Range Target Rescue .... MK IV Churchill

[Modelprofessor]

Since there was much discussion about Churchills recently I decided to share my range target rescue . This began life as a AFV Club MK IV avre kit . I added multiple scratch bulkhead to the interior as well as scratch items to the exterior. The fenders are made from aluminum to give that properly thin look.

 

[Jakko]

Nice Not seen too many of those, and it's well done.

 

[Modelprofessor]

Nice Not seen too many of those, and it's well done.

Thank you my friend . It was so much fun and very much out of the normal

 

[Jakko]

Long ago, I started building a YPR 765 to be much like this, as a range target that has seen better days. Never got that finished, though, unlike your Churchill

 

[Modelprofessor]

Long ago, I started building a YPR 765 to be much like this, as a range target that has seen better days. Never got that finished, though, unlike your Churchill

It's never too late to pull it off the shelf and finish it

 

[Jakko]

That's just what I would do if I didn't have a ton of other models I'd rather build

 

[Modelprofessor]

That's just what I would do if I didn't have a ton of other models I'd rather build

I'm the same way , I like to work on several at a time .

 

[kevin]

I like the whole diorama, especially the paint and weathering of the vehicle, very convincing. Well done.

 

[Modelprofessor]

I like the whole diorama, especially the paint and weathering of the vehicle, very convincing. Well done.

Thank you . It's something I always wanted to do

 

[BarleyBop]

You guys gotta slow down! I don't know which way to look, and I'm starting to doubt I'll ever catch up! No worries though, "surround yourself with excellent people my mom would say, and some of it is bound to rub off!"

 

[Modelprofessor]

You guys gotta slow down! I don't know which way to look, and I'm starting to doubt I'll ever catch up! No worries though, "surround yourself with excellent people my mom would say, and some of it is bound to rub off!"

That is good advice . Most people never understand that

 

[BarleyBop]

That is good advice . Most people never understand that

Yup, unfortunately we are programmed from a young age to avoid putting it out there unless we are phenoms!
There are legions of 'closet guitarists' who will never get the encouragement and experience that could bring them to the next level... self-defeating, really.

 

[OldManModeler]

As a scale model building hack, and not an artist by any stretch; I appreciate those who are an artist in this hobby. I've seen so much incredible work on this forum that I am in awe. I would like to name the members that blow me away with their modeling artwork, but I would miss a few. So I will leave it at: You artists know who you are and please keep sharing your work. You inspire hobbyists like me and others to do better.

You're not just gluing kits together and painting them to match history. That's what I try to do. But you are true artists with a internally defined goal. And that is your art. You take it the level of a science in your personally decided depth, and it's almost to a point of extremism.

In this case, your art is done for the artist. And possibly for us plastic scale model hobbyists and historians to appreciate. And this is a prime example of a work; Dedicated.

In a public forum, displayed, many would ask, "What the heck is that"? Your efforts would not be lost, but less appreciated.

Most non-hobbyist or non-WWII armor historian would not understand a 'Target Churchill' and the significance of your art.

You did it for yourself and to those who understand. Thank you.

And thank you for sharing this.

Be well. Model on.

Eric

 

[OldManModeler]

I don't see the 'Rescue', I only see the art. And the tragedy of the fact that history doesn't repeat and artifacts were and are destroyed.

My, what a sad but gratifying work of art, @Modelprofessor !

Like watching the death of an artifact.

I would have put a rat (rodent) or two in it, just to deepen the tragic impact. But you are the artist, I am the audience.