Bowcat's Tamiya 1/35 Chieftain Mk 5

[tommy1drop]

Looking good Bob

 

[col68]

Taking shape nicely Bob

 

[Mr Bowcat]

Thanks gents.

 

[Mr Bowcat]

Base coat on, camo tomorrow.

 

[dubster72]

Base coat on, camo tomorrow.

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Tamiya NATO green Bob?

 

[Mr Bowcat]

XF5 flat green.

It's what it said in the instructions. :D

 

[dubster72]

Worth keeping it a lighter colour than the traditional dark green as I find Tamiya paint darkens up quite a bit after the gloss coat has been applied.

 

[Mr Bowcat]

It does call for the dark green as the secondary camo colour. Would you suggest adding in some white, or using a different green?

 

[dubster72]

I always thought Chieftains were painted NATO green & NATO black, although I'm the first to admit that modern armour isn't my field of expertise.

 

[Mr Bowcat]

Maybe. The instructions offer three variants, all using flat & dark green. I believe it is quite an old kit, so maybe the colours our outdated??

Possibly the dark green just looks black in photos??

 

[col68]

Bob I used NATO Green as the base coat then I used XF 27 black green flat when I did my chieftain if that's any help mate

 

[dubster72]

As I say, I'm no expert, but I'm going by what I remember reading from someone in the RA in the 80s who painted Chieftains.

This is what I think of as a NATO Chieftain

 

[col68]

In real scale they are painted two shades of green but the darker shade does look almost black and its a nightmare to apply as its usually brushed on as its to thick to spray due to its IR reflectivity

 

[dubster72]

NATO black is a very dark green, although I think the actual colour of the lighter green is bronze green?

Go mad & paint it pink Bob! :p

 

[Mr Bowcat]

NATO black is a very dark green, although I think the actual colour of the lighter green is bronze green?

Go mad & paint it pink Bob! :p

My daughter would like that. :D

 

[Mr Bowcat]

Camo's done.

 

[Mr Bowcat]

Haven't updated this thread for a while, but I have been working.

Got a lot of weathering done, including muddying up the wheels and arches, adding some dirty streaking, chipping and some rust on the exhaust pipes. Tonight I gave it a dust coat of khaki.

 

[Mr Bowcat]

Tonight's activity: Figure Painting.

I'm still struggling with eyes.

 

[dubster72]

Tonight's activity: Figure Painting.

I'm still struggling with eyes.

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We all find the eyes hard to do Bob. One thing to remember for the future is removing the mould seam lines - you can clearly see them on the hands.

Other than that, your crew looks good.

 

[Mr Bowcat]

I realised that when I was painting them, by that stage I couldn't be bothered. Lesson learned for next time.