Andy J Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 So I've completed my fourth armour build and although an old classic kit from Tamiya i thourghly enjoyed myself with this one. A kit i was given as a gift for Xmas i probably wouldn't have purchased this by choice, however for what it is i think it's great value for money 🙂. Thanks again to everyone who followed the wip and here's some pic's of the finished build Thanks for looking...now it's time to start work on the next one 😉👍 36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbow Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Very nicely finished, And !! Now Git Yo Tigger Crackin' !! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Callahan Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Despite of the old moulds , your Gepard looks amazing. But ist not state of the art anymore, since Meng and Takom have released their high quality kits, i have built both, the Tamiya one and the Takom one, and the Takom one is an evolution. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy J Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 4 minutes ago, Harry Callahan said: Despite of the old moulds , your Gepard looks amazing. But ist not state of the art anymore, since Meng and Takom have released their high quality kits, i have built both, the Tamiya one and the Takom one, and the Takom one is an evolution. Thanks for the comment much appreciated, and I agree that this kit is outdated now but I enjoyed it nevertheless and maybe in the future I'll tackle the newer kits of this subject 🙂👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy J Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 32 minutes ago, Longbow said: Very nicely finished, And !! Now Git Yo Tigger Crackin' !! It's off to Russian Armour for me now mate but I'm thinking of working on the Tiger at the same time 🙂👍 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper dog Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Said it before but you've done a grand job on the Gepard Andy, really like the weathering. Must say there's something to be said for just building a simple kit and enjoying the simplicity of it without faffing around with pe, resin and whatever else... Atb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy J Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 9 minutes ago, Jasper dog said: Said it before but you've done a grand job on the Gepard Andy, really like the weathering. Must say there's something to be said for just building a simple kit and enjoying the simplicity of it without faffing around with pe, resin and whatever else... Atb Thanks Darryl and I agree mate...this was a simple build a simple paint job and I thoroughly enjoyed myself 🙂👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Looks good Andy! I know nothing of these things so couldn't tell if it's a simple kit or not, however the end result is very nice to look at. And of course finished in double quick time as per usual 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef N. Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Turned out brilliantly Andy. Great work.👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy J Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 18 minutes ago, JeroenS said: Looks good Andy! I know nothing of these things so couldn't tell if it's a simple kit or not, however the end result is very nice to look at. And of course finished in double quick time as per usual 🙂 Thanks Jeroen hope you and the family are safe and well, this was a simple build and therefore a quick build but most of my stash won't be as quickly built but this build was very enjoyable indeed 🙂👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy J Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 22 minutes ago, Stef N. said: Turned out brilliantly Andy. Great work.👏 Thanks Stef I'm very pleased with the results 🙂👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Another stunner Andy, really tremendous paint and weathering - and it maybe an old kit, but in the right hands it makes up into a cracking model - as you show here! Top job!! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celt Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, keefr22 said: Another stunner Andy, really tremendous paint and weathering - and it maybe an old kit, but in the right hands it makes up into a cracking model - as you show here! Top job!! Keith Ditto Regards celt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy J Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 8 minutes ago, keefr22 said: Another stunner Andy, really tremendous paint and weathering - and it maybe an old kit, but in the right hands it makes up into a cracking model - as you show here! Top job!! Keith Thanks Keith much appreciated as always 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 You've really got a handle on this armour game Andy. That might be an old kit, but being Tamiya, it's probably still good, and you've done a great job on it. The matt, dusty finish really looked the business. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Great build Andy.😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo rsv Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Very nicely done Andy. I really like the way you have painted and weathered this one and the way you have photographed it shows that off perfectly. Straight forward builds are great to get the mojo back again. I did a similar thing with Tamiya's old Churchill which I now use as a bit of a test bed for weathering techniques. Wayne 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Excellent piece of work, looks great .Looking forward to seeing the next masterpiece, well done 👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy J Posted January 5, 2021 Author Share Posted January 5, 2021 4 hours ago, Bullbasket said: You've really got a handle on this armour game Andy. That might be an old kit, but being Tamiya, it's probably still good, and you've done a great job on it. The matt, dusty finish really looked the business. John. Thanks John, I'm happy with the results and would quite happily purchase Tamiya classic kits in the future 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy J Posted January 5, 2021 Author Share Posted January 5, 2021 2 hours ago, diablo rsv said: Very nicely done Andy. I really like the way you have painted and weathered this one and the way you have photographed it shows that off perfectly. Straight forward builds are great to get the mojo back again. I did a similar thing with Tamiya's old Churchill which I now use as a bit of a test bed for weathering techniques. Wayne Thanks Wayne and I agree these straight forward OOB builds are great for a mojo boost.....certainly worked for me 🙂👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy J Posted January 5, 2021 Author Share Posted January 5, 2021 36 minutes ago, Homer said: Excellent piece of work, looks great .Looking forward to seeing the next masterpiece, well done 👏 Thanks for the comment much appreciated though not quite a masterpiece I'm happy with the results 😀👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 That is a really nice looking Gepard! Cracking paintjob and weathering. I much prefer the earlier Bundeswehr Gelbolive to the current tricolour camouflage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy J Posted January 5, 2021 Author Share Posted January 5, 2021 1 minute ago, Rocky said: That is a really nice looking Gepard! Cracking paintjob and weathering. I much prefer the earlier Bundeswehr Gelbolive to the current tricolour camouflage. That's an interesting point my friend because when I started the kit I intended to go for the tricolour scheme. However im glad I chose the scheme above as everyone seems to paint there kits tricolour and there's nothing wrong with being different is there 🙂👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edjbartos Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Really nice clean build Andy, the finishing is really excellent.... Ed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy J Posted January 5, 2021 Author Share Posted January 5, 2021 8 minutes ago, edjbartos said: Really nice clean build Andy, the finishing is really excellent.... Ed Thanks Ed I appreciate your comment 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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