Tamiya 1/35 M16

[LyleW]

Still waiting for the KC-10 decals. Called my PO in Taylorsville (Post Office, not Parole Officer) yesterday and the said they said they were still in Louisville. After 9 days, still not moving and it will likely be a week or so more before they arrive. Oh well. Ordered B-47 decals yesterday.

I didn't have a half track, so I got this one.



Been doing something different....like, waiting for things to dry, studying the destructions, test fitting and still making mistakes......Anyway, I am going to assemble this and then paint, detail and try to weather some. I'm guessing these were pretty well maintained, but would have some mud, dirt, grime, etc.

Decals are going to be from the AFV kit of the M16. The ones that came with this kit look to be toast. . . about the same color.



The seller was kind enough to send the instructions from the AFV kit, too...



So I've been plugging away, taking my time which is hard for me to do. For Tamiya, there are some hard-for-me-to-follow instructions on some of the smaller parts. Just a vague, hard for me to see arrow/ The front wheels are a bit cross-eyed because of this.











I like that is is all olive drab. I don't like that it is all OD. Easy enough to do but hard for me to add the shading and accents that make it pop. So, any suggestions will be appreciated.

[Stikpusher]

https://www.scalemates.com/products/img ... ctions.pdf

These might be helpful for you Lyle

Oh and for making the detail pop, I suggest washes and dry brushing…

[LyleW]

https://www.scalemates.com/products/img ... ctions.pdf

These might be helpful for you Lyle

I have that. The flube will mostly not going to be seen.

[KSaarni]

Nice catch Lyle, the “Meat Chopper”

Definitely one of my favorites, not that easy kit to find, mostly quite expensive on top of that

- Kari

[speedgraflex]

I’m still waiting for supplies I ordered December 17. Now the delay is fire related. All of my shipments have been screwed up from CA retailers. Something Blacksheep wrote about New York made me look on the East Coast—I found Lunar Toy Store in Flushing, New York stocks many of the same products as Robots 4 Less. Shipping so far is in one week, which is faster than Fullerton to Los Angeles at the moment!

[LyleW]

Nice catch Lyle, the “Meat Chopper”

Definitely one of my favorites, not that easy kit to find, mostly quite expensive on top of that

- Kari

Thanks, Kari.

I’m still waiting for supplies I ordered December 17. Now the delay is fire related. All of my shipments have been screwed up from CA retailers. Something Blacksheep wrote about New York made me look on the East Coast—I found Lunar Toy Store in Flushing, New York stocks many of the same products as Robots 4 Less. Shipping so far is in one week, which is faster than Fullerton to Los Angeles at the moment!

Well, that is good. I am a bit surprised you are getting any mail at all. This was due to the 10” of snow some 9 days ago. It was 53 today and will be low single digits in a few days.

[BlackSheep214]

Temps in the low to mid 30s thru the weekend (rain & snow on Saturday) then dipping in the single digits next week. Brrrrr...

I'd rather have the cold temps than snow.

[mostrich]

Been doing something different....like, waiting for things to dry, studying the destructions, (...)

Yup, that is the most important thing to do!

[LyleW]

Been doing something different....like, waiting for things to dry, studying the destructions, (...)

Yup, that is the most important thing to do!

Humbug! Overrated! It has helped, though…

[BlackSheep214]

Looking forward to seeing more, Lyle. Looking good.