Been in a modeling frenzy of late, so I decided to try doing a WIP of my next build. This one is for the current Winter Warriors 2 GB (no, it's not too late to join!).
My goal for this one is to try to replicate the vehicle in these photos:
Going to need to come up with a decent method to produce the white tarps/sheets that are located about the tank - any suggestions very welcome here. The paint scheme won't be nearly as difficult to duplicate as it looks initially...if you take a very close look, you can see that the pattern repeats, meaning that the fellows in the motor pool used a template to spray the pattern. So I will be doing the same! Just need to blow the pic up to 1/35 scale, then cut my own template to scale from either some thin sheet styrene, or heavy paper. Haven't decided which yet. I think it will depend on how much stuff is "sticking out" after construction is done - if the vehicle is fairly devoid of obstructions, I'll go with the styrene, but if I'm going to have to finagle the mask around quite a bit, I'll go with something a bit more pliable.
For materials I'm using the Tamiya JGSDF Type 90 kit in 1/35, along with their own add-on PE, as well as their ammo loading crew set (which includes some of the interior in the form of the autoloader), plus the associated metal ammo set. I also have some Warriors Modern Japanese Tank Crew figs, hoping that I can produce some figs that might be worth putting into some of the hatches. 
Here's where we are at the outset:
Plowed through the first few steps last night, dealing with attaching all of the suspension arms to the main hull tub, as well as some assembly on the rear panel. The remaining time was spent clipping/sanding all of the roadwheels in prep for a trip down to the basement to visit my collection of $.99 Wal-Mart flat black spray cans. First milestone:
Heading home VERY shortly to watch my Jets in the playoffs...will no doubt get a sizeable bit of construction done at the same time. 