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About the Kit »
This is the Super Deformed Gun Tank by Bandai. I needed
a short break from my EX-S MG so I pulled this off the shelf. I
started it Saturday night and finished it Wednesday night (including
the base). Not bad for 4 days of work!
Being an SD kit, it needed a little work in the detail
department. I made new antennas so replace the rocket-ship styled
ones it came with and an extra one for the back. They were made
from melted and stretched spues from this kit. I cut grooves into
the sides of the treads to make it look like seperate treads. They
were flat and solid before. I replaced the d-rings with bent wire
so that they mooked nicer. I added a few rivet holes with my pin-vice
here and there.
Paint-wise, I freehand airbrushed the camo pattern
based on a tank image I saw online. The treads
were painted with Tamiya Metallic Gray. For the
dusty weathering, I mixed a tan Tamiya acrylic
with future and dusted randomly. For the mud and
grime, I used the same ground paint I used on
the base so that I could get a similar and realistic
regional mud color.
About the Base »
The base is a left-over 4 inch square that I finished.
The ground is celluclay mixed with sand. The rocks are broken bits
of petrified wood. The trees and shrubbery are from woodland scenics.
I mad eit look fall by using the olive colored trees, brushing them
with white glue and rolling them in the fall folliage. The water
is aquarium sealant. LOL! It's just a thin strip that I ran over
my pre-made stream groove.
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