Etienne Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 2 hours ago, Hamden said: Turret looks good to me as does the rest of the hull. One small thing to me the inside of the hatches look to clean and unmarked Roger Roger, you are completely right ... I didn't work to much on the hatches and I must admit I don't know what to do, do you have some ideas ? Francis, thanks for your comment E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etienne Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 (edited) Last flat coat then I installed the tracks ... to notice that I was a link too short on both sides, even though everything was OK without paint and so on Fortunately, I had spares already primed, painted and rusted ... so everything is now "on tracks" !! Cheers ... E Edited December 4, 2016 by Etienne 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 That is stunning a real show stopper! As regards the inside faces of the hatches the paint would be dull and scratched around the edges, the padding would also be dull and on a well used example probably shoe some damage such as small rips. This is just my view and it's your model so finish it how you want it to look. Roger Looking forward to seeing what's next now! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etienne Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 1 hour ago, Hamden said: That is stunning a real show stopper! As regards the inside faces of the hatches the paint would be dull and scratched around the edges, the padding would also be dull and on a well used example probably shoe some damage such as small rips. This is just my view and it's your model so finish it how you want it to look. Roger Looking forward to seeing what's next now! Thanks Roger for your comments and advice ... I am trying to find some good photos of modern tank's hatches to see what they look like E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widow 65 Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Great chieftain. Regarding the inside of the hatches, as already mentioned, "chips and rips". The locking handles were always red in colour too. Dont forget to remove the masking tape from the gunner's sight, he wont be able to engage any targets otherwise!!!!! Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carius Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Excellent job indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etienne Posted December 7, 2016 Author Share Posted December 7, 2016 Hello gents, thanks for your comments Widow, you are right ... I removed the tape on all the sights and periscopes, pictures to come. Cheers, E 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etienne Posted January 22, 2017 Author Share Posted January 22, 2017 Hello gents, I finally finished that model ... a little bit of dust and smoke pigments, now it's complete !! Cheers, E 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 That turned out very nicely looks every inch a Chieftain Well done Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Looks great. There does seem to be a dearth of figures from that era though. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Very nice beast!, i like a lot, without sideskirts, she change a lot the look... Cheers E. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etienne Posted January 23, 2017 Author Share Posted January 23, 2017 Thanks for your comments, gents I still have 2 other Chieftain in my stash ... just need some creative inspiration ! E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 That is really superb! Very impressive modelling! Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Cracking job Etienne. Great weathering and a really nice paint job - My favourite Chieftain colours. You've smashed it Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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