RC 1/16 Churchill Mk III - Dieppe Raid 1942 - Build

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Re: RC 1/16 Churchill Mk III - Dieppe Raid 1942 - Build

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Great effort. Have you spoken to Rad Schuhart on here about getting custom made stencils?

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:| Well, I'm not usually lost for words, Louis, but I simply can't find the superlatives for this, your latest masterpiece. :D :clap: :clap: Worse still, I'd even forgotten to click on the posted images to enlarge them. As presented, they're outstanding. When enlarged, they have an almost other-worldly beauty. :O 8O
From the fact-finding on the shingle of Dieppe, with Pater, to the almost home-made, or invented, everything else in the evolution of this beautiful model- you have created a path that many would love to follow, I'm sure. Few could, however.
I took my children to Ypres, Beaumont Hamel (The Somme), Arras (where my uncle died), Vimy, Passchendaele, Tyne Cot, Verdun, Arnhem, Kleve, The Reichswald, The Ardennes, and many more locations from WW1 and WW2- just so that they could bear witness to how crazy, and destructive, humans really can be. However, my one regret is that I never had the opportunity to check out those places, and their ghosts with my late father. He died back in 1991.
But yes, I agree, we should all go to these places, especially with someone close to us. Whether we like it or not, wars certainly advance technology and invention in a way that the peacetime world never can. I guess we see the same ingenuity with the global Covid crisis, with the unprecedented creation of vaccines to fight the war on viruses.

As for the Churchill. Well, it once struck me as being a relic of WW1 design, and fairly ugly. But now, thanks to your detailed examination, and recreation of it, in 1/16 scale- I'm fairly smitten by it.
Those tracks are show-stoppingly attractive too, and look way better fully exposed. :thumbup: I also note that whilst most of the units involved were Canadian, their regimental names harked back to the Highlands of Scotland.
"Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please"- Mark Twain.
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Our Scottish Highlander has said it all, with no exaggeration. You have a book in this build, Louis. I wonder if Schiffer would be a publisher interested in doing a modeling book on your work, amazing in its research and modeling skill, a true masterpiece work of a Master Modeler!
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Well, thank you 43rdRecceReg and Herr Dr. Professor for your encouragements. I do realize this model was mostly a pile of plain plasticard sheets two months ago. Skills do improve with time and practice. I would not have been able to build it 3 years ago.

I am on the finishing line for this build. Not sure when my white lettering will make it to my postal box, still patiently awaiting. I absolutely need it to finish the model. There is always a certain thrill in completing a build.
RC 1/16 Churchill Mk III - Dieppe Raid 1942 - Build
RC 1/16 Churchill Mk III - Dieppe Raid 1942 - Build
In the meantime, i did photograph the tank for the purpose of identifying issues or areas for improvement. The weathering is my usual method of applying pigments strait on the model to achieve depth on low features, soft undulation and dirt on flat surface, highlight raised features but no mud. The pigment application is fragile at this time as it did not give the model its flat varnish, waiting for the lettering for that. I will take my time on this one, improve and correct some stuff here and there. I am also missing a few items, like the antennas. I also think i will kept the tracks as natural metal. I noticed that over time, exposed to humid air, they are slowly getting a tarnished and dull finish, they no longer have the bright shining silver finish they had when i took them out of the bag 2 months ago.

This is not a photoshoot of the finished model.
RC 1/16 Churchill Mk III - Dieppe Raid 1942 - Build
RC 1/16 Churchill Mk III - Dieppe Raid 1942 - Build
RC 1/16 Churchill Mk III - Dieppe Raid 1942 - Build
RC 1/16 Churchill Mk III - Dieppe Raid 1942 - Build
Here are some close ups of areas of interest.
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RC 1/16 Churchill Mk III - Dieppe Raid 1942 - Build
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RC 1/16 Churchill Mk III - Dieppe Raid 1942 - Build
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RC 1/16 Churchill Mk III - Dieppe Raid 1942 - Build
RC 1/16 Churchill Mk III - Dieppe Raid 1942 - Build
RC 1/16 Churchill Mk III - Dieppe Raid 1942 - Build
RC 1/16 Churchill Mk III - Dieppe Raid 1942 - Build
Regards, Louis
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A thing of beauty :clap:
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Thank you General Jumbo

And here we have the Churchill Mk III with complete deep wading equipment as option to put on or remove. The tank color looks lighter in the late afternoon sun than in reality. Its pretty much the vision i had for it. I am happy with the results.
RC 1/16 Churchill Mk III - Dieppe Raid 1942 - Build
RC 1/16 Churchill Mk III - Dieppe Raid 1942 - Build
RC 1/16 Churchill Mk III - Dieppe Raid 1942 - Build
RC 1/16 Churchill Mk III - Dieppe Raid 1942 - Build
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RC 1/16 Churchill Mk III - Dieppe Raid 1942 - Build
RC 1/16 Churchill Mk III - Dieppe Raid 1942 - Build
Tow cables were put on.
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RC 1/16 Churchill Mk III - Dieppe Raid 1942 - Build
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RC 1/16 Churchill Mk III - Dieppe Raid 1942 - Build
RC 1/16 Churchill Mk III - Dieppe Raid 1942 - Build
Next step, the figures.

Regards, Louis
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:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

Beautiful work Louis.

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Iconic
Perfect
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I can only echo what Barry and Herman have said; completely perfect, Louis. This is definitely your finest work, and the warm-toned afternoon sun really complements the colours beautifully.
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Re: RC 1/16 Churchill Mk III - Dieppe Raid 1942 - Build

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Now all you need to do is make some packaging, instructions and watch the orders come flying in!
Great job

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