Fernando N's Ace British Light Tank Mark.VI C

[scottie3158]

Fernando,

Great work the paint job is exceptional.

[Si Benson]

Very nice Fernando, I imagine getting the camo lines on was a headache!

[Mini Me]

Looks like it turned out great! Cheers, Rick H.

[Fernando N]

Evening all,

Steve, Greame, Paul, Si and Rick thanks guys for the great comments.:thumb2::thumb2:
Oh and Si the pattern was a headache indeed, it was easy to stray too much into one’s own pattern instead of the ref’s.

With the gloss dry I gave it a wash of AK 121 Brown to let the details pop out but not too much.

Then came a highly anticipated moment, fitting the tracks, will they fit and look good? (forgot to do so earlier):rolling:
The clean-up was very easy compared to the rest of the kit with little to no flash, only after welding them with a hot nail I found out they were way too long, cut out a couple of links on each side and glued them on.
Good thing they react well to CA.:smiling4:

A little layer of MIG Airfield dust pigment was applied to the tracks and a bit here and there on the top side, followed by a coat of VJ Matt varnish to seal it all in.
With the Matt dry a touch of gloss was painted on the lights again to regain the chrome look and this little tankette is finished (just in time):


I tried to keep the weathering light as in all the photo’s I saw on the net they were kept pretty clean.
More photo’s in the completed section.

Fernando

Ps. This GB was a great idea of Paul, had some good fun at building in the small scale again.:thumb2:

[Guest]

Fernando.
Appolgies, missed this completely, had a good read through, my word you've turned this into a little gem. It's so small when standing next to the Tamiya bottle, just don't know how you manage to work on it .
John .

[Steve Jones]

Well done Fernando. A real favourite of mine. I will pop over and see the finished photos. Great stuff :thumb2: