Tamiya 1/48 Type 10

[Andy T]

Another of these dinky 1/48 kits.



Very quick assembly, including the link & length tracks. Main assemblies are only dry fitted



Nice surface details, not so nice thumb print



I lost the poly caps for the barrel so improvised



Black Mr Finishing Surfacer 1500



And some random Mr Color green that looked similar

 

[Andy T]

Found some AK masking putty that I'd forgotten about



Then some "brown". This is the dregs from 4 different bottles of earthy colours and amazingly doesn't look too bad

A bit toy like at present I think but not for long hopefully.

 

[Scratchbuilder]

That looks really good, as you said once weathered it will get rid of the 'toy like' appearance. Job well done.

 

[Andy T]

Thanks Michael, it's starting to get a little better after more work today

 

[Jim R]

I like these 1/48 kits and you've make a cracking job of this one. Paint job is great and will weather beautifully.

 

[Andy T]

Thanks Jim.

I'm at a loss what to do with it next so will crack on with the figure and hope something comes to me

 

[scottie3158]

Andy,
Another cracker mate.

 

[Andy T]

Thanks Paul. Nothing too sparkling but it'll do for me

 

[Andy T]

I got the little guy done. He looks rough close up but passable at a reasonable distance, bearing in mind it's 1/48.

 

[Jakko]

Don’t you just love how the Japanese use simple camouflage on their vehicles, and some of the most intricate outside of digital on their uniforms?

 

[Andy T]

Haha, yes. No way was I going to try and replicate a real pattern so some random squiggles in similar colours had to suffice.

 

[Stefee]

Nice job, no idea how you guys work in such a small scale and consistently turn out beautiful jobs.

 

[JR]

I agree with Stefan with the scale size.

To be able to paint that figure with such detail Andy is a credit mate , expect the same when you get the weathering done on the tank .
Even just painted it was faultless finish wise .

 

[Andy T]

Thank you both, although it's pretty big compared to the scale some are working at. Magnifiers help a lot lol

 

[Andy T]

I've started getting dirty with a bit of mud. I love trying new (to me) techniques and this is a couple of different enamel mud effects, stippled & splattered with a brush, dusted and speckled with an airbrush, going back & forth to build up the layers.







Personally I think it's worked rather well for a tank that's done little more than exercises but would like to hear what you think.

I've still got a few days to kill before the truck GB starts so may well be doing more work in other areas.

 

[JR]

I've started getting dirty with a bit of mud. I love trying new (to me) techniques and this is a couple of different enamel mud effects, stippled & splattered with a brush, dusted and speckled with an airbrush, going back & forth to build up the layers.

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Personally I think it's worked rather well for a tank that's done little more than exercises but would like to hear what you think.

I've still got a few days to kill before the truck GB starts so may well be doing more work in other areas

Andy , you mention using enamels, do you apply an acrylic varnish before doing them ?

 

[Andy T]

An acrylic varnish would have done the job John but I actually used a lacquer / solvent based one in his case.

As long as it's something the enamel thinner / white spirit etc won't reactivate it'll work fine.

Paint chemistry is a huge subject and the different terminologies used in different hobbies even have me scratching my head at times and I certainly daren't go into it on this forum as you know how badly I'll get cross examined by some

 

[Jakko]

That is looking the business. You can go a lot further if you want, by the way — even “just” on exercise, tanks get very filthy if the weather is right.

 

[Andy T]

Thanks Jakko.

I've got weathering pencils, pigments and oil paints to play with so anything could happen next lol

 

[JR]

An acrylic varnish would have done the job John but I actually used a lacquer / solvent based one in his case.

As long as it's something the enamel thinner / white spirit etc won't reactivate it'll work fine.

Paint chemistry is a huge subject and the different terminologies used in different hobbies even have me scratching my head at times and I certainly daren't go into it on this forum as you know how badly I'll get cross examined by some

Perhaps I should pm you then