And a good layer of mud hides those pesky pin marks...that would never be see. 
Love it Ian! 
Love it Ian! 
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The latest Something I 've been doing.........5 x WW1 Armoured cars - progress 1st March 2026 - RR WEATHERING
- Thread starter Brokeneagle
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Brokeneagle
Master at Arms
Some more progress on the RR Armoured Car..................
The final touches on the weathering 'topside is continuing and I have started work on the wheels.
THE WHEELS!
Well, the wheels are not to my liking at all. I know some people have probably used them but I think they look a bit crappy and are not worth the effort it takes to get them right. I built one and that was enough - I will keep the rest of the tyres to use as spares.
I did some research and found that the RR Ar car could interchange/ replace wheels with the Lanchester, as they both ran tyres and rims from the same company. I decided to use the wheels from my CSM Lanchester kit on the customer RR and get a new set of CSM 3D Printed Lanchester ones for myself. I also got some Plus model RR Ar car wheels for my kit for a future WW1 desert version. This also allowed me to use the kit tyres
as spares which the desert vehicles carried a lot of.
Looking at more photos on the net, I realised that the RR combat photos show that the side lights in the kit have been taken -off in 9/10 shots. Great! Mine broke off at the start of the build so that suited me just fine.
I also scratched-up the spare wheel holder bars on the side (copying the CSM Lanchester ones) as Meng doesn't give you anything as an option if you don't attach a spare.
The bar and plate without an end is on the right side will be having a spare attached.
Finished model with base up soon.
The final touches on the weathering 'topside is continuing and I have started work on the wheels.
THE WHEELS!
Well, the wheels are not to my liking at all. I know some people have probably used them but I think they look a bit crappy and are not worth the effort it takes to get them right. I built one and that was enough - I will keep the rest of the tyres to use as spares.
I did some research and found that the RR Ar car could interchange/ replace wheels with the Lanchester, as they both ran tyres and rims from the same company. I decided to use the wheels from my CSM Lanchester kit on the customer RR and get a new set of CSM 3D Printed Lanchester ones for myself. I also got some Plus model RR Ar car wheels for my kit for a future WW1 desert version. This also allowed me to use the kit tyres
as spares which the desert vehicles carried a lot of.
Looking at more photos on the net, I realised that the RR combat photos show that the side lights in the kit have been taken -off in 9/10 shots. Great! Mine broke off at the start of the build so that suited me just fine.
I also scratched-up the spare wheel holder bars on the side (copying the CSM Lanchester ones) as Meng doesn't give you anything as an option if you don't attach a spare.
The bar and plate without an end is on the right side will be having a spare attached.
Finished model with base up soon.
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Happy little accident knocking the light off. Probably what happened to the real vehicles also.
Wheels looking good, glad you upgraded.
Wheels looking good, glad you upgraded.
Brokeneagle
Master at Arms
Accidents are always good.Happy little accident knocking the light off. Probably what happened to the real vehicles also.
Wheels looking good, glad you upgraded.
I accidently spilt my track wash on the front right side panel and thought it was a redo. Wiped as much as I could away, then went back over it with dry pigments while it was still damp and 'PRETSO', it looks better than before the spill (to me anyway).
Glad you like the wheels , the CSM kit wheels are very nice and have tyre valves that you attach seperately from the rims. I think they look very sharp for plastic injection spokes.
Brokeneagle
Master at Arms
More progress...............
weathering the RR, I said it was going to beat it up a bit and I wasn't kidding. Here are some stages of weathering etc.
nearly done without wheels and some of the gear......
Wheels on and some gear added.......I haven't done the weathering on the wheels yet as I will wait until the vehicle is on the base so I can blend the colors properly. The tyres and coat etc need some additional weathering as do some of the watermarks. Also front lights and mounts still need to be added - almost forgot about those
The base is still drying and waiting for paint and the vehicle to blend in.
weathering the RR, I said it was going to beat it up a bit and I wasn't kidding. Here are some stages of weathering etc.
nearly done without wheels and some of the gear......
Wheels on and some gear added.......I haven't done the weathering on the wheels yet as I will wait until the vehicle is on the base so I can blend the colors properly. The tyres and coat etc need some additional weathering as do some of the watermarks. Also front lights and mounts still need to be added - almost forgot about those
The base is still drying and waiting for paint and the vehicle to blend in.
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What a mess! 
Brokeneagle
Master at Arms
Thanks, Glad you like the mess mate!What a mess!
Heavens Eagle
Well-known member
JSteinman
Master at Arms
Dirty dirty dirty!More progress...............
weathering the RR, I said it was going to beat it up a bit and I wasn't kidding. Here are some stages of weathering etc.
nearly done without wheels and some of the gear......
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Wheels on and some gear added.......I haven't done the weathering on the wheels yet as I will wait until the vehicle is on the base so I can blend the colors properly. The tyres and coat etc need some additional weathering as do some of the watermarks. Also front lights and mounts still need to be added - almost forgot about those
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The base is still drying and waiting for paint and the vehicle to blend in.
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