SPA Modeler

Opposite of my Buffalo and Veltro builds, I need some armor to offset...so I started this one up in absence of any new group builds coming down the pike...

Those FT-17 kits are well spoken of in our AMPS chapter here... this should be good!

Cool, my baby gets a big brother!

I forgot this was supposed to be part of my GABSO build...so follow along here:

http://www.spamodeler.com/forum/viewtop ... 137#p56137

Aw hell...might as well update both...

Thanks guys! Needless to say, after confronting some fit issues with the Buffalo and nearly throwing it into the wall...I have been focusing on this one for now...thank goodness Midway is a year build

Here's where I am at after about two hours of work. The wheel assembly is not impossible but it sure is tedious and intricate...and the detail is impressive-- doesn't show up on my photo- but there is even cast numbers on this wheel-


The springs and assembly make it so everything is moveable...much like the AFV Club Churchills...



Needless to say, I had to put off the other side's assembly a bit to recollect my sanity, so I went along with weathering the interior with some pigments and Adam Wilder washes...





The diesel and oil washes were still a bit damp when I took the shots so they will settle down a bit when dry...

Lookin' good!

Just about ready to close things up....

Tiny tank with a lot of detail crammed in. amazing. say, how much of all these interior stuff you plan to expose

Stunning work Mike! That looks exceptionally realistic. Way to go!