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Modeller Build Logs
7TP |
| By James Tainton | | Started: | Sep 15, 2003 | | Updated: | Mar 1, 2004 |
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The 7TP tank was developed from the British Vickers-Armstrong Mark E and of which in 1931, Poland purchased 50 examples. The Polish military powers wanted to improve on the Mark E. It featured a better diesel engine, and a little thicker armor. Including the 4 iron prototypes 136 7TP's were made. Most were single turret versions however 24 were of the early twin turret type.
Armament: two 7.92mm wz.30 TMG's in twin turret variant
This kit depicts a Polish tank of the 1930's that uses a chassis from the British Vickers-Armstrong designed 6ton Tank Mark E and incorperates two turrets on top of the hull. This model from Mirage is a very crude and simple affair, far from "shake and bake". What can I say, I like a challenge. This will be built mainly straight out of the box with a few kit-bashing upgrades and the use of some extra photo-etch I have left over from when I built my Zveda T-26 (which is very similar to the Polish 7TP tank) earlier this past year. |
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| Chapter 10 - Wash and Dry | Mar 1, 2004 |
| Here you can see the result of a process of basic weathing which began with me giving the whole tank a medium dark wash consisting of Atrists'oils ,(burnt umber and black),thinned with regular paint thinner. This was brushed on and allowed to dry over night. Then using a piece of a cotton rag with just a smidgen of paint thinner on the tip of it, I wiped back the oil wash. Qtips are useful to get into crannies. When all the wash had been wiped off I used some of the original cammo colours in the airbrush to give some freshness to the tones, with touch ups here and there. Then all of this was followed with a coat of Humbrol matt. When that was cured overnight some dry brushing followed whereby I mixed lighter colour of each of the three main hues and went around the surfaces with the appropriate colour. This was all allowed to dry thougholy. |
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