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Armorpax's Armortek UC - No.18
Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2020 8:13 pm
by Dave Dibb (Armorpax)
Hi All,
My Christmas has come early and for all those crying out for photos I decided to open the box tonight even though I told Kian I wasn't going to
Playing a game of metal parts lucky dip much to the annoyance of my other half who is trying to watch casualty while I keep rustling through the packing chips
Best regards
Dave
Re: Armorpax's Armortek UC
Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2020 8:47 pm
by John Clarke
Re: Armorpax's Armortek UC
Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2020 8:54 pm
by Graham P Hough
Cruel cruel cruel, more bits, more bits mor.......
Re: Armorpax's Armortek UC
Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2020 9:15 pm
by Dave Dibb (Armorpax)
here you go then, some of the bits

Re: Armorpax's Armortek UC
Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2020 11:36 pm
by John Clarke
I'm sensing an

streak

Re: Armorpax's Armortek UC
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2020 7:28 am
by Stephen White
Reminds me of a bar in the Rocks, Sydney, just after Vietnam, when the first veil never came off, let alone all seven. There was a riot.......
Re: Armorpax's Armortek UC
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2020 9:54 am
by simon_manning
Hi Dave, i will be looking forward to your build, knowing what your capable of on the level of detail and finish, this will be a masterclass of u.c. building, regards simon.
Re: Armorpax's Armortek UC
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2020 3:51 pm
by Jerry Carducci
In light of all the insightful comments all I can come up with is what color scheme and which paint are you going to use?
Jerry
Re: Armorpax's Armortek UC
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2020 4:21 pm
by John Wiggins
Re: Armorpax's Armortek UC
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2020 4:54 pm
by Dave Dibb (Armorpax)
I have no idea what you mean John
Here is something a little more revealing...………………………
Jerry, rust, resin and white metal for while I would think
Best regards
Dave
Re: Armorpax's Armortek UC
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2020 6:10 pm
by Dave Dibb (Armorpax)
In answer to John's question...…………...
Re: Armorpax's Armortek UC
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2020 7:17 pm
by Graham P Hough
Oooooooh - nice
Re: Armorpax's Armortek UC
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2020 7:50 pm
by John Wiggins
Dave, will you, or are they included in the Armortek kit, be providing the fastenings for the deep wading kit. They were on all the Mk2’s even if they didn’t use the extra panels for deep wading?
Best
John
Re: Armorpax's Armortek UC
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2020 8:17 pm
by John Clarke
Nice one Dave, thanks for opening it up, with my sweaty paws I'd have to be wearing gloves.
I'm certainly aiming for a BEF dressed carrier when time allows
Re: Armorpax's Armortek UC - No.18
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2020 10:21 pm
by Dave Dibb (Armorpax)
..............and so it begins, there is something very therapeutic about sitting down on a winters evening with a huge bolt together kit

Reminds me of days decades ago when my Grandfather, a very talented tin plate railway modeller, got me into all this. The only thing I had when there was a huge load of meccano and with their neighbours son we made suitable creations to suit what we wanted to play. I cannot remember ever being bored
So, unlike some of the other builds mine will be focused on getting the body together asap so I can make new bits for it then sort the rest out later.
Best regards
Dave