Thank you for the criticism and kind words.
Alpharius wrote:What 'other' kits did you end up taking stuff from?
There are some bits from old Imperial Guard vehicle sprues. Some of the really small parts are from the 1/72 scale AH-1 Z Viper Combat helicopter kit, made by Kitech. The rest are from random Imperial Guard sprues, if I remember correctly.
Ifurita wrote:I think the mud is too think and a bit unrealistic. Suggestion, find yourself a toy tractor and push it around through the mud a bit. You have very think mud built up on the tank, but very little on the tracks. IMO, the mud would be churn up by the tracks and thrown around on the front and rear fender guards as well as on the lower portion of the side skirts. Also, think about how the tracks throw mud onto the rear of the vehicle. Mud typically gets splashed linearly behind the tracks and on top of the mud guard, but not to the rear deck and not in the quantity htat you have one yours.
I just decreased the amount of mud on the side. I think it looks much more realistic now. I still have to fix the front, rear and tracks. Thanks for the tips, I'll put them to good use in the future.
Ifurita wrote:Also, while it might be too late, I think you would be better off painting the vehicle and then laying the camo net on top of it, then painting the camo net. As is, there will be pieces of the vehicle you can't get to, but can see through the net, and priming it will be a PITA.
Yeah, good point... I was considering painting the tank before I put on the camo netting, but sometimes while I build I get carried away, and just want to finish the tank. *shrug* I might remove the camo and redo it, after undercoating/painting the tank. I wasn't too happy about the look of the camo netting anyway - first try.
Brotherjulian wrote:I've lost this bit now, but I made a camo net by spray painting part of a mesh onion sack. Not the newer type that are clearly plastic but one of the old stringy mesh ones. Then I made poles to hold it up like modern military camo netting and I could park whatever model I liked under it.
You just gave me a great idea for my Salamander Command Vehicle...
Brotherjulian wrote:Great Destroyer though, looks as good as a FW piece
Really?
I'm honoured.