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Tamiya 1/35 M48A3 Patton
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 1:02 am
by robertw
Re: Tamiya 1/35 M48A3 Patton
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 1:33 am
by brickfan8
I am actually building that same kit for this build but I haven't started yet

Re: Tamiya 1/35 M48A3 Patton
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 2:33 am
by UKguyInUSA
Wow....I noticed tha this kit has a battery compartment!? I never knew these tanks were capable of being battery driven....cool!
Enjoy building it

Re: Tamiya 1/35 M48A3 Patton
Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2014 4:15 am
by robertw
Well I didn't think that I'd attempt to finish this but after seeing Lee's attempt to finish, I was inspired to give it a go myself. It's been ready for primer for ages so I got that done. Had some issues where the primer was peeling off when I masked even after de-tacking the tape. It's odd that the primer (ak interactive) was peeling whereas paint to bare plastic was not...
I don't know, no matter. I got some paint on her and it's starting to look like a tank now. Even if it does have a boring paint job.

Re: Tamiya 1/35 M48A3 Patton
Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2014 7:45 pm
by robertw
It's ready for decals after I let the gloss dry for a few hours. I think I might actually make it.

Re: Tamiya 1/35 M48A3 Patton
Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2014 1:26 am
by robertw
Decals! For once I didn't have to difficult a time doing decals. Unfortunately though despite cote after cote of micro sol it's very evident that they are decals. Oh well.
I'll give it a flat cote in a bit and tomorrow I'll do a bit of weathering and this thing is done.
Re: Tamiya 1/35 M48A3 Patton
Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2014 5:34 pm
by robertw
It's gonna come down to the wire I think. Tracks have to dry from a wash, I have to go out of town for a few hours, and then new years eve stuff this evening!
Here's hoping I don't have too much trouble getting the tracks on...
Re: Tamiya 1/35 M48A3 Patton
Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2014 9:41 pm
by robertw
The tracks wash doesn't want to dry. I thought acrylics dried fast...