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I don’t normally come over to this side of the house much but I do like the occasional AFV build, this marks a milestone in that it will be my first 1/35 AFV in around twenty five years. It will be largely OOB, but weathered a bit, no PE, no fiddling :) but I can’t stand the boring kit olive drab schemes, so either a Syrian  or Ethiopian camo I think. 
 

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First off a coat of desert yellow, the scheme I’m thinking of is desert yellow with green patches and black stripes.

 

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6 hours ago, Vaastav said:

 

If you don't mind, may I tag along? 

Also, since you don't like drab and boring schemes, might I suggest Indian? 

 

No problem. I’ll take a look at Indian.

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I'll follow along if you don't mind the T55 is one of the modern iconic tanks in which ever scheme you choose

 

    Stay safe            Roger

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Fitted the tracks and started on the upper hull.

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Side by side with my T34, you can see the family resemblance. I’m planning for the T55 to be a lot less lived in than the T34.
 

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Markings, cleaned up the overspray on the road wheels, then some restrained chipping and some AK grime. I may try to add a little more streaking and rust then pigments for dust. I’m going for a fairly clean overall look.

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A little rust added, them some grime followed by crushed chalk pastels painted on as a slurry. Might take a bit if the dust off but overall pleased with the look and just a varnish coat away from finished.

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