Ok, I was FINALLY able to start this, few months late :) No pics, nothing much except cutting and sanding the road wheels. Managed to send one flying and bouncing somewhere in my basement. Have not found it (yet) but found a small piece of a 1:72 Abrams MG I dropped last week :) . I already have couple newbie questions (this is my first armor kit, and the aforementioned 1:72 M1 Abrams Im attempting to put together for the Modern Armor GB).
1. Poly caps - Tamiya "motorized" versions include Poly caps for the road wheels... I *think* I need to use them, for correct spacing. But I should paint them, flat black? right? To get rid of the "shiny" look?
2. Painting instructions call for "dark yellow" base, with additional and optional field applied dark green. This is a late 43 vehicle, I assume I can use Panzer Dunkelgelb (MM enamels #2095) and Olivgrun (MM 2097)?
3. Priming... I usually prime aircraft with Testors flat gray primer (AB), mostly to look for my many construction flaws. Will the gray primer be "too dark" for an overcoat of yellow?
Once it stops raining I can shoot the flat black on the wheels and tracks, then do the dark yellow on the wheels using the template method... or so I hope! :)
Cheers, James