Another kit from the fine
folks at Revell. I used the Extratech etched set to replace
the horrible moulded turret bins and added stowage made
from lead foil and cigarette paper coated in Tamiya clear.
The etched turret bins are a big improvement over the
kit items but still aren't quite right. All the pictures
I found showed the large bin on the left side to have
rounded corners instead of the squared off bin that Extratech
provides.
Paint was Humbrol Light
Olive & Black with the tarps and thermal cover on
the barrel done in Pollyscale Olive Drab. I left off the
SFOR decals because Revell printed these in black whereas
they should be white or light gray I believe. Final finish
is Pollyscale clear flat which, believe it or not, is
the only decent acrylic clear flat you can get in the
UK now that Gunze is no longer imported.
Above
left & right: Oooh... all the nice shiny
bits are on. There were some funky little headlight guards
in the Extratech set as well but I completely destroyed
them so had to use the kit ones. Oops.
Left:
The hull is open above the tracks so I blanked these off
with sheet plastic. This turned out to be a complete waste
of time as you really can't see up there with the tracks
in place.
Above
left & right: Oooh... all the nice shiny
bits are on. There were some funky little headlight guards
in the Extratech set as well but I completely destroyed
them so had to use the kit ones. Oops.
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