René "Lord Bilbo" Bartholemy I used the book "Light Car Patrols 1916-19" and I learned that most of the cars the ANZAC "inherited" from the Brits were in bad condition. As the two Ford Model Ts were already build and as I didn't want to dent and cut the plastic, I decided to give them another kind of battered look...
16 August 2020, 21:39
Urban Gardini How have I missed this one! Grabbing a seat...
René "Lord Bilbo" Bartholemy Sorry, haven't been very active with my modelling lately. Work, family, a global pandemic and other sources of botheration have kept me away from my workbench.
The latest pictures show all I could do in the last two to three month...
16 January 2021, 15:51
Urban Gardini No problem mate, take your time as irl always comes first and do some modelling here n' there to keep your sanity, well the little that is left anyway. You're a modeller after all and as such not sane...
16 January 2021, 15:56
René "Lord Bilbo" Bartholemy @Urban Gardini: Thanks! Keeping my mental health is quite important to me... I work in a psychiatric clinic! 😉
16 January 2021, 16:40
Urban Gardini Lucky thing though that you're modeller as we modellers tend to be a bit looney. But that's what saves us in the end! Jokes aside you do need the hobby so that you don't take your work with you home.
16 January 2021, 16:59
René "Lord Bilbo" Bartholemy @Urban Gardini: Actually, yours and Laurent's new interest in this project has incited me to continue... I'm working on it again!
Right now, I'm trying to make a dozen ammo drums for the lewis guns, then I'll need to paint all the "new" stuff that I've been adding as details (like a system to recuperate evaporated water from the radiator, and such).
I actually thought that I had already done 90% of the project, but it's more like 65-70%.
Thanks! 👍
17 January 2021, 14:10
Urban Gardini It'll be nice to follow your continuing work with the Aussies!
17 January 2021, 17:33
René "Lord Bilbo" Bartholemy It's very slow going for the moment, as I'm quite busy and as my wife has taken over my desk for one of her own projects... What I wouldn't do for love... 🙂
25 February 2021, 21:56
René "Lord Bilbo" Bartholemy Got my workbench and tools back, so I can finally resume work on the Aussies. One happy camper!
René "Lord Bilbo" Bartholemy Coming along nicely I think. Still need to paint all the Lewis ammo drums and the spare tires and then, I can finally set the scene in the desert.
Urban Gardini No problem mate! The whole album is goosebumps material...
28 April 2021, 09:38
René "Lord Bilbo" Bartholemy The next part is going to be tricky: simulating three or four flat tires bound together with leather straps. Those cars generally carried a lot of spare tires...
Where's that Dremel?
29 April 2021, 20:32
René "Lord Bilbo" Bartholemy Been otherwise busy lately. Silly thing called "work". I wonder why I do it...
Getting back on track during the weekend. Promised!?
Jay Dubya Watching this with great interest René, the trucks look fantastic.
I had a great uncle to served with the Imperial Camel Corp, mostly patrolling in the desert. I'm pretty sure he told me that they used to make 'roads' across the theatre using 'chicken wire', because that's what the Aussies did on back on their farms.
Not sure if that fun fact made it into your references, even if it's entirely irrelevant to your dio!!!
René "Lord Bilbo" Bartholemy I'm currently finalising the dio. All major objects are placed, I'll only need a day or two for the last little details.
I won't add any pictures the this album as I'll open another one with only pictures of the finished project.
35 likes at the time of writing... That's a record for me by far! Thanks to all likers, comment writers, hints, tips, etc. Much appreciated!
9 June 2021, 21:26
Peter Hardy Stealth build! Just found it! Now glued to the build!
René "Lord Bilbo" Bartholemy Thanks a lot for all the reactions, I'm a bit overwhelmed.
I find myself rather a third rate modeller and having so many positive reactions surprises me quite a bit. (you should see my WW1 planes and you'll know what I mean)
Work is ongoing, I'm currently putting some plant life into the Negev desert...
10 June 2021, 19:56
Peter Hardy Nothing third rate in what I an seeing! A lot of outstanding modellers have left positive and encouraging comments above. I may add that I have been hounding Rui to do this dio for some months. Then I find yours nearly finished! Takes the pressure off Rui, well, for a while anyway!
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