England - West Midlands, United Kingdom
Joined: July 24, 2004
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Posted: Sunday, March 06, 2016 - 02:53 AM UTC
Ivan Jackson shares his photos of his converted Tamiya Chieftain to an OPFOR vehicle.
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Texas, United States
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Posted: Sunday, March 06, 2016 - 06:14 AM UTC
Very nicely done! What I find most appealing is the pattern and colors you chose for the camo. To me it does exactly what camo is supposed to do,, break up the shape & silhouette of the vehicle.
Even my pick-up is panzer grey.
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Posted: Sunday, March 06, 2016 - 06:21 AM UTC
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Philippines
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Posted: Sunday, March 06, 2016 - 07:57 AM UTC
Tamiya chietain while cheap,the detail is not very good.try takom instead
England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
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Posted: Sunday, March 06, 2016 - 10:07 PM UTC
Thanks for your comments guys.
not quite sure where you are coming from Richard the only Tamiya parts used were the hull and running gear.
Texas, United States
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Posted: Monday, March 14, 2016 - 03:15 AM UTC
Quoted Text
Tamiya chietain while cheap,the detail is not very good.try takom instead
And your point is?
I think its a good looking an well done model as so did the others. Plus how can you argue with a guy named Ivan

Texas, United States
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Posted: Monday, March 14, 2016 - 04:21 AM UTC
Looks good. I've got the same conversion but only dry fitted the parts