|
About The Kit »
A change from my usual Gundam model
kits... I bought this Tamiya 1/35 Japanese Ground
Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Light Armored Vehicle
(LAV) a while back with plans of using it in a
diorama with some Gasaraki Tactical Armor Raidens.
That diorama plan
is still in motion, but I decided to prevent burnout
that I'd do one portion of the diorama at a time.
First was this LAV since I've been wanting to
build it for a VERY long time.
It's a very nicely molded kit compared
to some other AFV's I have or have worked on.
New mold technologies are fantastic. It suffers
from some injector pin marks in many places, but
overall they're not a huge hassle to deal with.
The pre-primed metal chassis and rubber wheels
were a nice touch.
I went with a standard JGSDF paint
scheme for this model kit, but not one that was
used in their Iraqi Humanitarian Assistance mission.
I went with their Khaki/Green camo instead since
it had more visual appeal IMO. Since my diorama
takes place in the desert, obviously I needed
to weather it as such. This was a great opportunity
to try out some of the techniques in my new Mig
Jiminez FAQ book on weathering/painting AFVs.
There were so many steps to the weathering process,
but the end result is very much worth it.
I'd go on about what I did to the
JGSDF LAV, but instead I did a lengthy and well
detailed/documented in-progress page. Click
here to see it.
|
