Woops! did I say Japanese air force??? Shows how much I know, Thanks for the correction Brian. I know you are more in tune with the Japanese situation. My comments about the JGSDF were tongue in cheek (well sorta) I’m sure they are a valuable ally in keeping the peace in the far east. Probably good soldiers too.
Steve
Oh, no problems all around, Steve!
The JGSDF soldiers I have the pleasure of knowing are all great guys. One guy just deployed to Iraq for three months. He’s also a great modeller! We’re all hoping he comes back safe and soon.
Perhaps as Japan’s role in international peacekeeping changes, attitudes towards building their equipment will change, too. I’m sure the main reason JGSDF stuff isn’t so popular is that most folks are totally unfamiliar with it. JASDF stuff seems to have more of a following, probably because a lot of it is familiar, like F-86s, F-104s, F-4s, and F-15s. Even the new F-2 is popular, due to its F-16 heritage.
Is it any surprise that the only 1/35 Sherman I have built here in Japan is a JGSDF M4A3E8?
That’s it for my Japanese builds for now. I tend to go by era instead of by country, so I don’t see myself building any Japanese models for a while. My current box list consists of Irish armour and aircraft, a PzH2000 and the 1/350 Enterprise.
I guess antennae might not go amiss. I knew I forgot something!
As for the wash, I think I’ll practise on a few other tanks first. I’m very pleased with the finish on this one, it’s far better than I usually end up with, so am for now leaving it at the very lightly drybrushed stage (Wheelnuts, tracks, the mine roller and the .50 cal) representing a brand new tank.
Colours were right from the instruction sheet. 1 part XF-49 to one part XF-51 to one part XF-64 for the brown, and plain Field Grey XF-65 for the grey. First time I’ve tried airbrushing Tamiya acrylics, I’m usually a Humbrol man, but I have to say, they were a joy to work with. Only problem is that compared to most photos I’ve seen on the web, the colours are very hard to distinguish on my model (It has an overall look of one colour from a distance, with a bit of shade variation) so I’m not sure if it turned out right or not, but it does seem to look the part so I’m not going to complain.
The mine rollers make it into a very long and impressive kit, and are wonderfully attached to the hull. They’re not hard, though tying the chains together are a royal pain in the arse.
NTM
What’s that? An empty beer can with a potato peeler poking out of it? [:p]
Brown and Green? Strange. I thought the vehicles were brown and green (although of course field grey is quite greenish).
great job on the model!
why does the model look a tad bland?
did you weather it?
I’ll have you know, Ireland has never lost an armoured battle!
OK, admittedly, it’s only had one, and the opposition was an M3 Halftrack.
The victorious Irish armour pass by the defeated enemy…
NTM
Moran that piece is awesome!!! I have never seen one before (a bit new to armor), it has caught my eye for sure!! I will have to find this kit ASAP!! Thanks for the great inspiration!!
I love building Indian stuff. (check sig flag) It’s very hard to find Indian armor markings for the wars though. The best bet is a T-72 with Indian desert camo and markings. Therefore I really like to build stuff from the Indian AF that really whooped those- oh sorry, only modeling right. Indian armor nowadays consists of- upgraded T-55’s, T-72’s (upgraded) T-90’s and a few old birtish tanks.
Loving India so much, please no one ask me what I think of Pakistan…
We should probably try to avoid political discussions here.
Take that, you half track!
Seriously, though, what armour does Ireland have? I thought Ireland’s primary protection from invasion was keeping quiet and hoping no one noticed. I can’t quite make out the vehicle – some sort of British armoured car? Where was the epic engagement fought?
(My background is mostly Irish, so I kid.)
It’s an AML-90, the clash was at At-Tiri in the Lebanon. The DFF (De Facto Forces, backed by Israelis) pushed the UN just a little too far, so the UN decided (after losing two or three soldiers and not shooting back) to forcibly evict the DFF from the town. It turned into a sort of tit-for-tat thing, the brother of one of the killed DFF fighters executed three Irish soldiers in retaliation. Last I heard, he was living in Michigan, but the Irish have been unable to extradite him from the US.
Irish armour these days is AML-90s, AML-20s (Formerly AML-60HEs with new S. African turrets), Scorpions and Pirhana IVs.
NTM
Your Type 90 is a cool tank. I did one in winter scheme. Maybe I’ll post them here.
Looks great. I may have to build one to sit beside my M1A1 with mine plow.
Thanks for sharing.
Does anyone make a kit for the AML-90? Or is the a Scorpion that you have awaiting construction?
I have a resin kit by a French manufacturer for the AML-60. Not looked for a -90 yet, though I should. I’ve an AFV Club Scorpion in a box.
NTM