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TAMIYA 1/35 'Universal Carrier'

Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 3:07 pm
by RobertA
Built this one a couple of years ago now, but thought I'd share it with you all, as I am quite pleased with how it turned out.. :whistle:

Built straight out of box, nothing added, nothing taken away. Painted with Humbrol enamels (carrier) and Valejo + LifeColor acrylics (figures):

Re: TAMIYA 1/35 'Universal Carrier'

Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 3:22 pm
by Panzerwolf
Looks really nice! The figures fit well to the tank.

Re: TAMIYA 1/35 'Universal Carrier'

Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 3:37 pm
by RobertA
Thank you VERY much!! :cheers2:

Re: TAMIYA 1/35 'Universal Carrier'

Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 4:10 pm
by garywintin
How did you make those little bushes sir ?

Re: TAMIYA 1/35 'Universal Carrier'

Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 4:24 pm
by AchtungPanzer
Nice kiddy :th: So big ! :)

Re: TAMIYA 1/35 'Universal Carrier'

Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 4:32 pm
by wappynutter
Very nice work Rob, got one of these in my stash!!! :th:
Saving mine for when I get better at building/painting these kits!!
You, meanwhile have done an absolutely fantastic job, diorama too! :jd:
Well done matey.... Many thumbs.......
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Re: TAMIYA 1/35 'Universal Carrier'

Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 5:01 pm
by Tiger131
superb job on your dio and you build top marks buddy

Re: TAMIYA 1/35 'Universal Carrier'

Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 5:12 pm
by Rob
Thou art truly the maestro o'the hairy stick! Nice model. Like Gary I would be interested to know how you did the undergrowth :th:

Re: TAMIYA 1/35 'Universal Carrier'

Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 5:48 pm
by Coen
Gotta love the Bren gun carriers!! Sweet machines.
Nice work Rob, I love the look of her. She looks as though she's leaping into action the way she's rearing up a bit, like the driver just hit the accelerator.
Nicely done!

Re: TAMIYA 1/35 'Universal Carrier'

Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 5:56 pm
by JayCub
looks a super build and wonderful diorama, very detailed.

Tom

Re: TAMIYA 1/35 'Universal Carrier'

Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 6:31 pm
by MikeyKb
WOW! :clap:
That looks fantastic! What did you use for the grass and the bushes? They look so real and super fluffy.

Great job! and great lighting too!

Re: TAMIYA 1/35 'Universal Carrier'

Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 7:46 pm
by Radzy
Fantastic work Rob, again!
And nice way to show the model around the bushes :)

garywintin wrote:How did you make those little bushes sir ?
Gary, you can make them by using coloured pieces of sponge. Some companies, like Woodland Scenics have variety of such products, like these bushes

Cheers,
Radek

Re: TAMIYA 1/35 'Universal Carrier'

Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 1:43 pm
by RobertA
MikeyKb wrote:WOW! :clap:
That looks fantastic! What did you use for the grass and the bushes? They look so real and super fluffy.

Great job! and great lighting too!
Thank you all... :) Much appreciated.. :cheers2: :bow::

As Radzy pointed out, you can use various scenic materials, in this case I actually used the stuff from Woodland Scenics, that Radzy showed. As for the grass, I used flock from Games Workshop, that my son had left over from when he used to do their figures.. :)

Glad you all liked my humble effort.. :)

Re: TAMIYA 1/35 'Universal Carrier'

Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 4:43 pm
by MikeyKb
RobertA wrote:
MikeyKb wrote:WOW! :clap:
That looks fantastic! What did you use for the grass and the bushes? They look so real and super fluffy.

Great job! and great lighting too!
Thank you all... :) Much appreciated.. :cheers2: :bow::

As Radzy pointed out, you can use various scenic materials, in this case I actually used the stuff from Woodland Scenics, that Radzy showed. As for the grass, I used flock from Games Workshop, that my son had left over from when he used to do their figures.. :)

Glad you all liked my humble effort.. :)
Looks fantastic. I have most of the woodland scenics products for trees and bushes - it just looks 'really real' on your dio. That grass though, gotta get me some of that - the woodland scenics stuff should be called 'Static grASS' - cuz it's crap!

Thanks for the info. Truly looks amazing!

:thumb2: :thumb2:

Re: TAMIYA 1/35 'Universal Carrier'

Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2014 11:49 am
by RobertA
Well, the grass is sure worth buying.. I'm not sure anymore that it actually is from Games Workshop though.. can't recall where I got it from, however! It may be a Hornby product.. :)

Re: TAMIYA 1/35 'Universal Carrier'

Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2014 11:57 am
by RobertA
Thank you very much!! :)