Kev's Trumpy Challenger 2 "OP. Telic"

Post by **Dunhill2005** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 8:34 pm

Moin

I am pleased to announce that I can join the BB.

My beloved wife (Mrs Dunhill2005) gave me this kit yesterday.

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At the drive sprockets were some cutouts closed.They had to be recut carefully with a cutter

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On the Lower Hull there is not so much to see now...

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Post by **rsrdevon** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 11:35 pm

Ive got the same kit. Arent those sprockets wondeful! LOL. Little fit issue at the back of the hull also when you get that far. Lots of flash all over this kit to clean up actually.

Post by **Paul** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 11:37 pm

Yeahhhh welcome aboard Kev, great to have you with us

Look forward to seeing your build

Post by **Dunhill2005** » Sat Mar 29, 2014 8:28 am

rsrdevon wrote:Ive got the same kit. Arent those sprockets wondeful! LOL. Little fit issue at the back of the hull also when you get that far. Lots of flash all over this kit to clean up actually.

Unfortunately, you're right with the flashes.To remove all will take a lot of time

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Post by **Dunhill2005** » Sat Mar 29, 2014 8:32 am

Paul wrote:Yeahhhh welcome aboard Kev, great to have you with us

Look forward to seeing your build

Thank you! I am happy that I can join this BB.
I have been admire the works of art here. They are very COOL

https://www.youtube.com/user/bnealuk · Post by **T3hGuppy** » Sat Mar 29, 2014 8:47 am

Nice With all these builds going on its so hard not to buy one myself.

Post by **Dunhill2005** » Sun Mar 30, 2014 1:32 pm

It's sunday afternoon. Time for an update

Yesterday I assembled the rollers and suspension.The rubber bands of the rollers were handled with rough sandpaper and a cutter to simulate a used look. After that they were primed black.

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Post by **Dunhill2005** » Sun Mar 30, 2014 1:38 pm

I have also completed the running gear.
In my opinion the tracks are a bit too long. They have a loose fitting on the rollers

I also primed all black.

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Post by **Dunhill2005** » Sun Mar 30, 2014 1:48 pm

The back plate is almost completely assembled too. It was not nice to build it. Bad fitting...

The E22 part had to be slightly offset, otherwise the Part D and the "Jerry can holder" would not fit.
E25 is in reality D25.

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Post by **Dunhill2005** » Sun Mar 30, 2014 8:53 pm

Last update today...

As long as the lower hull dries,I start with the turret. The cannon, upper and lower part of the turret fit good.
Also the toolbox on the backside.But the tool boxes on the sides are horrible. Nothing fits.
Large gaps and sand a lot ...With the right side I was then satisfied but not with the left.

I will later put a camo net on the box so nobody will see this crap.

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Post by **chief5437** » Sun Mar 30, 2014 9:31 pm

Welcome to the club! You've made great progress, nearly as fast as Paul, lol! I see you're having the same fit issues I had with those stowage bins, what a PITA! I also thought about the cam net over the back, but now I've got the main paint job done it doesn't look quite so bad. I'm undecided as to do it or not. Anyway.... You're doing a great job, good luck with the rest of it!

Post by **Dunhill2005** » Sat Apr 05, 2014 11:37 am

Dea-lá

I have assembled the turret completely and then I have attached a camouflage net.
I left the hatches, air con and the optics free.

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Post by **chief5437** » Sat Apr 05, 2014 1:11 pm

Wow! Never seen that done before, very good idea! Is it something you've used before? Great progress mate.

Just incase, that panel on the side isn't aircon, it's a combat ID panel. Just for info.

Really looking forward to seeing some paint on that lovely smelling camnet!

Post by **Dunhill2005** » Sat Apr 05, 2014 2:51 pm

chief5437 wrote:Wow! Never seen that done before, very good idea! Is it something you've used before? Great progress mate.

Just incase, that panel on the side isn't aircon, it's a combat ID panel. Just for info.

Really looking forward to seeing some paint on that lovely smelling camnet!

Oh how embarrassing

CID's
I would have to research before...
THX

I have already built a camouflage net made of oregano and wood glue see below

http://www.intscalemodeller.com/viewtop ... =46&t=1942

Post by **MikeyKb** » Sat Apr 05, 2014 2:56 pm

WHAT AN UNBELIEVABLE IDEA!!!!
Thank you SOOOO much! I've been trying forever to figure out how to achieve this...

And now I know how!! I can finally finish the Steel Rain SIG!!

Thanks, sir!!

Post by **Dunhill2005** » Sat Apr 05, 2014 3:15 pm

MikeyKb wrote:WHAT AN UNBELIEVABLE IDEA!!!!
Thank you SOOOO much! I've been trying forever to figure out how to achieve this...

And now I know how!! I can finally finish the Steel Rain SIG!!

Thanks, sir!!

Your welcome

I am glad if I could help you

Post by **Paul** » Sat Apr 05, 2014 3:18 pm

That looks excellent Kev, great idea, thanks for sharing buddy

Post by **chief5437** » Sat Apr 05, 2014 10:47 pm

Mate, that's gotta be one of the best ideas I've seen in a long time. Looks even better when painted! I was thinking of PE nets for mine but gonna try this now. A thousand thanks dude!!!

Post by **Dunhill2005** » Sat Apr 05, 2014 11:00 pm

chief5437 wrote:Mate, that's gotta be one of the best ideas I've seen in a long time. Looks even better when painted! I was thinking of PE nets for mine but gonna try this now. A thousand thanks dude!!!

Thank you.
I would paint the oregano. My opinion is, without color it looks in a bit too wooden.

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Post by **chief5437** » Sat Apr 05, 2014 11:09 pm

Yeah, if you google UK desert cam net you'll see the colours needed. It's gonna look great! Can't wait to try this on mine!

Post by **Dunhill2005** » Sat Apr 05, 2014 11:13 pm

chief5437 wrote:Yeah, if you google UK desert cam net you'll see the colours needed. It's gonna look great! Can't wait to try this on mine!

I am happy if I could help you

Post by **chief5437** » Sun Apr 06, 2014 12:29 am

I'll blame you if it all goes wrong! Lol!!!

Post by **Dunhill2005** » Sun Apr 06, 2014 11:02 am

chief5437 wrote:I'll blame you if it all goes wrong! Lol!!!

You can't blame me BUDDY

Post by **Dunhill2005** » Sun Apr 06, 2014 4:44 pm

Sunday update!

This morning I completed the assembling almost completely. I've made two tarps out of aluminum foil to cover two large gaps.

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Post by **Dunhill2005** » Sun Apr 06, 2014 4:50 pm

Over of the day I have the whole kit primed black and after that I carefully airbrushed everything sand-yellow. The camouflage net is painted with beige.

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Post by **Paul** » Sun Apr 06, 2014 4:57 pm

Looking real nice kev

Post by **Coen** » Mon Apr 07, 2014 9:11 am

Clever boy!!! ThT looks fantastic Kevin!
Damn! I wish that I'd thought of that earlier.... Hmmm maybe.....

Post by **chief5437** » Mon Apr 07, 2014 11:07 am

Great result on the cam net! Good skills dude!

https://www.youtube.com/user/bnealuk · Post by **T3hGuppy** » Mon Apr 07, 2014 12:52 pm

Fantastic work dude.

Really looking the part.

Website · Post by **Gav0909** » Mon Apr 07, 2014 1:03 pm

Looks good mate! Loving the camo netting.

Post by **Nige201980** » Mon Apr 07, 2014 5:33 pm

Camo netting looks fantastic buddy.

Post by **moi196872** » Mon Apr 07, 2014 5:49 pm

Love the camo net, really nice idea.

Post by **Dunhill2005** » Tue Apr 08, 2014 6:10 pm

Happy that you guys like my work

Post by **MikeyKb** » Tue Apr 08, 2014 7:10 pm

I said it before, and I'll say it again.
That Oregano trick is AMAZING!!!!
Going to try it tonight on my M110A2

Great work, bud! A+

Post by **Dunhill2005** » Wed Apr 09, 2014 3:17 pm

MikeyKb wrote:I said it before, and I'll say it again.
That Oregano trick is AMAZING!!!!
Going to try it tonight on my M110A2

Great work, bud! A+

Good luck Buddy

Post by **schweinhund227** » Wed Apr 09, 2014 7:03 pm

Wow..... you had a lot of courage to attempt that Very kit.....

mine went Bye bye.... after finding all the bad moulding my copy suffered from...

Bad Wheel, bad fit ... bad everything...

Glad you persevered ! it turned out nice !

Keep up the good work !

Post by **garywintin** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 2:30 pm

Very Ingenious Kevin ... very very Ingenious indeed.... I am in awe

Post by **alextheblue** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 9:40 am

Fantastic work Kev, and that net is pure genius - looking really good!!

Post by **Dunhill2005** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 1:18 pm

Because I had a one week holiday, I concentrated on my Chally and finished it.

The base color is not very accurat but I like it. Not buttery enough

Post by **MikeyKb** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 8:49 pm

very nice work!!

love the paint job.

Does the oregano make it smell nice too?

Post by **Coen** » Sun Apr 27, 2014 1:29 am

Who cares if it's not buttery enough Kevin! It's freaking Awesome looking!!! WOW!
Dude that oreganoflage is beeeeaautiful!
Well done bud... well dude!

Post by **Paul** » Sun Apr 27, 2014 8:46 am

Excellent,work Kevin like coen said who cares if it's not exactly the right shade of colour it looks great

Post by **Dunhill2005** » Sun Apr 27, 2014 11:17 am

Thanks for the kind words!!!

Post by **alextheblue** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 10:01 am

Fantastic work Kevin, love it!!

And I'm with Mike and Paul, I really like the colour - and that cam net!

Post by **Tiger131** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 11:17 am

superb job love that spicy camo works a treat and bonus makes your model smell nice...and the weathering is spot on

Post by **chief5437** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 7:19 pm

I said it before, and I'll say it again. Bloody love this, outstanding result, nice one mate!