M41 Walker Bulldog - Vietnam

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just getting started with assembly
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progress with turret assembly
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more assembly progress
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pre-shading and basecoat done
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Used Tamiya Dark Iron (XF-84)) for the tracks. It should be interesting to see how this turns out.
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did some airbrush work on the muffler covers for a rusted look
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Experimented with the periscope using molotow liquid chrome covered in clear smoke paint.
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molotow liquid chrome covered with a heavy drop of black smoke paint on the periscope windows... kind of like it
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Pin wash in place on everything. Decided to put everything on, except the tracks for a quick look.
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repainted the rust on the muffler area, think this looks better
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did some dust wash to dirty it up a little
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18 17 September 2022, 19:05

John
Nice. I like taking old kits and seeing how much I can improve them/practice skills without spending too much. One man's "trash" kit is another's treasure!

17 September 2022, 20:08

James Barrett
I think I can call it done. I will be spraying one more flat coat on it tomorrow night, then I will get the photo booth out and take some good finished pics.

5 October 2022, 02:10

John
Looks great. Definitely trying the chrome/smoke thing on my next armor build. Mufflers turned out really well too. How did you do those?

5 October 2022, 02:27

James Barrett
With the mufflers, I first tried airbrushing the effect and met with mediocre results. Ended up painting it by hand. Watched this video from Andy's Hobby Headquarters as brief intro before attempting it. Youtube Video