StephMarb Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Hi everyone, here's my build of the excellent Tamiya kit - this was also my first kit using a PE set and friul tracks. Its sprayed with Tamiya acrylics and weathered with a combination of oils and enamels. Eventually I'll get around to building a base for it, but for now let me know what you think! 49 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milan Mynar Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Very nice built, great paintwork. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef N. Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Very nice indeed. That camo is brilliant.👏👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carius Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Great paintjob Steph, a beautiful Chat B indeed. Cesar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephMarb Posted June 14, 2022 Author Share Posted June 14, 2022 Thanks everyone! The paint job was a pain to do but I'm really satisfied with how it turned out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sardaukar Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Nice job, Great job on that camo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vytautas Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Looks excellent, especially the muffler protections 👍 Vytautas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 Same as everyone else has said. You've done an excellent job on that cammo. Nice wrok. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 I love the French tanks, so unusual to Anglo eyes. You've done a good job of this one. Is that an Asterix reference on the turret? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephMarb Posted June 16, 2022 Author Share Posted June 16, 2022 @Bertie Psmith It is now! But I think it's in reference to the real guy sadly. Looking back on it this tank would have been a perfect Obelix - I might have to build up a collection of french tanks and name them all after the villagers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 5 hours ago, StephMarb said: @Bertie Psmith It is now! But I think it's in reference to the real guy sadly. Looking back on it this tank would have been a perfect Obelix - I might have to build up a collection of french tanks and name them all after the villagers Here's your Asterix! Just look at those huge forearms/idlers😆 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muchmirth Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Look brilliant!! Like the dusty look and the chains. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Hi StephMarb, A famous and iconic subject, but little seen. I really like their look, and the chain they used to wear on the back is "cool", so thick and heavy... I want to make one of these, but the Tamiya kit is too expensive in my opinion for the "extras" it offers, I have it in my sights, if one day I see it at a reasonable price. Cheers and TC Francis.👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephMarb Posted June 18, 2022 Author Share Posted June 18, 2022 13 hours ago, FrancisGL said: Hi StephMarb, A famous and iconic subject, but little seen. I really like their look, and the chain they used to wear on the back is "cool", so thick and heavy... I want to make one of these, but the Tamiya kit is too expensive in my opinion for the "extras" it offers, I have it in my sights, if one day I see it at a reasonable price. Cheers and TC Francis.👍 If you get the chance absolutely grab one, the kit almost snapped together. This is the non motorized kit which saved some cash and If I'm remembering right I got this one off of ebay. I've seen a few on there from time to time for a reasonable price, so fingers crossed one comes along and you're able to grab it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephMarb Posted June 18, 2022 Author Share Posted June 18, 2022 On 6/16/2022 at 3:37 PM, Bertie Psmith said: Here's your Asterix! Just look at those huge forearms/idlers😆 Absolutely! I really love how dalek-y it looks- I have plans on making a mountain climbing version of this tank at some point, I'll be sure to hide a little asterix somewhere 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nenad Ilijic Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Brilliant. You nailed the paint work! And the muffler covers turn out perfect. Nenad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreatLvlMidafternoon Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Well done! I’m slapping the meng toon Char B1 together and curious about what paints you used for that camo scheme? I was planning on the same pattern 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephMarb Posted June 23, 2022 Author Share Posted June 23, 2022 @ThreatLvlMidafternoon Thanks! For the base colors I just used what tamiya called for - so the sandy yellow is a 2:1 mix of XF-59 and XF-60, the green is XF-58, and the red/brown is XF-9, but I also added some different tones to make sure each color wasn't completely uniform. The dark grey outline was hand painted in with some sort of dark grey vallejo, I wish I could remember the exact paint, sorry about that. Good luck with the build! I'm curious to see how it turns out 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreatLvlMidafternoon Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 2 hours ago, StephMarb said: @ThreatLvlMidafternoon Thanks! For the base colors I just used what tamiya called for - so the sandy yellow is a 2:1 mix of XF-59 and XF-60, the green is XF-58, and the red/brown is XF-9, but I also added some different tones to make sure each color wasn't completely uniform. The dark grey outline was hand painted in with some sort of dark grey vallejo, I wish I could remember the exact paint, sorry about that. Good luck with the build! I'm curious to see how it turns out Awesome thanks for the info! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Lovely work. Nicely painted and effective, understated weathering. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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