M3 Bradley
Starting Point
Seperated the upper and lower hull parts without any damage.
Filled all strange holes
Starting with the wheels (hate this part)
Starting on the lower hull now.....
Actually I will give a detailed description when the entire hull is complete later on.
Added the vinyl tracks after all, and finished off the rear hull. I added the upper hull just for fitting purposes at this point.
Upper hull in place and camo'ed. Very important to do this WITHOUT glossing first.
Very important to get the right ink pen that does not flow and get absorbed once you spray top coats on.
Now gloss can go on - notice the ink stays sharp and defined.
Washing now with artists oils.
Everything sealed in a matt coat now in prep for final wash
And that is where I'm at....
Final Matt coat and dusting will be done with turret in place.
Comments
2 20 January 2017, 07:22
Bart Goesaertthat looks very good... I see it a few times that builders paint their hull assemblies before assembling... how does it go when there are gaps? or are these resolved by dryfitting before?
20 January 2017, 08:34
Lex JassiesDid you cause the glitches yourself, ore.....? Anyway, looks good what you did sofar.
20 January 2017, 08:39
Geoff PereiraHi Bart and Lex and firstly thanks for taking the time to look and comment. No Lex I inherited the kit partially built. Bart dry fitting is paramount even if your preference is to build complete before painting but yes by doing sub assemblies first you have to be 110% certain of your fit before painting.
20 January 2017, 08:45
Holger KranichHi Geoff!
At first i have to make you a compliment for the camo. This MERCD camo looks extremely convincing! The idea to chip the tank with a pencil is not new, but this is the first time i really think about, doing it too. hang in there, i would love to see this Bradley finished. And hey - once finished, you should submit it to Armorama!😢
20 January 2017, 09:32
gorbyI'm considering taking a break from my usual aircraft kits and delve into the world on AFV's, so your tutorial has been very interesting Geoff. Thanks for taking the time to document it.
20 January 2017, 16:32
Album info
This is a very detailed visual tour of my Bradley build. It was done for Armorama but I never submitted because of an issue I had with the turret which took me some years to resurrect.
