Heres a Academy Stuart Honey I just finished building. The picture isn't the best since it looks like a deer caught in the headlights since I shouldn't have taken the photo inside.
I painted it O.D instead of the bluish-grey tint, since I have lazy tankers who didn't want to paint 2 colours over the factory finish (O.D-Tan to my knowledge was an ok scheme for these tanks). The markings were all made up, with it being "Clash" or C-Squadron. I'm thinking of adding it to a diorama but I'm not sure what exactly I want it doing. Possibly looking at a shot up Kubel.
I'll try to get a better photo up in the next couple days. Just curious if anyone had any constructive comments. Besides "Learn how to take a Bloody Picture!"
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Comments? (Stuart Honey)
thewrongguy
Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 03:13 PM UTC
thewrongguy
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Posted: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 03:20 PM UTC
http://groups.msn.com/armorama/thewrongguysvignettarama.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=3024
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Oberst
Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 03:22 PM UTC
Posted: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 03:25 PM UTC
Hopefully this works!
It is a lovely model. The picture doesnt seem to focus evenly over the whole tank. Pity!
mj
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Posted: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 03:40 PM UTC
WrongGuy, that is one great looking model. The construction and paint job look excellent to me. And, I love the idea of a shot up Kubel being in there. I think both Italeri and Tamiya have nice kits of them.
I noticed the plastic tarp/bed roll. I don't know if you've tried some of the methods mentioned here before, about using some tissue or cheese-cloth to manufacture a more "textural" model of that? I'm still trying to get them right myself, but I think something like that adds to the realism of a piece? All-in-all, though, I'd give my left...arm to build something that looks as good as your "Honey". Congrats.
Mike
I noticed the plastic tarp/bed roll. I don't know if you've tried some of the methods mentioned here before, about using some tissue or cheese-cloth to manufacture a more "textural" model of that? I'm still trying to get them right myself, but I think something like that adds to the realism of a piece? All-in-all, though, I'd give my left...arm to build something that looks as good as your "Honey". Congrats.
Mike
WeWillHold
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Posted: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 03:48 PM UTC
A job well done. The weathering looks good, as does the figure. A really good effort. Overall I'd say you did a "Honey" of a job on this kit. Congrats.