Tamiya M41 Walker Bulldog 1973 (finished!!)

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Primer on, Tamiya grey, straight out of the rattle can. Done a wee bit of "pre-shading" with black from the airbrush. You may note from the above shot the loaders periscope lacks any form of protection. Pics show a brush guard. Been having a frustrating time trying to solder one up out of brass.
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Painted it initially in OD but felt this was way too dark for the reference photos I had. Repainted in Tamiya Olive Green with a little bit of modulation. Two coats of a home brewed brown filter to darken a bit and this is where we are at. Coat of gloss is next then decals. Thats all I'll get done before business trip so will have to wait till next Monday for further work!

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Looks great! :D
The modulation is spot on, mine are somehow always way too subtle and thus invisible on photos :lol: .


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Great paint job Adam - should look fantastic with the Kiwi Kamo :mrgreen:

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Well that was fast. Great work on the paint.

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I've abandoned the idea of a Kiwi M41. Was looking at reference photos and we had the A2 version which would mean rebuilding the engine deck, fenders and hatches. Also, as Kiwis, we love kit, so the NZ M41s were covered in extra stowage lockers. A bit beyond the terms of the build, so just going to be a very vanilla US Walker Bulldog!
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Hi Adam,

I haven't been around here much of late. It's great to see a new member hooking into Plasticarmour and joining us :D

You are really doing this old Bulldog kit the justice it deserves. I think we are going to get some really nice builds out of these nostalgic old kits 8-)
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Trying hard to do some modeling!

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Got to agree with you Justin, these kits are a great starting point and if it wasn't for the constraints of the build we could really go to town on them. Hit my first real snag on this build, decals have yellowed after 40+ yrs in the box. Have put them on the window sill in direct sunlight as I understand this corrects the issue. If not I'll mask up some stars and hull numbers :?
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Got to agree with you Justin, these kits are a great starting point and if it wasn't for the constraints of the build we could really go to town on them.
You're so right. I was struggeling with the impulse to go on a full scale AM induced spree the whole time, but remember that your years and years of kit painting will come to the rescue in the "looks" department :lol: .


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Back from conference. Despite the bad weather in Auckland there has been enough uv light to bleach the decals out. Have applied them over a gloss coat and sucked em down with microset/microsol combo. Still really thick though. I suppose I've been spoilt by modern decals that are nice and thin and look "painted on" after a few coats of varnish. Not gunna happen here.

Any thoughts from the brain trust? I've read about lightly sanding then, is this safe?
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