Type 95 Ha-Go
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June 3, 2024Running gear assembled2
June 3, 2024Main fuselage assembled, waiting on the Transmission to get installed.3
June 3, 2024Designed something in Tinkercad to play the part of the transmission. Need to build out floor and a "firewall". The main parts are here however.
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June 3, 2024Actual tank that is being built. From Tarawa 19445
June 7, 2024Transmission test fit into the hull. Hatches will be open so it needs something to fill the space.
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June 7, 2024Opened up. Will look much better painted, need to put in a firewall (not sure what to call it) and some controls as well as brake pads.9
June 16, 2024Spring made out of copper wire10
June 16, 2024Transmission installed
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June 16, 2024Some paint added and a few details
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June 16, 202414
June 16, 2024Assembled 3D printed stuff15
June 27, 2024Assembly of Friul tracks.16
June 27, 2024Original bag of tracks for one side of the model.17
June 27, 2024Started with strips after cleaning up the parts. Substituted copper wire for the brass that came with it. Mixes feelings about that. The copper is so soft that if you need to apply any pressure it bends very easily.18
June 27, 2024Added some texture to the body.19
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June 27, 2024One side track completed22
June 27, 2024Close up of the finished track.23
July 1, 2024Just about ready for priming. Added some texture to things. Started adding photoetch.24
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July 1, 2024Tracks burnished. First time I used a toothbrush to burnish and it worked really well. Soaked in AK burnishing solution then scrubbed. Super consistent. Do need to wash them first.27
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July 1, 2024First coat of Lifecolor rust.29
July 1, 2024Final result after 4 coats and a lot of speckling.30
July 1, 2024Final result after 4 coats and a lot of speckling.31
July 4, 2024Primed!32
July 4, 2024Primed!33
July 4, 2024Primed!34
July 4, 2024Primed!35
July 4, 2024Primed!36
July 4, 2024Primed!37
July 5, 2024First coat of a very lightened khaki paint using Harvey Low's formulas. This will have been sitting on a beach for quite a while.38
July 5, 2024First coat of a very lightened khaki paint using Harvey Low's formulas.39
July 5, 2024First coat of a very lightened khaki paint using Harvey Low's formulas.40
July 5, 2024First coat of a very lightened khaki paint using Harvey Low's formulas.41
July 5, 2024First coat of a very lightened khaki paint using Harvey Low's formulas.42
July 5, 2024First coat of a very lightened khaki paint using Harvey Low's formulas.43
July 5, 2024First coat of a very lightened khaki paint using Harvey Low's formulas.44
July 7, 2024As there is really no standard scheme for a Ha-Go at that time of the war I colorized some B&W photos of the actual tank (not this photo 🙂 ). Did not use this for color matching only where the correct colors went. This made masking go very quickly and will be something I do going forward to make life easier. Used my AK weathering pencils, they are definitely not made for this purpose but did the trick in a pinch.45
July 7, 2024Used silly putty to mask. Something I did way back in the day. Silly putty has improved quite a bit and there are now no oils in it to stain the paint. It is about $5 for 4 or 5 eggs of it and it appears to be reusable. Quite a bit cheaper than the AK or other masking stuff and more readily available.46
July 7, 2024Pink is the mask to protect the tan/khaki colors and spray the next layer which is green. To be clear I am not painting the rest overall green but not masking for the brownish color yet. See below for an explanation of this.47
July 7, 2024Masking the tan off to protect.48
July 7, 2024Masking the tan off to protect.49
July 7, 2024Colored drawing is above the spraybooth as a reference. As I paint I keep an eye out for the areas that will be green and stay pretty close to those with this layer of paint. Also it is a very light coat so I don't produce ridges in the paint.50
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July 7, 2024Result with the green painted.52
July 7, 2024Result with the green painted.53
July 7, 2024Result with the green painted.54
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July 7, 2024Masked for the final coat. Green is covered with the yellow silly putty so exposed areas will get the darker brown/mahogany colored paint56
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July 7, 2024Brown paint layered on with all the masking.60
July 7, 2024Brown paint layered on with all the masking.61
July 7, 2024Brown paint layered on with all the masking.62
July 7, 2024Brown paint layered on with all the masking.63
July 7, 2024Final result with all the masks off. A couple of spots to clean up a bit but overall went on quite well. Late war the yellow stripe that you would see on a tank had gone away and this photo I believe was from late '43 or early '44.64
July 7, 2024Happy with the result, on to weathering.65
July 7, 2024Happy with the result, on to weathering.66
July 7, 2024Happy with the result, on to weathering.67
July 7, 2024Happy with the result, on to weathering.68
July 7, 2024Happy with the result, on to weathering.
Comments
7 3 June, 00:40
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Watching this one, how is the quality of the kit? I couldn't find any reviews but from here it looks pretty darn good.
4 July, 23:37
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It is excellent. It fits together very well and is well engineered. Well worth the money.
5 July, 01:03
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Thank you! It was fun. First time I had messed much with doing my own 3D stuff. It is not perfect and I learned a ton but will give people something to look at when the front hatches are open in the diorama. Will definitely do more of this! Thanks for looking!
7 July, 14:47