Universal carrier MKII

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Universal carrier MKII

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Well this is my first kit in many years.

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All the wheels and suspension is painted and the hull primed in Black for the bottom and White for the top.
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This is good I've always fancied doing one of these but never have. Was talking to Paul the other day that I fancy doing one. Looking forward to seeing this build.
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nice start love these little carriers...
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:clap: Excellent start Buddy...
Looking forward to seeing more of this build.
Good luck, all the best mate.. :thumb1:
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I've got one of these for my first build.

Looking forward to watching your build.
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Bit of a delay on building. I've picked up a compressor for my airbrush so no more propellant cans, but i need a connector hose. Until this arrives i'm stuck on the painting front. I've picked up an academy Panzer iv so i'm building that while i wait.
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Good start. Keep it up mate :cheers2:
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Ok an update, here is the base coat and a little highlight.

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XF-58 olive green over the white and black base, then a little XF-2 mixed in for the highlights.

My first time doing highlights with an airbrush!
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Looking real nice like the colour
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Aces!
Nice job on a lovely model.
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That's a funky looking vehicle. Cool!
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Ok update,
Not quite finished, but what do people think of the weathering? Is it ok? This is the first model i've ever weathered.

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Still needs the crew and the guns fitting.
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Great model :clap:
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Be sincere! :lol: :lol: :lol: I don't trust it's the first model you've ever weathered :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: It's sooooooo good!
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GIACOMER wrote:Be sincere! :lol: :lol: :lol: I don't trust it's the first model you've ever weathered :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: It's sooooooo good!
Thank you.

I've been reading lots and looking at real Universal Carriers, plus also watching the Mig Jiminez Videos on Youtube.
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Holy C**p mate, for your first weathering job, you really went for it and jumped in the deep end! Turned out looking fabulous! :thumb1: :thumb1: :clap: :clap:
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Really nice job, like that a lot! :thumb1:

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I have the same kit in my stash :th: I will take notes from this build :P
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Looking good, excellent job on the weathering so far. Possibly add some chipping to it. :cheers2:
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Looks superb the weathering is spot on ....
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Great looking Carrier!
Love those streaks.
Very nice.

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Really, really superb work on such a fantastic little model.
Great job mate.
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Great weathering, dude! Looks very realistic. Keep up the good work.
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Great result, looks fantastic!
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