Thursday, July 18, 2013

Airfix Saracen

Spent a wee bit of time in these, though we mostly used open-topped Landrovers - a good place to sneak a quick smoke on cold, wet night in Ulster :)




Getting better at undercoating whilst still on the sprue




Base colour is Vallejo 70975 'Military Green'


Black/Green wash


Basic highlights




A great kit that went together really well. All parts were well engineered and there was no flash



Eventually I'd like to be able to mount a full infantry battalion in these, so have resolved to slowly keep adding them to my collection. I need a total of 12


I don't know when these were officially withdrawn from service but I've seen enough of them around to know they were popular outside of the U.K as well. Only nine more to collect :)

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  1. Luca TempestaJuly 18, 2013 at 7:04 PM

    very good job.
    it's a little jewel!
    bye

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  2. The Angry LurkerJuly 18, 2013 at 7:23 PM

    A real gem of a model, nice work!

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  3. peterJuly 18, 2013 at 7:29 PM

    Really nice model! You did a great job on it!

    Greetings
    Peter

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  4. Nick GrantJuly 18, 2013 at 8:35 PM

    Nice work Al.

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  5. PaulJuly 18, 2013 at 9:28 PM

    Its good!!! Nice work Al.

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  6. sapperjoeJuly 19, 2013 at 6:23 AM

    Very well done! If you don't mind, please share the info on your black/green wash (brand and ratio) and what you used for the highlights. I am going to be painting up a bunch of Cold War British vehicles and this would really help me.

    Thanks,

    Joe

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    1. AlJuly 19, 2013 at 5:18 PM

      Hi Joe, happy to help mate. It is a 50/50 mix of Citadel Black and Thrukka Green Wash, which I combined on a tray before applying x1 coat, let it dry a bit then another. The highlights were achieved with the base green having a little white added to it, then dry-brushed on, left to dry then another base green with slightly more white than the first coat.

      Hope this helps

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    2. sapperjoeJuly 21, 2013 at 1:15 AM

      Thanks!

      Joe

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  7. Daisy Gowan DitchburnJuly 19, 2013 at 10:06 AM

    nice work Al! it looks really cool.

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  8. AlJuly 19, 2013 at 5:20 PM

    Thank you team, it was a fun model to make and paint, hopefully the others will turn out equally well

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  9. Geordie an Exiled FoGJuly 23, 2013 at 9:04 AM

    Good work

    You have started me thinking I could do with a few more too

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