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Armor/AFV: Axis - WWII
Armor and ground forces of the Axis forces during World War II.
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Flakpanzer "coelian"
dylans
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British Columbia, Canada
Joined: March 05, 2009
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Posted: Saturday, February 05, 2011 - 03:30 AM UTC
well its been over 5 years since i have built an armour kit of any kind. and thats the excuse I'm using for the lacklustre job i did on this one.
I used the DML "orange" boxing of the coelian kit, added some voyageur models barrels, and I replaced the Magic track individual links with the one piece DS rubber track.
the engine grills came from an old On the mark set i have had for many years.
Painted with Tamiya acrylics, weathered with a raw umber wash and light drybrushing

this was a quick build to try and get my modeling skills back up to the standard I was at a few years ago. I think I might have to do a few more quick builds before i can say i am satisfied.
critiques are always welcome good or bad.
Dylan











GeraldOwens
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Posted: Saturday, February 05, 2011 - 07:27 AM UTC

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well its been over 5 years since i have built an armour kit of any kind. and thats the excuse I'm using for the lacklustre job i did on this one.
I used the DML "orange" boxing of the coelian kit, added some voyageur models barrels, and I replaced the Magic track individual links with the one piece DS rubber track.
the engine grills came from an old On the mark set i have had for many years.
Painted with Tamiya acrylics, weathered with a raw umber wash and light drybrushing

this was a quick build to try and get my modeling skills back up to the standard I was at a few years ago. I think I might have to do a few more quick builds before i can say i am satisfied.
critiques are always welcome good or bad.
Dylan












Paint job looks good, but those "antigravity" tracks seriously need fixing. Dead track cannot hover in midair over the road wheels. Fortunately, Dragon DS styrene is glueable, so gently scrape away some paint from the mating surfaces, and just glue the top runs to the wheels from the second or third wheel on back. Alternatively, you can loop fine nylon thread through the links and around the road wheel axles and simply tie it down.
BrianBrown75
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Joined: December 28, 2010
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Posted: Saturday, February 05, 2011 - 07:37 AM UTC
that looks great!!
Plasticbattle
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Donegal, Ireland
Joined: May 14, 2002
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Posted: Saturday, February 05, 2011 - 09:06 AM UTC
As Gearld mentions the "antigravity" tracks would be the number one "need to fix" item. Number two would be to give it some life. It appears you gave it a good flat cote .... but all the bare metal is flat as well. A little dry brush with a gun metal and silver mix would give the tracks a lift. In fact Id give the whole tank a light misty spray with some oils! The thinner just needs to be dirty rather than thinned paint. Weathering again with some pastels will give a nice contrast.
Very nice build and camo job otherwise.
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