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Posted: Saturday, May 02, 2020 - 11:25 PM UTC
This is going to be interesting!

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Posted: Saturday, May 02, 2020 - 11:38 PM UTC

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This is going to be interesting!



thanks. There will need to be some touch up but am really impressed with how the AK paint copes with my rubbish airbrush technique
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Posted: Sunday, May 03, 2020 - 04:00 AM UTC
And now painted and unmasked. Some tidy up needed especially on the Ash Grey where the Sky Grey bled in but I have to admit I am sadly pleased with this. So much so that the Type 89 may go the same way. Think I can increase the amount of masking, still a touch too much mid tone but its all a learning experience



















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Posted: Sunday, May 03, 2020 - 02:45 PM UTC
wow that camo is well done. great job.
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Posted: Sunday, May 03, 2020 - 06:00 PM UTC

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wow that camo is well done. great job.


Thanks Roy, needs a bit of clean up but am pleased with it for my first attempt
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Posted: Saturday, May 09, 2020 - 08:44 PM UTC
End of the weekend. Paint touched up (not too bad from a distance) and wheels done. Next stop adding the missing parts that I left off for safety/ease of painting and then see what markings I want to do...















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Posted: Sunday, May 10, 2020 - 05:40 AM UTC
Good job on the paint job. I prefer the original jgsdf two tone scheme, even saw some type 90's with this interesting camo :



But yours will be unique, and that is cool. When fully weathered everything will blend in and your touch up will be invisible. Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing.
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Posted: Sunday, May 10, 2020 - 06:30 AM UTC

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Good job on the paint job. I prefer the original jgsdf two tone scheme, even saw some type 90's with this interesting camo :



But yours will be unique, and that is cool. When fully weathered everything will blend in and your touch up will be invisible. Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing.


thanks for that. Not sure how much weathering I will do on this one, some dust on wheels/running gear at least
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Posted: Tuesday, May 19, 2020 - 12:19 AM UTC
so all but the .50 cal is on. Next up is a touch up on the new (fiddly) parts with the ash grey then a coat of gloss varnish & decals (not sure which scheme yet)















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Posted: Monday, May 25, 2020 - 03:33 AM UTC
Didn't get round to glossing but did finish the MG and also have a little play with the 2 figures







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Posted: Tuesday, June 02, 2020 - 07:35 AM UTC
Decals on. Slight issue with one means the markings aren't quite the right set for the unit, but hey everything else on it is what-if... And figures placed (faces need finishing). So for weathering, a question, what colour panel lines would you do? I don't plan to over weather this, just panel lines & some dust I think - more like a parade/cleaned vehicle...























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Posted: Tuesday, June 02, 2020 - 08:28 AM UTC

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Good job on the paint job. I prefer the original jgsdf two tone scheme, even saw some type 90's with this interesting camo :





According to Takamatsu on another site....


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The tank belongs to Training Evaluation Unit;TEU. They are aggressor unit so painted differently camo.
https://www.mod.go.jp/gsdf/takigahara/hyoukasienn.html
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/部隊訓練評価隊


Bob...
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