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HERMAN BIX wrote: ↑Sat Nov 29, 2025 3:42 am This will be a representation of the idea of Grad-in Action.............cheap & cheerful, rough, muddy, and some sort of extra armour !

The pic with the Shotgun wielding rider is current as at 6th November.

The one with the camo net on the bonnet & slogan loosely translates into : this Cutie is wounded not dead." Going by the roof damage its been into mischief !!

Tho mine has no damage(odd for me) the slogan still holds.............This cutie is wounded not dead................thats the spirit lads

Amazing the uses you can find for ice lolly sticks
looking really good mate

Herman!
Now that is the Stuff! What a great use of Popsicle Sticks! Micro drill a couple of holes at each joint and when you apply a wash during weathering, they will stand out like nails have been hammered in. I learned that trick doing the turret roof rack for the Jerry cans on the Desert PzKfw IV. This thing will really take the Toast once done! Following Along!
regards,
Painless

...not to mention all those yummy, cold Popsicles/Iced Lollies. I could do that even in winter.

Well folks, sorry to break the news, but those sticks are all new!..........no fun stuff on the end of any of them.
The windscreen timber got a wash of green while the pallet & door armour got a very light XF-52 Flat Earth wash thinned with water to add a light shade but not add colour to overpower the real wood.
The door armour has brass angle glued onto it like the picture & rust washed, then tied off using embroidery thread. That trick to use embroidery thread was a tip from in here years ago offered by one Mr Fynsdad.
The pallet is going to be a support for mesh or netting spaced drone armour, anything to put space above the target from where you sit while driving!
Not entirely sure what I going to use for that, buit I will work it out by mistake like I usually do
Its not attached yet pending that Eureka moment.

The woods looking great on it

I've said before...

I love your pallet work and have tried to copy it. Looks terrific!

Stormbringer wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 11:10 am The woods looking great on it

Thanks Mr Stormbringer, wood is better made of...well, wood I reckon !!

Ecam wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 4:05 pm I've said before...

I love your pallet work and have tried to copy it. Looks terrific!

Thanks Mr Ecam, if I cant make a good pallet, what good am I eh !!

The drone armour on the roof of the drivers cab took a different tack.
Rather than the pallet on the rack then mesh on that, I went with the mesh on the roof rack first, then the pallet.
Sits better and after a lot of looking, looks better too.
The pallet was tied onto the mesh with embroidery thread & the knots glued.
Then the lot was set in place on the roof rack ready to weather with the rest of the vehicle.

A bit of rusting paint with Tamy acrylic's and Mig Oilbrushlers & its on & looking ok.