Airfix 1:48 Supacat Coyote

[Deacon]

I would like to join in this SiG with the Airfix 1:48 Coyote.

I was planning on building a Russain truck, but realised I had this in the loft along with the etch set.



I have read however, that the tread pattern on the wheels is all wrong, but gaso-line do a resin replacement set
which I will try to get hold of.

Cheers

Deacon

[kiwigav]

Sweet looking kit, hope it goes well

[Deacon]

Sweet looking kit, hope it goes well

Thanks mate.

[Unit53]

Excellent choice, was hoping some one would do one of these. Good luck with the build and will be watching the progress.


Martin

[fly1ngdutchm4n]

That looks like a nice kit, good luck with the build!

[Deacon]

thanks guys.

[Jan01]

Nice kit you got there, will you be adding any figures to this?

[UKguyInUSA]

Good looking kit, enjoy building it

[Panzermeister36]

Well that looks like a "supa" kit

...sorry

[Deacon]

Well that looks like a "supa" kit

...sorry

[Deacon]

Nice kit you got there, will you be adding any figures to this?

Thanks Jan.

I've robbed the figures from the Jackal set, so I will be adding figs yes mate.

[Deacon]

Good looking kit, enjoy building it

Fingers crossed sir.

[1001kjk]

Look forward to watching this as I have one in the stash

[MikeyKb]

hurry up and build something! I wanna see how this kit looks

Good luck!

[Deacon]

I've bought some resin for this kit from Gaso-Line which my local store, Parabellum stocks (one of only two in the UK).

The first is replacement tyres...



unfortunately I've got o wait for teh Coyote set (with 6 tyres) this one is from the Jackal set (4 tyres, £5.00)

Next is another Gaso-Line set which replaces the grenade launcher and MG and also gives you jerry cans sat in the
brackets (sorry about the picture quality).







And I have actually started work on this



Cheers

Deacon

[Deacon]

hurry up and build something! I wanna see how this kit looks

Good luck!

Sorry mate, my mojo is 'butterflying' at present. Settling on one thing for a bit and then moving on to something else and then onto
something else, just not able to focus.

[MikeyKb]

hurry up and build something! I wanna see how this kit looks

Good luck!

Sorry mate, my mojo is 'butterflying' at present. Settling on one thing for a bit and then moving on to something else and then onto
something else, just not able to focus.

That's alright. Happens to the best of us
Keep on, keeping on!

[Deacon]

People who know me on other forums will tell you that 99.9% of my builds are OOB.

One of the reasons I have wanted to move over to armour (1:48/35) building is that, as Coen has said, if you make a mistake,
throw a tarp or stowage on top and it will be hidden, so there is, for me trying to attempt new stuff, an escape route. I also find armour building (1:72/76) relaxing.

So, there is a part in the Coyote/Jackal that screams to be enhanced and that is the webbing 'holders' on the side of the vehicle and I thought I'd have a go.

Here the webbing has been shaved/scraped off. It was much cleaner than this when I finished the process.



Then, pinching a back pack from the prone figure in the Airfix set and using some lead alloy off a wine bottle, I created this.





Very basic I know, but I'm just happy I had a go.

Cheers

Deacon

[gustavlekstal]

Impressive stuff! Love the extras!

[Deacon]

Impressive stuff! Love the extras!

Thanks mate.

And now another demonstration of lousy photography. A comparison of the PE mesh on the 'footstep' and the kit version.



on this shot I'd like to offer a suggestion.



It's about steps 21 to 23. I found it best to add part 24A in step 21 then part 13C (tailgate) step 23. This will then give you a very positive placement for part 11C in step 22. Finally, the resulting fit of parts 20C and 5C is next to perfect.

I really struggled dry fitting and finding the exact fit for these parts, until I carried out the above sequence.





Cheers

Deacon

[Deacon]

Have you heard of "The Honourable Lead Boiler Suit Company"? Well they are based here in Birmingham and they produce 1:48 resin
vehicles and so on.

I picked up from them at Telford (but I see the owner nearly every Friday) this...



This pack (which includes the two backpacks of hung on the Coyote) is their 1/48th scale Landrover WMIK baggage and stowage set

Comprising of:-Covered spare wheel, 2 Covered stowage. Bonnet Stowage basket with 2 different stowage options and 2 each of 7 types of assorted Bergen's, backpacks, day-sacks and rolled matts 20 pieces in total, for £8.00 excluding postage.

Cheers

Deacon

[Tiger131]

Them packs look superb and a company that is near me..they always seem to be based down the south for some reason..

They will pop when painted

[Deacon]

Them packs look superb and a company that is near me..they always seem to be based down the south for some reason..

They will pop when painted

They've got some cool stuff which I hope you like/enjoy.

[Deacon]

Okay, well another update and these shots show the resin and brass 'holder' added.



and the resin ones are workable, for the moment.



Cheers

Deacon

[fly1ngdutchm4n]

Great work so far Deacon
I love all the extra stuff!

[Deacon]

Great work so far Deacon
I love all the extra stuff!

Thank you sir.

[Nev]

Looking really good keep at it mate