Guess who got some bench time in last night?
Lucky me scored a Tasca M2 set in San Antonio last weekend, and all I can say is: Impressive!
It's on the mantlet, using the Academy mount, cleaned up a little and with an extra brace for the ammo can, as seen in the one good pic I have. I also went ahead and mounted the commander's MG, then shot primer. I got up earlier than usual this morning and got the first color coat on the hull and turret, Tamiya TS-46 Light Sand. The rest will have to wait until I get to the store for more paint.....
Anyway, da pics:

Above is Tasca's lovely Mr on it's mount. I should have been buying these things a long time ago, lovely little model all in itself.

^ View showing the remote firing levers I made up from scrap PE and plastic.
Below, turret in primer. I like how the texture differences came out.

Below, after I shot primer on the hull, I used a thick-ish black wash on the suspension springs and all intake and exhaust areas.

Two following pics are with color. Gotta love those Tamiya rattle cans.


Thanks for looking, as always.