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Modeller Build Logs
M47 Patton at Suez |
| By Paul Roberts | | Started: | Jan 28, 2005 | | Updated: | Oct 23, 2005 |
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My local club is having its yearly club contest in January and, in typical fashion, as of December 26th, 2004, I didn't have anything built. Again. I was determined to have something this year for the "Cold War" armour theme and as Korea was specifically excluded, I went huinting through the kit stash for something that I could build out of the box and still be happy with, rivet counter that I am.
My eyes settled on the old Italeri M47 which I had always heard was a great kit. Good choice, I thought, but what scheme other than European OD Green??? Who used these puppies in the mid 50's?
France!
At Suez!
And thus started the 4 week build for the contest. |
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| Chapter 16 - Turret - 2 | Apr 29, 2005 |
| In this shot, you can see the difference between the casting effects on the "more stippled" parts of the main turret and on the "less stippled" plate over the range finder. The aerial ID marking of the white "H" was masked and painted. It is purposefully uneven as these were painted on by hand just before the operation. How prominent a white letter would be on a sand vehicle when seen from an aircraft doing 400+ MPH is anyones guess. Luckily for them, the Egyptian AFVs generally stayed well clear of the invaders and French & British pilots weren't required to rely on the ID marks to tell friend from foe. |
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