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after having a lot of fun with my ZTZ 99 build, I decided to do another digital camo scheme. this time i thought I would try to get the colours a little more correct.

first of all this is what i am building.I am using the hobbyboss 1/35 scale kit.

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I decided to use the voyager BMP-3 barrel set, and i am glad i did because the kit ones are absolute garbage

much better than the original.

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as for the rest of the model, it's OOB. the kit P.E. grills are nice enough to do the job. although I cant figure out why they would use brass for the vision ports on the side of the hull like that

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I haven't spent much time detailing the kit because as far as i can tell its fairly accurate. and I really don't care about that anyway, this build is an exercise in painting the camouflage. and for me that's the fun part

Dylan

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OK then onto the paint:

first step, paint the tan. its a little lighter than it needs to be but when i put the wash on it later it will be a little closer to the right tone.

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then the fun part. masking.

i use Tamiya tape on a piece of glass from a picture frame. I slice the tape into little squares and lift them off the glass with the end of the knife.

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then I stick them on the tank according to the paint guide. like so

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next step, the light green

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more pics tomorrow.enjoy

Dylan

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thanks guys

Here is the tank i built earlier, I thought i posted it here but i cant find it

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A small update, I spent about 4 hours yesterday masking the light green

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its getting close now

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holy thread resurrection

well I finally pulled this one back out of the box after 11 months.

this is pretty much where i left it, the dark green is sprayed and partially masked. I am going to spend the rest of the afternoon masking, then I can spray the last green

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