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Armor/AFV: Allied - WWII
Armor and ground forces of the Allied forces during World War II.
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coca's built - M38A1C 106mm Recoilless Rifle
coca
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Singapore / 新加坡
Joined: June 29, 2004
KitMaker: 196 posts
Armorama: 175 posts
Posted: Sunday, April 09, 2006 - 09:15 PM UTC
Greetings everyone, here is my another latest built to share with you all; a 1/35th scale Skybow US 1/4 ton 4x4 Army w/M40A1 106mm Recoilless Rifle, US Army 82nd Airborne. Thank you


























































Sticky
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Vermont, United States
Joined: September 14, 2004
KitMaker: 2,220 posts
Armorama: 1,707 posts
Posted: Sunday, April 09, 2006 - 09:17 PM UTC
coca, nice job! Did you gloss coat before you added the decals?
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North Dakota, United States
Joined: December 01, 2001
KitMaker: 1,796 posts
Armorama: 1,207 posts
Posted: Sunday, April 09, 2006 - 09:23 PM UTC
Nice! I really like the weathering.

Chuck
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Region de Valparaiso, Chile
Joined: July 28, 2005
KitMaker: 1,569 posts
Armorama: 1,385 posts
Posted: Sunday, April 09, 2006 - 09:23 PM UTC
Me like it! Specially like the paint job, subtle effect of the weathering, but effective and cool!. Maybe ayou can paint some smoke on the front of the gun, and will look even better (but thatīs just my taste)

Could you tell me what colours did you use for the front lights?

Congrats

Cheers
Erik67
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Buskerud, Norway
Joined: July 31, 2005
KitMaker: 1,871 posts
Armorama: 1,423 posts
Posted: Sunday, April 09, 2006 - 09:24 PM UTC
A very interesting kit, and excellent pictures. Are the headlights original or have you modified them. I have no experience with Skybow but from what I have heard they are supposed to be very good kits, or...?

Erik
coca
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Singapore / 新加坡
Joined: June 29, 2004
KitMaker: 196 posts
Armorama: 175 posts
Posted: Sunday, April 09, 2006 - 09:33 PM UTC
Thank you guys for the comments
sticky - yes I did gloss the surfaces before I apply the decals, but somehow the decals did not stick well, may be it's been keeping too long.

dexter059, I painted the front light in silver color first before install the cover.
Thanks
18Bravo
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Colorado, United States
Joined: January 20, 2005
KitMaker: 7,219 posts
Armorama: 6,097 posts
Posted: Sunday, April 09, 2006 - 10:52 PM UTC
That's a very nice build, especially the mud. It is a shame about the decals. Sometimes no matter what you do they won't cooperate.
I would only fix two small things:
Add a drop a CA into the sinkhole on the left fender light and repaint it, and scrape the mold line off of the handle on the dash, and inside te gun crutch. Even if you don't, it's still a good looking model.
Hwa-Rang
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Kobenhavn, Denmark
Joined: June 29, 2004
KitMaker: 6,760 posts
Armorama: 1,339 posts
Posted: Sunday, April 09, 2006 - 11:44 PM UTC
A beautiful model Coca. Very nice paintjob. The weathering looks great. Dirty without obscuring any details. I love the way you apply texture to parts of the model before painting it.
Petition2God
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Colorado, United States
Joined: February 06, 2002
KitMaker: 1,526 posts
Armorama: 1,294 posts
Posted: Monday, April 10, 2006 - 05:39 AM UTC
Beautiful build, Coca! Talking about realism! But why is this under Allied-WWII section? Shouldn't it be under Korean War or Vietnam section?
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