share your thoughts or suggestions anytime..... I'm also learning that finding anything in 1:18 scale to detail this with is difficult. While there are "toy' items available, there is nothing in the modeling contingent in 1:18 for this kind of build. Likewise, when looking at 120mm items; many items listed as 120mm are not consistently 120mm. Also some of the stuff listed as 1/16 is noticeably larger than 1/18 and can't be used. The die-cast came with only half of the transfer case molded and a gaping hole for the other half. So in the process of trying to create the other half of the transfer case I ended up recreating the entire case pretty much.
35 Tamiya British SAS Jeep - Work in Progress - Armour 1/35 Tamiya British SAS Jeep - Work in Progress - Armour
It made me sit up your comments about novice spraying at rear of vehicles with deep recess and nooks and crannies. This is a great little set and nicely detailed but also with its problems, mainly very very soft plastic. See the below pics
The steering column and wheel are going to end up at odd angles as its the easiest way to get the driver's hands to sit on the wheel! The kit is very detailed, with 3 build options and lots of extras to bring the kit to life. The individual Jerry cans are great fun to paint. Nige99 wrote:Excellent build so far! Your attention to detail is spot on. I think if you've already glossed the model then you can keep adding your filters.Thanks, Nige. I'm enjoying learning these techniques. I followed your build closely - great inspiration for me. Yeah Neil I saw a lot of that when researching the build, I would say well over 70% wore the Shemagh when in the desert. With that said, I did see a few using either a beret or the saucer cap instead.
First time weathering. Tamiya SAS jeep 1/35 - Ready for First time weathering. Tamiya SAS jeep 1/35 - Ready for
Next update will begin work on the chassis and body holes. I hope to have the items from ROL (Australia) to begin the kit planning, till then...... The mats in the footwell are a couple of squares of 4x6 mesh from Eduard, and the bonnet (hood ) catch is stretched sprue.
During the fitting of the new transfer case it was decided that I needed to correct the ugly partial molded engine that did not tie into anything. This resulted in me removing most of the solid section between the main chassis from the firewall forward to the oil pan. Here is a photo of the cut out area cleaned up and with the transfer case added:
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