Char St Chamond early production

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Thank you Steve! :D

I'm halfway happy with the results. I plan to have the tank plowing through heavy terrain, so at least the lower half should be reasonably dirty. I might add a French infantryman, but haven't decided yet.

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Looking great so far.
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Re: Char St Chamond early production

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Looks great Philipp! :mrgreen:

I have to concur here with Steve - dust it, don't mud it!
It looks really good, no brush marks to speak of!
It would have got stuck immediately anyway when confronted by a trench system :lol: .

Seriously, why do so many sides in the great war build tanks that really CAN'T cross trenches? :roll: ;)


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Nice job hand brushing the Tamiya. That paint isn't easy to brush.
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Thanks again everyone!

Raoul, are you suggesting the western front of WWI was at times not a blood-soaked sea of mud from August 1914 to November 1918? :P :lol:

Bryan, some other brand might have been better and easier, but I had to use what I had available. Supposedly that paint retarder Tamiya is selling makes them a lot easier to brush. I need to remember that before I try this again. If I try this again :roll:

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Great work Philipp. This is turning out really nice indeed. :)

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Nice Job Philipp, gives me confidence to brush paint my own entry in this GB!
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Thanks gents! :) To my surprise it seems to have worked out just as intended, even with less than optimal paint.

I try to get the detail painting done today, more on that soon.

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Going ahead at ludicrous speed..... :roll:

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After a break that turned out way too long I finally tried to continue with this thing. Did another clear coat to seal in the decals, which set off the smoke alarm for the first time since I live in this place. In addition I felt rather dizzy afterwards. Looks like I finally need to get a spray cabin... :?

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