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And the next project will be...
🕑 Added 2021-07-15 16:13:02 +0000 UTCA shelf queen from the shelf of doom! Somua from Tamiya in 1/35th scale... a model which I started in 2016 and never finished, however, I never gave up my hopes! Back then I wanted to be super original and edgy so I went with a dull paint job of an Italian captured tank, but I quickly lost interest because it was REALLY boring. It was also my first (poor) attempt at post-shading!
So what's gonna happen with it? My first plan, for the longest time, was to add a German cupola and paint it as a Free French Forces tank (3rd photo). Panzer Grey base coat with random stripes of Dunkelgelb and large French markings. BUT... I've already done a Pz Grey model this year and as it turns out, they used it as a glorified police car in Paris because they ran out of ammunition for the tank 😁 So even though I ordered the cupola from DEF Model the other day, today I decided to go for a more colorful scheme - one from the kit actually (pic. 4). By some miracle, I didn't throw away the original kit decals so it's all good to go! I'll just re-prime the model and start with a clean slate - no need to strip the paint down as there's no orange peel or layers of mud.
I also ordered a French NCO figure, just a guy standing idly. The scene won't be anything breathtaking, but definitely better than a doomed shelf queen, eh?
So the tank will have a nice wacky camouflage, I'll put it on a nice, colorful, rural scene from Belgium 1940 and hey - turns out they got pretty muddy there, as seen in the last pic!
I think this will be the perfect "rehab" model. It's already built and I can give it new life while having a good time at the workbench. At least I'll be able to reach all the paints from my chair!
Comments
Night Shift
Yeah, and let's not forget the white and light blue patches. They were also the only ones putting large hearts on their tanks :)
Night Shift
Thank you! I'm looking forward to the muddy part. Finally a lower hull where it's not gonna get obscured by wheels!
Αλέξανδρε Πυςςε
A really nice, and really colorful paint scheme ! 1940 French camouflages are for sure, the most improbable and the most astonishing of the war. Some tanks were painted withe purple ore with pink...
Bill KW
I like the mud in that last pic. Looking forward to your take on it. And Welcome Back!
