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Guys, I'm always commenting but never building any armour so if I may here's Academy's modern South Korean K1A1 I built over on Stikpusher's Korean War (past and present) Group Build.
The Tank: Academy's excellent K1A1 built mostly from the box. I added about 2/3 of the parts from MK1 PE set for the kit, omitting some of the more tiny finicky parts. I also added a resin bustle rack to the back of the turret from I think Lion Roar (not sure where the box is to check), I free-handed the camo and then made my first serious attempt to use filters which I really liked how they worked out. I finished with some pastel 'mud' on the skirts which may still need some work.
I'm afraid there is still a seam on the front hull which I didn't glue together till after painting so I can put the treads on afterward. I still need to fix this!
The Figures: The crew is a mixture of the original figures and Academy's South Korean tank crew with two heads replaced with Hornet's East Asian heads. The young ladies are from Preiser's 1/32 nudes- oddly being 1/32 they're taller than the tank crewmen... I think straight matt varnish on skin tones look too dull so they were airbrushed with a mixture of 1/3 gloss to 2/3 flat to get a dull semi-gloss but for some reason the camera makes them look way shiny I suppose I should have fashioned more clothing for them but the figures are so nicely detailed I hated to cover it up.
I hope they don't get me banned like Manny's stripper figure...........
"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen
Very nice work! The tank looks very good, and your figures look excellent! I agree that the girls look a little too shiny, but otherwise, they look great!
Nate
Nice to see something different built up!
The camo came out great...so did the ladies.
Really like the road-crossing base - great idea with the cones.
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dupes Nice to see something different built up! The camo came out great...so did the ladies. Really like the road-crossing base - great idea with the cones.
I like it all the way around. Nice to incorporate a little humor into to.
Eric
The tracks through the grass is a nice touch.Attention to detail is there for sure.
Thanks guys you're too kind
I had started out with the idea of the driver watching the girls and rear-ending a car but I scaled it back to the cones...
Looks nice. I like the original idea that you used for the scene.
Nachtflieger I agree that the girls look a little too shiny,
I agree that the girls look a little too shiny,
I just assumed the were sweaty...
Really nice subject. Dupes is right - it is good to have some fresh subjects in here.
Nice job!
'All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing' - Edmund Burke (1770 ??)
"sweaty" - haaaaaaahahahaaaaaaaaaa
Women don't sweat, they glow
F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!
U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!
N is for NO SURVIVORS...
- Plankton
LSM
I really like it ...with or without the girls. I really like the tread marks both on the grass and on the pavement. Great job!
13151015
Good one Boyd!
stikpusher Women don't sweat, they glow
RIght!!
Glowy then...
Very nicely done! First I've seen of this kit being built up and it looks real good from here. Paint, stowage, base/groundwork and figures make this a pleasure to look at!
I'm sure that I would've come to a screeching halt (too)!
Good to see the M60D too.
Job Well Done!
Thanks,Kevin Keefe
Mortars in MiniatureA Scale Model (Plus!) Collection of the Infantryman's Artillery
Thanks again guys- you're all too kind.
Great kit and a fun build. Only mistake is I'm not sure the PE was even worth it. Academy's Second World War kits are good though not Tamiya or Dragon quality. This kit was fantastic though, the detail on the grills on the engine deck is almost as good as the replacement PE parts.
The tread marks in the grass were fun and easy. I just put a round cutting tool in my Dremel and started gouging out hunks of plaster and static grass! Hit it with a little tan paint and then a wash and I was done.
Bronto: I liked the rear-ending a car idea but I couldn't find a 1/35th scale Kia or other Korean car and I'm too lazy to scratchbuild one.
Stikpusher and Bbrownii: Sweaty and glowing? Gee, you guys trying to get me tossed in the cooler by the moderaters like Manny with his stripper figure? The cooler already smells like Manny- that is old bratwrust and frustration...
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