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Re: Shadow Hiss tank

Posted: 08 Mar 2008 00:16
by scoobydie
I just took a piece of A.F into the model shop of which colour I wanted, and the shopkeeper kindly
pointed out the best match.
Not sure what sm stands for, I`ll look into it.
Don`t know of any tricks really, just stir it well with a cocktail stick.
The Tamiya acrilic paints work well too.
I`ve just picked up a Tamiya XF-7 flat red today , so I`ll try that out and see what comes out.

Re: Shadow Hiss tank

Posted: 08 Mar 2008 09:58
by zakkfan
love the gregs bag in the background of that photo
even red shadows have a weakness for a warm steak bake lol

Re: Shadow Hiss tank

Posted: 08 Mar 2008 11:54
by paulitoy
even red shadows have a weakness for a warm steak bake
HA!!!!

Re: Shadow Hiss tank

Posted: 09 Mar 2008 21:09
by scoobydie
The Shadow has been busy in the spray-shop, seems to like the colour :)
This is the "flat red" from Tamiya, should lose a bit of the gloss when it dries more.

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Re: Shadow Hiss tank

Posted: 09 Mar 2008 21:30
by scoobydie
Another bonus or two with these Tamiya paints, they are water soluble,so less fussy cleaning with turps
and the best bit is they don`t need thinning down for the airbrush, Fantastic!!

Re: Shadow Hiss tank

Posted: 09 Mar 2008 21:38
by zakkfan
looks pretty close to me
going to go with the b&q sugestion
trying to think what else i can do with the bunker
any ideas people?

Re: Shadow Hiss tank

Posted: 09 Mar 2008 21:54
by scoobydie
looks even better now its dried!
The bunker, put two together to make a pill box like feature,
and put some cammo leaves on it (available in hobbycraft)
You could go with the good guys instead and go green.

Re: Shadow Hiss tank

Posted: 09 Mar 2008 22:15
by zakkfan
some good ideas there
thanks

i do have two but the one i wanted to customize seems the two pegs that hold the guns in have snapped
the other one is mint

i realy want to do it in red shadows colour

the cammo leaves idea was good

im building up a army to make a display/diorama
always wanted to make a diorama but never knew were to start
need to come up with some ideas for a base to put them on

Re: Shadow Hiss tank

Posted: 09 Mar 2008 22:27
by scoobydie
Dioramas are cool, I just haven`t any space to put them :(
Your bunker should have its own base to make it portable though, so you could
interchange it with different features, that way you could make lots of
other scenes.
I do have a few bunker parts about the stores somewhere if you need some,
Thinking about it you would have to go Cobra ,with the logo`s moulded on the sides, unless
A.F stormed it and took over

Re: Shadow Hiss tank

Posted: 09 Mar 2008 22:46
by scoobydie
Still needs another coat of red, but this "flat red" is coming out nice now, shame it goes so fast!
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