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Weekend armor project: suggestions?

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Posted by kaleu on Friday, March 14, 2003 9:09 PM
The Tamiya T-55 and T-72 are as close to shake and bake kits as you will find. The paint schemes can be either Russian green or desert sand.
Erik "Don't fruit the beer." Newest model buys: More than I care to think about. It's time for a support group.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 14, 2003 7:30 PM
That one is easy! One of the fastest kits I have ever built was the Tamiya T34/76. Shake the box, coat of green paint, few decals and bam!!!!!!

There are few seams to fill, you can personalize this kit in many ways, and you get a lot of goodies in the box.
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Posted by shermanfreak on Friday, March 14, 2003 7:02 PM
Lawrence
From personnal experience I would say:
From Tamiya - M4 Sherman, M3 Stuart, T34, M3 Lee / Grant, Panzer II
From Italeri - M4A1 Sherman
Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 14, 2003 5:39 PM
3 recommendations: anything tamiya , anything academy and any subject that is soviet like the t 34
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Weekend armor project: suggestions?
Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 14, 2003 4:31 PM
I'm looking for suggestions for a model to use in a build-up for an article I'll be doing. We've seen so much good discussion in these forums that asking for input here just seemed the natural place to start.

Here's the angle: It'll be a first-time armor modeling week-end project how-to. The idea is to show what kind of model somebody with basic modeling skills can build with basic tools start-to-finish (including painting) in 48 hours. To keep with the spirit of the game, the 48-hour limit should factor in eating, sleeping, rest room breaks, etc. Wink [;)] We're probably really talking about a 10-15(ish) hour project, which leaves detailing pretty much to what comes in the box. What would be a good kit to use for this project? I'm thinking it should be a tank.....and it should be something that:

  • Is readily available

  • Is a reasonably popular subject

  • Is 1/35 scale

  • Is not too complex (remember we've only got a weekend)

  • Doesn't require a ton of seam filling

  • Has a monochrome paint scheme (it's a non-airbrush project--I'll probably paint it from a spray can)


Whaddya think? Keep in mind that I'm not an Armor Guy myself (yet! learning fast--and really enjoying it), which explains why I got this assignment.

Thanks in advance for any and all input!
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