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Hi, I had this model in my stash for more than one year, I finally decided to give it a go.

 

I'm building the cabin

the only modification I did so far is the two red buttons near the wheel as I have seen while looking for reference

 

 

 

 

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I bought this last year and was thinking about making a start soon!  I will be following with interest.  Love the progress thus far - very good indeed!

 

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hi, after a few days of getting used to mosquitoes and hot weather , I'm back on the modelling bench.

 

here's some updated photos

 

first step: base color is a mix of tamiya olive green and IJN gray, then some liquid mask

 

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second step: main color is tamiya olive green. I added some dark shadows with very thinned black , and to make the scratches less obvious I airbrushed over a very thin layer of Khaki+ olive green

 

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thank you for the encouraging comments I really appreciate !

 

after watching a few tutorials I started painting the first figure. I'm not expert on painting figures and though there's always space for improvement I'm quite happy on how this one turned out  .  base colors were tamiya airbrushed ( flat flesh, khaki for the vest, and olive green for pants).  details with vallejo colors. and a dark brown oil wash for the vest.

 

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as maybe you can see I added two brass tubes for the rigging. the nylon thread I had was two thin and I couldn't glue it on the holes

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3 hours ago, Sharpscale said:

Great paint job. The red bandana on the figure adds so much to the overall build.

 

Where did you pick the kit up from?

Thank you! 

I bought this kit in a model store near Verona, italy. By the way there's a version of this kit with more details on the engine. You can check on scalemates.com 

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1 hour ago, moondrome said:

Thank you! 

I bought this kit in a model store near Verona, italy. By the way there's a version of this kit with more details on the engine. You can check on scalemates.com 

Thanks have just found it on scalemates! Holds up really well for a 1991 release

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