The build
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August 4, 2022So, the only available picture of this given vehicle.2
August 4, 2022Mecha Black primer applied. So smooth surface it createsm straight from the bottle!3
August 4, 2022Doing the preshading with Tamiya white.4
August 4, 2022From another angle.5
August 4, 2022First thin layer of the XF89 Dark Green 2 by Tamiya. Since there is no solid evidence of the color of the vehicle, general agreement over the interwebz is that it was "some darker green".6
August 4, 2022After 3 layers of green, I achieved the look I wanted.7
August 4, 2022The kit's decals were unusable. So, from an image I found online, I painted the marking freehand. But practice first!8
August 4, 2022On both sides I enclosed the area for the marking, creating a kind of canvas.9
August 4, 2022This is the first try with AK weathering pencils.10
August 4, 2022Backside. Highlighted the top edges with buff.11
August 4, 2022Chipping, lighter green, then Mecha Chipping color painted on the inside.12
August 4, 2022Dotfilter...13
August 4, 2022...applied.14
August 4, 2022The huge flat surfaces were bothering me on the front and sides, so I decided to give it a bit of interest. Should've done this prior to painting, but meh.15
August 4, 2022Side & front track racks in place. Material is 0.15 brass sheet.16
August 4, 2022Because I used RFM's excellent aftermarket tracks, the kit supplied pieces were surplus. So, I felt free to practice painting and weathering them, following Uncle NightShift's videos.17
August 4, 2022Field created side skirts. Same 0.15 sheet.18
August 4, 20225 of them.19
August 4, 2022Base gray of the exhaust.20
August 4, 2022The exhaust was again painted in a new way, also from NS' videos.21
August 4, 2022Sponge and AK pencils were used here.22
August 4, 2022Tracks....23
August 4, 2022...and tracks again. Pigments applied dry & wet.24
August 4, 2022To give them a metallic sheen, I used this very magic tool (pencil).25
August 4, 2022Doesn't look to bad, right?26
August 4, 2022Weathering the underside, again with pigments.27
August 4, 2022So, tracks applied, hooray!28
August 4, 2022Some shots of the finished model.29
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Album info
As usual, shots of the build, step-by-step, as I could manage.