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Double Trouble

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The main kit of my diorama is Tamiya 35246 German 18 T Heavy Half-Track Famo and Tank Transporter Sd.Ah.116,which is an impressive kit with hundreds of parts, high quality molding, workable features, engine details and 12 figures. Other kits are Academy 1328 Panzer IV H, Tamiya 35184 German Machine Gun Crew and DML 6046 German Cavalry Division Florian Geyer.I also added a few DML figures from my scrap box.

I primed Famo in gray primer and painted in Tamiya acrylics. First I sprayed it in XF60 Dark Yellow and let it dry for one day. Then I made hard paper masks using old newspapers to paint the camouflage scheme.(can be seen as a photo) . I used XF64 Red Brown and XF61 Dark Green as camouflage colors. After the wash and drybrush steps,I sprayed it in Humbrol 29 Matt Dark Earth covering the windshield. The covers are made of tissue paper soaked in diluted PVA glue. I replaced them in suitable positions and tied with threads to the different parts of vehicles. I will not mention about the Panzer IV because it was an old painted kit on my shelf and I just weathered it before adding it on the transporter.

All figures are painted in enamels and weathered in oils. I painted some of the Famo figures in black uniforms as the tank crew. I painted the flesh tones darker to show the sunburnt effect.

  • dt11
  • dt10
  • dt12
  • dt13
  • dt07
  • dt08
  • dt03

About the Author

About Murat KORYAN (modelci2000)
FROM: ANKARA, TURKEY / TüRKçE