Tamiya Chieftain converted into a MK11

[Kallisti]

yayy he's back!!!

[Dads203]

Thank you guys and I do apologize for the delay,

Normal service to resume

First layer of my Nato Green mix going onto the skirts

And some work on the spare track links

Regards

Dan

[Hamden]

Nicw to see this back

The skirts look great

Roger

[Dads203]

Thanks Roger,

Black cam base coat is now done, a bit more work fading the green and black

and these are done for now, then onto the mud.

The green looks a little bright but is just my camera, it matches the tank well.

More to follow

Dan

[longshanks]

Looking good !

Kev

[Dads203]

Cheers Kev,

Test fitting of the RHS skirts, Mmmh I think I need to reduce the amount of

black on the first two panels, too me it doesn't look right, more green required I think. Too big an area of black !

Once I'm happy then I'll apply the filters to further blend it to the tank. excuse the blue tac holding the skirts on.

And the LHS skirts.

Enjoy

Dan

[Dads203]

And the left LHS, this looks better :-)

Cheers

Dan

[longshanks]

Cor your like a bus . . . .

Agree with you that there is toooo much black.

Are you going to leave the panel off on the LHS to show the muck build up?

Second thoughts perhaps your more like a Ferrari 0-multipule posts ;-)

Kev

[Dads203]

Cor your like a bus . . . .

Agree with you that there is toooo much black.

Are you going to leave the panel off on the LHS to show the muck build up?

Second thoughts perhaps your more like a Ferrari 0-multipule posts ;-)

Kev

Leaving one skirt off on the LHS Kev, as you said to show the track and mud :-)

Dan

[Hamden]

That looks the part, not far to go now!

Roger

[Dads203]

Thanks again Roger,

I've sorted the side skirt repaint, again held on with bluetac

looks a bit better, paint is still wet at the mo but once dry I'll break out the filters

and start weathering it up.

Cheers

Dan

[longshanks]

Much better buddy :-)

Kev

[Dads203]

Much better buddy :-)

Kev

Cheers Kev, I thought so too :-)

Dan

[C&WR]

Cracking stuff, Dan, really like it!

[Foghorn Leghorn]

Looking the bees knees..

[Mike]

It's going to be a little bobbie-dazzler once It's done Dan

[Dads203]

Thank you chaps, I'm away on business for a couple of weeks so progress is going to a but slow I'm afraid, currently sitting in a hotel

In North Yorkshire, if I get a chance I'll try and get some work done of the chiefy this weekend.

Regards

Dan

[Dads203]

My two weeks working away is now over, Telford is out of the way for another year

So no excuse not to carry on with the build.

Mud and more mud, used the Mig Mud and it's rather good.

This track needs a link dropping, way too much sag and would cause a track to be thrown if it was real. Ask me how I know !!

Cheers

Dan

[longshanks]

The stories of your demise were obviously exaggerated ;-)

Good to see you back in the real world lol

Kev (sat in lay by)

[Hamden]

Really great work, this is IMHO one of the best Chieftain models I've ever seen.

(No idea what you mean by excessive slack in the tracks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Roger

[Dads203]

Thanks Roger

Some pictures done in better light and with the mud dry, More work yet to come with some pigments

to give some depth and tone to mud but the basics are now done.

Enjoy

Dan

[longshanks]

Looking well 'claggy' mate

Kev

[C&WR]

Yep, that's a panzer as I remember them. Great stuff, Dan!

[Dads203]

First pass of pigments on the running gear, more yet to come to blend it all in before the side skirts

get fixed on.

More pictures later folks.

Dan

[Bangor Lad]

Apologies if I've missed it in an earlier post but what pigments are you using for the mud?

Cheers