British Armoured Car WWI
No tracks to battle with but it does have these great but complex wheels
The wheels came together easier than I feared
Attempt to enrich the inside
Added detail inc some sort of dash and opening of engine bay
Final additions time to add paint and see if things still look ok. Rivets slightly over sized to help them be visible once everything closed up
Finally so primer, and pre shade, ever the optimist that I don’t blast the final colour on 🙂
Base wood to enable worn over paint effect?
Weathering of internals. Dash complete and seats
Body work attached either temporary for painting, like turret roof or permanently like main coach work
Lost the kit included plastic sheet for the headlights so added a bulb while made lens covers myself
Finished, top off
Complete
Kommentarer
56 7 May 2023, 13:36
Sy BarStart made and already found this kit is not for beginner. The detail is great but the parts small and need a little clean up here and there plus a few sink marks. The fitting of the engine parts are a little tricky but should get a nice engine once complete and you can cover it up if you make a mess 😆. I hope to have an engine panel open to show it off if I think I've done it worthy.
Trying a new technique on the seats that I've seen, using food wrap to give extra texture once painted, we'll see if it works.
7 May 2023, 17:16
Bruce HuxtableWatching with interest, Sy. The spoked wheels look great 👍 I'm curious about the seat enhancement you mention, and hoping to learn lots 🙂👍
11 May 2023, 06:39
Lex JassiesNice to see the build of this Roden kit. Last year I build this one to (in fact I build 3 kits) The Roden wheels are so much better than the meng.
Don't you find the surface texture a bit rough? Luckely after painting it no longer stands out.
If you like you can take a look.
Rolls Royce Armoured Car | Album by lexjassies (1:35)
11 May 2023, 11:46
Sy BarThanks all for comments, hope I can keep up the work.
#Lex Jassies I'd already looked at your builds, although only spotted them after I'd started. If I can come close to your work I will be a very happy builder. I have spotted some strange textures especially on wooden bits so fingers crossed they work in the paint job.
On that point I think I've build too much of the engine and do made heavy going for the engine painting 😮 this is my usual trick of racing a head 🙂
11 May 2023, 13:22
Sy BarI seam to have stepped through the looking glass with this one, attempting load of extra bits none of which may work or even be visible in the end but it's all fhe fun of our hobby 😉
12 May 2023, 21:20
Lex JassiesAnd that's what our hobby is all about, fun!! Well, at least most of the time anyway 😉
13 May 2023, 14:50
Michael OsadciwCool idea doing some of the scratch building while the parts are on the sprue. Nice!
16 May 2023, 17:34
Sy BarThanks for the kind comments, #Osadciw leaving some bits on sprue means I have a little more chance of not loosing them 👍. Build has slowed due to normal life getting in the way 😄
17 May 2023, 07:48
Bruce HuxtableHere here! I did a double-take 😉 Puccie 14 ,also has some lovely transformations.
31 May 2023, 19:57
Roger TrewenackReally love your work on this Sy. I made the earlier Roden kit a few years back and added more detail when I fell in love with the motor, but with nowhere near the quality you have done.
This is a much more complex kit than the original Roden, and greatly improved by the look of it!!
If you're interested, here's my example: 1920 Rolls Royce Armoured Car - Pattern 20 | Album by RogerTee55 (1:35)
8 November 2023, 22:44
Sy BarMany thanks @Roger for you kind words I've enjoyed adding bits-n-pieces to this kit and could have done looking at your version for more reference material
8 November 2023, 23:28
Mr JamesWell that turned out beautifully Sy Bar. The dusty effects are superb. Excellent work
17 November 2023, 22:26
Sy BarWow thanks for all the kind words peeps. I know we all do this hobby for the enjoyment but it's a solo thing until you put your work on here and then you feel part of a bigger family 👍👍
18 November 2023, 07:40
Sy Bar#Kohl I do figures at times (see my Kübelwagen Type 82 album - Kübelwagen Type 82 | Album by Sybar (1:35)) [hope the link is ok to post - is there a correct or best way to link to another SCM album/post?]
But have distinct lack of WWI figures let alone desert WWI figures. But thanks for the kind remarks
6 April, 08:20
