M1A2 SEP (FlyHawk model)
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26 25 September 2017, 00:06
Alec K
Wow, very well done Pavel. And, congrats on the well deserved accolades 👍
Wow, very well done Pavel. And, congrats on the well deserved accolades 👍
25 September 2017, 00:13
Pavel Pinzhin
The kit is marvelous! Everything a modern plastic technology can provide is there. Even the smallest machinegun barrel comes drilled-out on the sprue! And PE fret is just right enough. The only custom modification I made were the two small handles. I made them out of wire, because the PE ones are a bit flat for my taste, and they are also the easiest thing to scratch-build. Definitely recommend this kit - and all others from FlyHawk. A manufacturer to keep an eye on!
The kit is marvelous! Everything a modern plastic technology can provide is there. Even the smallest machinegun barrel comes drilled-out on the sprue! And PE fret is just right enough. The only custom modification I made were the two small handles. I made them out of wire, because the PE ones are a bit flat for my taste, and they are also the easiest thing to scratch-build. Definitely recommend this kit - and all others from FlyHawk. A manufacturer to keep an eye on!
25 September 2017, 06:47
Pavel Pinzhin
Scott, thanks a bunch! 🙂 The kit-makers made my job a walk in the park, really ))
Scott, thanks a bunch! 🙂 The kit-makers made my job a walk in the park, really ))
25 September 2017, 13:27
Pavel Pinzhin
Thank you, Zsolt! The kit is just awesome to work, can't wait for anything new from them!
Thank you, Zsolt! The kit is just awesome to work, can't wait for anything new from them!
31 January 2018, 05:43
Pavel Pinzhin
Thanks, mates! I have another box of this gem of a kit, and strongly considering to cross-kit it with the TUSKII from Tiger Models (that is immensly more poor comparing to this one). Though I have a hunch that we might see TUSKII from FlyHawk in some future.
Thanks, mates! I have another box of this gem of a kit, and strongly considering to cross-kit it with the TUSKII from Tiger Models (that is immensly more poor comparing to this one). Though I have a hunch that we might see TUSKII from FlyHawk in some future.
1 February 2018, 04:31
Spanjaard
great job on the model, and also in the little vignette... excellent !
great job on the model, and also in the little vignette... excellent !
1 February 2018, 06:08
Pavel Pinzhin
Spanjaard, thank you! The vignette is pretty simple: a jar of pre-mixed texture earth from Wilder for the ground, a bit of sand and gravel, two-tone painting - overall green-bluish-gray for nice shadows, and then light-biege, airbrushed from one side at a sharp angle to the surface; and a couple of pre-made grass tufts from ArmyPainter. Plug it into a cheap photoframe - and that's it! 🙂
Spanjaard, thank you! The vignette is pretty simple: a jar of pre-mixed texture earth from Wilder for the ground, a bit of sand and gravel, two-tone painting - overall green-bluish-gray for nice shadows, and then light-biege, airbrushed from one side at a sharp angle to the surface; and a couple of pre-made grass tufts from ArmyPainter. Plug it into a cheap photoframe - and that's it! 🙂
2 February 2018, 05:06
Spanjaard
"and that's it"... your make it sound as you did not do anything 😄 very well composed and put into practice 🙂
"and that's it"... your make it sound as you did not do anything 😄 very well composed and put into practice 🙂
2 February 2018, 06:25
Pavel Pinzhin
Doug, thanks! 🙂 The model has three more nearby model shows to attend before its exhibition retirement 😄
Doug, thanks! 🙂 The model has three more nearby model shows to attend before its exhibition retirement 😄
3 February 2018, 05:02
Pavel Pinzhin
Thomas, thanks! 🙂 The next one I'm planning to make a bit more beaten - that one will be with the mine plough.
Thomas, thanks! 🙂 The next one I'm planning to make a bit more beaten - that one will be with the mine plough.
31 October 2018, 04:12
Pavel Pinzhin
Thank you, mates!
@Gliterden - I've painted the tank overall with Tamiya XF59 Desert Yellow lightened with XF57 Buff, but I found it still too dark and saturated, so I heavily covered it over with diluted pure Buff, leaving the original colour only as shadows. For the reference I used random photos online, more to get the overall feel rather than the actual colour.
Thank you, mates!
@Gliterden - I've painted the tank overall with Tamiya XF59 Desert Yellow lightened with XF57 Buff, but I found it still too dark and saturated, so I heavily covered it over with diluted pure Buff, leaving the original colour only as shadows. For the reference I used random photos online, more to get the overall feel rather than the actual colour.
31 March 2022, 02:08
Album info
Hastily built OOB, to beat the deadline before the local model show. Won bronze in "1:72 Contemporary Armor" and Silver in "Model in its Environment".