Otter Armoured car model

Jordan Baker · #1 05-02-06, 04:54

Hi everyone.

I jsut thought that I would post some photos of one of the my other hobbies. I stated building models about 10 years ago and have been doing it since. I then got into collecting militaria and in the last few years Ive gotten into the real big stuff.

Anyway the model was started about 4 years ago. Its about 90% scratch built. The frame is from the old Italeri C15a kit. Wheels are home cast resin. I figure there is about 1500 parts in this model and I still have to build the seats. I also need to add the attachment points for the sand channels.

Now some questions. I assume the interior would be white. The inside of the doors would be the exterior colour. What about the front and rear hatches. Would they be white or the exterior colour?

Does anyone have some good clear pictures of Otters showing the paint schemes. I would like to paint in SCC2 with some black disruptive scheme on it. Or does anyone have any suggestions for something else.

Finaly is there anything thats missing. You don't have to be nice about it as I want to know.

Jordan Baker · #2 05-02-06, 04:56

I have built the side view mirros and their arm but have not attached them until after painting.

Jordan Baker · #3 05-02-06, 04:59

Not all of the tools are in place yet. And I will still be adding the rear attachment points later

Jordan Baker · #4 05-02-06, 05:08

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#5 05-02-06, 05:38

HEY JORDAN dosent THAT GREEN PUTTY get you high , I love it when I do my 1/16 scale tanks LOL NIceMOdel I see your up in your detailing. Cheers HOMIE

CHIMO BIG MIKE

James Gosling · #6 05-02-06, 19:03

Hi Jordan here are a couple of pictures.

James Gosling · #7 05-02-06, 19:08

Here's number 2!

James Gosling · #8 05-02-06, 19:14

Sorry I had trouble with the other one and couldn't shrink it enough. James

Jordan Baker · #9 06-02-06, 03:35

Thanks James for the pictures. They are great.

Mike just open a window.

Jordan Baker · #10 31-07-07, 22:44

After a few years (I think 5) I am finialy finished my scratchbuilt Otter LRC. I wanted to put it on a simple scenic base to better protect it. I tried to go for a costal area road inland from the beach. I was aiming for somewhere just inland from Juno Beach as that is where my great uncle landed on June 6th. The vehicle is marked for the 18th Field Coy, RCE

The cobble stone road is a resin copy of a Verlinden one. The sandy area was made with 2part plumbers putty. This was textured with an old toothbrush. Small stones and static grass were added. The long grass is by Woodland Scenics.

The fence post is from Tamiya with a bit of re-texturing. The mine sign came from a Hudson and Allan decal set. I applied the decal to a thick piece of foil. The barb wire is from Verlinden. The road and dirt colour was all handpainted. I did some washes with oil paint and then added some Mig pigments.

The two figures are from Ultracast. The standing up guy is unmodified. The sitting guy had his head replaced with one from Nemrod. I painted them with a mix of Tamiya, Humbrol and Model master paints. The div patches are ones I made myself out of clear decal film painted and cut to colour and size. The Engineer flashes were painted by hand. I used a piece of wire to sqiggle on the blue "text".

Any comments are much appreciated.
Jordan Baker

Alex van de Wetering · #11 31-07-07, 23:49

Jordan,

I just had a look at the pictures you posted on missing-lynx and posted my reaction there. Great work!

Alex