Tamiya Type 90 MBT FINISHED 8/8/13

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Absolutely stunning!

I had to laugh though when you posted the crew. I took a look and thought "Oh goodness he's got the crew doing physical training".

G

[danb.]

WOW :0 Pete that looks awesome the weathering is superb buddy top job you should take a picture outside in the sunlight it will look like the real thing

Dan B

[Tobi]

Excellent work!

Cheers,
Tobi

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Thanks guys it's going well and I have now finished off the turret adding some pigments, a tarp and water bottle in the basket and storage box on the right turret side. So the completed model minus base, figures and ammo which I'm working on at the moment. For the figures camo I'm toying with the idea of using some meister chronicle decals partly cos I'm lazy and also I want to see how they compare to painted camo.











Weekend of early shifts coming up so no modelling till Monday!

[armorguy]

Friggin' awesome mate ! Just perfect, this is about the art of modelling !

[wing_nut]

Damn Pete, that's nice.

[deafpanzer]

Looking so fine especially those ports on the turret!!!

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Cheers guys well as I wait for the uniform decals to be delivered I have been working on the ammo and assorted boxes. Quite insane with the amount of decals per box! Look good though,

[rbaer]

Looks ready to load!
I think the amount and size of the decals would have pushed me right over the edge....

[Leon]

Nice work on the ammo and crates Pete.

[rbaer]

Looks ready to load!
I think the amount and size of the decals would have pushed me right over the edge....

[wbill76]

Now that's some impressive decal and detailing work on those rounds Pete. Very nice!

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Well finally started on the figures, it's not my fault just been enjoying the rather splendid weather here as well as running around like a blue arsed fly doing loads of other tasks as well as having to work!

Anyway I went down the decal route and sourced some meister chronicle decals from Jason at LSA models. Instead of covering say an arm or leg using one piece of decal I have used a couple of pieces per leg and this has worked very well. The decal is quite thick so stands a lot of poking and fiddling too. Setting solution wise I'm using mr mark setter and softener which really gets the decals down into the details.







So far the results look good but in my opinion not as easy as painting the camo BUT the camo is accurate something which is extremely difficult to replicate free hand. What do you guys think?

[danb.]

Great work on the figures Smudge that looks so realistic well done top job

Dan B

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Glad I saw this one! Awesome work!

[wbill76]

Decals look good from here Pete, I suppose like any method it's going to have its plus and minus qualities, but the result is neat!

[Leon]

Great work on the decals Pete .I would hate to try and paint that pattern.

[bbd468]

HOLY DE-CAL Pete! It may be difficult but it looks great buddy! Your ammo and crates are bloody impressive as well!

[macmcconnell.]

Very nice that ammos looking real good love the vehicle and that figure cam looks hard to do

Mac

[deafpanzer]

WOW! Loving this... I definitely want to try this one day especially for modern US digital camo!

Great job there!

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Cheers guys, quick update as I'm in a rush! Just finished the decals on the figures today after a major push, very tedious work which did try my patience but the end result does look good.











Now just need to finish up the figures with some painting. I have also started on a base as I am hoping to have the whole thing ready for IPMS Avon's show on Sunday! only five days to go!!

[Tobi]

Hi Pete,

those decals look great, must have been a pain to apply them. Only the black is looking rather stark for my taste, considering its clothing and especially after some rounds of laundring. Any chance to tone this down?

Just my 2 cents...

Tobi

[Mence]

Fantastic cam, very realistic.

[wbill76]

Nice work on the figures! The way you have them lined up in the first shot reminds me of the 'four monkeys' a bit.

[Leon]

Fantastic job on the camo application Pete.

[macmcconnell.]

Second the motion nice work

Mac

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Aug 5, 2013 14:31:43 GMT -5 @dickyf said:

Great work Pete - as I said before I have several sheets of this chapdec stuff but haven't tried it yet.....do you apply in small strips or what? Your results looks superb and for the modern schemes this is the obvious aand best way to recreate them, any info would be appreciated

Your Type 90 is one of the best examples I have seen and with these fellas in attendance yer should do well at the show....keep at it fella

Cheers guys, Dicky I did apply the decal in small strips especially on the arms and legs. For the backs and fronts I cut out a rough shape then trimmed before fitting. It is quite a lot of faffing about when the figures are assembled so next time I am going to add the decals to the arms, torso etc before assembly. I've seen this done before and it does make it much easier. I wish I had taken some in progress shots but I really needed to get them finished.

Currently working on the detail painting so should have some more pics later today.

[paulh.]

WOW- The '90 looks awesome and the figures are Ace Pete. Nice job!
P

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After a marathon session at the bench over the last two days the figures and base are now finished. The figures received some shading to the uniforms in the form of a oil pin wash then once dry the details where painted using vallejo colours. I then went back over each figure with a very light dry brush of iraqi sand to slightly tone down the colours. A matt varnish and some pigments and they are done.

















The base was made up in my usual manner and then sprayed with tamiya colours and highlight plus pigments added.





Now all that's left is to bring it all together then give the man cave a rally good clean!

[TRM]

Great job so far Pete...figs look awesome, as does the base!!!