i for a lack of talent was forced to leave the tanks hatches closed
until i had a brainstorm (amazing right)
i am awful with scratch building so…
using just index cards draw/paint some detail and stuff it in the hatch
Doesn’t sound like it would look very realistic to me. I suggest taking some time to either paint figures or try scratchbuilding some of the interior. Scratchbuilding isn’t really tht hard and a little goes a long way.
If you have a figure in the hatch, then you really just need to “give the impression” that some of the details are there; basic shapes and such without having to go into too intricate detail.
Though there’s nothing wrong with doing a kit with the hatches closed. I did that for the Type 89 JGSDF vehicle I’m working on right now. It’s helping me get re-motivated (of course, I have to pack everything up in another month, but I’m trying to finish all the stuff I started and then put aside).
the dragon '41 t-34 kit did that for engine detail in the rear hatch. looked in the range of silly to downright stupid, depending on how critical you are, and that’s with a mesh grate over the piece of cardboard. try it if you want but don’t get your hopes up.
Just painting the interior flat black is normally acceptable. You can also “blank off” the hatch openings with a piece of black painted styrene from the inside to hide any detail.
Another, easier method similar to what you propose would be to find photos online, scale them to size and print them out. At least it would be more accurate.
You could shrink a pin-up girl picture and paste it to your card for a pleasent change to the typical boring, monotenous boxes and stuff. [:-^]
Tom [C):-)]
rob i like the idea of the scaled down photos
and t-terrific the pin-ups sound cool
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the doog
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I go ahead and try to build up the interior. It adds a lot of time, but I feel better about the results. However, a build with closed hatches is cool, too.