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Post by Snipersmudge on Oct 26, 2017 18:44:55 GMT
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Post by Boots on Oct 26, 2017 18:48:31 GMT
That is one heckuva huge beast indeed.............superb work mucker 
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Post by jkb on Oct 26, 2017 18:49:54 GMT
Well that thing is huge for sure. It dwarfs the Chally even half built..... You've done an excellent job so far, as always Pete. Will be waiting for the next update! 
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Post by CeeBee on Oct 26, 2017 19:10:09 GMT
I started this'n a while back...came to a screeching halt when had to paint the drivers cab white,before I could go any further!
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Post by Paul B on Oct 26, 2017 19:11:44 GMT
Good lord, that is big  . Looking very nice Pete, the little white stuff additions are a great improvement too  . Patiently waiting for more sir  .
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Post by JEFF on Oct 26, 2017 20:46:19 GMT
Wow, that is a Monster but in a good way.  Which kit is it, Pete?
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Post by Snipersmudge on Oct 27, 2017 6:49:37 GMT
It's a Takom one Jeff 
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Post by Armorguy on Oct 27, 2017 8:42:33 GMT
Supherb additions to an already great looking kit brothaP ! 
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Post by NEMO on Oct 28, 2017 20:14:34 GMT
That has got to be one of the COOLEST pieces of artillery EVVA!!! Nice additions Pete 
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Post by Robbo on Oct 28, 2017 21:36:26 GMT
What a vehicle and your making a great job of building it
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Post by Snipersmudge on Oct 29, 2017 13:04:22 GMT
I've finally finished the laborious task of painting the camouflage on the model. I first thought of spraying & masking but in the end decided to hand paint the camo as the thought of all that masking sent shivers down my spine! Mind you painting the pattern by hand was equally time consuming and it was not helped by takom's poor painting guide. Firstly it's tiny and very difficult to work out the placement of the different colours and secondly the pattern just does not look right. So using a mixture of my reference pictures and the guide I managed to sort out a decent pattern. I used vallejo 70837 US field drab for the brown & 70889 US olive drab for the green. I've seen the brown on the real thing very reddish brown and also very light brown so went for the lighter shade. The turret stowage box was sprayed a reddish brown and the lower portion of the barrel was sprayed german grey. This is a feature very apparent in all the pictures I've seen and I suspect it's to do with the barrel recoil on firing. The models also had a coat of gloss ready for further detail painting. It's a big bugger to paint so I took my time and painted the pattern in bite sized sittings.    
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Post by Boots on Oct 29, 2017 13:09:58 GMT
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Post by Paul B on Oct 29, 2017 13:17:10 GMT
Good Lord  , now that really does look the whales wangers  . Excellent hand-colourificationing indeed Pete
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Post by JEFF on Oct 29, 2017 13:31:32 GMT
Holy Crap. That's awesome. 
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Post by Snipersmudge on Oct 29, 2017 14:04:09 GMT
cheers guys, it will darken down during the weathering stages and I've added no colour lightening on the camo colours, rather I'm relying on the weathering to add different tones to the camo.
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Post by Robbo on Oct 29, 2017 14:05:17 GMT
10/10 mush
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Post by Armorguy on Oct 29, 2017 15:36:29 GMT
11/10 if you ask me.
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Post by jkb on Oct 29, 2017 17:25:07 GMT
Top job! Looks ferkin beautiful. 
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Post by NEMO on Oct 29, 2017 20:02:30 GMT
Awesome job Pete and I love the fact that you've shown that just as stunning a finish can be achieved with a brush as with an AB, this is gonna look so good when weathered and worn, SA doesn't seem to rank the hose down as essential a part of maintenance as others!
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Post by Mence on Oct 30, 2017 12:38:33 GMT
Eye wateringly impressive, stunning.
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