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Findus
Sehr schöne Details, das Chrom ist super, welche Farbe hast du verwendet?

nikfrost
No paint used for the chrome Findus, just the bare metal photo etch!

Bozzer
Looks good Nik. Give that shell plenty of time to dry, and you should be good for clear coat 🙂

nikfrost
Thanks Bozzer. I will certainly do that, do lacquers take longer to cure/dry? And no sanding before the clear coat?

Bozzer
Really, it should be dry now, but with the weather we've had, I'd wait until tomorrow. It's supposed to be a good morning? I'd personally check in real light, that you're happy with the colours, and if you are, shoot it with a coat of clear. Check that, when dry, and decals. Then clear coat again, once the decals are dry. Try to cover the body with a plastic tub or something, to prevent dust from settling on your clear coat 😉

Bozzer
Any luck mate?

nikfrost
Yes! Decals and final gloss coat done, just waiting on the final polish now. Thank you for the advice, it's turning out quite nicely I think!

Bozzer
That's looking awesome buddy! Let that clear, dry for a few days, before doing any buffing.
It's usually at this point, I start another build.
However, work is only hours away, and weekend looks like a lifetime away 🙁

R C
looks real nice! I am playing Gran Turismo 7 and this car actually drives nice consider it's age. Now I want one.

Bozzer
I think that looks really awesome, on the Brian James trailer. They both compliment eachother!
Nice work buddy 👍

István Szücs
Perfect result! Where did you get those switches on the centre consol?

nikfrost
Thanks Bozzer and István. The switches came with the kit, it's a super detail kit so lots of photoetch and extras. Very impressed with the contents.

John Mulhall
Excellent!

Michał Kozub
Thanks

Gerald
Hello Welcome here 😉

Netris
Thank you

gorby
Nice work so far. The colour and the flower motif really suit the vehicle.

Rui S
Looking Great, indeed 👍

Martin Oostrom
Gotta love a T2

bughunter
Again a wonderful build of a famous car 👍

Bill Newcomer
I had some adventures in a microbus with some of my cousins back in the early 70's

Martin Oostrom
Now there's a sentence that can be misinterpreted on purpose 🤪

MS K
Woops. Fixed a typo of #15.

Glenn
T2 Judgement Day

Stéphane Jayet
Once again, a fantastic job !

Christian W
This looks pretty good! Nice with all those flowers 🙂

Michael Kohl
I am in.

István Szücs
Another masterpiece is borning!

Gary Victory
Really nice finish Michal.

John Mulhall
Michal. what did you use paint the bare metal? It looks good.

Doubtingmango
Nice build!

Michał Kozub
I have used aluminium self adhesive tape, used for ventilation pipes

Sarunas D
First time seeing this one being built!

Torsten
Follow 👀

James C
👀👍

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Welcome mates! No new pictures yet but I managed to work on the pre shading, so the actual paiting can begin soon.
To, hopefully, save me some trouble I will check some colour conversion tables and compare which I need for this tank and the Edelweiss.

As I intend to use my Tamiya paints instead of buying the ones in the guide I maybe have to eyeball the colours. So even if the colours are not completely accurate I want at least both tanks to look the same, if I am supposed to use the same blue on both, for example.

There are lighting kits for both tanks but I will simply paint the radiator style "exhausts" of their engines as the machines in the world of Valkyria Chronicles do not run on petrol or diesel but on a substance called "ragnite" instead. That is also one of the reasons there are no exhaust pipes on the tanks. Instead the "radiators" are molded in clear plastic, which I will paint in clear blue.

I am also not sure yet how much I will weather both tanks, probably only some light to medium chipping and a low amount of dust, dirt and splatters.

Robin (WhiteGlint)
First coats of paint applied. Next step I have to prepare and apply the masks before I can paint the second colour.

CaptGPF
Loved that game! Following!

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Managed to apply the camo but later I noticed I should have masked some areas on the tank's side too. Luckily it's hidden behind the armor skirts.
Need to paint the tools next.
Colour is probably not that accurate but oh well. I hope I can remember which I used for the blue. I had to do a bit of mixing. Need to apply them on the Edelweiss too.

Spanjaard
fantastic!!!! are the figures your own 3D design?

Sky after Snow
Not my design, I brought printed figures. Colors and lights by me.