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Armor/AFV: Braille Scale
1/72 and 1/76 Scale Armor and AFVs.
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Airfix Chi-Ha Type 97
TanKdy
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New South Wales, Australia
Joined: December 10, 2010
KitMaker: 10 posts
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Posted: Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 08:23 PM UTC
Greetings all,
Been a while since I have been here but here is my latest work from start to finish.
Very basic application of glue, paint, decals and some weathering.
No aftermarket bits used.
The mud is poster paint and fine sawdust.
Before Assembly


After Assembly



Some Painting




Throw in the mud



Cheers
McGrump
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Ontario, Canada
Joined: April 24, 2005
KitMaker: 30 posts
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Posted: Friday, May 17, 2013 - 01:18 AM UTC
Very nice did you have any problems with the tracks ?
tread_geek
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Ontario, Canada
Joined: March 23, 2008
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Posted: Friday, May 17, 2013 - 05:59 AM UTC
@TanKdy - Li Choo,

Very interesting seeing this ancient Airfix example done after having done the early and late production Dragon offerings. Your build looks cleanly done and the painting quite effective. It's nice to see the addition of shadows to make all those rivets heads stand out. Just my personal taste but I rather preferred it before the mud.

Thanks for sharing and hope to see more of your work in the future.

@McGrump - Jeremy,

I've built one of these beasts in the past and have another in the stash. The older one had black vinyl tracks while the newer boxing has them in silver. The tracks are surprisingly thin and thereby somewhat delicate but they fit snugly but not overly tight and have a bit of elasticity to them. Considering its age, it's a pretty decent kit.

Cheers,
Jan
sabredog
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Western Australia, Australia
Joined: July 22, 2007
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Posted: Friday, May 17, 2013 - 07:44 PM UTC
Considering the ancient lineage of this kit, it turned out very nicely indeed!

As Jan mentioned, I do all washing (both overall filters and pin) before any additional weathering.

TanKdy
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New South Wales, Australia
Joined: December 10, 2010
KitMaker: 10 posts
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Posted: Friday, May 17, 2013 - 11:23 PM UTC
Hi all,
Thanks for your comments and opinions - the tracks were soft, flexibe and a to put together.
I ended up sewing the ends together with fine brass wire.
I only applied Citadel Shade wash for the panel lines and rivets.
The inclusion of mud was in anticipation of putting it on small diorama base.

Whatever the result, this beats World of Tanks

Cheers
PanzerAlexander
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Attica, Greece / Ελλάδα
Joined: February 17, 2010
KitMaker: 625 posts
Armorama: 608 posts
Posted: Saturday, May 18, 2013 - 04:15 AM UTC
Sweet little model!!
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