For a slight break from SF I decided to try something different, Scale Armour! With the 1/35 Nutcracker release from Hasegawa on the horizon, it’s not a bad idea to have a little more smaller scale experience under my belt too.
Here’s a 1/48 scale Initial Tiger 1 by Tamiya, as seen serving with DAK [...]

After checking the seams, I fixed the different panels in place that I later plan to remove to paint a little differently with either White-Tac or where a little difficult, Mokoyo Bond which is a heavy duty craft glue sold everywhere herein Japan, almost like a carpenter’s glue. Water based but quite strong.
Starting with [...]

Needed to do another round with some oil washes and glazes to bring a little more color into the armor which I wanted to be a little more green or brown in places along with some counter color of orange. A light touch with a Citadel Standard Brush loaded with Tamiya Enamel Paint thinner and [...]

Painting Begins!
A little worried about being too loose with the construction as I have a built a handful of these and it’s easy to just rush through in all the fun. I sprayed some Mr. Surfacer 1000 from the can along the sides to check the major seams. No need to build up too much [...]

Finished! Well, almost… now for paint! It really can’t be said enough, this is my 4th Falke and it’s a fantastic kit and really enjoyed making another one. The color is surprising easy on the eye and makes it very easy to see what you are making and the new main armament, the Excimer laser [...]