M-41 Walker Bulldog

Modeling Subjects Armor
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Very nice work, Jim!
Thanks for posting your links, too. (I couldn’t access the Tamiya M41 pages from the first link, but I could via the second)
Gonna come in handy when I start my AFV Club M41A3!

OK Littlemoe, forget everything I said. Let’s listen to Jim!

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Thanks J-Hulk for the compliment & I fixed the link to the Tamiya page.

Jim :slight_smile:

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Great stuff Jim … thanks for sharing with us. [:D]

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Hey Gunnie, I see you finally decided to pop in.[;)]

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Heh heh - yep - it’s been a long time since I visited here…

Gunnie
(Jim)

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Well, well, well, the gunmeister is here. Glad to see you here Gunnie too.

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HOLY COW Jim!!! thatsasweettank!!! i can garuntee mine won’y look anything like that!!!

Thanks for the links… what did you use for the Gun sheild cover on the Tamiya model??? Is something i can do???

thanks

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Good question! How’d ya make that mantlet cover, Gunnie?

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well,i’m embaressed, but here are some early pics of the bulldog…

for the first time, i’m trying to do a wash, Tamiya’s flat black, water, and a touch of suds… just doesn’t look right… the paint got much darker… am i doing it right??? I put the wash on then blot off the extra with a paper towl…

o well i just might repaint it and start over… should i have shot Future on it before the wash???

Please tell me what you think, I can take it…

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Actually, I’d build the whole thing before trying a wash, Littlemoe.
If the wash seems too dark for your taste, try thinning it even more, and wiping it off the model before it dries. That way, only the nooks and crannies will be dark.
Some folks glosscote or use Future before a wash, but I actually prefer washing over a matte finish. Particularly for armor, it gives the model a nice, grungy “texture” that I like.

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Hey littlemoe, if you are going to use photoetch, remember to paint it! [:p]

It’s a nice little kit of a handsome little tank. Build it, spray it OD, put it on the shelf to menace your hot rods. [:)] Don’t worry about the etch.

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littlemoe - sure your efforts can look like mine - and better! Just takes practice, that’s all. Keep on building them!

I made the Mantlet Cover out of simple Kleenex Tissue…

Gunnie

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tissue paper??? ummmm i think i will skip taht step!!!

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Thanks for the pictures of your tanks Guntruck and littlemoe.
mark956

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Ron - the tissue paper technique is quite easy to do.

Don’t toss it to the curb yet, consider it and we’ll explain how to do it.

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ok gentlemen, please explain…

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And Here I am thinking Kleenex was only good for the tears after watching a model shatter from a drop!

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lol chris… shremie, can you tell me how to do that???

Thanks

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Take an tissue and cut it approximately the size that you want your cover to be. Mix white glue and water 50 / 50 in a small container. From here you can go two different ways.

Method 1 - lay the kleenex over the area you want covered and apply the glue/water mix with a soft brush. Just keep pushing the kleenex into place with a toothpick. Repeat until the area is completely covered. Allow it to dry completely. Then paint it Khaki Drab or whatever colour you need.

Method 2 - dip the tissue into the white glue / water mixture and then lay it over the area you want covered. Push into place with a toothpick. Follow the above steps until complete.

Here’s a couple of pics of a Sherman I did using the first method.

Very easy to do … give it a try.

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thanks shermy, i might have to give it a try
thanks