Lookin' good Steve.... hell, lookin' freakin' bloody amazing!!!!

:-
T'anks for the posts guys .....................few and far between ....begining to think this build was a "bummer"
Anyway...still working on the "tail" .....(wish it was an efalumps one.)........there are 16 litle bits in the "fairlead" and its taking its toll on my finger-tips ...and nerves. (shakes) :-) :-)
Back to the Olifant -house....
BTW...? Quentin--------"giraffen"?(giraffe) ----(picky-up thing)
Working on IRB --to-morrow..for a break... :-) :-)
aye
BARV
(GOSMG)

A few more pics

the spade rams


the "tail"


thats that done
--now the fiddley bits to do
aye
BARV
(GOSMG)

As allways I'm impressed with Steves work, but how the hell do you post a video clip? That is so cool.

Erik

WOW!!!!!........Erik ...Its Marcel magic again......Marcel....big THANKS----its nice to see it working....
How do I follow that?????....a few pics ......




and now an Ollie with its (under)coat on....



...think the paints still wet :-)
aye
BARV
(GOSMG)

I have been following your build from the start an you have done some amazing work on this kit, all scratch built and everthing works to, i have learned a lot just from watching your work. Below is a web site with a few Centurion based vehicles i am shore you already know or have these pics but check it out anyway they are pretty new.
http://tanxheaven.com/referencepictures.htm

Drooool!! I have to wear a bib to view your progress. You are the master of the diggy things. I follow all your projects and this one is the best so far. BRAVO and three cheers!!!

T ' ANKS guys ...........long way to go yet ....gotta find the right colour ----got a "BS "code from Jo'burg Museum so will have to dig.. :-) ....for match
More to come
aye
BARV
(GOSMG)

Barv what can I say not only a great build but a video as well of the details moving- very very well done- keep those 'diggy ' things coming

Oh my god this is awesome!
what can i say, superb scratch building!

Hi Steve

The colour you are looking for is matt Dark Earth (see eHobbies for colour sample).

Originally this was the colour sprayed on almost all SADF vehicles. As can be expected this colour varied depending on batch and source and even undercoat. The African elements also took its toll on the colour and vehicles were quickly ‘bleached’.

You can paint a vehicle in SADF service with anything from Tamiya’s Dark Earth right up to their Desert or Dark yellow. I’d suggest a Dark Beige as an alternative. Humbrol's matt 187 Dark Stone, also looks promising.

Hope this helps.

T' anks for that............................what I have from Jo'burg Museum-----Matt Dark Earth---B11 AW 254/G approximating to------#450 BS381C of 1964......nearest I have -------Humbrol #29 Dark Earth------will start with this and see where it goes :-)
aye
BARV
(GOSMG)

Steve,
Another great scratch build, the way you pay attention to detail is amazing. I love to see your projects from start to finish. Looking forward to you next build.

Hey maybe someday you'll figure out a way to motorize them, that would be cool.

First colour coat-- Humbrol #29 +Sand+a touch of White-----and seal-----


Home made decals -----


couple of "top" shots--track is "dry-run"


...weathering ....mmmm!!!
aye
BARV
(GOSMG)

as usual with your builts, I'm speechless. Truly amazing and beautiful work. This is the essence of scratchbuilding. I will just sit here with my jaw on the floor for a couple of minutes before I do anything else...




...as I was saying, this is unbelievable. The level of detail and your skills are just unbelievable. My hat's off to you:) keep up the good work!!

cheers,
dsc.

Hi There

Well done on the scratch building - it is one area that I have not worked on in great detail,..yet.

I have some more colour reference photos that you may find useful. Humberol dark earth is a very good base - bearing in mind that the real vehicles fade very quickly when exposed to sunlight almost every day, and were exposed to a great deal of dust.

Please view
http://militarymodels.fotopic.net/c95668.html

Regards
Mike Campbell

Thanks for the info Mike...........great ref's..............can use this to enhance the Ollie 's colouring /weathering.........looking for landscape pic to set it off when "based"
aye
BARV
(GOSMG)

another excellent scratch build of an unusual subject.

cheers
Cliff

Steve, you do realise that you have both the emblem for the parabats (Airborne) and 61 Mech Bn Gp on the vehicle. If you are going to set it in an ‘African’ setting, other than that of being ‘museum displayed’ (as it currently is), you’ll have to lose the Airborne insignia.

(From the Sentinel Project) This is 61 Mechanised Infantry Battalion Group’s (the infantry part was later dropped) emblem:




PS: According to most 61 personal all the bats (Airborne) could do was ‘run and sing’. :-) :-) :-) :-)

Now you tell me!!!!! :-) :-) :-) .........ok Ollies dont fly
Mmmmm!!!
Thanks for the info----learn something new every day
aye
BARV
(GOSMG)

It's looking great, Steve.
I truly wish I had your skills, (and time...)

Erik :-)

That just great!
The only thing thats missing is a nice little dio (maybe where you can see that thing in action...)

Best wishes, ekke

New finished pics soon...................don't think this will be a dio-----as such..maybe a little base with a digging scene........
Ollie had "accident " and fell 10 feet from loft............just about healed...........and my heart
aye
Barv
(GOSMG)

Steve,

Looking bloody brilliant mate!

Found these pics on the IPMS SA site the other night...





These are apparently from the Armour School in Bloemfontein...


Eric,

LOL, "run & sing"? LOL, that's more than the (now disbanded) Marines ever did! :-) :-) :-)