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[Guest]

Always best to assemble the whole thing before starting the painting IMHO - saves having the problems you're facing Jason.


Hopefully you'll sort it though

[Guest]

Always best to assemble the whole thing before starting the painting IMHO - saves having the problems you're facing Jason.
Hopefully you'll sort it though

From experience its best to do some painting before hand, at least interior or small parts in tight places, the camo could have been left until last, but meh :P


Its fixable... Ill get something up, hopefully not something like this.


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[takeslousyphotos]

That looks good to me Jason .......... I like it. As for leaving a couple of bits off that should have gone on before you buttoned it .............. We've all been there matey.

[Guest]

That looks good to me Jason .......... I like it. As for leaving a couple of bits off that should have gone on before you buttoned it .............. We've all been there matey.

Im always there, in fact, that's where i call home, however i wanna move! lol


Also it looks good in those pics compared to now, still working on it, its getting there but its still not right :\

[Guest]

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Sorry about the rubbish pictures, but until its finished this will need to do.


Hulls... i dunno, backs still all messed up, camo still doesn't look right at parts and the whole things just weird. For the turret i didn't bother marking out where the camo would go, quite frankly i couldn't be bothered, still got one bit of green to put on the right side, but waiting for the brown to dry before i go ahead with it. needs linked up to the hull better but its not bad.


Wheels are all done, just need to paint some small parts to match the camo then the wheels can go on!


Turret needs camo painted and repainted if need be. You can see how patchy that green is in the pics... Then ill install the MG at the left and the main gun, then weather the inside with loads of dirty marks and seal it and camo the bottom of the turret


Ill update youz again later tonight for extra laughs :P


Jason.

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[monica]

thats looking good so far Jason,


as for adding most bits ,I tend to add what real needs to be added,things like tools and ropes ,and the alikes i do leave off till last,


with your exhaust,you should be able to trim it back to fit in the hole,some times just sit and look and some think pops in your head around the problem

[Guest]

[uPDATE #2] Was going to get a pic or two up but it really just looks the same as it did earlier :P Wheels are all done, hull is basically done, just working on the turret but its slow going, camo needs time to dry then another bit of camo painted next to it which needs to dry and obv the paints useless so they need two coats so that's more time. Tomorrow i should have the turret finished and the wheels on.


Only thing left to do after all that is chipping and decals followed by weathering and washing. The tracks are still bare plastic... not sure what to do with them. My experience with working tracks is that they wont be working after painted. So im not going to risk painting these one... Would two dark washes followed by a rust wash then neutral wash work? 4 washes should have enough pigment to give a thin coat but leave it "mobile" right? Advice needed


Also if i brush pigments onto the model with turps, after brushing the dry pigment off would that be re-useable?

thats looking good so far Jason,
as for adding most bits ,I tend to add what real needs to be added,things like tools and ropes ,and the alikes i do leave off till last,


with your exhaust,you should be able to trim it back to fit in the hole,some times just sit and look and some think pops in your head around the problem

Already trimmed it to fit but it cant be glued in, just need to be careful i guess.


Thanks for all the nice comments. Once i take better pictures you will all be able to see how messed up it really is hahahaha.


Until tomorrow.


Jason.

[Guest]

Turrets painted, once the gun and mantle are finished and glued ill weather the inside of the turret then glue it and join whatever camo needs joined.


Jason.

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[grumpa]

Man, I like that model a lot! I'm a real fan of Jap armor, like the camo pattern also. Will have to look into more Jap stuff but the stash is so big can't see purchasing yet another kit, but Christmas is coming Am on board for this one................Jim

[Guest]

Nice camo painting mate

[Guest]

Cheers guys.


That's where im at the now, Ill need to leave it for 2/3 days to cure, after all it has like 40 coats of paint at parts :'(


Ill do the decals once its dry but then should i chip, apply a matt clear coat then weather or what order do those come in? clear coat after decals but before weathering would be my guess, give the dust/wash a nice matt surface instead of covering it under a varnish...


As stated above, tracks are still bare, They did seem too loose and saggy with 102 links, so i have taken them down to 101 links and that should give it sag but not overly loose. Still unsure how to paint them without making them stick together once the paints dry, or crack and show the plastic underneath if i try and move them after painting.


I have plenty of dark/black wash so that should be ok with two coats??


Enjoy the crude blurry picture and please point any crap parts out so i can fix them


Jason.


[EDIT] Seems like ill be out of action for a few days, got a very nasty flu/cough. Need to just eat soup and watch star trek the next generation until im better That's if i can even get out of bed. Slept all day today!

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[Guest]

[uPDATE!!!!]


Well i stopped coughing and dieing long enough to get this done. Still need to add rust to the hull and apply another coat of dark wash to the underside of the tracks and leave to cure, then i just need to weather the tracks, throw them at the tank and bust out the better camera :P


Please point out any flaws.


Cheers.


Jason.

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[grumpa]

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[Guest]

Looking good so far, but we'll defer judgment until your finished[ATTACH]129404[/ATTACH]

Nah nah, if you have something to say say it now while it still can be changed, your honor.

[grumpa]

No changes that I can see, so just continue on, we don't really judge here. Every one has their own style and favorite techniques, so we tend to stay off that slippery slope Judge meem was meant in jest I'm sure you know as there is no right or wrong way to build your model..............Jim