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Wednesday, December 19, 2018

1/72 What a Tanker progress

We're finally getting somewhere with the What a Tanker Project. I'm glad there's been some movement, because first game is on the 29th, with seven players booked in, so no pressure!

There's quite a mix of models here. Hasegawa make up the bulk of them, but there are also Revell, Trumpeter and pre-painted Dragon models (which ones these are will probably be quite obvious, given that they are so much better painted than my own).

Sadly, despite youtube videos on how to do late-war German camo making it seem like a piece of cake, there is something of a glaring quality gap here between the idea and its plastic incarnations...

Anyhoo, we'll be right for a game, and that's the main thing.

There are still a few more things to touch up on these, but we're almost there.

I made a couple of 1/72 models in my youth but never painted them, so these are actually my first crack at doing armour in this scale. I can now begin to understand why people want to use airbrushes.





I've actually really enjoyed the change, but I have a lot to learn before I'll be able to churn out models at a standard I'm happy with.

So there are a few things to tidy up and then it's on to making some terrain.

16 comments:

  1. Cracking work sir, it will be a great success!

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  2. Looks Good Aaron. There have been a couple of games of WaT at the Sacramento Club, but I was participating in other games. Thee is also a game scheduled for a local convention in January, but again scheduling conflicts will prevent me from participating in it.

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    1. Thanks Bill - it seems like a good game for mass participation.

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  3. Nice. The tank making iss a bit addictive if you're not careful!

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  4. Great work, Aaron! I made many a 1/72 Hasegawa armored vehicle as a youngster. Great models that I bought for $1 each. Ah, those were the days!

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  5. They look great. An airbrush does make a difference - my old Tamiya starter was a great little workhorse, and more than enough for doing tanks from 15mm up, but gave up the ghost this year and I haven't replaced it yet. As the future is all 28mm Marlburian and Ancients I don't really feel like I need to replace it, but I do have a 1/48 Tiger tank sitting there undercoated and looking at me...

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    1. Hmmm, getting quite tempted by the idea myself!

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  6. What a Tanker puts the focus on the individual vehicle and these will certainly stand up to that. Nice job. Most of my 1/72 stuff is of the few parts, fast build variety, so I can really appreciate the work you have put into yours.Enjoy your game.

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    1. Thanks Norm! If I could have a Christmas wish, it would be that you could come along and join in!

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  7. Don't be hard on yourself, pretty good without using airbrush in my opinion.

    Cheers
    Kevin

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  8. They look good to me. Hope you have very happy holidays, and a great game on the 29th!

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