Hi gang,

Here is a couple of current progress shots of the Coyote. I'd like to thank Anthony Sewards for his assistance on the side with my questions as I learn more about the vehicle.




I still need to do the mirror mounts, attach the sight glass, some stowage, then on to weathering. Any tips on how best to do the weathering. I have some of the Doc O'Brian weathering powders which has a "gritty yellow" and "desert sand" shades.

regards,
Tony

Looking good!

Really like the pioneer tools, nice job.


cheers

Very nice build...and good colour.

You should consider some airbrushed weathering first on the lower hull and bring it upwards. Then use a pinwash to pick out all those great details. Then use the pigments for the overall dusting, blending, and heavier weathering. The pigment will be great for the heavy accumulations of dust around all the bolt heads and in between the armour panels.

Thanks for the weathering tips I have the buff to work the vehicle lower half and use pigments and wash up top. I'm still missing the mirror frames they'll go on later as I want to bring it to a contest this weekend...down here in the USA you don't see a Lav III or a Coyote too often so it'll be fun.






Comments/feedback welcome as always...regards,

I like the stowage bags you put on the right side of the hull.....looks very good.

noticed that you have the tent bag with the tripod bags, we usualy put the tent above the pioneer tools. actually on the vehicle its self it says tent just below the turret.

The tent is never useally stowed above the tool rack as there is a good chance that you can lose it, they were stowed inside the escape hatch were they were protected by the odd loss of ploughing through trees or sand walls...Noticed that by the Naptha can holder on the L/F the AFFES external fire extinguher pull cover is missing ?

Anthony

"Gone toe to toe with the Taliban, and won."

Thanks guys. I was originally planning to put a tent bag above that tools area, but didn't like what stowage I had and also found trying samples there it took away from the tools area. I put the other slim bag above the other two to fill up the area more...moving it now will be difficult. Missed the extinguisher cover so that fix will be easy to add... Any one make the small container in aftermarket ?

regards,
Tony

I still think it looks good regardless of the position. Is the stowage off the shelf stuff or did you make it yourself?

There are no 1/35 produced Naphtha cans...the closest you are going to get are the small water cans included in the MR Models Canadian M113 conversion kit.

They are all hybrids modified from other stowage I happened to have in kits. I'd then take parts looking close to what I needed cut what I needed then join them together adding some foil/strips/putty..... The photos online helped, but not necessarily like the real ones. I guess we need a good Coyote stowage set...covering tarps/backpacks/large rectangular bags/tripod bags...

regards,
Tony

I have modified a 48th scale jerry can years ago for my Leo C-1 and it comes close......

Cheers
Anthony

i dont know what you guys do over there but thats how we do it. but then again every vehicle has its own placement for everything.

Okay folks I gave it a whirl with Tamiya buff then pigments. Let me know what you think enough not enough...

Nice work! A figure or two, a desert backdrop... swear it's the real thing.

Very well done on your weathering. Good luck at your model show.

Hi folks,

Thanks for the compliments and guidance overall through this forum. I enjoy reading it all and the wealth of knowledge you all have. My entry at today's regional took 1st place in it's category "Closed Top AFV 1945 to present" and then was further recognized with one of the special theme awards for the modeler going above and beyond with level of detail (like a rivet counter award but in a nice way). I'm very pleased needless to say and have learned a lot with the build.

thanks
Tony

Nice to hear that your efforts were rewarded by others that recognized that effort.

... I'd hate to see your 'real' weathering!

Your Coyote looks fantastic! I really like your subtle yet extremely realistic weathering. Keep doing what you're doing because it's working!

Cheers - Dan

Thanks Dan As I was scratch building your walk around shots were most helpful. Reading Miloslav's build of the conversion also helped me correct a lot of the AEF issues. Anthony answering my questions on the side educated me on the fine points...Jason's suggested weathering approach worked very well. I used Tamiya Buff watered down for the base on the vehicle lower part and then use Doc O'Brian's Desert Yellow pigment mixed with a lot of water applied and adjusted until it looked right...nice thing about that you can fix a wash easily. The ground work is Carolina beach sand painted with the buff to align colours.

regards and thanks all,
Tony

Weathering looks great and congrats on your award.

Nice finish Tony and congratulations.