Tamiya 1/48 British 2 Ton 4x2 Ambulance

[lyle]

My "goldfish" brain said to me, "Hey, what say we start another one?" Some stuff on the Raiden and dozer are drying so, why not?



This is the new (I think) Tamiya 1/48 2 Ton 4x2 British Ambulance. Yes, 1/48. Small but manageable. Nice kit so far. Not a very high parts count, either.



Here is the chassis so far...

[kyledehart5]

Ah. Very cool. I shall follow along.

[jeaton01]

I gotta get one of these. I was dissappointed that Airfix did it in 1/35 and not 1/48 so i was glad to see Tamiya step up. Still need a 1/48 Dodge ambulance.

[lyle]

Jan 30, 2024 13:04:44 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Ah. Very cool. I shall follow along.

Thank you. Neat little subject.

[lyle]

Jan 30, 2024 13:07:09 GMT -5 jeaton01 said:

I gotta get one of these. I was dissappointed that Airfix did it in 1/35 and not 1/48 so i was glad to see Tamiya step up. Still need a 1/48 Dodge ambulance.

A very nice kit. The item number is 32605 - it was $23 at the LHS, so not too expensive, either. 

[dupes]

Jan 30, 2024 11:35:21 GMT -5 lyle said:

My "goldfish" brain said to me, "Hey, what say we start another one?" Some stuff on the Raiden and dozer are drying so, why not?

This sentence right here has gotten me into more trouble with my modeling than I care to admit!

[lyle]

Jan 31, 2024 10:58:24 GMT -5 dupes said:

Jan 30, 2024 11:35:21 GMT -5 lyle said:

My "goldfish" brain said to me, "Hey, what say we start another one?" Some stuff on the Raiden and dozer are drying so, why not?

This sentence right here has gotten me into more trouble with my modeling than I care to admit!

Yep. What could possibly go wrong?

[lyle]

me and the create post are going to have to have a talk. Just lost it and have to re-do it. Oh well. 

The chassis had a total of eight parts - right up my alley! 



The "box" has no detail, no doors that open...nothing to see here.



The fit of the panels is quite nice. Typical Tamiya...they just fit.

[tcoat]

Jan 31, 2024 11:02:19 GMT -5 lyle said:

Jan 31, 2024 10:58:24 GMT -5 dupes said:

This sentence right here has gotten me into more trouble with my modeling than I care to admit!

Yep. What could possibly go wrong?

AHHHH But when you come back and actually FINISH them ten years later you look like a hero!

[lyle]

Jan 31, 2024 11:11:39 GMT -5 tcoat said:

Jan 31, 2024 11:02:19 GMT -5 lyle said:

Yep. What could possibly go wrong?

AHHHH But when you come back and actually FINISH them ten years later you look like a hero!

Say what?!? Finish?

[tcoat]

Jan 31, 2024 12:16:09 GMT -5 lyle said:

Jan 31, 2024 11:11:39 GMT -5 tcoat said:

AHHHH But when you come back and actually FINISH them ten years later you look like a hero!

Say what?!? Finish?

Due to this forum I should have all my shelf queens completed in just another 3 years or so!

[dodgy]

Great looking build. I have the Gecko kit and a number of other early war Brit vehicles in both resin and styrene. Planning a Dunkirk diorama with abandoned vehicles by the roadside. Of course that will be when I've finished the 10 or so kits that I'm halfway through. As for shelf queens, I don't have any ....... Mine are more like ancient artifacts. 

[handiabled]

Just caught up with this Lyle, Bookmarked! Great looking progress and weathering so far

[lyle]

Jan 31, 2024 16:45:16 GMT -5 dodgy said:

Great looking build. I have the Gecko kit and a number of other early war Brit vehicles in both resin and styrene. Planning a Dunkirk diorama with abandoned vehicles by the roadside. Of course that will be when I've finished the 10 or so kits that I'm halfway through. As for shelf queens, I don't have any ....... Mine are more like ancient artifacts. 

I really admire you folks that do dioramas.  Why, oh why, do we start so many? I like. Your description of the shelf queens. 

[lyle]

Feb 1, 2024 7:46:47 GMT -5 handiabled said:

Just caught up with this Lyle, Bookmarked! Great looking progress and weathering so far

Thank you, Brent. This had/is a nice, fun little build. Enjoying it a lot.

[Tojo72]

Looks good Lyle,the wear and tear looks good

[lyle]

Feb 1, 2024 8:55:13 GMT -5 Tojo72 said:

Looks good Lyle,the wear and tear looks good

Thanks, Tony. Working on it. 

[lyle]

Some progress. . . and a question. (the only dumb question is the one you don't ask, right?)

How does one fade the paint as these would have been? Do you add a white or gray to the base color? Do you make a white/gray wash and over spray? 

[brandonk]

Man, that is looking sharp. I may have to look for one of these.

[lyle]

Feb 1, 2024 10:20:04 GMT -5 brandonk said:

Man, that is looking sharp. I may have to look for one of these.

Thank y ou, Brandon. It is an enjoyable kit to work on.

[lyle]

The size of this kit...

[stikpusher]

Looking better and better Lyle! I like the mud splash weathering that you're adding. Very nicely done!

[lyle]

Feb 1, 2024 13:47:23 GMT -5 stikpusher said:

Looking better and better Lyle! I like the mud splash weathering that you're adding. Very nicely done!

Thanks. Hope the wife doesn’t notice I used her toothbrush….

[kyledehart5]

Looking excellent!!

[stikpusher]

Feb 1, 2024 15:32:33 GMT -5 lyle said:

Feb 1, 2024 13:47:23 GMT -5 stikpusher said:

Looking better and better Lyle! I like the mud splash weathering that you're adding. Very nicely done!

Thanks. Hope the wife doesn’t notice I used her toothbrush….

[handiabled]

You are getting a nice rough road look to this Lyle!

[lyle]

Feb 1, 2024 22:48:57 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Looking excellent!!

Thank you.

[jmarc]

I'm here , I'm here ....GGGGGGGGGGreat start and looking forward to view the rest .. GO,GO,GOOOOOO

[lyle]

Thank you, Jamarcus!

[deafpanzer]

Looking real good!!! I enjoyed my first ever Tamiya 1/48 armor kit recently and I can see why many of modelers like those too.