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Armor/AFV: Braille Scale
1/72 and 1/76 Scale Armor and AFVs.
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Posted: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 - 10:04 AM UTC
Here's a few pics of my newly started build of a Challenger I from Revell.

Basic painting is done and now it's in the middle of the weathering process.

Also included are some pics of my finished M1A2 Abrams.

Hope you like them.

Best regards

Sven-Åke










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Posted: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 - 11:12 AM UTC
Looking good.

Both of them.

So what scale?
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Posted: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 - 04:54 PM UTC

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So what scale?


Thanks Jeff !!!!

I'm glad you like them both!!!

The scale is 1/72

Best regards

Sven-Åke
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Posted: Thursday, July 05, 2007 - 09:33 PM UTC
Yeah!
They're two of the best paint jobs I've ever seen in this scale!!
They seems in 1/35.....love them!!

Ciao
Gaetano
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Posted: Thursday, July 05, 2007 - 10:38 PM UTC
Sven,

That's your typical work, which is very good! Amazing for 1/72d scale!
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Posted: Thursday, July 05, 2007 - 11:00 PM UTC
Wow, thought that these were 1/35! Impressive! Like the subtle weathering a lot.
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Posted: Friday, July 06, 2007 - 04:00 AM UTC

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They're two of the best paint jobs I've ever seen in this scale!


Thank You Very Much Gaetano!!!

I think that the best comments I can get is when people say that
my builds looks like 1/35 scale.

I'm really happy that you like them, thank you!!!

Best Regards

Sven-Åke
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Posted: Friday, July 06, 2007 - 04:02 AM UTC

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That's your typical work, which is very good!


Thanks Thomas!!!

I'm glad you like them

Cheers

Sven-Åke
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Posted: Friday, July 06, 2007 - 04:05 AM UTC

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Like the subtle weathering a lot.


Thank You Ian!!!

I try to keep the weathering down to a minimum and not overdo it and
It feels like I've found a good weathering balance at least on these two.

Glad you like them!

Best regards

Sven-Åke
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Posted: Friday, July 06, 2007 - 03:07 PM UTC
[/quote]

Thanks Jeff !!!!

I'm glad you like them both!!!

The scale is 1/72

Best regards

Sven-Åke[/quote]

The close up photos of the detail of the M1A1 are amazing for 1/72 scale. They'd be very convincing in 1/35 but are truly detailed to the max for 1/72.
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Posted: Friday, July 06, 2007 - 10:07 PM UTC

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They'd be very convincing in 1/35 but are truly detailed to the max for 1/72.


Thanks Kent!!!

By being able to photograph the models I do it actually helps because
when I get the pictures up on the screen in a large size I can see the
mistakes easier and correct them. It's otherwise hard in this scale with
the naked eye.

Glad you like them!

Best regards

Sven-Åke
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Posted: Saturday, July 07, 2007 - 12:52 AM UTC
Hi Sven!

Beautiful paint job on both vehicles! I like all those shades.

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Posted: Saturday, July 07, 2007 - 01:16 AM UTC
outstanding work.
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Posted: Saturday, July 07, 2007 - 03:50 AM UTC

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Beautiful paint job on both vehicles! I like all those shades.


Thanks Peter!

I tried to make a few different shades so the vehicles would
be more alive and give the impression of being used in
different conditions, rain, dust and rain again and so on...

I'm really glad you like them!!!

Thanks!

Sven-Åke
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Posted: Saturday, July 07, 2007 - 03:51 AM UTC

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outstanding work


Thanks Robert!!!

Best regards

Sven-Åke
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Posted: Saturday, July 07, 2007 - 01:37 PM UTC
Nice! What kind of paint are you using for the Abrams chips?
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Posted: Saturday, July 07, 2007 - 07:38 PM UTC

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Nice! What kind of paint are you using for the Abrams chips?


Thanks Graeme!

I use dark green in some places and dark grey in other places.

Regards

Sven-Åke
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Posted: Saturday, July 07, 2007 - 07:47 PM UTC
The paint job looks awesome! Sensational detail for 1/72 scale.
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Posted: Saturday, July 07, 2007 - 08:19 PM UTC

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The paint job looks awesome! Sensational detail for 1/72 scale.


Thank You Very Much!!!

Cheers mate!

Sven-Åke
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Posted: Sunday, July 08, 2007 - 03:25 AM UTC

Hi Sven-Åke!

Amazing paint-job as always! Great weathering!

Amazing how good a "one-colour" vehicle can look after weathering!

Great,
Steen
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Posted: Sunday, July 08, 2007 - 05:47 AM UTC

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Amazing how good a "one-colour" vehicle can look after weathering!


Thanks Steen!!!

Nice to hear that you like them!

You're right about the fact that a one colored vehicle can become
quite boring sometimes unless you spice it up a bit with different
shades of the base color and adding some scratches and wear.

Best regards

Sven-Åke
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