1:72 TKS Tankette, Poland 1934
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Robin (WhiteGlint)Real nice camo scheme.
I believe this was somewhat common for Tanks of WW1 as well.
Impressive you can even paint such tiny tank with a camo like that. 👍
I don't think I could. 😄
Simon NagorsnikThanks w g!
This is an polish camo from the early 1930's.
It's called "japanese camo"
Since it is a non-standardized pattern, i painted it with the airbrush and outlined it with a brush.
Simon NagorsnikThank you mates for all your nice comments!
More will follow🙂
A small dio base is just in progress and the painting is also not finished yet.
Simon NagorsnikHi guys!
Unfortunately, this state is no longer up-to-date.
I made a few mistakes and therefore removed the paint once more.
I thought i would try some chipping around the hatches, but it didn't match the pattern.
After that everything looked a bit chaotic.
Also after the washing the color darkend to much so therefore the surface was difficult to define.
In the next run there is no chipping and i will use a lighter shade of color.
However, the scheme remains the same.
SpanjaardA truly excellent job. and in 1/72. pictures could easily pass as 1/35! respect!
Robin (WhiteGlint)Great result!
The leaves are also very convincing. A lot of details on such a small space. 👍
Ben MThat looks great. The paintwork is particularly well executed. I guess chipping would be hard to scale down to 1/72. The prototype photo shows the tankette in a fairly clean condition anyway.
Mathias DecommereI agree with Spanjaard, amazing paintjob and nature imitation!
Robert PodkońskiFantastic work, Simon! (even more taking into account the nature of the kit itself...)
Simon NagorsnikI'm very glad about your nice comments mates!!
@lukasz: It was the right decision to start again, I like the second attempt a lot better.
@w.g.:the trees are made of small twigs that I smeared with glue and sprinkled with shredded foliage material.
the bushes are from mininature.
@ben: I didn't manage to make the chipping so that it could convince and the overall look didn't suffer.
the picture with the bottle was still the first run before it went wrong.
To all other: thank you so much!
Simon NagorsnikThanks rui!
The whole dio has found its place on a cap of a paint spray😁(under the woodsheet)
Simon NagorsnikThanks for your nice words mates!
Pepe: your "no comment" is accepted😉
Michael KohlThat is the way I like it: unusual subject, flawless modelling, excellent painting, convincing weathering and everything put on a nice dio or vignette. Just a joy to look at.
There is only one thing I do not understand: Why did you put a scale 1:35 figure in front of a 1:72 tank? 😉 😉
Alec KNot sure how I missed this before. Excellent work indeed, I really admire the ground work, it looks very realistic to me 👍
Simon NagorsnikThank you for your appreciation friends!
I tried to stage something rare well and now I think I did it 😄
Robert PodkońskiMy suggestion for your next masterpiece, Simon:
muzeumbronipancernej..ik-artyleryjski-c2p/ 😉
Simon NagorsnikThanks for the link robert!
looks like a lot of useful infos and impressions!
I'll have to remember that for future research.
it's always good to know sources.....🙂
Neil PatrickCannot add anything to what's been said already. But I love this too. Masterful work!
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The smallest vehicle i've ever build so far!
I decided to use a pre-war camouflage for my object.
It was called "Japanese camouflage pattern" and was used until 1936.
The colors used were olive green, light gray and sand brown, until this was replaced by the green, brown and sand color scheme.
This kit (Polish TKS Tankette, First to Fight, PL1939-015) is of very good quality with fine and crisp details.
A few rivets are missing but this is acceptable for this size and for a price of less than 10 euros.
Smaller details like the headlight, taillight and tool attachment are missing too, but these are quickly added.
An additional upgrade is the Hotchkiss MG from Master (GM-72-009).
The biggest problem is that the material is a bit too soft.
That makes processing a bit more difficult.
Tanker comes from Scibor Monstrous Miniatures (72HM0003) and illustrates perfectly the small outbursts of the TKS.
Pedestal is completely built on my own.
