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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.

EricB
Late reply, but for anyone else wondering, the R5 part is cast inside the turret ring of the main hull, that's why it is not on any of the sprues. You can see it in the Britmodeller review.

Andrew Gledhill
Hi EricB. Yes, I later found that out about the R5 part. However, my kit was gifted to me by Models For Heroes. It had been opened before. I am not sure if the part was there in my kit. I may have accidentally thrown it away without realising it. Or it may not have been in the box all along. No matter, I sorted out a replacement.

EricB
I suspect it was never in the box. I normally check kit sprues on Superhobby and they show the hull without the R5 part. Which is odd, why would they chop it out? also hobbyboss site shows the same.. I guess people should check their kit in the stash to see if it's complete.

Andrew Gledhill
Update 8. 15.07.24. Hi folks. Well, its time to call this one complete. I finished it off with a light coat of Ammo Mig Dust colour paint. I sprayed a thin coat of this along the bottom half of the tank and at the front and back lower portions. I have made a reveal video that I will put on my Youtube channel shortly. Once that is uploaded, I will place a link here. Then mark the project as completed. Thanks for all the interest in my builds so far. Its much appreciated.

Andrew Gledhill
Update 9. 15.07.24. Here is the link to my reveal video: Youtube Video

Andrew Gledhill
Update 6. 14.03.24. Well, things are coming along quite nicely now. I have finished the island control centre apart from the rigging. Waiting on some gel super glue to come to do that. If you look at the photos, you will see that I placed some of those Eduard PE figures inside the bridge areas. Not that many because you can hardly see them. I have placed one guy saluting in there lol. The kit does not come with clear parts for the windows. I made window parts from cuts of a clear acetate sheet, then glued them inside. You can get a pack of 10 sheets of acetate from Amazon for £5. Great for making windows out of. The last gun emplacement has also been fixed to the ship. All that is left to do now, is the cranes and tugs etc. Then its onto the aircraft. I have also got to fit all the aerials to the hull. But I will do that last. Anyway, that's it for now.

Andrew Gledhill
Update 7. 26.05.24. Its been awhile since I posted an update on this one. I took a bit of a break from it to concentrate on the C2 Mexas kit. Anyway, I have more or less finished the ship itself. I still have to do the island rigging. Plus paint some of the antennas etc. I have been slowly working on the air wing. I have a load of after market Star Fighter Decals for aircraft. So far, I have finished 2 x E2 Hawkeye's and 2 x A6 Prowlers. I have also finished painting 8 x FA-14 Tomcats. But I have only applied decals to one of those. There are still many aircraft to build up and paint. Oh and I have made up and painted all the cranes and tugs. That's it for now. Enjoy.

Gary Victory
Nice progress Andrew, I can only guess how big that thing is....! Following your progress.

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

Drew Z
That cooling pack looks absolutely perfect. same with the rest of the MGS!

Andrew Gledhill
Thanks Drew Z. They supply PE fan covers for the 6 fans of the Air Con Unit. But there are no actual fans behind those screens lol.

Andrew Gledhill
Update 7. 25.02.24. I have now done the first stage of weathering. I sprayed some Ammo Mig Jet Exhaust Burnt Iron into the engine intake grills. Then a Dark Dirt Florymodels Clay Wash was applied to the whole vehicle. Once this was dry, I went over it with a cotton bud. Rubbing most of the wash back off. This left dirt in the recesses, panel lines and around bolt heads etc. I then did some streaking with a Green Oil Paint. Once this was left overnight to dry, I covered the whole thing in a Matt Coat. I also finished painting the 2 jerry cans, and got these mounted in their rack. The next thing to do is to put some pastels of dust and muck over it. Then try some mud effects around the undersides and wheels. Then a dust coat will be applied. That's all for now. Enjoy.

Andrew Gledhill
Update 8. 27.02.24. OK, I am going to call this done for now. Today I finished off the weathering. First I rubbed a Dirt powder from a Tamiya weathering set all over it using some make up eye dabber things. I rubbed this all over the tyres too. This gave it a dusty look. Next I mixed up some Ammo Mug Enamel Liquid Mud with some Ammo Mig Earth Pigment Powder. I then painted this mixture all over the undersides behind the wheels etc. Then before it dried, I dusted on some of the earth powder. Once dry, this gave the effect of dried on mud. First time I have used this stuff, and I am quite impressed with the results. I will add some pics of the stuff I used to the album. I then sprayed a light coat of heavily thinned Ammo Mig Dust paint along the lower portions of the front, sides and rear. I have gone for minimal stowage items at this stage. Just a couple of ammo boxes, a small pack, a ration pack box, and a M60 Machine gun. Then I finished it off with some stretched sprue aerials. Unfortunately, due to the tiny hinge parts. I could not make the hatches to be open-able. There is no interior detail anyway, so it doesn't really matter. I may add other stowage items at a later date. But for now, I am going to say that this mostly enjoyable build, is now complete. Thanks for all the interest and positive feedback.

Andrew Gledhill
Update 8, 30.01.24. Things are coming along nicely now. Last night I tried spraying the Light Florymodels Clay Wash over the model. But I have the older wash. It was a bit too thin and was not spraying that well. So, I ended up painting it on liberally with a brush. It looked awful last night when it was still wet. But this morning when it had dried, it didn't look too bad. The good thing about these washes, is that you can remove it with water. So, by dipping a cotton bud in water, I was able to wipe off the wash in areas where I didn't want it. Areas such as the number plates and division markings. I was also able to rub parts of the wash with the dry cotton bud. I think it looks not too bad. I imagine that this vehicle is coming to the end of winter, and parts of the white wash have been lost over the months due to rain etc. I have also now fitted the acetate windscreen glass, and done some dry brushing of the canvas cab cover. Then the whole thing has been sealed in with a matt coat. I have some tools to paint next, then it will be onto the figures. I may try to paint some rust effects on the back bed of it. Not sure yet on that one. Enjoy, and thanks for looking.

Andrew Gledhill
Update 9, 19.02.24. OK, the tools have been painted and glued onto the side screens. Next I have done some rust effects on the rear deck and mudguards etc. I put some Mr Surfacer 500 down first. Let it dry for 15 minutes. Then stippled it with an old brush to roughen up the surface. Then I painted over this with Ammo Mig Rust paints of various shades. At first it was a bit too much. Especially on the rear deck. So I toned the rust effects down a bit by adding more of the light Florymodels clay wash. I am calling the main painting and weathering done now. Next I have to build up and paint the 5 figures, plus all the ammo boxes and equipment etc. Enjoy.

Olivier
Quite nice so far. I like the underside. What colour will you chose for the tarpaulin ?

Andrew Gledhill
Hi Olivier. I used Tamiya Khaki for the canvas cab roof.

Andrew Gledhill
Thanks for all the great comments.

Jennifer Franklin
That is a lot of stuff in the back. Where did you get all the paraphernalia? Nice model.