Hey guys, so after a year of practice and training on scrap models, I (think I) finally gathered enough proficiency to confidently complete my first ever real model.
So, here’s the first official model of my eventual collection that I completed, the IS-2
It’s obviously far from perfect. But I’m proud of how it came out.
Thoughts and criticism are both welcome and appreciated!
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And it looks good!
If I were to make a comment, it would be to tone down the shiny tracks and cable with some brown washes and a slight drybrush of rust along the outer edges of the tracks.
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Unless you enter competitions, the only one you need to please with your models is yourself, so it sounds like you succeeded.
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That is all that really matters.
What your is next project?
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Thank you!
Yes, to be honest, I wanted to weather the tracks
But no matter how little I weathered them, they looked too weathered… And I just didn’t like how they looked
So, I figured I’d just go with chipping the raised surfaces by drybrushing so they’re not brand spanking new greasy black
In general, I tried several different weathering techniques on scrap tracks, but none of them looked good in my eyes…
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Yes, very true. Honestly, I really really like it. I don’t care if it wins me any awards 
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Yup!
Currently I’m working on a Magach 6B, it’s very close to being finished
I’ll post it here once it is!
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Nice clean build!
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I would be very pleased. Congratulations.
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Nicely done!
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Congrats. Other than the shiny tracks already mentioned you did a great job. Paint work and overall finish top notch.
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Well I think you have done a fine job- and you are on the right track in terms of doing practice- work on the scrap pieces and try all sorts of techniques and products- that way you will see what works for you and what doesn’t.
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Nice work. If you are happy then its a great build. I believe we get better with every build
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Great job for a first effort.. so much so it looks like you’ve been building for awhile..
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Nicely done!
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Looks good, my biggest thing is the track slack between rollers, I think it looks like too much. What type of tracks were they (rubber, individual links, or link and lengths?)
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Very well done. For your first all in kit, you nailed and should be rightly happy with it.
The tracks are an easy fix. I base coat mine either black, then a coat of tamiya dark iron and then pick out details like guide horns, track pads etc then finish it with a wash of MIG track wash.
Great build and well done again.
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nice build for a first kit. for the tracks, there are a couple of good youtube channels, Nightshift’s and Coldemonspl do some excellent tutorials.
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That looks great.
Nice job on the construction, I feel the same about weathering. It never looks quite right to me. Most of my builds are not weathered at all. I find them to be pleasing however they never win anything at local contests and I decided I just don’t care if I don’t win trophies. No weathering on my Emil.
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