The infamous 97’ Iv’e been working on. Still definately a work in progress but I just had to get it up for commentary. Let me know what you think. Any and all crits accepted.
Suspension springs were replaced and are scratchbuilt. Some detail scratch built on the rear of the cargo box, tow cable brackets, some fo the extra detail. Lots and lots of gaps filled. Lots of gaps. I think this could be Tamiyas one dog kit.
A perfect example of making a silk purse from a sow’s ear.
So this is what you have been moaning about in every second post that you’ve made here at FSM for the last 2 months. The now infamous Japanese Type 97 Ha-Ha doesn’t look half as bad as the way you described it Mike.
Excellent work on getting this old dog of a kit into shape. The camo looks top notch and this silly putty method looks as if it’s a great way to achieve the hard edged camo that was used by the Japanese during W.W.II. I would assume that this method may also work on those wingy thingys in the other forum.
You didn’t happen to take any pics during the build of this beast did you? I’d love to see how you overcame some of the gaps and misfits. Kind of a photo journal of this expereince would be great.
What can I say Mike, the infamous 97 is looking great. Great example of a hard camo using the silly putty. It takes a lot to get that kit to look the way it does at present, and it shows the patience and skill you have to achieve the results.
I’ll grab you on MSN later on to give you a full dissertation [;)]
Now all I need to do is finish up this damn Panzer III L [:(!] Then I could get on with my life.
I’ve seen some kit reviews and a couple of builds and they look pretty good. After tackling this monster, everything else doesn’t seem so bad. I’d like to try that kit.
The Japanese had some interesting armor and I’d like to build some more of it.
LoL Airbrush, thats my current project now on this…the wheels. Tedious but not nearly the chore the rest was.
Thanks guys.
Laxman, the dark green is Japanese Army Green, the Dark Brown is Red Brown and the Beige is a custom color I mixed up to match some photos of restored 97’s I found. All Tamiya colors.
We are in the middle of our busiest time of the year in the screenprint industry and this coupled with prepping for a large event we attend in the summer has slowed down my modeling time considerably. So I fear that everything is moving at a snails pace. It should be finished soon though.
