Kiwidave4 Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 I model post war British vehicles and found this site some time ago while doing some research. Since then I have got quite a lot of useful info from here and thought maybe I could contribute to the site with some pics of my last build. The model started life as a built example of the old Tamiya kit which I found online. I had to do a bit of scratchbuilding to sort out the problems with this kit, and used Accurate Armour wheels. The lower hull is very semi-scale which is the result of bad planning on my part, - I had intended the vehicle to be bogged to avoid having to make the suspension and wheels. By the time I changed my mind I had already assembled the upper and lower hull so had to resort to some improvised surgery to accomodate the undercarriage. The finished model represents a vehicle in Aden during the sixties. Regards Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oily Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 excellent!, I like it alot!... I just wish that Tamiya made a saracen too.:cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 A real first class job ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protruck Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 A1 job mate. Superb . Clive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haybaggerman Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferretfixer Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Excellent improvement with the super detailing! I remember the real thing back in the sixties as a kid when we lived in Bharain. Hangers full of them & Saracens & Ferrets, Wonderfull! I think the lines of the Saladin are one of the nicest Wheeled AFV designs ever put on the drawing board. I have a pipe dream of building a Radio Controlled version in as large a scale as can be managed. The biggest problem ther is going to be finding Tyres in the correct profile! Without tyres, it's a non starter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin craig Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Dave, you have done a wonderful job of such a dog of an old kit. Will you be weathering it at all? R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RecyMech Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Now that's what I call 'putting the work in' Kiwidave !!!....crackin job mate. You wouldn't know it even started out as the old Tamiya kit....which we were grateful for at the time but was always a bit of a dog. Then again, it did start out as a motorised model/toy so I guess accuracy was a low priority. Mine ended up in a mini diorama as a range target, shot to bits & full of holes. If you're in to Saladins....our next release in 1/24th scale is in fact the Mk2 Saladin. Presently I'm battling with the etch parts design. Should have more news & some pics of the kit Jan/Feb 11. 1/24th Ferret masters are also finished now & in the queue for casting. Cheers.....Howard @ KFS http://www.kitformservices.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spood Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Excellent model, looks brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwidave4 Posted December 15, 2010 Author Share Posted December 15, 2010 Thanks for the comments gents, it was a project I really enjoyed as I like all the FV600 series and they are sadly neglected by the kit manufacturers. (Resin is beyond my modelling budget.) Regards Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handler 69 Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 I have that on my to do list next! What an absoulute stunner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete-xrh Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 (edited) Thanks for the comments gents, it was a project I really enjoyed as I like all the FV600 series and they are sadly neglected by the kit manufacturers. (Resin is beyond my modelling budget.) Regards Dave Dave these are the the tac signs we had on our vehicles in Aden in 64/65 see my website re Aden http://www.xrhgb.com Enjoy pm me for more info. Peter ex 10th Royal Hussars Edited March 29, 2011 by pete-xrh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morris c8 fat Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Did you actualy need to use any of theTamiya parts this is amazing:wow: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RecyMech Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Only a week to go now & I pick up the sample castings of the 1/24th Saladin from the casters. Thens it's a good two week slog to test build the kit(s) & prep the instructions sets. Nearly there now. Will let everyone see the results in due course:cool2::cool2::cool2: H PS Pete Those are the very same div signs I'm supplying as decals with the 1/24th kit (well, one of several alternatives anyway) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwidave4 Posted April 6, 2011 Author Share Posted April 6, 2011 Did you actualy need to use any of theTamiya parts this is amazing:wow: No, but I did not know that when I started! put it down to bad planning on my part! Regards Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmal Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 That is a nice bit (lot) of work:bow::wave: I just love the Saladin/ Saracan/Stalwart and would love to see them in plastic 1/35 so i might be able to afford to build them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjstubley Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 (edited) That is a nice bit (lot) of work:bow::wave:I just love the Saladin/ Saracan/Stalwart and would love to see them in plastic 1/35 so i might be able to afford to build them Very nice work Reading some of the comments about resin kit prices............For about £50, Firing Line do the Saracen and Saladin Look at it as the price one and a half Tamiya/AFV Club kits (and twice the fun) or 1 night on the lash and it soon becomes justifiable. I find I spend twice as long building an Accurate Armour or Cromwell kit so I buy fewer kits, and I reckon it about evens itself out Or that's how I justify it to the missus anyway, and it seems to work :-D Edited April 8, 2011 by mjstubley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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