Tamiya Churchill mk VII

[John Rixon]

Had a ball with this one, lovely to build, and, as a newbie, loads of potential for trying out weathering techniques. As stated in another thread, I have embraced oil washes! The time span it opened up, led to a much more relaxed and enjoyable paint job. Very satisfying to have completed this with home-made washes and mud. Would recommend this model to anyone, beginner or expert. No issues whatsoever, and a good size for those with sausage fingers like me!


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[john i am]

Very nice and would look awesome on a base

 

[Laurie]

Remarkable John after such a short history of building.


Laurie

 

[eddiesolo]

Looks good, like it mate and agree, would look great on a board.


Si

 

[John Rixon]

Thanks folks - agree about the base / board, I'm really going to have to bite the bullet with this! I shall sniff around the dioramas postings and try and get the flavour!

 

[Snowman]

Nicely done!!


Good 'ol British `eavy metal!!

 

[papa 695]

Great build John I like the look of that a lot

 

[Ian M]

A very nice job there John. And it is British! yeah.


Ian M

 

[Steve Brodie]

Very nice

 

[tommy1drop]

Nice work John, looks great.

 

[noble]

Nice looking Churchill there John.


Scott

 

[Doug Hughes]

Really nice, John. The weathering enhances it a lot, without ever being overdone.

 

[John Rixon]

I was thinking about making a real rat, I've seen a few documentaries showing tanks in an unrecognisable state, which makes sense when you think about it. But, discretion got the better part of valour, and I decided to quit while I'm ahead! I wanted the chipping to look realistic, and Im not sure the photos show it. So, it very nearly became overdone!!

 

[colin m]

Great result. I think the tools on the back are a nice piece of detail.

 

[flyjoe180]

Great build John, superb work all round. Sounds like you are addicted to this now.

 

[monica]

nice work John looks great very well done,

 

[Tibbs]

Lovely.... Looks really nice

 

[dubster72]

I can only add to what's already been said & agree that's a lovely Churchill John!


Cheers


Patrick

 

[aaron]

Ooooh yeya, great build mate.

 

[Bunkerbarge]

As with all weathering less is best until you get more confidence then you can try that bit more each time. This is a cracking model and if you have learned what you want to do better next time you can mark it down as a great success! The weathering has worked really well and produced some very realistic effects.