Old Tamiya stuff
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12 3 March 2020, 20:30
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Nicely crafted dio, though these kits are 30 years old they are of good quality. Did you used oils for painting the figures?
4 March 2020, 05:48
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Thanks! Acrylics for the figures; both paints and washes, plus some ink washes on the skin.
4 March 2020, 17:52
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Fabulous Dio! A scary thought though... I remember making this kit when it came out, well almost, but it was on the back of a Famo. I later bought the flak and trailer, and pulled it behind a Krupp. My scary thought is, that was around 1979. Am I really that old? Lol, maybe I am just? Thanks for the memories my friend. Keep up with the awesome work 👍
6 March 2020, 00:38
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You are not the only ones. I did built the Flackvierling and probably before 1979. I really liked it. Unfortunately I don't have it anymore.
6 March 2020, 20:36
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Michael great job on the dio..isn't it a great feeling to resurrect an old kit and bring it back to life..I did the same thing about five years ago and really jumped back into model building after a 25 year hiatus. I am really enjoying it again.. again great job on your dio. What snow product did you use?
6 March 2020, 23:53
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@joe I made something myself for this one. It was the first snow dio I've ever made. I used clear paintable silicone mixed with talcum powder. The clear silicone let it look translucent when it was thin, so the footprints would show the ground a bit. I wanted a wet early spring look. I also added some gloss gel medium around the snow edges to make it look melty. I think I'm going to try the Precision Ice &Snow products for the next one.
7 March 2020, 14:02
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I like old Tamiya, more so when done like that. Great dio 👍
Just my twocent opinion: The weathering on the out side, just beautiful, very well done. But the big contrast to the very clean inside?... Make me think...?
8 March 2020, 17:10
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Yeah, oh well. I got sick of working on it. 🙂 There is some weathering on the inside, but not much.
9 March 2020, 14:32
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I like this a lot and just like Rui says, I too like old kits. Just add skill and patience as some very old Humbrol (or was it Airfix?) ads used to say. You've done both Michael. Lovely work. Bravo!
5 February 2022, 12:43
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I bought these kits when I was a teenager and finally got around to starting them 30 years later.