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Armor/AFV: Axis - WWII
Armor and ground forces of the Axis forces during World War II.
Hosted by Darren Baker
Tamiya FAMO
dbrad555
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Dubayy, United Arab Emirates
Joined: May 17, 2018
KitMaker: 65 posts
Armorama: 61 posts
Posted: Friday, July 20, 2018 - 07:32 AM UTC
Latest update:

Time for road wheels! As I decided on a later scheme I figured that the inside of the wheels would remain the original panzer grey - meaning more work for myself!

Road wheels, inside and outside:



Outside only:


First track, with the panzer grey inside wheels:


And from the outside



So, the FAMO is starting to come together now and begining to actually look like a FAMO.

More to come soon!
dbrad555
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Dubayy, United Arab Emirates
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Posted: Friday, July 20, 2018 - 07:22 PM UTC
Latest update:

Tracks are now on and the engine is now completed, including all weathering:







More to come soon
dbrad555
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Dubayy, United Arab Emirates
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Posted: Saturday, July 21, 2018 - 10:38 PM UTC
latest update:


Most of the build is now complete. Now its getting ready for the paint job.





At this stage, I havent added the front wheels, the frame for the canvas on the back or the windows. Also, i didnt like the look of the way the bonnet (hood) was, because on the real thing there is a canvas skirt between the bonnet and the main frame, so I decided to add a bit of texture with Vallejo putty, heavily thinned in water.

Painting next - more updates soon
j76lr
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Posted: Sunday, July 22, 2018 - 04:11 AM UTC
looking really good ! keep posting , especially when your finished ! nice job
dbrad555
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Posted: Saturday, July 28, 2018 - 03:40 AM UTC
Sorry for the lack of posts recently, but my compressor decided to go bang just as it got to the job! Got a new compressor now, so will post the latest paint job pics. Bascially the principal paint job is done, just the weathering to go now.

I decided to modulate the dark yellow, with AK modulation set. To be honest first time I used AK and whilst it was ok I am yet to discover the right mix to get the paint to flow nicely:














Quality of the pics are poor and the finish currently is very rough - but thats my style and it will look different once I have played around with it.

more soon
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