Chief's Tamiya 1/35 Chieftain mk5(3)

[chief5437]

After building the trumpy chally, I've been smitten with post ww2 armour. I love the size of these things at 1/35! So I came home with this the other day, even though I was looking for the 1/32 Revell hunter!



I'm going for the Berlin bde scheme on this...



Wish me luck with that! Lol

Edit- this being the first Tamiya kit I've done in a long while, I'd forgotten how well/quick they go together!

Done...






Skirts, running gear and gun are just dry fitted for now.

It's an old kit from 1977, but it went together no problem. Just a small seam on the gun, but that's it.
Really impressed how this had stood the test of time.

That's it for now, thanks for looking fellas

[Coen]

Damn!! Is that primed or is that the styrene colour Chief? Freaking awesome looking tank, I can understand skipping the Hunter for this thing

[chief5437]

Cheers dude! It's a beauty. Not primed yet, the styrene is a real dark green. Looks like primer in the pic though!

[EasyEight96]

I had this too and is already primed up will get mine done this week I think

[chief5437]

I had this too and is already primed up will get mine done this week I think

Cool! Looking forward to seeing it

[Paul]

Nice chief, 77 was a good year

[Coen]

Hahaha...

[fly1ngdutchm4n]

Nice chief, 77 was a good year

73 was better. .

[fly1ngdutchm4n]

Dang Chief!
Awesome looking model
Good luck on that cammo scheme, it would require a lot of masking I think.
Would love to see it
Cheers mate!

[Lee]

Damn you the Berlin Brigade is the one I'm going for on my Tamy Chieftain too - When I get around to it....lol

Look forward to seeing how yours turns out

[chief5437]

@frans, I agree, 73 was the best year ever

Lots of masking to do, started last night, it's a bit fiddly in parts.

@lee, I'll let you know how it goes, I'm getting the feeling it would be best to mask and paint sub assemblies before main assembly. Have you started yours, or is it still in tubs? Lol

[longlance67]

really cool subject

looking forward to seeing what you do with

Shane

[schweinhund227]

Nice idea !~ looking forward to see it done ! Make sure all your squares are Squared up ! or it will look wonky !

[Lee]

@frans, I agree, 73 was the best year ever

Lots of masking to do, started last night, it's a bit fiddly in parts.

@lee, I'll let you know how it goes, I'm getting the feeling it would be best to mask and paint sub assemblies before main assembly. Have you started yours, or is it still in tubs? Lol

You is a funny man...!!!

I haven't started mine yet, but I agree, it would be better to paint in sub assemblies. With this type of scheme should be easy to get away with as the continuity isn't the same as a normal camo pattern

[chief5437]

There is a little continuity on the pics I'm using, but easy enough to transfer. I can now definitely say sub assemblies are the way to go!!

As for being square, I've got my fingers crossed as it won't become clear til it's completed. Wish me luck! Lol!

Thanks for checking in guys!

[chief5437]

Well, after a good 10 hours of masking, it's reveal time. Tonight Matthew, I'm going to be a Berlin Bde chieftain.......









I'm quite pleased with how it's turned out, a bit of touch up reqd in a few spots. But not bad for a first attempt.

I'm also surprised at how effective this pattern is at breaking up the shape. When held up against a breeze block wall, it really plays tricks on the eye!

That's all for now, thanks for looking guys

[Coen]

Damn Chief!
That's more than awesome... It's Oresome!
That worked out excellent bud. That has enough wow factor to place in most shows I'll bet. Brave man for even trying this... Cool dude for succeeding!

[Lee]

Very nice work mate!

It's a lot like the razzle dazzle pattern hey used to use on ships.

They had this design for urban fighting in Berlin as the size and shapes are of the colours are the same as the majority of the windows in buildings of Berlin at the time

[Paul]

Fanatic chief, looks superb mate

[Donkeywalloper]

looks fantastic.

Mine is sat on side awaiting build. I'm now waiting for photo-etch parts from Hammnet before start.
That is such a good paint job. Really impressed.

[RED]

I just came across this thread about 3 mins ago, ordered my tamiya Chieftain two days ago looking at doing this same scheme ...... yours has turned out fantastic Chief, what colours did you end up using for the three tone if you don't mind me asking?

[Lego]

Love it. These type of camo shemes are nuts.

[chief5437]

Thanks for the comments guys, much appreciated!

@RED my references say that the colours used were RAL 7031 blue grey, RAL 8025 brown and RAL 9010 white. After looking at various pics and with my limited paint stock I settled on tamiya xf-82 ocean grey 2 (RAF), xf-49 khaki and xf-2 flat white.

For the lower hull and running gear, I found conflicting references. Some say satin black, others say bronze green. I expect bronze green would be more likely, but it's hard to tell from period pictures, and museum pieces aren't usually that accurate. In the end I met half way and used a black green undercoat with dark grey blue topcoat.

HTH cheers

[PaulAyrey]

Cor blimey that is great, really, really cannot wait to see more .... Wonderful stuff!

[RED]

thanks mate

[rodrant]

Some strange (at least to me ...) , but beautifull Camo . And great work Shaun . Looking forward to see it complete .

Builds like yours make me want to start an AFV some of these days

[chief5437]

Right then, I'm calling this done for now. I've kept the weathering to a minimum, I don't suppose these got too dirty in an urban environment. The local model shop does their own resin castings, and I believe they'll soon have a nice street base available. So I might get one for this in the future.

I really enjoyed this build, first tamiya in ages, so it was nice having a kit that went together with no problems! If need be I can still take the skirts, running gear and upper hull apart, the fit is that good!

Anyway, on with the pics...









Thanks for looking, and thanks for the kind comments along the way, much appreciated!

[ManCupboardModels]

Amazing work Chief!! Superb stuff!

[Paul]

Great work chief, top drawer mate

[fly1ngdutchm4n]

Jup... You knocked it right out the park buddy!
That Camo!
Awesome....

[Coen]

Yup... I'm with Frans on that.... It kept going and going and going.
Chief! That's perfect buddy! Really well done! Wow you really brought that together well.
It's also very inspiring! I wonder what a T90a would look like with that pattern?
Hmmm.
A hearty and hefty well done Chief!

[AchtungPanzer]

3 x YES mate. Looks -

[PaulAyrey]

Cor, that looks great, superb!