Here's a project I've been working on since probably 2007/2008 when the Bronco's Comet was stil hot new kit. Then something went wrong, and I have almost completely stoped finishing kits of... Oh yeah, I finished studies in 2008, probably thats what happened?
Ok, so the kit was built with some goodies in the form of Legends resin detailing set, Lionmarc Besa turned barrels and Bronco's clickable plastick link by link tracks. It got paintedwith color modulation, decalled and I started some gentle weathering. Then I was coming back to it every couple of years I think, tried some new technique and stopped again after doing say, one fender or so...
Good thing plastic models dont have a shelf life stamped on them... or do they? Last year we moved and after unpacking and putting it on a new shelf it became obvious that Legends' resin turret roof sagged a little and shrunk a little bit too... go figure. I belive that the resin turret front with canvas cover was in better shape but I decided to remove these parts altogether and revert back to plastic original parts I had luckily stowed away.
This meant I had to sculpt my own canvas cover out of white fine millput and add some welds and details from evergreen: periscopes and loader's hatches padding. I also refitted commanders cupola to sit deeper in its collar as in the original. Couldn't find plastic commander's hatches so I've left the resin ones in place, hope they won't or didn't shrunk already.
After restoring the turret I decided to finish weathering the hull and suspesion. Effects on the hull are mostly oils, some humbrol dust. Hull sides and suspension have been treated with artist's store pigments and AK pigment fixer, then stained with oils.
Next I'll have to paint added turret parts and blend it with the rest, then weather the turret, plan is to finish it this time, till the end of the year.
Coments and criticism are most welcome
Cheers,
Greg
