AREA 88 : "A Game of Chicken" (T-62 + Jeep)
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A cute little bag of resin parts.
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Once they're out of the bag though, they're not so cute. The quality is MUCH lower than I expected.
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Let's just say the fit of the parts is aspirational at best.
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Hmmm... we’ll need to do something about that gun barrel.
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New barrel scratched up from some wire and plastic tubing. More putty applied.
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Test fit on the base. Hmmm... starting to look like something.
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Some paint on, and it’s starting to come together.
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Let’s start on part two of this project, the Jeep.
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Here’s the sprue... such as it is. Just a resin block really.
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First, to remove it from the block.
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Yep. It’s gonna fit.
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A few more adjustments needed. First, drill out the windows.
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Windows opened up, but will need to be cut to lie flat on the hood.
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I dunno why, since they won’t be visible, but I felt the need to add axels.
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Cut and flipped down the windscreen... and yes, I drilled out the headlights...
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Painted, so let’s turn our attention to working on the base
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If it all gets painted together, is that going to look like blowing sand? Let’s hope so!
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Hello... Rocky.
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A bit of surgery... have a seat.
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Yep. He fits.
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It’s difficult to paint the cotton without it clumping up and/or blowing away.
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Ok... is it just me, or is a 1/144 PE steering wheel... TINY!
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And there we are... a wee bit of painting and we’re done!
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Comentarios
12 11 April 2019, 15:58
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I dunno how I started this one... Just hanging around waiting for other stuff to dry and I got my hands on this little bag of resin tank parts. I have to say though, I'm quite disappointed with the quality - it's much much lower than I expected (I don't know what). The resin has lots of bubbles... and the fit of the parts is... aspirational at best.
11 April 2019, 16:02
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Not that I condone this...but...(shhh) sometimes, it's ok to just open the trash can aaaand...
12 April 2019, 01:39
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HEH.... if you knew how much I paid for this little hunk of junk... I have vowed to make it beautiful!
12 April 2019, 01:45
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I'm in the same league with my tunguska, hope you didn't pay 66€ in total... but, when complete it is a model with a story...
12 April 2019, 08:08
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Greg, I did not think that you would give up that easily😉. And there is a level of satisfaction when one tangles with a crappy kit and wins, as Bart pointed out. So, I withdraw my dumb suggestion, sit down, and just watch 👍
12 April 2019, 11:31
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I never give up! I'm not sure I'll win, but I'll go down swinging! First attack, a new gun barrel out of wire and plastic tubing! Did I really pay ¥2000 for this? Sigh...
13 April 2019, 14:53
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You paid a lot less then I did, costs as much as a regular kit in 72nd scale..
13 April 2019, 15:26
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Next up in the category of "I paid more than I probably should have" is the 1/144 resin Jeep that's the second part of this little project. At least the resin cast Jeep from Bregun looks sharp. Some small modifications will be required though.
14 April 2019, 22:32
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that jeep with the first holes in the windows... made me think of cars... 😉
The beauty and the beast, in every way...
15 April 2019, 07:41
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Looks like snow right now. LOL Pretty sure it will look like sand once it is sand colored.😉
19 April 2019, 15:47
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Painting cotton is harder than it looks... the paint either clumps it up, or blows it away, or both. I'm not sure if that was quite the look I was going for... it might need some touch up.
22 April 2019, 14:18
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Well it doesn't look like snow anymore.???? Seriously though I think maybe the cloud behind the tank needs to be wider. Because when you cause a dust cloud it ends up expanding the further away from the vehicle it gets. Maybe that would help to make it look more like what you want?
22 April 2019, 21:32
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I do have quite limited space to work with, but I'll try and puff it up a bit more. Every diorama I've seen online that has blowing sand has more or less been done the same way, to (my eyes at least) more or less the same effect. Oh well... there are SOME limitations to my imagination I guess.😉
22 April 2019, 22:18
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LOL My friend, your imagination is far greater than mine. I could well be barking up the wrong tree.
22 April 2019, 23:47
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Heh... I just took a shower and now I've got an idea for a completely new project... part kitbash, part scratchbuild... and mostly 'cause I'm too cheap to shell out $50 for a resin kit of questionable quality.
I do all my best thinking in there... must be the suds.😉
23 April 2019, 00:13
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That looks really cool, think the jeep is about to turn into a speed hump.😢
23 April 2019, 01:24
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A bit more paint... a bit of madness with a 1/144 scale PE steering wheel... and we're done! And yes, that black dot is indeed a 1/144 scale scratchbuilt camera...😉
24 April 2019, 15:57
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A little follow up to this project - I posted it up on my blog strobez.ca/wp/index...-of-chicken-area-88/ - so feel free to check it out. You can skip my personal musings and just read the few pages of the manga that explains the scene I'm trying to depict.
25 April 2019, 10:34
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Haha. You should subscribe to my blog… then you'll never miss a show! 😉
7 January 2023, 17:21