Stu Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Picked this up at OnTracks from a Dutch dealer who had stock of their kits. As a marque they seemed quite popular judging by the number left at the end of the day. Not sure whether these kits rate as mainstream, short run or something in between. It was complete with a small etch and turned barrel, the latter a first for me. Built pretty much OOB apart from replacing the solid moulded grabs with fine wire. Construction was quite straightforward apart from the tracks. The instructions show continuous single piece tracks, like Dragon DS ones but there were a couple of link and length sprues in the box. The tracks are therefore something of a bodge as the longest lengths appeared to be for a different kit, they were somewhat short for any logical fit. Anyhow done my best with my limited experience. As it's a what-if the finish is my interpretation of a late war scheme. Finished with Tamiya acrylics and AK washes. I did add a suitably focused commander to give a bit of scale. Enjoyed building it in spite of the tracks. A couple of phone camera pics, not sure it's coped well with the bright sunshine. Cheers Stu 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knjaz Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Nice weathering. I like it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 tasty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted April 25, 2017 Author Share Posted April 25, 2017 Hi, Thank you those who've taken the time to comment or hit like. Got a Dragon Tiger 1 to do, lots more bits but would imagine it's a good kit. One mildly curious thing. I've ended up with pots of both Gunze and Tamiya "dark yellow" and surprised how different they are. Any thoughts anyone? Cheers Stu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Hi Stu. That looks great! Very well done! I hadn't heard of Modelcollect until I picked up their T-64 Mod.1972 for the 70s Nato vs Warsaw Pact GB. I thought it was a really nicely detailed kit in 1/72 and it looks like your's was too. My T-64 kit was also supposed to have band tracks but came with link and length ones instead - mine seemed to be the correct ones for the kit though. Having seen your build of this kit I may try and get one of them. Well done again. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonofjim Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Nice , another superb paper panzer . very clean build ,I really like the camo and as spad said ..."Tasty" . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knjaz Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 About dark yellow - I have used to Mig paints, they are usually like should be. Tamiya and Gunze are great, but sometimes you must mix them. Ammo Mig are ready to use, but only on good primer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now