wds
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This was my first kit by Dragon. I have only built Tamiya previously.
It was a straight forward out of the box build. I like the photo etch engine grills and the included 4-figure set. The tracks were a different matter though. Again, my first time with individual track links. What a pain in the brain. I assembled them in sections so that I could paint them off the vehicle. (I don’t know how you folks paint them on the vehicle). When I put a wash on them, they fell apart. This is not what I signed up for. I’m looking forward to assembling a recently purchased kit (Panther D #6299) with the “Magic” tracks.
The ambush paint scheme is a straight –up rip off of one done on a Tamiya Jagtiger by John Plzak in the May 09 issue of fine scale modeler magazine. I don’t know if it is historically accurate or not. I just thought it looked cool. I brushed the camo because I couldn’t get a soft edge out of my VL without it spitting unless I ran the paint so diluted that I would have to go over every edge five times (no good).
I have put some brown and black pin washes on the details, and have done a little dry brushing. It needs scratches and weathering and a host of other work, but I’m inexperienced at this. I think I will shelve this one for the time being and wrap it up when I feel more confident.
Please feel free to comment and make suggestions. Thanks for reading.
Bill
It was a straight forward out of the box build. I like the photo etch engine grills and the included 4-figure set. The tracks were a different matter though. Again, my first time with individual track links. What a pain in the brain. I assembled them in sections so that I could paint them off the vehicle. (I don’t know how you folks paint them on the vehicle). When I put a wash on them, they fell apart. This is not what I signed up for. I’m looking forward to assembling a recently purchased kit (Panther D #6299) with the “Magic” tracks.
The ambush paint scheme is a straight –up rip off of one done on a Tamiya Jagtiger by John Plzak in the May 09 issue of fine scale modeler magazine. I don’t know if it is historically accurate or not. I just thought it looked cool. I brushed the camo because I couldn’t get a soft edge out of my VL without it spitting unless I ran the paint so diluted that I would have to go over every edge five times (no good).
I have put some brown and black pin washes on the details, and have done a little dry brushing. It needs scratches and weathering and a host of other work, but I’m inexperienced at this. I think I will shelve this one for the time being and wrap it up when I feel more confident.
Please feel free to comment and make suggestions. Thanks for reading.
Bill
