Tamiya M48A3

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July 4, 2017
Tamiya Fine Surface Primer. The Tracks came from Dragon.
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April 4, 2017
Testfit
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April 4, 2017
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April 5, 2017
Loaders hatch reconstruction
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April 5, 2017
Movable
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April 9, 2017
Driver, TC, Loder.
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April 9, 2017
Testing the location
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April 9, 2017
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April 12, 2017
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April 14, 2017
A very angry tankdriver 😉
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April 14, 2017
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April 14, 2017
First coat of Primer. There are still some holes and other unclean areas.
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April 14, 2017
The driver smokes a cigarette to calm down 😉 I currently realized that Verlinden did not include microphones🙁
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March 24, 2024
Some color experiments. I have countless original pictures of vietnam AFV. Unfortunately, they all have one thing in common. Dust and dirt everywhere, which makes it difficult to see what the coloring actually was. But one thing is for sure, there were two shades that were used. An almost black looking olive drab (most vehicles had this shade) and a very dark dark green. It remains difficult and I have to try to create a coherent overall picture by trial and error.
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March 24, 2024
Note that the ammunition cans were often the same color.
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March 24, 2024
Note that the ammunition cans were often the same color.
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March 27, 2024
To paint the tank, I removed the DS tracks and wheels. The Dragon DS tracks have become hard and brittle in some places. I have no idea why this happened but they are no longer usable.
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March 27, 2024
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March 27, 2024
Luckily I still have T97E2 from AFV Club in my stash. These were actually reserved for the Dragon Kit. Probably the better choice anyway. Maybe they adapt better to the unevenness of the diorama and the suspension.
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March 30, 2024
The sandbags are usually painted in an ocher or sand tone.
This fits WWII or earlier. As you can see in the pictures, these nylon bags look completely different.
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March 30, 2024
I have a look like this in mind for my tank. I use three different tones.
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March 30, 2024
I think I'll leave it like that. This could work well with a wash and pigments.
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April 26, 2024
I gave the backpacks straps made of tape.
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April 26, 2024
Unfortunately, there are no details to be found on the back. With the one on the right, I tried to recreate as many details as possible. I'm happy with the result.
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April 27, 2024
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May 5, 2024
The tracks are fully built and painted.
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May 5, 2024
Weathering with pigments.

Comments

28 3 April 2017, 15:16

Spanjaard
looking really good. beautiful details added

12 April 2017, 23:08

Kurt Reichert
Thank you Spanjaard.

14 April 2017, 18:07

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
You add great Detail to it.Very cool job!The Sandbags are a aftermarket kit?

23 April 2017, 14:44

Kurt Reichert
Thanks Markus! Yes, the Sandbags are from Legend.

23 April 2017, 19:26

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Very detailed 50 cal.Love it.

30 April 2017, 16:37

Gary Brantley
It looks ready to "bust some jungle". 👍

5 June 2017, 18:04

Kurt Reichert
Yes Gary, and that jungle will be in 1:35😉

6 June 2017, 16:09

Gary Brantley
cool

6 June 2017, 17:00

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Very great build.Now in color 🙂

5 July 2017, 05:06

Kurt Reichert
Next step, the base.

5 July 2017, 17:23

Rhys Young
This looks interesting.

8 July 2017, 08:38

Anders Isaksson
Are those metal drive sprockets by MR Model?
Nice work!

7 February, 19:04

Kurt Reichert
Hello Anders,
yes the drive sprockets are from MR Model. Greetings to Sweden.

10 February, 15:25

Anders Isaksson
Thanks Kurt! 😊

11 February, 21:06

Rui S
Great work and figure painting 👍

25 February, 15:56

Neuling
Looking forward here ..........

24 March, 11:05

A.J. Madison
Excellent work improving what was considered a very good kit in the *cough* 20th century. Very nice. Especially fixing those *expletive* motorization holes.

26 March, 20:07

Kurt Reichert
Thanks Rui! Hello Neuling and A.J.

27 March, 18:34

Kurt Reichert
Yes A.J. I find the latest generation of kits very exciting because they are of course much more detailed and you no longer have to spend so much time on the scatch components.

On the other hand, it's sometimes fun to pimp up an old kit if it's worth it.

27 March, 18:38

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

27 March, 18:44

Anders Isaksson
One more question from me:
Which brand are the base figures for your crew, plastic or resin?

29 March, 20:21

Kurt Reichert
I used the "US AFV Crew Vietnam Set 1"
which was offered by Verlinden Productions with the number 2554. The head with the steel helmet came from a set from the brand "Alpine Miniatures" All made of resin.

30 March, 06:57