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Post by Daniel C on Sept 15, 2010 1:46:46 GMT -5
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Post by Daniel C on Sept 18, 2010 2:05:40 GMT -5
OK, end of day report..... Built without paint...  I thought I would test fit the tracks to see if I could install them with or without the side skirts..... Thats when I found out they don't go under the idler wheel!! OH POOP!   After a long day at work thinking of the problem while driving to LA, I came home and pulled on it some more and with three hands figured out a way to get them on (I hope), so into the paint shop she goes..    Next up, add the side skirts, gloss coat, decals, and flat coat. Then, the joy of weathering! Oh, and those tracks! |
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Post by Gabriel on Sept 18, 2010 2:08:33 GMT -5
Hey Dan
The challenger is starting to look good, don't forget the black road wheels..
Any base..?... ;D
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Post by mexmarine on Sept 18, 2010 12:06:04 GMT -5
Blody brits! it's a nice looking tank  . That reminds me that I have an Abrahams in 1/72 somewhere in my stash. One of these days, I'll get to it. |
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Post by Daniel C on Sept 18, 2010 23:04:53 GMT -5
hehehe, part of the reason I started this kit is looking at the box art you only see 1 or 2 road wheels, so there is not much black to paint!!
The Challenger looks cool with these extended side skirts that go to the ground..... almost like a hovertank.
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Post by Daniel C on Sept 20, 2010 23:59:03 GMT -5
OK, tank is done, I am holding the roof mounted MG off until weathering is done so I don't break it.  Glosscoated and decaling is done..... heck, they are still wet! Nice simple markings...  Next up, weathering begins tomorrow.... Will it be ready for Friday's IPMS quarterly contest?? |
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Post by Daniel C on Sept 23, 2010 11:51:56 GMT -5
OK, weathering has began, first wash was Raw Sienna used mostly to get a little "pop" on the panel lines and detail  Tonight I will add some powders to get that dusty, dry, desert feel. Got to google up some images of the challenger II in Iraq. I want to have this ready for IPMS SD quarterly contest this Friday, just for the fun of it.  Why, yes, that is the BMD in the background, working slowly on it too, it is not stalled. I have been looking at photos of the real one, it looks like no rubber around the road wheels, I have seen it both ways..... weird.   this is a hard scale to weather! I tried a few "dot" filters..... well, it is a small scale! |
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Post by mexmarine on Sept 24, 2010 12:55:26 GMT -5
Hey Dan, the IPMS quarterly contest is in October, so you have plenty of time to paint those wheels |
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Post by Daniel C on Sept 29, 2010 1:19:49 GMT -5
This one is pretty much finished.... A few things learned, Dragon 1/72 scale rubber track sucks, other than that the kit is ok, some of the detail is not as fine as now, but probably awesome for 2004. I have also discovered that weathering in 1/72 is different than 1/35th. It is more fun in the big scale! here is the Challenger 99% finished as it will get, I am only going to do some touch up, maybe add an antenna or two and put it in the "Tanks of the World" display.   |
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Post by Gabriel on Sept 30, 2010 0:18:28 GMT -5
Hey Dan The tank look real !...add a little base with some sand from the fwy 163 .. I like the weather you did on it, thanks for sharing... |
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Well, as I was moving my kits from my workshop into the new hobbyroom storage, I found this kit and a German Leopard 2A6 with mold on the box. They stink bad!! So, I started this kit as an OOTB build..... I noticed the Challenger II from Iraq has an added skirt that goes nearly to the ground.... NICE, no need to paint the rubber rim on the road wheels! ;D
Well, as I was moving my kits from my workshop into the new hobbyroom storage, I found this kit and a German Leopard 2A6 with mold on the box. They stink bad!! So, I started this kit as an OOTB build..... I noticed the Challenger II from Iraq has an added skirt that goes nearly to the ground.... NICE, no need to paint the rubber rim on the road wheels! ;D
. That reminds me that I have an Abrahams in 1/72 somewhere in my stash. One of these days, I'll get to it.