Grand finish Jakko!!! Looks fine from every angle and good to see you put the figure in the open hatch too!!! Now if you only had a tin of biscuits sitting on the hull beside him......
Prost
Allen
Prost
Allen
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Cracking work Jakko, you can even see his Tea or Coffee in the mug.Comment
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I think there are some in the Bronco British equipment set …
That was very easy with just some Army Painter Strong Tone (I think I used). The cup is far too shallow, though — I could have replaced it with one of the hollow-moulded ones that come with the AFV Club AVRE with SBG bridge, but by the time I noticed those, the figure was mostly painted and I didn’t want to risk it.
He’s drinking the tea cold. No boiling vessel in these tanks
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I’m sure the crewman in my model could have boiled the tea on the tank’s searchlight, or failing that, somewhere in the engine compartment. Nice bit of trivia: Australian Centurions in Vietnam had boot scrapers welded to the covers over the engine exhausts, so the crew could clean their boots before getting into the tank and so avoid as much mud inside as possible. These scrapers, though, were welded exactly far enough apart that a ration tin could be placed between them.Comment
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Nice work on a little known vehicle, I like the very subtle weathering, one could tell they are both leading a rather charmed life.
Jim.Comment
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I tried to keep it light, as this vehicle would not have seen that much use, so also not much churning through mud and all kinds of weather. I do think the overall shade of the paint job is a bit on the light side, but better luck next time
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