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Armor/AFV: Allied - WWII
Armor and ground forces of the Allied forces during World War II.
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Academy M7 Priest Desert
hackman
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Sweden
Joined: June 23, 2008
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Posted: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - 06:56 AM UTC
Hello. I wanted to make this Priest in the desert, but unfortunatly Academy made a mix of early,late. I removed the spare link holders in the front and put a wooden box instead and tried to cover up the missing grillfans on upper deck. I found my old Verlinden drytransfers for 8th armored division middle east 1942. I don't know if it's true that the Priest could be a mix of variants.Photobucket
hackman
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Posted: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - 06:57 AM UTC
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AlanL
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England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
Joined: August 12, 2005
KitMaker: 14,499 posts
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Posted: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - 08:00 AM UTC
Hi Jan,

Nice work on the kit, there is a fair bit to do to make the early version. Looks great in the pics.

Al
jowady
Joined: June 12, 2006
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Posted: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - 08:06 AM UTC
Very nice, the background is a little green for the western Desert though (LOL) I imagine that desert scenery is a might scarce up your way though.

John (deep in the American Desert Southwest)
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Virginia, United States
Joined: February 05, 2002
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Posted: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - 08:42 AM UTC
Jan-- like the work you did on the figures. The camo job is really cool.
DJ
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Maryland, United States
Joined: May 04, 2007
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Posted: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - 10:10 AM UTC
Nice looking Priest Jan, you did a good job with it. Thanks for sharing your photos!
Cheers -
Tim
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Massachusetts, United States
Joined: December 30, 2006
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Posted: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - 08:07 PM UTC
Your Priest looks great , love the picture looking downrange. Thanks for the pics Bob
guygantic
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Antwerpen, Belgium
Joined: August 19, 2006
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Posted: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - 11:38 PM UTC
A very good build indeed, and good camo too. But I have a question : did you add washes and pinwash to give your vehicle a well weathered look ? A pinwash would give it extra depth an make it even more beautiful.
For an overall wash you can brush on a very much thinned down burnt umber (oil paint), 95 % thinner, 5 % paint. A soft brush can do the trick. And a soft cloth can be used to remove the liquid in places. Not the whole tank, but area by area for good controll.
Pinwash : a bit thicker wash in fact, added by a fine, soft pointy brush, around nuts, bolts, in panel lines etc. It will find its way very easily.
Greetz G.
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