Dual M48's, Tamiya and Dragon

Anything that restricts main gun traverse is a bad idea on patrol - I vote no junk. Pile it on fenders and glacis, or hang it on the basket instead.

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Looks like no junk in the trunk then as I want to do a nice base for this model in a road patrol, convoy escort setting. Thanks all!

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The Model B is in primer and I got a start on the Takom tracks, planning to use them on the Magach. They go together fairly nicely, but I’m three hours into them and have 53 links assembled. Whew.
IMG_3905 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
IMG_3906 by Russel Baer, on Flickr

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Really like that stowage … looks very realistic as per the images :+1:

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Wow! That Model B really looks loaded now that everything is one color. Good luck with those tracks!

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The primer pebbled pretty bad, my fault entirely, so after going over the bad areas with a worn-out Scotchbrite pad I put some Vallejo US OD on, from the rattle can. That was followed with a wash of Vallejo olive green, then I blocked in the major other colors and sealed it with clear flat.
IMG_3910 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
I’m poring over pics of tanks with sandbags added now to get a feel for their color. Unfortunately the few color pics I have don’t really show them well so I’ll probably go for a raw burlap look. That’s why they’re brown now.

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Our Hessian ones lose their colour and fade pretty quick when they are full and just left out in the elements for prolonged periods … It’s looking super good though Russ :+1:

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Working on the sandbags, doing some other detail painting. It’s coming along but will never grace a contest table, that’s for sure.
IMG_3911 by Russel Baer, on Flickr

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I think you are selling yourself a bit short there Russ. Its looking great … and the sand bag colour variations and shading/shadows are really good … nothing wrong with those or the build itself :+1: :+1:

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Russ if it comes out like any of your other builds, it deserves to be on a contest table.

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