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Re: Academy 1/35 M981
Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2024 6:09 am
by Gary Brantley
Re: Academy 1/35 M981
Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2024 7:54 pm
by Stikpusher
Gary, he sure does! He also resembles a couple of guys that I served with in the Army as well...
Funny how that molding was state of the art 30 years ago for plastic figures in 1/35...
Re: Academy 1/35 M981
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2024 9:17 am
by keavdog
Re: Academy 1/35 M981
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2024 11:24 am
by Medicman71
Oh nice!
Re: Academy 1/35 M981
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2024 12:35 pm
by Stikpusher
Not anytime soon…. The next 113 type I build will either be a mortar track, or the new IDF Zelda that I just bought…
Besides I still have the OIF M2 that I’m working on… slowly… ever so slowly…
Re: Academy 1/35 M981
Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2024 8:42 pm
by Stikpusher
Today I did more work on this during our online AMPS Zoom meting… I finished adding stowage and did detail painting getting this one a few inches closer to the finish line
I need to get this one ready for markings and weathering…
Re: Academy 1/35 M981
Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2024 3:47 pm
by Medicman71
Very nice!
Re: Academy 1/35 M981
Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2024 8:52 pm
by Stikpusher
Thanks Mike. Almost there on this one.
Re: Academy 1/35 M981
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2024 12:19 pm
by Stuart
That looks really cool Carlos! The stowage really adds to it.
Are the visual ports on the commanders hatch really those colours, or is that liquid mask?
Re: Academy 1/35 M981
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2024 8:45 pm
by Stikpusher
Thanks Stuart. The vision blocks are a paint I found at a gamers store. You put down a black base, then paint several coats of that translucent reddish purple color.That was the first coat. Depending upon the angle of the light it is pretty good at replicating the anti laser coating that appeared on western AFV optics in the late 80’s. I will go back and touch up the surrounding sand areas once I’m all done with the periscopes and vision blocks.
