Tamiya Model Magazine – September 2019

TAMIYA 1:35 M10 IIC ACHILLES BRITISH TANK DESTROYER ● KIT NO.

FULL-BUILD: WW2 ALLIED ARMOUR

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With the masking tape

removed we can now see

that although the OD is

nicely weathered, the black

areas look quite stark in

contrast. Note that the

counter-shading on the

gun barrel is underway.

This was repainted later

using a very pale blue

To tone down the black

areas, some subtle fading

and streaking effects

were applied using

heavily thinned Lifecolor

Dirty Hemp and South

Europe Dust. The overall

scheme now looks more

unified

British Achilles vehicles

didn’t usually display much

in the way of markings,

basically only consisting

of arm of service symbols

and divisional signs. If

they did carry further

markings, they were either

obscured by large amounts

of stowage or camouflage

netting etc. The author

struggled to find any

references of Achilles

displaying serial numbers

Once the decals had
dried and been sealed
with some matt varnish,
the author set about
applying an initial
colour wash. For this he
wanted to try something
a little different; AMMO
by Mig Dark Green Grey
Panel Line Wash. This
did need thinning a
little further with white
spirit, but once done, it
proved perfect for the
effect he was after