_GOTOBOTTOM
Armor/AFV: Modern Armor
Modern armor in general.
Hosted by Darren Baker
Tiger Models AMX-30 Brennus in progress
hugohuertas
Visit this Community
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Joined: January 26, 2007
KitMaker: 1,024 posts
Armorama: 1,013 posts
Posted: Saturday, January 30, 2016 - 10:41 PM UTC
Too lazy for a build log, and there's already one here in Armorama.

I'll just show you some pics of my model, from them you can get an idea about the quality of this kit.

It took me about 8 hours to reach this point, still a number of details and parts to be added.
I have to deal with the commander's cuppola MG yet, some sanding and putty is required...
I've also decided to leave the transparent and PE parts for the last.

Not a kit for beginners, but still an excellent one and a bliss to build. I have to say that very little putty is needed, and that the plastic reacts very well to Tamiya Extra Thin cement.

I did not decide yet if I'll go with the kit's tracks or some AM ones.

Pics taken with my cell phone, so the quality is not the best.
Any comments and critics will be welcome -if they are good, I mean... -















IMG_20160131_135225972 by hugohuertas, en Flickr








bison126
Visit this Community
Correze, France
Joined: June 10, 2004
KitMaker: 5,329 posts
Armorama: 5,204 posts
Posted: Saturday, January 30, 2016 - 10:50 PM UTC
Nice and quick build!
This one is on my wishlist as many others from the Tiger Model range.

Olivier
Hisham
Visit this Community
Al Qahirah, Egypt / لعربية
Joined: July 23, 2004
KitMaker: 6,856 posts
Armorama: 6,363 posts
Posted: Sunday, January 31, 2016 - 12:53 AM UTC
Very nice job, Hugo.. and very fast.. I could never finish all that in eight hours

It sure looks like a very nice kit when it's built up.. Maybe I should get one to round up my modern French collection

Hisham
hugohuertas
Visit this Community
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Joined: January 26, 2007
KitMaker: 1,024 posts
Armorama: 1,013 posts
Posted: Sunday, January 31, 2016 - 12:59 AM UTC
Thanks, gents!

Hisham, try to get one, you'll not be disappointed.
As any kit, it needs some sanding and "puttying" here and there, but the general fit is great. And the metal gun barrels are a great adfition.
I hope they will do a VAB at some point, and an AMX-10P!
HermannB
Visit this Community
Bayern, Germany
Joined: October 14, 2008
KitMaker: 4,099 posts
Armorama: 4,067 posts
Posted: Sunday, January 31, 2016 - 01:39 AM UTC
I agree Hugo, I finished my Brennus already, long time no see such an easy buidling kit. Tiger Model had an excellent start, instantly becoming the Tamiya from China. I keep my fingers crossed for a new VAB.
pilote14
Visit this Community
Pas-de-Calais, France
Joined: November 01, 2010
KitMaker: 459 posts
Armorama: 432 posts
Posted: Sunday, January 31, 2016 - 03:16 PM UTC
yes ! this first pics of building model !
I've my box but I just start tiger model VBL after the 10RCR...
see you soon for your paint job...
vab75007
Visit this Community
Paris, France
Joined: January 13, 2014
KitMaker: 93 posts
Armorama: 92 posts
Posted: Sunday, January 31, 2016 - 10:48 PM UTC
very nice kit

I have one Brennus waiting for me... but I will definitely follow your build.

congrats
arpikaszabo
Visit this Community
Praha, Czech Republic
Joined: February 13, 2006
KitMaker: 674 posts
Armorama: 637 posts
Posted: Sunday, January 31, 2016 - 10:59 PM UTC
Great job Hugo. It has taken me 8 hours just to clean up the suspension, I am so slow...
hugohuertas
Visit this Community
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Joined: January 26, 2007
KitMaker: 1,024 posts
Armorama: 1,013 posts
Posted: Sunday, January 31, 2016 - 11:47 PM UTC

Quoted Text

Great job Hugo. It has taken me 8 hours just to clean up the suspension, I am so slow...



Thanks!
Don't feel bad. After about 30 years building mostly 1/35 AFVs I did not learn that much but at least developed some rythm... lol

The main drawback is that my eyes are not so fine as they used to be, but nothing so bad that a good pair of glasses could not manage... -more or less-.

 _GOTOTOP