The build
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So, the only available picture of this given vehicle.
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Mecha Black primer applied. So smooth surface it createsm straight from the bottle!
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Doing the preshading with Tamiya white.
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From another angle.
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First 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".
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After 3 layers of green, I achieved the look I wanted.
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The kit's decals were unusable. So, from an image I found online, I painted the marking freehand. But practice first!
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On both sides I enclosed the area for the marking, creating a kind of canvas.
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This is the first try with AK weathering pencils.
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Backside. Highlighted the top edges with buff.
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Chipping, lighter green, then Mecha Chipping color painted on the inside.
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Dotfilter...
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...applied.
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The 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.
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Side & front track racks in place. Material is 0.15 brass sheet.
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Because 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.
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Field created side skirts. Same 0.15 sheet.
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5 of them.
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Base gray of the exhaust.
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The exhaust was again painted in a new way, also from NS' videos.
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Sponge and AK pencils were used here.
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Tracks....
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...and tracks again. Pigments applied dry & wet.
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To give them a metallic sheen, I used this very magic tool (pencil).
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Doesn't look to bad, right?
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Weathering the underside, again with pigments.
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So, tracks applied, hooray!
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Some shots of the finished model.
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4 4 August 2022, 09:05
Album info
As usual, shots of the build, step-by-step, as I could manage.