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Good evening all
So I managed to get decals on at the weekend and in doing so the modelling Gods kicked me where no man should be kicked.....
The kit offered five different marking options but I was left with only one given the the DAK service and my chosen camo scheme. The destructions were not very clear on placement and although the box art had that set on, I thought I'd check it out online.
I found one photo of a tank from the unit, which supported the box art....so far, so good.....
And then I found a picture of the actual vehicle......
You will recall I hacked off the field modification stowage box from the rear left, as that was taken from a captured Pz II and was not a standard fit on Pz IIs.....
Well it turns out that the captured Pz II was the one I was going to use the markings for....never mind I will just have to pretend the box was a modification after my representation of it! In any case, it was also a good test of my skills that worked out reasonably well..
Although the picture wasn't very clear on what markings had definitely been applied, I went with the destructions. As you'll see though the turret looks a bit crowded and so I had to take some liberty with the placement. Then it dawned on me that all of Tamiya's decals are oversized - the red 'R' in particular is about 50% bigger than the real thing but I had to work with what I had.
Obviously this is being depicted as a tank that has seem some use, if not being a complete wreck. I therefore scuffed the decals up a bit by rolling a round 2mm needle file over them, although one side worked out better than the other. I'll obviously calm them down a bit more at the weathering stage.
I'm going to have a go at doing some tracks for the front next.
ACW as usual and all the best.
Andrew
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An example from the same division....
The actual tank...
My rendition...
So I managed to get decals on at the weekend and in doing so the modelling Gods kicked me where no man should be kicked.....
The kit offered five different marking options but I was left with only one given the the DAK service and my chosen camo scheme. The destructions were not very clear on placement and although the box art had that set on, I thought I'd check it out online.
I found one photo of a tank from the unit, which supported the box art....so far, so good.....
And then I found a picture of the actual vehicle......
You will recall I hacked off the field modification stowage box from the rear left, as that was taken from a captured Pz II and was not a standard fit on Pz IIs.....
Well it turns out that the captured Pz II was the one I was going to use the markings for....never mind I will just have to pretend the box was a modification after my representation of it! In any case, it was also a good test of my skills that worked out reasonably well..
Although the picture wasn't very clear on what markings had definitely been applied, I went with the destructions. As you'll see though the turret looks a bit crowded and so I had to take some liberty with the placement. Then it dawned on me that all of Tamiya's decals are oversized - the red 'R' in particular is about 50% bigger than the real thing but I had to work with what I had.
Obviously this is being depicted as a tank that has seem some use, if not being a complete wreck. I therefore scuffed the decals up a bit by rolling a round 2mm needle file over them, although one side worked out better than the other. I'll obviously calm them down a bit more at the weathering stage.
I'm going to have a go at doing some tracks for the front next.
ACW as usual and all the best.
Andrew
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An example from the same division....
The actual tank...
My rendition...