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bison126
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Correze, France
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Posted: Saturday, December 01, 2007 - 02:28 AM UTC
Hi all,
this is the Tamiya kit OOTB, I only added some glasses to the vision blocks.
Painted with Flat Earth and Field Grey then got some filters and washes with oils.
Some details are still missing weathering then I'll get it stained with mud and field effects.













Comments welcome
Olivier
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Posted: Saturday, December 01, 2007 - 01:08 PM UTC
Olivier

Great job on a classic kit Got a 1/35 Godzilla kit to go with it? Sorry,I just could not resist

The turret decals look like they went on real well How hard were the turret decals to sit properly?
bison126
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Posted: Saturday, December 01, 2007 - 11:24 PM UTC

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Olivier

Great job on a classic kit Got a 1/35 Godzilla kit to go with it? Sorry,I just could not resist

The turret decals look like they went on real well How hard were the turret decals to sit properly?



Hi,
thansk for the comment. No Godzilla in sight for me I just have its "son" the type 74 on the workbench.

Concerning the decals, it was quite a pain as the turret is really rounded. A lot of Micro Set , some tiny cutter blade cuttings made the trick.

Olivier
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Posted: Sunday, December 02, 2007 - 03:17 AM UTC
Nice build, Olivier. I don't see many Japanese vehicles built here on Armorama, and it provides a refreshing break from the more popular subjects.

GaryKato
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Joined: December 06, 2004
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Posted: Sunday, December 02, 2007 - 06:46 AM UTC
I have this kit in my stash though I plan on using whatever detail sets I can find. I have the Modelkasten track set since the original have no detail on the inside. Hopefully I can do as nice a job painting it as you have.
ti
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Dalarnas, Sweden
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Posted: Sunday, December 02, 2007 - 07:06 AM UTC
Awesome.
PantherF
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Indiana, United States
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Posted: Sunday, December 02, 2007 - 07:48 AM UTC
Really nice work Olivier. The camo colors go well together. I have one of these and the Type 74 too.

Just not enough time!


Jeff
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Posted: Sunday, December 02, 2007 - 01:36 PM UTC
Great job. it looks really nice.
SGTJKJ
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Kobenhavn, Denmark
Joined: July 20, 2006
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Posted: Sunday, December 02, 2007 - 11:49 PM UTC
Nice job on this one.

I think the "feel" of the armour is very well captured. Difficult to explain what I mean, but it looks like it would have the cold feel of steel if one attually touched it.

Thanks for sharing
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