{"id":1358,"date":"2004-06-10T09:59:40","date_gmt":"2004-06-10T17:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fichtenfoo.net\/blog\/?p=1358"},"modified":"2009-02-11T10:02:47","modified_gmt":"2009-02-11T18:02:47","slug":"completed-%c2%bb-sd-guntank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fichtenfoo.net\/blog\/completed-%c2%bb-sd-guntank\/","title":{"rendered":"Completed \u00c2\u00bb SD Guntank"},"content":{"rendered":"

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About the Kit \u00c2\u00bb<\/p>\n

This is the Super Deformed Gun Tank by Bandai. I needed a short break from my EX-S MG so I pulled this off the shelf. I started it Saturday night and finished it Wednesday night (including the base). Not bad for 4 days of work!<\/p>\n

Being an SD kit, it needed a little work in the detail department. I made new antennas so replace the rocket-ship styled ones it came with and an extra one for the back. They were made from melted and stretched spues from this kit. I cut grooves into the sides of the treads to make it look like seperate treads. They were flat and solid before. I replaced the d-rings with bent wire so that they mooked nicer. I added a few rivet holes with my pin-vice here and there.<\/p>\n

Paint-wise, I freehand airbrushed the camo pattern based on a tank image I saw online. The treads were painted with Tamiya Metallic Gray. For the dusty weathering, I mixed a tan Tamiya acrylic with future and dusted randomly. For the mud and grime, I used the same ground paint I used on the base so that I could get a similar and realistic regional mud color.<\/p>\n

About the Base \u00c2\u00bb<\/p>\n

The base is a left-over 4 inch square that I finished. The ground is celluclay mixed with sand. The rocks are broken bits of petrified wood. The trees and shrubbery are from woodland scenics. I mad eit look fall by using the olive colored trees, brushing them with white glue and rolling them in the fall folliage. The water is aquarium sealant. LOL! It’s just a thin strip that I ran over my pre-made stream groove.<\/p>\n\n\t\t