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Valentine FINISHED
- Thread starter paddy
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JSteinman
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centaur567
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Looking good!! Gary S. XLV MMXX
Skinny_Mike
Well-known member
Looks good paddy. Certainly seems like the Tamiya kit is a bit easier then the Miniart version I am building.
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paddy
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Thanks guys
I have all the base colours on now, time to experiment with weathering. Remember this build is just an experiment of ideas and to see what works and what doesnt. Believe it of not along the way this whole kit had a coat of hairspray........that didn't work at all
i think i should have used a water based Acrylic for that and not Tamiya ?.
anyway i assembled the tracks on the wheels and left the last link out and that enabled me to get the tracks off to paint the base colours on and then refit them so thats something learned.
All my little bloke wanted for Christmas was a turret
I have all the base colours on now, time to experiment with weathering. Remember this build is just an experiment of ideas and to see what works and what doesnt. Believe it of not along the way this whole kit had a coat of hairspray........that didn't work at all
i think i should have used a water based Acrylic for that and not Tamiya ?. anyway i assembled the tracks on the wheels and left the last link out and that enabled me to get the tracks off to paint the base colours on and then refit them so thats something learned.
All my little bloke wanted for Christmas was a turret
Dang man that looks great! 
Heavens Eagle
Well-known member
It's looking real good Paddy!
SdAufKla
Active member
Nice! If you still have the tracks lose so they can be removed, you might consider adding some bare metal effects between the guide teeth (guide horns) and the inner surface where the road wheels roll inside the track. Those areas are constantly polished by the action of the road wheels, the return rollers, the idlers, and the drivers. Dry-brushed metallics or even a silver pencil will work.
FWIW, I generally start painting with the silver now, and then add strips of masking tape where the tires of the road wheels contact the inner track surfaces. I can usually get away after that with just some careful airbrushing of the rust colors. Peel off the tape and then maybe use some silver Rub-n-Buff (metallic colored Carnauba wax... AK now sells their own analog, but Rub-n-Buff has been around since the '70s, at least) and polish a bit with a Q-tip ("ear bud").
In any evert, you've "cracked the code" on how to paint and assemble the suspension. Most other tank models will go pretty much the same with minor variations for small differences in design and desired weathering effects.
FWIW, I generally start painting with the silver now, and then add strips of masking tape where the tires of the road wheels contact the inner track surfaces. I can usually get away after that with just some careful airbrushing of the rust colors. Peel off the tape and then maybe use some silver Rub-n-Buff (metallic colored Carnauba wax... AK now sells their own analog, but Rub-n-Buff has been around since the '70s, at least) and polish a bit with a Q-tip ("ear bud").
In any evert, you've "cracked the code" on how to paint and assemble the suspension. Most other tank models will go pretty much the same with minor variations for small differences in design and desired weathering effects.
Skinny_Mike
Well-known member
Really nice Paddy! What colors did you use for the paint?
I have seen Tamiya paints used with hairspray chipping so in theory it should work. I haven't tried it myself though.
I have seen Tamiya paints used with hairspray chipping so in theory it should work. I haven't tried it myself though.
Well let's see it! 
paddy
Well-known member
So this turned out to be a speed build 5 days all in but it stopped me working over Christmas and kept me sane.
I live on my own and covid restrictions over here mean we are not allowed out so getting into something over the holiday was important and this is the result. Sorry about the smudge on the lens at the base of the barrel and some other shots. Think of it as smoke
Thanks for looking in and many thanks for the advice and help with my first tank
Pro's ...........I like the MIG paints and weathering options, it would take quite a few builds to try them all and see what works best. The Tamiya kit is high std and quite a new mould.
Con's........I cant really do figures, these are better than my LRDG attempts that went in the bin but not a lot Nothing else, a really enjoyable build.
5 days all in but it stopped me working over Christmas and kept me sane.I live on my own and covid restrictions over here mean we are not allowed out so getting into something over the holiday was important and this is the result. Sorry about the smudge on the lens at the base of the barrel and some other shots. Think of it as smoke
Thanks for looking in and many thanks for the advice and help with my first tank
Pro's ...........I like the MIG paints and weathering options, it would take quite a few builds to try them all and see what works best. The Tamiya kit is high std and quite a new mould.
Con's........I cant really do figures, these are better than my LRDG attempts that went in the bin but not a lot
Nothing else, a really enjoyable build.
