Amazing results!





Jeff

Jumping in with an oldie - I will build straight OOB.

Some progress. Going together very quickly.

Primer on

Some paint and chipping

Looks good, Jon. The camouflage looks very convincing.

Looking forward to see more

Some progress on the Type 2 Ka-Mi

Looks good so far Chris.

I have the combat version yet to be finished and they're both neat little kits, huh.




Jeff

Some additional work done. The only sanding and filling needed was for the front boat section halves; will need to restore the weld marks on top.

Very fast build. One of Dragons better efforts.

looking really good!!!!!!

Some more progress.
Some mud texture from Tamiya Texture paints oversprayed with various dark mud effects from AK.
Next will be the washes and some more detailed painting.


The headlight is painted dark silver then filled with 'white' glue.

@ Chris Fish. A word of warning. I built the original (non float) version of this kit 2 years ago. I just discovered last week that the tracks have broken in several places and will need to be replaced. They were painted with acrylics so I'm not sure what the problem was.
Sadly I will have to withdraw from this campaign. Family illness and a trip to the UK have stopped me from having any time at the workbench.

Thanks for the heads up. I already found a crack in the track surface and they have not even been mounted yet. May need to look for after-market alternative.

Hope all turns out well for your family member and a safe trip.

Cyber-Hobby put out a set of Individual track links for this kit when it was released, kit 3888 if I got the number off my sign up pic right. I used those on my combat version and have the vinyl tracks left over if someone needs them.

Quick update on my Ka-Mi. All assembled and the primer coat applied. Ordered a set of Spade Ace tracks. Doing some research on some color options.









Spotted this one at a recent model show. Thought the color used was quite interesting.

Just started to build my entry, FineMolds Type 60 APC.

Waiting for the primer to dry on another project so I figured I'd crack open the box for this build.



Unfortunately, I have not been able to figure out how to come up with the markings I need so I have all but abandoned my original plan of painting this as an Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) vehicle. Probably just end up using the kit decals, although not an Iraq Assistance version. Still plenty of work do be done before I hit a decision point.

Have my main color applied and a coat of clear gloss for decal (not many markings to apply). Need to still paint the road wheels and add the tracks, clear parts, props etc.

Decided that we need some more modern subjects in here so I'm also working on these:





After a bit of work, I'm a few steps in on both. Lower hulls done.




The Type 87 AW can be positioned in two ways, and as such, there are two locating holes for the track tension arm. Either still leaves the other locating hole visible, so I filled it in.

It's been a while but I'm back with an update on my Trumpy Type82 Command vehicle. Some of this work was done a couple of months ago and I just haven't updated. I've had some issues with this kit and I've just had to stew over them a bit.

Work on the upper hull. Trumpy flashed over what I presume to be gun ports. You have to cut them out for the flaps to fit over them. If they had included an interior for the rear I could see this.
You also have to open up some holes. TRumpy did a decent job marking these. The problem I ran in to is the plastic. This is that older OD styrene. Normally I dislike it based on how it reacts with liquid cement. The problem here was its tendency to "flake" when cut and drilled in to. Fortunately, most of these are for pioneer tools so they should be covered or can be fixed.


Top side. Hatches. The fit of the top panels wasn't great, but were better than the hatches.


The 50cal and you can see I've started adding some of the grab handles. I left the gun shield off until after it is painted.


I decided early on to build this one buttoned up. The problem is that Trumpy wants this one built with the driver and co-driver flaps positioned up. I had to tweak them a little. Also, the flaps don't fit the windows...you don't notice it when they are up.
Added some more handles and detail bits.


I'd been putting off the PE for a bit. I broke down and knocked out the PE. It's actually not bad and I've done this twice before.
Again, more detail bits like handles and lights.


Rear view of PE. You can also see the flaked holes on the side.


Assembly done.



Ready for paint. I was favoring the medium gray/med green scheme they offer for the NBC version. I decided to keep it simple and go dark green/light earth, mainly to help mask the fit issues.
So Testers Dark Green and Light Earth. I masked using Scotch blue masking tape. I had put off painting for a bit because of the weather. It's been rather wet out and I tend to avoid painting when it's humid.


And this is why I don't paint when it's humid. The Light Earth is a little glossy. My other issue is the color. I'm colorblind so it might not be as bad as it looks to me. To me, it doesn't look right.


I'll probably sit on this for a few days before continuing work. I really don't want to repaint this one. Between re-prepping, masking, etc. something will get broken and/or lost. I think I can fix and tone down the light earth in weathering.