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Neigh! The 'orse looks fine - as does the tank.
Nice work Colin.
Nice work Colin.
It's not a great kit Scott, but it's so small, there's not going to be a lot of detail anyway, so it doesn't matter too much.the kit didnt look the best quality
Cracking work Colin! Nice, very nice.
The take on the horse is probably the fact that originally the horses were the cavalry this term crossed over when they went mechanised.
ha,oh lol,ta for such a nice compartment,:DWell, a kit for £5.00 or less, I thought it would be a bit of a challenge finding one, but surprisingly, there was plenty to choose from. So for me, I thought I would try something a little on the esoteric side, well for me anyway.
To start with, I'm going to put this to one side for tonight, I can't have my nice tidy aircraft mixing with a dirty tank. Tank, what ever that is ?
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So here is the 'Science Technology' Stuart, light tank. It's tiny, 1:72 or 1:76 I think.
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The price.
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Sprues. Quite tidy, a little flash. Yes, you can see a horse. A flippin' horse. Monica does a 'mean' horse, I'll send it to her, see if she can have it done by the end of the week !! Those decals, aren't decals, they're stickers. I kid you not. I've bought a toy, not a model. The tracks, nice rubbery tracks.
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But luckily, the box also contained this. 'The King of glues' I suspect you're all a bit jealous now, having laughed at my stickers.
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Time to stick plastic. Although I might use a different glue. I'll save the 'King of glue' for a special project.
Colin M..
looks about right,to me,as its a small tank,much like a sardine can ,would perfore to be on the horse can run away faster,Well if Dave said so, fair enough.................................
Right, just a bit more done.
Look, it's a horse.
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Tiny tank is built, primed and pre shaded.
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Colour is on. Don't shoot me, it's just a generic green I happened to have - I build aircraft not tanks. But don't worry, the green is not actually that light.
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Now for something quite new to me. Oil dot filtering. I thought I would have a go at this process. So, on with the dots.
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Then after 'splodging' all the oil around, it looks like this.
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The difference is subtle, will it be enough ? I'll let you know in about a month when it's dry.
But look, even the horse didn't escape the oil treatment. He has a nice shiny coat now.
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Now then, I know these tanks were small, or is that horse huge ?
Colin M..
Good lord old boy - look closer. Right hand side. But as I've caught your attention. Water, will thin layers of PVA glue do the trick ? Also, should it be watered down, or go neat.don't forget to add the corrugated coffee cup (aka ploughed field) you nicked from the Cosford cafe
Roger Ron, received and understood. Well I haven't actually used the cup, but did manage to extract the ploughed field from it. Thanks for the advice on the puddle I will be creating.Lost in translation, I fear. I saw the 'ploughed field' straight off. I meant add the cup to the list of other bits and pieces you accumulated at the start of your excellent looking build
Well I haven't actually used the cup, but did manage to extract the ploughed field from it.
You could have a wall at the edge of your field and the horse rider saying to the tank commander:
"Betcha ya can't jump that as well as my horse can!"
PS Looking really good so far Col.
Tankies reply....."Maybe not, but I can knock it down a darn sight faster than your horse can!"
:D:D:D:D'You gotta be kiddin'! With a Stuart? I ain't sure that thing would get through a privet hedge, let alone a solid brick wall!'
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