Model Military International – September 2019

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The track runs were airbrushed with Tamiya’s XF69 NATO Black Dirt coloured pastel chalk powder mixed with mineral spirit was
literally applied to the tracks.

After brushing off some of the pastel dust, the tracks were dry brushed

with a mixture of silver enamel and raw umber is paint to highlight

points of wear.

The wooden part of the unditching beam was given a wood grain
appearance using diluted oil paints.

To help secure the fascene to the model, brass wire was inserted
into the top of the railings and mated to corresponding holes in the
base of the bundle.

D Day Miniatures set of WW1 British Tank

Corps are highly detailed resin figures in

1/35 scale

The tank crew corporal had a lanyard for his

pistol added using thin lead wire

The figures were finished using Vallejo’s line

of acrylic paints

on the mud in places allowing it to

look soaked-in.

The muffler and exhaust

had small chips of broken and

deteriorated paint added using a

pointed brush with dark grey/brown

Vallejo acrylic paint. Over that, a

small amount of brown and orange

pastel dust was rubbed in small

areas to give an impression of the

effect of heat on these parts.

FINAL ASSEMBLY AND DETAILS

After placing the track runs onto

the model, the next two items to

add were the in-ditching beam and

the fascene.

The kit supplies a heavy link

chain for the beam, and some

etched metal brackets to fasten it

to the upper rails that it slid over

when in use. One extra link (than

indicated in the instructions) was

The fascene was painted

a greyish brown and given

a variation in colour using

brown pastel powders.

Small amounts of Tamiya

X22 Gloss were painted onto

the mud clumps to give a slit

lay soaked-in effect.

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