Kostucha Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 Not too long ago I finished up my first and so far only Armour vehicle - the Academy 1/35 M-10. I wanted this one simply from playing Company of Heroes. Fun game... picked up the Verlinden Accessory set, and a few small extras. Cut down the front fenders as well given pictures of a reference tank I used to help build this one, that matched the same welded pieces on the front end. First a bit of work that went into it, with the interior, added some things inside that I knew would likely be inside from my experiences being LAV crew... tool box, bags, oil cans, made a pack of lucky strikes as well, and ammo in various levels of preparation for the gunner/loader, wiring for the radio sets, scratch built the seats, and added leaves/mud/dirt: The Verlinden set is actually meant for the Tamiya kit, but, with enough sanding and fitting, it worked out: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kostucha Posted October 24, 2009 Author Share Posted October 24, 2009 Thanks for looking, and happy modeling! Mark. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kostucha Posted October 24, 2009 Author Share Posted October 24, 2009 Fortress, First off, thank you very much. I embellished the scratches that were already there by "chipping" it with an X-acto blade until I thought it looked right. Along with the "welds" between panels - some were already there, some weren't, where there weren't any, I used a little filler, and did the same. As for the rust - I used two colours (Testors "Rust" and "Brown"), and brown pastel chalk. I first applied the brown lightly, and before it had a chance to dry, I gave a little bit of the Rust colour overtop of it down the center to blend it in a little. Then once it was dry, I pretty much drybrushed a little more Rust in a downward direction. Once this was dry, I used a small amount of fine ground brown pastel chalk by dipping a fine tipped brush in a little water, then dipping it in the pastel chalk, and making wet "streaks" over the rust colour. Once it dried, that's what it looked like. Along the edges, it was a similar way of doing it, but I dry brushed a little silver over the edges to show an exposed edge from paint. Hope this helps! Mark. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gotarheelz14 Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 Jesus that looks absolutely incredible! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kostucha Posted October 24, 2009 Author Share Posted October 24, 2009 Thank you very much! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CorsairMan Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 Whether they fly or ambush tanks, Hellcats are cool. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kostucha Posted October 25, 2009 Author Share Posted October 25, 2009 Very very cool. I was thinking of doing another one - M18. Up around Shilo here I stumbled on something interesting as I walked into the local car parts store - a couple of Cylinder heads getting done up - from a radial engine. Of course I was thinking aircraft - until they said apparently it was from a tank... immediately the M18 came to mind. Sure enough! Oh, there is some cool cool stuff out here if you folks are armoured/artillery fans. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TF51GREGWISE Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Flippin cool. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-Gabe- Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 That's a really nice job you did there, man! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fishwelding Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Most excellent Tank Destroyer! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kostucha Posted October 25, 2009 Author Share Posted October 25, 2009 Thank you very much! I love the open turret on the this one - able to see all the areas inside, rather than a closed turret. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulo Jose Simas Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 WONDERFUL ... I like the Helmet !!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fishwelding Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 By the way, fun fact: GM powered the M10 with a pair of diesel bus engines. So the poor schmoe who road the bus to work everyday got drafted, thrown in the army, and road around listening to the same %$*$ engine again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kostucha Posted October 26, 2009 Author Share Posted October 26, 2009 By the way, fun fact: GM powered the M10 with a pair of diesel bus engines. So the poor schmoe who road the bus to work everyday got drafted, thrown in the army, and road around listening to the same %$*$ engine again. Hahaha, oh, that's awesome! Paulo, thanks for the comment! I thought it would add a nice touch to the .50, that's where I would have left mine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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