1/16 m8 howitzer moter carrage
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... should be fun! Anxious to see how you do it, tried a few years ago without much success. But wanna learn!
Will do.... Waiting on a new airbrush as well here but gets here tomorrow. I am planing on using a dedicated chipping medium not hairspray for this project. I also get last few things to get the Sherman project done as well tomorrow.
Jakko
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I maintain that chipped paint on vehicles like this is very much artistic licence 
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It looks like lots of little bits of funness
Thems a lotta lie downs, like hand holds on a climbing wall!
At this scale, no guessing required about what the tools are...
Looking good!
Nice to see the feed lever and bolt switch are in the correct positions for left hand feed! I never thought I would see detail like this on a tiny .50 cal. I'm very impressed.
For those who want to learn more about the M2 HMG, the below link contains the General Motors .50 cal MG manual. https://maritime.org/doc/pdf/browning-50cal-GM-training-manual-aircraft-basic.pdf
Jakko
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Or Forgotten Weapons, if you've got 45 minutes or so to spare:
... coming along great!
You gotta stop driving it directly into live fire!
You gotta stop driving it directly into live fire!
Yes will have some battle marks.... coming along great!
You gotta stop driving it directly into live fire!
Nice!
Restraint is the better part of weathering!
Restraint is the better part of weathering!
Every time I come to your thread my eyes pop at the amount of detail and your steady progress!
The non-skid floor looks amazing. I guess being open top it would catch a lot of dirt, water and dust.
I would imagine a lot of scuffed areas down to primer and even metal.
Folks often mention the relatively short operational life of armour in combat... weeks, a few months at most on average... so that could be a clue as to how much rust there might be before it got knocked out.
From a builder/painter perspective though, it's looking awesome! And fun to do!
I would imagine a lot of scuffed areas down to primer and even metal.
Folks often mention the relatively short operational life of armour in combat... weeks, a few months at most on average... so that could be a clue as to how much rust there might be before it got knocked out.
From a builder/painter perspective though, it's looking awesome! And fun to do!
Yeah I may add more bare and rust there. Still have seats decals so on to in there as well before I can button up.
Nice!
Jakko
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The paintwork is very good, but I maintain that there is far too much chipped and scuffed paint — these vehicles were not that old when they were in use. Dirt, yes, because even though the soldiers would probably try to wipe their boots before getting in, they would inevitably carry some (or a lot, if they were in a hurry) inside. But the chipped paint and rust make it look like this vehicle has been in use for a decade with no maintenance whatsoever.
Could have served from 42 to through 1954 Indochina war.... It is going to be a Frenchy.
