Since this great grail is being reissued in 2010, I posted these wips, just to show how detailed and great this kit actually is.
Randy

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f253/buzzconroy/011.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f253/buzzconroy/012.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f253/buzzconroy/015.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f253/buzzconroy/raider001.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f253/buzzconroy/raider2001.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f253/buzzconroy/raider2003.jpg

Finished model





http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f253/buzzconroy/raid003.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f253/buzzconroy/raid007.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f253/buzzconroy/raid001.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f253/buzzconroy/raid002.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f253/buzzconroy/raid008.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f253/buzzconroy/raid006.jpg

Very nice work! It looks like a museum quality piece!

Marc :thumbsup:

WOW!!! Absolutely Stunning!!

Great work, Randy!!

- Denis

Wow is right! You did a fantastic job of building and painting that, Randy - It just makes me that much more excited that Moebius is reissuing this kit! :thumbsup:

Super job Randy , great work on a grail kit now we are all kids again !


Robert

That is a beautiful model. Thanks for posting, again. I never had that kit from Aurora, but will be buying the re-issue. Wondeful news!!

Hmm...

Do the figure in shades of gray and put it behind a 1/35 Stuart tank with a Confederate flag...

man thatr looks GREAT

Moebius could reissue this one with optional heads of famous civil war leaders such as General lee,etc.:rolleyes:

Thanks all very much, I do recommend this kit.

Randy

Phenomenal job on this model, Randy! Seeing your build is enough to convince me to buy the kit when it comes out.

Hmm...

Do the figure in shades of gray and put it behind a 1/35 Stuart tank with a Confederate flag...

I loved that comic

i always loved this kit - never had one but a friend did. Excellent work on yours!!
Steve

Hmm...

Do the figure in shades of gray and put it behind a 1/35 Stuart tank with a Confederate flag...

HAH! I thought I was the only one who remembered "The Haunted Tank"! Cool, Rattrap! :thumbsup:

When this Conf. Raider kit is reissued, there might be a lot of exasperated posts concerning the saddle, bridle and stirrups! What struck me about this kit is that it requires a lot of patience and repeat-efforts, and must have been difficult for kids back in the days it was around (1959).
It's best to assemble the Confederate first, in the body position you want him, not painted yet, then put him on the saddle, to see where his feet and left hand end up; then match the reins to his left hand before putting the stirrups onto his boots; then glue the reins and saddle/stirrups as sub-assemblies, preferably before painting so that you're glueing unpainted plastic and can get a good bond.
Then when everything has been painted and the figure is being sat on the horse, the boots fit into the stirrups nicely and the left hand meets the reins just right because the positions have been measured and glued at the beginning.

When this Conf. Raider kit is reissued, there might be a lot of exasperated posts concerning the saddle, bridle and stirrups! What struck me about this kit is that it requires a lot of patience and repeat-efforts, and must have been difficult for kids back in the days it was around (1959).
It's best to assemble the Confederate first, in the body position you want him, not painted yet, then put him on the saddle, to see where his feet and left hand end up; then match the reins to his left hand before putting the stirrups onto his boots; then glue the reins and saddle/stirrups as sub-assemblies, preferably before painting so that you're glueing unpainted plastic and can get a good bond.
Then when everything has been painted and the figure is being sat on the horse, the boots fit into the stirrups nicely and the left hand meets the reins just right because the positions have been measured and glued at the beginning.
Like I said in my earlier post, this model isnt for the faint of heart, took me about an hour to mount the figure correctly, but it can be done, as you can see in my pics.
The fit of the figure was tight, this model isnt for a kid, the warrior is an easier kit to assemble.
Randy

If you have built any other large resin or otherwise mounted figures they all are tricky.

Even Zorro was tricky to mount in saddle, oh well thats modelling lol, wouldnt be fun without those advil moments :)

Randy

HAH! I thought I was the only one who remembered "The Haunted Tank"! Cool, Rattrap! :thumbsup:

There was a new version of The Haunted Tank that featured an Abrams in Iraq recently.

Hmmm, I wonder what would work best to get a "ghostly" look to the figure when it gets re-released next year..

Another "Wow!" from this modeler.
The Headless Horseman was also a bit tricky to get into the saddle.

~RK~

Please include a "Bonne'Blue"

Excellent work (as always), Buzz. I appreciate your posting these pics.
I am looking forward to struggling with the figure and the saddle.

Beautiful job. The airbrushing on the horse is stunning. Looks fantastic!!!
You also did a superb job of hiding the seams.

Thanks for the kind words guys apprecaite it.
Randy

There was a new version of The Haunted Tank that featured an Abrams in Iraq recently.

Hmmm, I wonder what would work best to get a "ghostly" look to the figure when it gets re-released next year..

Wait for the Frightening Lightning issue...

actually that would be kinda cool... :hat:

Wow! Fantastic job! I'm in complete awe of your work:thumbsup::thumbsup: