looks great man. love the chipping. the color is spot on and  not overdone. i've always wanted this kit, but never had the money when its on the shelf, and when i do have the money it already sold out. looking forward to seeing it with the weathered tracks.

Nice to see this one come back up to the surface VT!

This was my first time painting Friuls (I build up a set before - but they never ended on a built model).

I painted a base coat of acrylic black grey, gave a wash or two of van *** brown, lightly sanded away some paint to expose the metal and gave a coat of Dullcote. I was pleasantly surprised by the results.

Very well so far...:)

terry35 wrote:

Looks great so far, thet tracks are brilliant. Terry.

Ditto.

wbill, guney,model, and maniac...thanks!

panzerguy wrote:

OOB! This just made the list of kits to pick up at AMPS east this year.

The build was great and the only fit problem was for the rear grill cover.  If I remember correctly there were two covers...one with the mesh molded in plastic, the other that was to be used with the PE part.   The one with the molded plastic mesh fit properly and the other one for the PE didn't.  The solution was just use the molded plastic mesh cover and saw out the plastic mesh and replace with the PE part.

panzerguy wrote:

Great job on the tracks VTR. Looking forward to seeing them on the finished product. I've never used Fruils before just Model Kasten. People have mentioned having trouble getting paint on the Fruils, did you?

I've read the same concern.  I let the built of track soak in vinager overnight and scrubbed 'em real good to make sure they didn't have any oil residues or anything else that would effect adhesion.  I primed with Krylon acrylic primer and then used my normal acrylics and oil washes.  I haven't had any problems yet - but I did notice when I scrubbed/sanded the track to expose the metal for weathering the paint came of real easy.  So as long as no accidental abrasion happen to the tracks I think I'm okay...we'll see!

Really looks terrific VT. Looking forward to end result.

It's all coming together beautifully. You're almost there. What brand did you use for the green?

And we're finally done. I finished it up with some MIG Pigments to give a used look. I used a combination of Russian Earth and Europe Dust. I usually think of Russian tanks covered in mud and was going to attempt that, but this project has been on my workbench way too long so it was time to do a basic dusting and move on.

Grem56 wrote:

An excellent SUe you built there ! Like it. Julian

Thanks Grem!