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Here is my finished 1/35 trumpeter JGSDF Type 87 recon vehicle. the JGSDF stands for Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, witch is something I didn't know existed( learn something new every day huh!) here is a good wiki page with info on the the beast [link] (because i am lazy, and they do a better job than me explaining stuff) my wife picked out this kit, so she went with the crazy, and boy this thing looks crazy. it has some really weird dimensions and is pretty big and bulky for what it is( as tall as my Kv-2!) this thing looks to be a fine addition to my weird collection of armor.

Anyways this was a pretty fun kit and with a few minor complaints aside, was pretty nice, especially for the price($18.00 us) This was my first time doing a camo and while not the best came out better than I hoped, I really thought I was gonna screw it up big time. i did the whole camo by hand, and i mean free hand. the colors i used are not a 100% accurate but for me close enough. I ended up using "Model Masters" dark tan and medium green for the camo, a brown acyclic wash and pastels for dirt weathering.
the figurines came with he kit, and while being detailed, were just "default" ones, which i need to butcher a bit and do some a minor arm swaps.
the extras on this beast are stuff I found in my bits box, a random map printed from the internet, and guitar string antenna.
All in all I really like this crazy thing and finally doing a camo made me more comfortable doing them, so expect to see me do more camo in the future. this kit came with more figurines and looks kinda lonely on its own, I have been having some rough ideas on maybe a quick diorama/base for it.

Description
Here is my finished 1/35 trumpeter JGSDF Type 87 recon vehicle. the JGSDF stands for Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, witch is something I didn't know existed( learn something new every day huh!) here is a good wiki page with info on the the beast [link] (because i am lazy, and they do a better job than me explaining stuff) my wife picked out this kit, so she went with the crazy, and boy this thing looks crazy. it has some really weird dimensions and is pretty big and bulky for what it is( as tall as my Kv-2!) this thing looks to be a fine addition to my weird collection of armor.

Anyways this was a pretty fun kit and with a few minor complaints aside, was pretty nice, especially for the price($18.00 us) This was my first time doing a camo and while not the best came out better than I hoped, I really thought I was gonna screw it up big time. i did the whole camo by hand, and i mean free hand. the colors i used are not a 100% accurate but for me close enough. I ended up using "Model Masters" dark tan and medium green for the camo, a brown acyclic wash and pastels for dirt weathering.
the figurines came with he kit, and while being detailed, were just "default" ones, which i need to butcher a bit and do some a minor arm swaps.
the extras on this beast are stuff I found in my bits box, a random map printed from the internet, and guitar string antenna.
All in all I really like this crazy thing and finally doing a camo made me more comfortable doing them, so expect to see me do more camo in the future. this kit came with more figurines and looks kinda lonely on its own, I have been having some rough ideas on maybe a quick diorama/base for it.