1:35 British Humber Mk IV accessories set

British Humber Mk IV - an accessory set in 1:35

This is a Black Dog accessory set for the British Humber Mk IV armored car in 1:35. It is not a vehicle kit but an accessory for a finished model. On reconnaissance vehicles that spent long days away from base, the loaded material was an inseparable part of how they looked.

The real subject

The Humber Armoured Car was a British four-wheeled armored car and one of the most numerous vehicles of its class in Allied service during the Second World War. The Mk IV version differed from the earlier marks mainly in its armament: it received an American-made 37 mm gun, which made it necessary to rework the turret and rearrange the crew positions. The vehicles served with reconnaissance regiments in North Africa, in Italy and in western Europe, where they were used for patrolling, for communications and for keeping contact between units. Their job was not to fight tanks but to find out in good time where the enemy was and to withdraw with that information.

How to make use of the set

Fit the accessories dry first and consider how much to put on the vehicle: less is usually more believable than an overloaded body. Paint them away from the model, keep the textile and leather surfaces flat and the metal ones slightly glossier. Toning into the folds and a fine picking out of the edges will give volume, and a final dusting with pigments pulls the model and the accessories together into one whole.

Who the set is for

• For modelers of British Second World War vehicles in 1:35
• For builders of dioramas from Africa, Italy and western Europe
• For those who want their reconnaissance vehicle loaded and lived in
• For more advanced modelers with experience in toning and pigments