Takom 1/35 PL-01 Prototype

[stillp]

Since it's a Polish prototype, how about red and white, the colours of the Polish flag?
Pete

[Guest]

Be sure to do them the right way round, though — or claim it to be the prototype Indonesia financed

[Guest]

I live in Sheffield and my wife is a huge football fan. If I painted a tank in "the other team's" colours, I'd be out on the street! :smiling5:

[prichrd1]

I live in Sheffield and my wife is a huge football fan. If I painted a tank in "the other team's" colours, I'd be out on the street!

Well how about - blue & white?? A ermmm Israeli, Finnish, Greek, Argentinian hybrid - operating in El Salvador with a Nicaraguan commander, Honduran radio operator, Somalian gunner and a driver that has only ever driven on an island in Micronesia??? :smiling2:

OK I'll get me coat on the way out!!! :flushed:

Paul.
:smiling2:

[JR]

Love those tracks Andy, fantastic paint work, now seems a shame to cover them up !

[Guest]

Thanks John. A little wonky in places really close up, but good enough for me.

[Guest]

Primer suits it lol

[Guest]

You could leave it like that and put USAF markings on it, call it an M117 Nightfox …

[Guest]

So I finally came up with an idea for the paint on this and decided to have a bit of fun.

To be honest it's come out a bit more J D Sports than BAE Systems, but what the heck, prototype tank, prototype paint job :smiling5: Better than it sitting in the box for weeks anyway, and it certainly breaks up the dull look!







There's more work to do but it's a start. There won't be too much in the way of weathering but I'll try and bring out the panel lines a bit, and maybe add a few translucent layers of the darkest colour to tone it down a bit. A matt coat should do that as well, since it's far too shiny straight out of the airbrush.

[Jim R]

Now that is certainly strikingly different. Very neat work.
Jim

[scottie3158]

That is a stunning paint job.

[Guest]

Thanks. I'm glad you like it as it's certainly a bit Marmite lol

I can't remember how many squares I had to cut out but it felt like hundreds!

[Mini Me]

Andy, mind you I'm not poking fun as the paint job looks flawless. But my first thought was
"Psychedelic Checkerboard"! …….that is " Far Out". Cheers, Rick H.

[Guest]

I like the look, though if I’m honest it also puts me in mind of:—



The interior of Dutch double-decker trains

[Guest]

I picked out the panel lines with W&N oils. My first proper go with them and they are so much better than the cheap ones I tried & failed to use before!

I also used VMS decal solution on this. I bought it because John was out of stock of Microsol but it'll be my first choice from now on. First decal went a bit wrong and has a bit of silvering, but I used more solution under the decal for the others and they have gone brilliantly.

Lenses were picked out with various Mr Color clear gloss paints over a base of black, trying to replicate the colours on the real thing where I could. Some of the details had a bit of artistic license, but then as a prototype, anything goes!

Paint job is still funky but I like it, which is what matters :smiling3: Sorry about all the dust & fluff! The matt coat dried a bit fast in the 35°C heat of the shed so it's a bit rough to the touch and picks up everything.