Buzby061 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Tamiya's lovely Valentine with some Value Gear stowage plus some from the spares box. The figure is Mini Art with a Hornet head as I made a bit of a town halls of the kit figures. My only gripe is with the choice of schemes, one rather uninspiring British scheme & two Russian, it should be the other way round. I weathered it with oils & Mig pigments which turned the vehicle darker after I sprayed the tank with Winsor & Newton fixative - D'oh!! The Tamiya Archer beckons. Any comments or criticisms welcome as always. Pete Thanks for looking. 18 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 That is very impressive! I do like the weathering and finish! The stowage looks great too. Superb work. Very well done. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Looks good! Mike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Nice job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairtrigger Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Cracking build... The figure really works. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanfrandragon Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Looks great, nice weathering, I like how the box is attached on the rear; the rope looks good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris B Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Nice build Pete. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 It might be an uninspiring scheme, but if the finish is done well, it can still look good, and you've done the finish really well. Nice one. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 great work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 Even though you mention that it has darkened you (it usually happens to me too) with the weathering, it looks very good. Cheers mate 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 Great job, I really like the Valentine, the last one I built was the old Maquette kit, should have waited for this one ! Cheers Dennis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted May 4, 2018 Author Share Posted May 4, 2018 2 hours ago, spitfire said: Great job, I really like the Valentine, the last one I built was the old Maquette kit, should have waited for this one ! Cheers Dennis Thanks Dennis. It goes together well, as you'd expect from Tamiya. Well engineered, not too complicated & has link & length tracks. I liked it so much I bought the Archer. Pete 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 Great job. Sure is a nice looking kit, nicely weathered and with a good choice of figure. I know what you mean about the Archer. Now that looks to be a cracking kit! When you say 'Winsor and Newton fixative' do you mean varnish? If they do make a 'fixative', use their varnish instead. Rearguards Badder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted May 5, 2018 Author Share Posted May 5, 2018 23 hours ago, Badder said: Great job. Sure is a nice looking kit, nicely weathered and with a good choice of figure. I know what you mean about the Archer. Now that looks to be a cracking kit! When you say 'Winsor and Newton fixative' do you mean varnish? If they do make a 'fixative', use their varnish instead. Rearguards Badder Hi Badder. The fixative is meant to be used to seal, say, pencil or charcoal drawings so I assumed it would work on Mig pigments. Looks like I was wrong - d'oh. Thanks for the tip. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Just now, Buzby061 said: Hi Badder. The fixative is meant to be used to seal, say, pencil or charcoal drawings so I assumed it would work on Mig pigments. Looks like I was wrong - d'oh. Thanks for the tip. Pete Hi Pete, I haven't seen the W&N Fixative, nor heard of it being used on models. Most people use a varnish and the W&N acrylic varnishes are very good, the matt especially. Don't give up on the fixative though. It may have its uses. Experimentation is the name of the game. I've seen fixatives used on charcoal drawings etc, but they've always been in a rattle can..... was the one you used in a can? Rearguards, Badder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted May 6, 2018 Author Share Posted May 6, 2018 17 hours ago, Badder said: Hi Pete, I haven't seen the W&N Fixative, nor heard of it being used on models. Most people use a varnish and the W&N acrylic varnishes are very good, the matt especially. Don't give up on the fixative though. It may have its uses. Experimentation is the name of the game. I've seen fixatives used on charcoal drawings etc, but they've always been in a rattle can..... was the one you used in a can? Rearguards, Badder Hi Badder, Yes, it was in a rattle can, the theory being that it would act as a sealant but not darken the finish. As Wily Coyote would say, back to the drawing board! Thanks, Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_t Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Nicely done. I like the figure, the MiniArt/Hornet combo is one I've used myself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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