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Tamiya Churchill

celt15

Joined: September 16, 2016
KitMaker: 95 posts
Armorama: 91 posts

Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2017 - 02:16 AM UTC


celt15

Joined: September 16, 2016
KitMaker: 95 posts
Armorama: 91 posts

Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2017 - 02:19 AM UTC


celt15

Joined: September 16, 2016
KitMaker: 95 posts
Armorama: 91 posts

Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2017 - 02:22 AM UTC


celt15

Joined: September 16, 2016
KitMaker: 95 posts
Armorama: 91 posts

Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2017 - 02:25 AM UTC
This was my first completed 1/35 scale tank,it was painted with acrylic paints slapped on by brush.Its not weathered because Mrs Celt likes them clean.


RobinNilsson


Joined: November 29, 2006
KitMaker: 6,693 posts
Armorama: 5,562 posts

Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2017 - 03:05 AM UTC
Congratulations to your firstborn tank 
Paintjob looks good, have you practiced a lot on aircraft first?
One minor comment though: one of the "flimsies" on the shelf at the left rear corner doesn't seem to be standing properly on the shelf.
It's an easy thing to miss when one is in the middle of the fun and joy of building. Taking photos of the ongoing work and checking those is often a useful tool/method to discover minor mistakes.
I personlly prefer "clean" builds but it has happened that I have "stretched" my preferences a bit and added a light wash to blend in the colours and take away the worst "fresh paint"-look
/ Robin

Paintjob looks good, have you practiced a lot on aircraft first?
One minor comment though: one of the "flimsies" on the shelf at the left rear corner doesn't seem to be standing properly on the shelf.
It's an easy thing to miss when one is in the middle of the fun and joy of building. Taking photos of the ongoing work and checking those is often a useful tool/method to discover minor mistakes.
I personlly prefer "clean" builds but it has happened that I have "stretched" my preferences a bit and added a light wash to blend in the colours and take away the worst "fresh paint"-look
/ Robin

celt15

Joined: September 16, 2016
KitMaker: 95 posts
Armorama: 91 posts

Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2017 - 03:54 AM UTC
Hi Robin,the reason the flimsy looks odd is because I dropped the tank just before I was about to take the photo.It is just put back without glue for the photo.As for weathering,I like it clean,although my 1/72 tanks are dirtied up.

celt15

Joined: September 16, 2016
KitMaker: 95 posts
Armorama: 91 posts

Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2017 - 03:57 AM UTC


Shellshock2

Joined: February 07, 2017
KitMaker: 11 posts
Armorama: 11 posts

Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2017 - 03:32 PM UTC
Well done.I like yours more than mine,I put on the front fenders.


Treadhead12

Joined: September 26, 2007
KitMaker: 162 posts
Armorama: 116 posts

Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2017 - 04:54 PM UTC
Kenneth, nice build. It looks mostly OOB, but it looks a couple of add-on pieces on the turret. Also one piece (the long tubular one), what is that? T'anks.

SKiernan

Joined: March 11, 2006
KitMaker: 87 posts
Armorama: 80 posts

Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2017 - 05:13 PM UTC
Ken
Nice work, the Tamiya Churchill maybe old but it fits together incredible well!
Steve
Nice work, the Tamiya Churchill maybe old but it fits together incredible well!
Steve

edklingon

Joined: October 11, 2010
KitMaker: 194 posts
Armorama: 173 posts

Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2017 - 05:24 PM UTC
One the best kits I ever build. Congrats for your model!

edklingon

Joined: October 11, 2010
KitMaker: 194 posts
Armorama: 173 posts

Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2017 - 05:32 PM UTC
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One the best kits I ever build. Congrats for your model!
If you accept some suggetion, aplly some metalic paint on the tracks. They are commonly polished by the attrition with the terrain.
Something like this:![]()

celt15

Joined: September 16, 2016
KitMaker: 95 posts
Armorama: 91 posts

Posted: Friday, April 21, 2017 - 01:07 AM UTC
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Kenneth, nice build. It looks mostly OOB, but it looks a couple of add-on pieces on the turret. Also one piece (the long tubular one), what is that? T'anks.
Its completely OOB,the pieces on the turret are all included in the box,I think that long piece is a map case?

celt15

Joined: September 16, 2016
KitMaker: 95 posts
Armorama: 91 posts

Posted: Friday, April 21, 2017 - 01:07 AM UTC
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Quoted TextOne the best kits I ever build. Congrats for your model!
If you accept some suggetion, aplly some metalic paint on the tracks. They are commonly polished by the attrition with the terrain.
Thanks,I will try it next time.
Something like this:![]()

celt15

Joined: September 16, 2016
KitMaker: 95 posts
Armorama: 91 posts

Posted: Friday, April 21, 2017 - 01:08 AM UTC
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One the best kits I ever build. Congrats for your model!
Thanks again.

celt15

Joined: September 16, 2016
KitMaker: 95 posts
Armorama: 91 posts

Posted: Friday, April 21, 2017 - 01:09 AM UTC
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Ken
Nice work, the Tamiya Churchill maybe old but it fits together incredible well!
Steve
Thank you very much.

celt15

Joined: September 16, 2016
KitMaker: 95 posts
Armorama: 91 posts

Posted: Friday, April 21, 2017 - 01:10 AM UTC
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Well done.I like yours more than mine,I put on the front fenders.![]()
Thanks.

PanzerKarl

Joined: April 20, 2004
KitMaker: 2,439 posts
Armorama: 1,980 posts

Posted: Friday, April 21, 2017 - 01:24 AM UTC
Winston would be proud
Well done

Well done


AFVFan

Joined: May 17, 2012
KitMaker: 1,980 posts
Armorama: 1,571 posts

Posted: Friday, April 21, 2017 - 03:05 AM UTC
Pretty clean build. I'm like Robin, though, I have to at least add a wash to help bring out the details. It's not so much about weathering as it is about adding dimension.
Now, solicited or not, my 2 cents. The periscopes glass should be painted a different color to indicate that they are indeed glass. Also, you might want to look into getting some thin wire or guitar string for your antennae. Just a thought.
Now, solicited or not, my 2 cents. The periscopes glass should be painted a different color to indicate that they are indeed glass. Also, you might want to look into getting some thin wire or guitar string for your antennae. Just a thought.


celt15

Joined: September 16, 2016
KitMaker: 95 posts
Armorama: 91 posts

Posted: Saturday, April 22, 2017 - 04:25 AM UTC
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Winston would be proud![]()
Well done![]()
Thank you kind sir.

celt15

Joined: September 16, 2016
KitMaker: 95 posts
Armorama: 91 posts

Posted: Saturday, April 22, 2017 - 04:30 AM UTC
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Pretty clean build. I'm like Robin, though, I have to at least add a wash to help bring out the details. It's not so much about weathering as it is about adding dimension.
Now, solicited or not, my 2 cents. The periscopes glass should be painted a different color to indicate that they are indeed glass. Also, you might want to look into getting some thin wire or guitar string for your antennae. Just a thought.![]()
I know what you mean,but I am not a modeller,more a kit basher.I build models to have fun,washes and guitar string for antennae,dont sound like fun.

Posted: Sunday, April 23, 2017 - 09:37 PM UTC
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I think that long piece is a map case?
It's a signal flag case.

Paul

celt15

Joined: September 16, 2016
KitMaker: 95 posts
Armorama: 91 posts

Posted: Monday, April 24, 2017 - 10:44 PM UTC
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Quoted TextI think that long piece is a map case?
It's a signal flag case.
Paul
That makes more sense.

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