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Andrew Gledhill
Update 01. 16.10.24. Hi folks. Welcome to my latest build. Decided to make a start on this Ryefield Model German Puma Armoured Car. So far, I have made up the axles and running gear on the lower hull. Each wheel is steerable, with the front and rear axles being linked together to position the wheels in a steering state. The steering linkages had to be fitted onto the axles by melting the end of the rods with a heated screwdriver head. Unfortunately, I broke one of the linkages for the rear set of wheels. This means that the rear axle will have to stay in the straight position. I have had to fill in a load of ejector pin marks on the swing arms. I will probably paint this lower hull in the Dark Yellow colour before moving onto the interior of the hull. The kit has most of the interior and a full engine. No internal painting instructions though. So, I will be winging it lol. That's all for now. Enjoy.

Andrew Gledhill
Update 02. 22.10.24. I have painted the lower hull and running gear etc in the Dark Yellow colour. Then I moved onto the interior. I have assembled most of the internal components. There is another steering wheel to fit in the rear driving position. I painted most of the interior in a White colour with a little Brown added to make a Creme colour. The engine bay was painted with Tamiya Hull Red. I have assembled the engine, but its not glued in place yet. I will do some weathering before fitting the engine. I painted the engine with Mr Hobby Super Metallic Dark Iron. This paint is buff-able once dry. I buffed it up with a soft brush and a cotton bud. This makes it look like cast iron etc. I will probably do some dry brushing on the engine with a Metallic Steel colour. You wont be able to see much of it under the panels anyway. I still have to paint the leather pads and backs of the seats. Then pick out any details. Then I can weather the interior before moving on. That's all for now. Enjoy.

Andrew Gledhill
Update 03. 14.11.24. Sorry, that I haven't put up an update for awhile. Been some things going on in my personal life. Anyway, I have come a long way now. I did the weathering of the interior, including the inside of the turret. Gun breach etc. Then I finished the majority of the main building phase. I have done all the main camo painting etc. I will be roughening up and painting the exhausts next. These will be made to look rusty. Then I will have to paint and fit all the tools, jack and jerry cans etc. Then it will be time to decal up before doing some weathering. That's it for now. Enjoy.

Andrew Gledhill
Update 04. 17.11.24. Hi again. I have down some more work on the camo painting. Tried to go in between the Green & Red Brown with some of the Dark Yellow. Wanted to thin the Green & Brown lines out a bit. Not had much practise of trying to do fine lines with the airbrush. So, going to leave it at that. Might go over it with a fine mist coat of the Dark Yellow. After that I did the exhausts. To make them look rusty I used my Mr Surfacer method. First I painted on a thick coat of Mr Surfacer 500 all over the exhaust parts. Let that dry for about 15 minutes. Then I stippled the surface with a cut down old tooth brush. This left the surface all pitted and scored. It was then a simple job to paint them with Ammo Mig Rust colours. Started off with the darker rust colour, then dry brush on layers of the lighter colours. Now I have to paint up and fit all the tools Jerry cans and other extras. Enjoy.

Neuling
Good paintwork and shading!

Rui S
I like it too 👍

Neuling
Good work, especially the weathering on the tank!

Gerrit Rost
This is a masterpiece of weathered and detailed painting, I have to watch it many times and try to learn something.

Rui S
Nice work 👍

Thomas K.
and another very nice build! 😉

John
Finnish armor is always cool. I'm going to get to that T-72G in Finnish colors, someday! Great work on the camo and weathering. 👍

Villiers de Vos
Very nice work and weathering.

Pepe
Nice work

Nick N
Awesome work!

Neuling
Top work indeed!

Rui S
Great as always 👍

Olivier
Nice end result. Pity one does not see much of the engine.

Andrew Gledhill
Thanks Olivier. Yes, a good few parts make up the engine, and you can barely see the top of it through the hatches. You can hardly see the inside the main hull too.

Neuling
Very good. I like the camouflage paintwork and the moderate weathering.

Andrew Gledhill
Thanks Neuling. Haven't done any outside weathering yet. Will be doing all the tools etc and decals before weathering outside.

Rui S
Looking Great 👍 Very nice camo indeed. Im in 😎

Rui S
Welcome to scalemates🙂

Rui S
Welcome to scalemates🙂

Mark Sherwood
In on this.

Desert Marlin
Yellow has been applied!

Desert Marlin
RLM76 Next.

Desert Marlin
It's time for weathering...

Desert Marlin
Gloss coat applied!

Desert Marlin
Markings are on, next to seal them then panel lines then wash!

Rui S
Looking just Great 👍

Desert Marlin
Thanks Rui! I just added the post weathering and antenna photos.

Rui S
Even better now 👍 A Beauty all over