Bertie McBoatface Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 It's very tiny. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted December 1, 2022 Author Share Posted December 1, 2022 On 11/24/2022 at 11:19 AM, Bertie McBoatface said: It's very tiny. Well done. Cheers Bertie and yes it is but it's bigger than a Vickers Mk.VI though. Have been faffing about with the tiny DIY serial decal. As Pete @PeterB had suggested, I had bit of plasticard painted with the KG3 paint I used, scanned it, added the serial, blah-blah-blah and done a sample print. Although the serial was well defined, the background colour of KG3 was way off. I didn't know what went wrong and I don't know how to correct it, needs some investigation. But I have a fall-back position. Part of the DIY decal route was finding out how big the serials were and that is 3 1/2 inches. I have an Xtradecal sheet containing 4, 6, 8 &10 inch white letters and numbers, so you can guess what I used? Yes the 4" decals, size does matter but you're not going to see a scale 1/2" (0.16mm) here. I would've liked the spacing to be closer but I couldn't cut the decals out close enough. Decals have been sealed in, so I'll do a little weathering next. Stuart 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterB Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 (edited) Hi Stuart, Whilst I find my DIY paint chips can be helpful, by the time they have gone through a scanner and then back to my bog standard inkjet printer. some of them change quite a bit. I usually end up playing about with them in a paint prog until I get something fairly close, and then touch in round the outside. Whatever, the ex Modeldecal 4"RAF Post War white serials/letters sheets that Hannants sell are a good standby! Pete Edited December 1, 2022 by PeterB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Looking very nice - I do like small, armoured cars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 Is it finished yet... After sealing in the decals with a coat of varnish, a burnt umber oil was was applied and excess removed. A little dry-brushing and she was done. A suitable Milicast figure was painted with Vallejo paints and given a Nuln Oil wash. A little base was then done, the Guy mounted and a matt varnish applied. Job Done. Thanks for the help and comments. Stuart 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 That looks very good Stuart; tiny, but excellent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 Fabulous! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edjbartos Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 That looks very nice, the paint work is excellent, well done... Ed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 Superb little model and nicely presented. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 @Robert Stuart @CliffB @edjbartos @IanC Cheers guys, much appreciated. These1/72-1/76 things are small, so I don't understand why they take so long to build... Stuart 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Just had a look at this in the gallery and was most impressed. Very good work. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 A tiny gem! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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