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Modeller Build Logs
Scorpion CVR(T) - Chilean Marines |
| By Klaus Eberl |
| Started: | Feb 4, 2006 | | Updated: | Mar 5, 2006 |
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Iīm going to show you the building process of this vehicle, currently serving the Chilean Marines. This light tanks were aqcuired in 1995, currently 12 are in service.
The base kit will be the AFV Club Scorpion 1/35, some minor scratch-building and kitbashing will be made. |
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| Finishing... | Mar 5, 2006 |
Ok, now itīs finished. A few more washes with oils, add the figures and antennas with the chilean flag and some decals custom made. I know that I have lot to learn yet in figure deatiling, but Iīm improving.
Hope you like it and feel free to ask and comment anything you want. |
| Effects.... | Feb 12, 2006 |
| This is the first time Iīve done effects with oils. I used Windsor and Newton oils for effects and washes. I also painted the tracks to make them look rusty. Since this tank primarily operates on beaches and areas with water. After that, I used the drybursh technique, with a diluted gun metal paint to... more |
| Camouflage.... | Feb 7, 2006 |
| OK, with the base green painted, I added the 3 colours to the camo scheme: Humbrol 93, Humbrol 160 and Humbrol 33. The only bad thing of all itīs I only have a single action airbrush, then the definition between the colours itīs not the best. Anyway, it will be corrected in the next step, effects with... more |
| Starting the real job... | Feb 6, 2006 |
Once filled and sanded, the primer color was done. It was a color very similar to panzer gray, custom mixed by me. After that, was painted the base green, also a custom mix of Humbrol 76, Humbrol 102 and Humbrol 33.
In This step I added the camo net, made with gauze and tea leaves, applied with white... more |
| Building.... | Feb 5, 2006 |
The AFV Club kit its a very nice one. Almost no flash, the fit itīs almost perfect. To build the version used by the Chilean Marines a few modifications are needed.
1) Storage boxes are to be added to the turret. These turret boxes were made from cardboard.
2) Change the original British antennas... more |
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