Stefan Halter shares a number of photographs of his Bronco A13 Mk II Cruiser Tank Mk IVA (Early/Late) Production.
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Bronco A13 Mk II CruiserPosted: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 - 01:19 AM UTC
iowabrit
Iowa, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 - 01:54 AM UTC
Very nicely done. Excellent weathering. When I built mine I gave up on the bronco tracks and used Crusader fruils
Posted: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 - 04:58 AM UTC
I really like this. Just the right amount of weathering--very realistic!
Tiger_213
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Posted: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 - 10:15 AM UTC
Looks awesome. A less-than-obvious choice in WWII armor for sure.
doppelganger
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Posted: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 - 11:57 AM UTC
Nice!
Posted: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 - 11:59 AM UTC
Thanks for the kind comments guys and to Brian for geting it up!
This one was actually built in parallel to the Matilda.
Cheers!
Stefan
This one was actually built in parallel to the Matilda.
Cheers!
Stefan
Posted: Wednesday, November 26, 2014 - 04:54 AM UTC
Stefan, wonderful model. Of all the tank camo of the war, RTR's Caunter Scheme is my favorite. Great dust effect, too!
Szmann
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Posted: Wednesday, November 26, 2014 - 06:38 PM UTC
Neatly executed and realistic dust effect. Just loved it. Keep up the good work and thank you for sharing. Warm regards.
Posted: Thursday, November 27, 2014 - 01:40 PM UTC
Thanks for your kind comments guys.
Personally I liked the Matilda better (better Caunter scheme and weathering) but I think the storage (and possibly the figure which doesn't really belong there) take it down somewhat...
Cheers!
Stefan
Personally I liked the Matilda better (better Caunter scheme and weathering) but I think the storage (and possibly the figure which doesn't really belong there) take it down somewhat...
Cheers!
Stefan
Posted: Friday, December 05, 2014 - 06:23 PM UTC
Hi Stefan,
Excellent work, the A13 looks great. Thanks for sharing.
Al
Excellent work, the A13 looks great. Thanks for sharing.
Al
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Posted: Sunday, December 07, 2014 - 05:41 AM UTC
Hi Stefan, I really enjoy your Matilda & the Cruiser with the Caunter scheme! Beautifully executed. I am looking forward to giving this a try, What Tamiya colors did you use? Thanks in Advance! Best Regards! Bill
Posted: Wednesday, December 10, 2014 - 12:16 PM UTC
Alan, thanks for your kind words.
Bill, I first put on a primer coat / pre shading of XF-1 flat black. Then I sprayed on the dark green. According to Tamiya it is a 1:5 mix of XF-1 and XF-26 dark green. I didn't have XF-26 so I used XF-27 black green straight out of the bottle. Then I used the XF-23 light blue but put in some grey to tone it down. Some sources (in particular Zaloga) indicate that it was rather a grey tone than a blue. I decided to go in between and simply tone down the blue to make it more grey. Last color was the sand, for which I used my own mixture of XF-60 dark yellow and XF-59 desert Yellow (it's really a bottle of desert color that I mix into whatever hue I think is needed for the relevant project...).
That's it! With weathering and washes it will change the tones anyway so I don't really try to get the exact hue. Generally I go lighter so it won't get too dark after washes.
Cheers!
Stefan
Bill, I first put on a primer coat / pre shading of XF-1 flat black. Then I sprayed on the dark green. According to Tamiya it is a 1:5 mix of XF-1 and XF-26 dark green. I didn't have XF-26 so I used XF-27 black green straight out of the bottle. Then I used the XF-23 light blue but put in some grey to tone it down. Some sources (in particular Zaloga) indicate that it was rather a grey tone than a blue. I decided to go in between and simply tone down the blue to make it more grey. Last color was the sand, for which I used my own mixture of XF-60 dark yellow and XF-59 desert Yellow (it's really a bottle of desert color that I mix into whatever hue I think is needed for the relevant project...).
That's it! With weathering and washes it will change the tones anyway so I don't really try to get the exact hue. Generally I go lighter so it won't get too dark after washes.
Cheers!
Stefan