{"id":960,"date":"2006-09-10T20:24:43","date_gmt":"2006-09-11T04:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fichtenfoo.net\/blog\/?p=960"},"modified":"2009-02-12T15:56:05","modified_gmt":"2009-02-12T23:56:05","slug":"completed-%c2%bb-jgsdf-light-armored-vehicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fichtenfoo.net\/blog\/completed-%c2%bb-jgsdf-light-armored-vehicle\/","title":{"rendered":"Completed \u00c2\u00bb JGSDF Light Armored Vehicle"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

A change from my usual Gundam model kits… I bought this Tamiya 1\/35 Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) a while back with plans of using it in a diorama with some Gasaraki Tactical Armor Raidens. That diorama plan<\/a> is still in motion, but I decided to prevent burnout that I’d do one portion of the diorama at a time. First was this LAV since I’ve been wanting to build it for a VERY long time.<\/p>\n

It’s a very nicely molded kit compared to some other AFV’s I have or have worked on. New mold technologies are fantastic. It suffers from some injector pin marks in many places, but overall they’re not a huge hassle to deal with. The pre-primed metal chassis and rubber wheels were a nice touch.<\/p>\n

I went with a standard JGSDF paint scheme for this model kit, but not one that was used in their Iraqi Humanitarian Assistance mission. I went with their Khaki\/Green camo instead since it had more visual appeal IMO. Since my diorama takes place in the desert, obviously I needed to weather it as such. This was a great opportunity to try out some of the techniques in my new Mig
\nJiminez FAQ book on weathering\/painting AFVs. There were so many steps to the weathering process, but the end result is very much worth it.<\/p>\n\n\t\t