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  • PaulTRose
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    • Jun 2013
    • 6563
    • Paul
    • Tattooine

    #1

    Panzer II, Afrika Korps

    so im a bit stuck with the M60 cos ive given it an oil wash, i always like to give it at least a week to dry off before doing anything else to it


    so thought id start something else to keep me occupied, was going to do a car but thought id do something else that fits in with the GB, and i can use the little dio base im going to build for the M60


    so heres an oldie.....according to Scalemates it originally came out in late '60s, got improved/repopped in 1971 which is the stamp that this carries in the hull, think its been in the catalogue ever since!! definatly gets tagged as a 'classic kit' i think


    obviously not up to modern standards detail wise but im still impressed with the moulding, no flash etc, proves that if you invest in the tooling and you look after it, it will last a long time


    plan is to do it as an Afrika Korps vehicle with the few figures that come with it, nothing special


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    ive done my usual trick of adding some mass to the hull and bonding in a nut so i canuse some threaded rod as a handle, the weight will make it sit on the tracks a bit better. i usually use some big nuts but the hull is so small ive used something else......12 gauge lead balls, left overs from back in the day when i used to cast lead bullets of various calibres and reload my own ammo


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  • Guest

    #2
    It is a nice little kit Paul & builds up well - just watch the tracks as mine were unwilling to go as I wished!


    Got there in the end though


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    • PaulTRose
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      • Jun 2013
      • 6563
      • Paul
      • Tattooine

      #3
      well that went together rather quickly!!


      6 hours after opening the box im at this point


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      • Guest

        #4
        This is a Tamiya classic!!


        I will be watching

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        • PaulTRose
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          • Jun 2013
          • 6563
          • Paul
          • Tattooine

          #5
          so sorting out the paint for the M60 was a pain.....doing it for a tiddler Panzer was easy.....its German so its RAL1027 lol lol


          i had a go at preshading again but i used a darker brown as its a darker yellow than the sand colour on the M60....not sure how well it went but its going to get a brownish oil wash soon so it will get blended/highlighted anyway


          its shiny cos its had a coat of Klear for the decals and to make it ready for the wash


          not impressed with Tamiya instructions for the decals, a little confusing since its all in Japanese lol.......so ive had to use a little artistic license lol


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          • Guest

            #6
            Originally posted by \
            It is a nice little kit Paul & builds up well - just watch the tracks as mine were unwilling to go as I wished!
            Got there in the end though


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            Top job, looks like a wee stunner mate. Nice one

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            • Guest

              #7
              Originally posted by \
              so sorting out the paint for the M60 was a pain.....doing it for a tiddler Panzer was easy.....its German so its RAL1027 lol lol
              i had a go at preshading again but i used a darker brown as its a darker yellow than the sand colour on the M60....not sure how well it went but its going to get a brownish oil wash soon so it will get blended/highlighted anyway


              its shiny cos its had a coat of Klear for the decals and to make it ready for the wash


              not impressed with Tamiya instructions for the decals, a little confusing since its all in Japanese lol.......so ive had to use a little artistic license lol


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              Coming along nicely, you are getting there despite the instructions. I'm sure the next stages will work well

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              • geegad
                • Mar 2010
                • 2329

                #8
                I think most modellers have built this kit in there time it's a classic and for its age a really good kit..like what you've done with yours and look forward to seeing more

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                • PaulTRose
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                  • Jun 2013
                  • 6563
                  • Paul
                  • Tattooine

                  #9
                  now the M60 is done its time to crack on with this


                  think i went a bit heavy handed with the oils, its had a coat of matt varnish so i cant go back and rework the oils so im going to live with it


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                  next up is road wheels and tracks, and some figures



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                  • PaulTRose
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                    • Jun 2013
                    • 6563
                    • Paul
                    • Tattooine

                    #10
                    and finished...more pics in the finished thread...


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                    • monica
                      • Oct 2013
                      • 15169

                      #11
                      I have this very kit as well,and nice to see it build into some thing nice,

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