AFTER SOME MEMBERS KINDLY SHARED THEIR WISDOM AND OPINIONS WITH ME, I WENT AHEAD AND MADE SOME CHANGES TO THIS BUILD AND HAVE REPLACED SOME PICS TO SHOW THE CORRECTIONS. YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THE NAME “LEEDS LADS” IS NOW CORRECT, SANS THE APPOSTROPHE, THE MECHANIC’S SKIN TONE IS MORE BRIT-LIKE AND THE NOTATION REFERS TO HIS DRINKING TEA AND NOT COFFEE.
AH YES, ALL’S WELL AGAIN IN THE WORLD OF MINIATURES.[#toast]
This is my first armor build and third build of all. I chose this kit to join my Spitfire(2nd build)in a diorama of an airfield manned by the Brits. The pics are just for a basic feel of where she is going. Along with the airfield tent, work station and Spitfire, I plan on adding one, probably two, Tamiya British light personel vehicles just introduced by the company. Perfect timing for my diorama, it needed a jeep/staff type vehicle or two.
Anyway, here are the basic pics and you can look for more to come in the diorama section upon completion.
THE MECHANIC’S TEA BREAK IS INTERMINGLED WITH A LITTLE CHAT WITH THE TANK CREW JUST TO SEE WHAT KINDA GRINDING AND A GROANING NOISES IN THE OLD GIRL NEEDS LOOKIN’ AT. IS HE A CHARACTER OR WHAT…WITH HIS CIG, MUGGA AND DIRTY TEE SHIRT? THE VERLINDEN FIGURE LOOKED LIKE A STORE WINDOW MANIQUIN UNTIL I ADDED HIS BURNING CIG AND MUG OF WARM BREW FROM THE BV.
MY TWO MOST FAVORITE SCRATCHBUILT ADD-ONS: THE COMMANDER CHEWIN’ ON HIS STOGIE AND THE 3 JERRY CANS & BRACKET ON THE FRONT FENDER.
AFTER MEETING A CHAP WHOSE GRANDFATHER WORKED IN THE FACTORY IN LEEDS, ENGLAND BUILDING THE CRUSADERS, I DECIDED TO NAME THE OLD GIRL “LEEDS LADS” BASED ON THIS INFORMATION I STUMBLED UPON. THE KIT ORIGINALLY CAME WITH A DECAL NAMING HER THE PRINCESS…A BIT PANSY-LIKE TO ME, I LIKE LEEDS LADS MUCH BETTER.
THE BITS ABOVE WILL JOIN THE SPITFIRE IN THE PICS BELOW, ALONG WITH A WHOLE BUNCH OF EQUIPMENT, TOOLS AND SUPPLIES TO CREATE A BRITISH AIRFIELD SCENE WITH PERSONNEL IN JUST ABOUT EVERY STATE OF WORK, REST AND IN BETWEEN.
