Tim S
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Post by Tim S on Dec 20, 2020 15:19:48 GMT
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Post by Paul B on Dec 20, 2020 16:13:55 GMT
Seasons greetings to you and yours too Tim  . You have done a good job of that Tamiya oldie fella, looking forward to to the colouring in stage  |
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Post by Snipersmudge on Dec 20, 2020 18:57:41 GMT
For years it was the only game in town and not a bad rendition too. Nice clean build Tim.
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Post by Ian H. on Dec 20, 2020 21:31:33 GMT
Fine looking Chieftain, Tim.
Regards,
Ian
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Post by tommygunn on Dec 21, 2020 7:42:33 GMT
Looks great. Merry Christmas to you and yours too.
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Post by Marco on Dec 21, 2020 14:40:37 GMT
Happy holidays! And great work on the Chief so far!
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Tim S
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Post by Tim S on Dec 23, 2020 7:41:11 GMT
Slapped some paint around on the commander and came up with this.    Not the best work in the world, but to the Mk.1 eyball not to bad. One thing I can't get used to is the size of hands at this scale. More like shovels!
Tim
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Post by tommygunn on Dec 23, 2020 8:18:35 GMT
His pose looks a bit of a disco diva. I wonder what he’s singing?
Hands, you need hands to hold someone you love,
You need hands...
Nice paint job though.
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Post by Paul B on Dec 23, 2020 8:51:37 GMT
So that figure can look good after all  . Well done Tim |
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Post by Marco on Dec 23, 2020 11:08:54 GMT
Me likes Tim!
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Post by Snipersmudge on Dec 23, 2020 16:43:47 GMT
Nice painting Tim.
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Post by Tim S on Dec 24, 2020 12:30:44 GMT
Thanks for the comments chaps. As the title suggests, all primed up and ready to let the colour fly. Will be attempting the dark green (XF-61) and flat green (XF-5) combination.  Hope to get the dark green on this afternoon, which will give it time to cure tomorrow as OC Home Front will not be a happy bunny if I mancave on C' Day. If I do maybe an update later. Tim
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Post by Paul B on Dec 24, 2020 14:28:59 GMT
Very nice primer covering Don't push your luck with OC Home Front.... you might end up with with giblets and turkey bones instead of a nice traditional dinner   |
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Post by Snipersmudge on Dec 24, 2020 14:32:40 GMT
Nice mate, for an old kit under some primer it looks damn good.
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Post by Tim S on Dec 24, 2020 15:20:18 GMT
Paul, More like a rib from the beef and that would make the eyes water me thinks. Pete, Have to agree with you. Mind you under dark green it's even better.     Time to get festive, more later. Tim
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Post by Paul B on Dec 24, 2020 15:33:04 GMT
That's nice |
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Post by Ian H. on Dec 26, 2020 18:10:00 GMT
That looks amazing, Tim!
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Post by Tim S on Dec 27, 2020 14:55:16 GMT
Started to look at getting the second colour on and realised I had got things wrong. Base should have been XF-5 Flat Green with Dark Green as camo. As the options provide for a Chieftain in Dark Green only, I decided to go with that. Gloss coat on, then decals and then another coat of gloss. Some detail painting started and so looks like this now.     Worked on the vision blocks. Painted each block light grey as a base, then applied Aqua Colour Clear blue and once dry used Mig Ammo Crystal Smoke to darken them up, but letting the blue come through. Pleased with the result.
Next up some Dark Brown wash (labled as "For Green Vehicles") and after that some rainmark streaking possibly. More soon. Tim
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Post by Paul B on Dec 27, 2020 16:11:34 GMT
To be honest I didn't even know there was a green on green camo for the Chieftain. Must be well before m day in the army, maybe Ceebee saw it though . Nice stickerage and the vision blocks look bloody good |
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Post by Snipersmudge on Dec 27, 2020 16:15:00 GMT
It does look very good Tim, like the vision blocks too.
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