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EnsignExpendabl
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Crusader WIP

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Wheels, so many wheels. 
 

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Most of this will be covered by the skirt, so I put in the pigments while I still had the chance. 
 

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The track connection will also be hidden by the skirts, so I just stapled them together. 
 

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Colour modulation. I opted to just pick the colours myself instead of getting the Vallejo set. 
 

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Base camo spots with silly putty masking 
 

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Camo outlines with 0.7 mm paint markers 
 

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Decals and grime added. I hoped that using Golden Acrylic interference paint would give the effect of the headlight being on, but the interference effect wasn't really visible. Going to cover the light with a tarp. 
 

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Adding some more stowage to enhance the realism and definitely not to hide the bad job I did with the rivets. 
 

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Glued on the stowage and added some more shadows to the tarp covering the light and the flag. 
 

Comments

1 19 July 2017, 02:30
Rui S
Nice progress EnsignExpendabl 👍
As to the wheels it's a tank, so...😢
19 July 2017, 23:58
Rui S
And you did the right thing, hehehe😉
Nice progress EnsignExpendabl 👍
22 July 2017, 18:40
Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Great build.....keep up 👍
30 July 2017, 09:00
Rui S
The turret weathering is looking great 👍
30 July 2017, 12:24
C Marques de Sá
Looks very nice! Is that a commons british desert camouflage?
30 July 2017, 15:56
EnsignExpendabl
Thank you! Markus and Rui!

I've seen the camo scheme on pictures of other British tanks, but not the Crusader. I messed up the edge of one of the brown spots, which inspired me to try it out.
30 July 2017, 17:57

Project info

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1:35
Completed
1:35 Crusader III (Italaerei 219)1:35 57mm Gun Barrel OQF 6 Pdr Mk.III L/36.5 (RB Model 35B17)

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