British Special Air Services Jeep

Tamiya’s SAS Jeep and Gecko Models British drivers (soon to join the SAS) for my Water Buffalo crossing of the Elbe.

I’ve managed to make a good start on the Tamiya SAS Jeep but won’t quite have it and the Buffalo finished for Sunday’s Yeovil Scale Model Show. 

There are slight changes I’m making to the desert raiding version that I built a few years ago and naturally the SAS troops will have to dress a little differently for the European campaign! 

I’ve loaded it with Jerrycans and ammunition boxes and had a go at adding some home made foil straps for that added detail. 

I then black primed and olive drab base coated it in my new goto SMS paints.  Next up, the fine detailing and SAS driver selection.

Crew and detailing hand painted with Vallejo acrylics ... but I'm not happy with the moulding of that camo net on the front bumper. I could make one from scratch which would be easy enough, but if I'm going to change it, let's try getting closer to the original with boxes. 

I found a couple of box pieces in my stash and using elastic thread as rope I don't think this looks too bad.

And for a comparison with the original photo I spoke of ....

The job is done ....