As they are looks great 
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Basecoat painted for my 1/16th 3-D printed figure from James Lee. It is one piece, no assembly required.
I wanted to paint it a different shade than typical military colors. One of the posters here said, “Why not paint it hot pink?” and I thought, “Sure!” So that’s what I did…I used Vallejo and Citadel Miniatures pink and maroon paints for the basecoat.
I still need to wash, drybrush, shade, detail paint, and ink it.
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That is very hot pink! Cool to try something unusual! 
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Hatch cha cha! 
I masked and painted hatch-marks on the Launch Tube Inspection Hatch.
While I was at it, I did a color redo on the Tow Bar and added a few hatch-marks there as well. 
• Vallejo Black (71.057)
• Vallejo White Primer (73.600)
• Deep Yellow (70.915)
• Mr Top Coat Semi-Gloss (GSI B502)
—mike …
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Today’s Skinny… 
Finally getting around to some of the many sub-assemblies that have been sitting around in boxes.
A clear coat was applied to the four safety railings and the ladder piece.
• Vallejo White Primer (73.600)
• Deep Yellow (70.915)
• Mr Top Coat Semi Gloss (GSI B502)
The Antenna Arrays got their stripe beginnings. 
• Tamiya Fine Grey Surface Primer (87064)
• Vallejo White Primer (73.600)
• Vallejo Black (71.057)
—mike …
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A few updates ago I showed you the Soviet insignia badge from the game that I found online. Getting that started me thinking about how to display the tank.
Eventually I decided a nice Trumpeter display box would be a good fit and would also afford me the opportunity to do some logos.
Yes, you’ve guessed it comrades- we’re going back to the People’s Cricut!
But just prior to mucking about with the Cricut I had done the final assembly and was very pleased that the lights were all working!
It was a real pleasure to finally get it all together and see how it looked.
So, now that the Red March is victorious there remains only two things to do.
Lay me down a beat Nicky.
Altogether now comrades 
!
Soyuz nerushimyy respublik svobodnykh…
And the second thing is to say thank you for your encouragement and support in the campaign. I really enjoyed this build as it allowed me to basically share two of my hobbies with you, modelling and gaming, and I hope it was enjoyable to follow along. I wish you all the very best in your continuing work in the campaign and my congratulations to those already finished.
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Great finish Karl — looks fantastic! … Fist-pounding on contest table! Haha!
Sure would hate to be in the way of that thing if it was coming at me! 
—mike
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Cheers Mike- glad you like it !
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Beautiful entry, Karl!
Congrats on finishing 
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Cheers Jesper 
!
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Beautiful build, wild looking tank!
Cheers, D
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Nice of you to say Damian! Border really did nail the design of the whole thing to make it mean looking.
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That is just…AWESOME!!
Love it!
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That looks awesome!!
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Can you hear me now? … Can you hear me now? …
Got some more spindly bits and greeblies painted for the saucer. Final paint on the antenna mounts and arrays. …
Because I’m clumsy, the antenna mount joints are reinforced with VMS Flexy 5K Black Thin CA (VMS.CM11). 
• Vallejo White Primer (73.600)
• Vallejo Scarlet (70.817)
• Vallejo Black (71.057)
• Mr Top Coat Semi Gloss (GSI B502)
“I cannot see the forest because of these antennas!” 
Gotta’ go now. I’m being summoned to the Bomb Room. …
—mike …
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Nice finish Karl! It’s ready for the parade through Red Square.
Good add-Ona Mike.
Happy Modeling,
Zon
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Thank you Zon- much appreciated!
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I am starting my build - an alternative history build. I am making a Ukrainian F-18. The kit comes with only a few sparrows and sidewinders - despite the box art to the contrary
Decals will the Ukrainian pixel style vis greenstuff world decals.
More to follow 
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Airbrush behavior, so paint happened!
Bomb Carousel
Got started with the base primer.
• Vallejo Black Primer (73.602)
Freehand sprayed red base color.
• Vallejo Bloody Red (72.710)
… followed by a fun masking session.
• Tamiya Masking Tape for Curves 2mm (87177)
• Tamiya Masking Tape for Curves 5mm (87179)
• Tamiya Masking Tape 10mm (87034)
Pull tape…
• Vallejo Exhaust Manifold Metal Color (77.723)
Hmmm… I may come back and do some filtering. We shall see. 
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Bomb Conveyor Tower
Base primer coat.
• Vallejo Black Primer (73.602)
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• Vallejo IJA Chrome Yellow (71.135)
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Bridge Center Column
Vallejo Metal Color experiment.
• Vallejo Black (71.057)
• Vallejo Exhaust Manifold Metal Color (77.723)
Got jiggy and went with a layer of Vallejo Brass over the Vallejo Metal Color.
• Vallejo Brass (70.801)
Misc. Bridge Items (left and right)
Color mix experiments:
• Vallejo IJA Chrome Yellow (71.135)
• Vallejo Bloody Red (72.710)
• Vallejo Exhaust Manifold Metal Color (77.723)
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That’s all for now. Thank’s for having a look!
—mike …
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