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Armor/AFV: Axis - WWII
Armor and ground forces of the Axis forces during World War II.
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STILL Slaving over the Grille
steeldog51
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Posted: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 - 02:50 AM UTC
Hi all i finally got to do some painting of the grille/M
its a little darker to what i'm used to but it looks o.k. no tracks or ammo as of yet and still the crew to do andweather the gun breach etc...
hope you like !
USArmy2534
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Posted: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 - 03:13 AM UTC
Very cool weathering. The drybrushing, "dirt" and "grime" is great. Finish it off, its going well.

Jeff
steeldog51
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Posted: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 - 03:17 AM UTC
thanks Jeff just waiting on my fruil tracks to arrive before i can resume !
thebear
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Posted: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 - 05:01 AM UTC
Good job so far Kenaz...the camo looks very nice and the weathering is well on its way... Where'd the guy go that got his dirty feet all over your kit?? :-) You should make one look like he slipped a bit cause those vehicles really are slippery...I almost took a flip off a panther when trying to climb up the front once..so show some slipping . Great idea but you got to show us where he went or add a figure to the last two prints..lol.. Keep up the good work .

Rick
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Posted: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 - 05:11 AM UTC
I love the camo and washes on the tank so far. I have a couple of small nits.

The footprints on the front look pretty artificial - I'm just thinking of this from how the person got there. If they boosted themselves up, there should be an accumulation of mud in the front. If they continue to walk up the glacis with muddy boots, then I'd think that they're pretty slippery and that they'd brace each foot carefully, so you'd have the ball of one foot on the upper edge of the transmission cover, and not have the heel / ball straddle the lower edge as in the photo. Additional steps would also be braced instead of continuing in a straight line. Just my opinions (you get what you pay for) on "how they got there"

Mika
steeldog51
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Posted: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 - 05:57 AM UTC
thanks for the info chaps the footprints arnt staying though the buyer deosnt want them, i just did it for a giggle
:-) thanks for the comments everyone
Tapper
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Posted: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 - 06:07 AM UTC
Nice work!
Mech-Maniac
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Posted: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 - 08:24 AM UTC
looks good, the darker shade actually looks pretty cool. good job
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Posted: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 - 09:31 AM UTC
Holy Moly Batman..... that sure looks nice.
steeldog51
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Posted: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 - 09:48 AM UTC
thanks Dave and Shain for the kind words ! the darker scheme is growing on me

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