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Published: 2013-05-03 00:19:52 +0000 UTC; Views: 2935; Favourites: 77; Downloads: 35
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Some shots of my JGSDF Type 74. Overall I was pretty happy with how it came out, and I learned a few new ticks in the process. Given the age of the kit I was happy it featured some cool details and figurines. However my flat top coat reacted to my "mud" in a kind of weird way and made some of it a bit lighter(live and lean XD) it also came with a couple sets of ski's that I have hoarded away for next winter. I painted it in the same scheme as my Stryker, and is now part of my imaginary unnamed "medium green" armored core.Related content
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thanks man, yup i make all of it. hand painted and made with insomnia.
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it's a thermal viewer for night and cold conditions and a thermal sleeve on the barrel to mask its heat as well.
pretty cool tank tec for back in the 70's-80's.
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Can I ask how did you do the mud? a textured paint or a mix of things?
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it was kind of a mix of stuff(and looked much better before my top coat reacted weird with it) anyways i am gonna copy/past from a comment i wrote when i was asked about this before but if you have any questions feel free to ask away!
i did two different mud effects on this one. i am still experimenting and learning so experiment some for your self as well but here is what i did to get you started...
the mud splatter: its pastel dust, small amount of fine real dirt and rubbing alcohol mixed up and flicked on to the kit with an old tooth brush. the alcohol evaporates and leaves the mud specks in place.
the thick stuff(on fenders and tracks, ect)fine real dirt(that i dried out for a few days) pastel dust for color, and some white glue(elmers glue) and a bit of water mixed up and globed on with an old #2 brush. i had to do it in layers and took a few different batches to get it the way i wanted it.
after everything is dried on i sprayed a matt top coat to seal it all in. also it might be a good idea to spray vinyl tracks with flat black before adding the mud, not sure if the mix will stick to that rubber.
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thinking of buying one, a full scale one, and so far this is a great view of it!
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a full scale type 74, bet that has a bit of a price tag XD
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somewhere around $45-50,000 dollars, it is de-militarized (of course) but I do love it
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freaking awesome, thats kinda a dream of mine that i hope to achieve someday. owning a tracked military vehicle would be so freaking awesome.
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It is, but is hell on the road, people always honking their horn for you to pull out of the way, but luckily turning the turret around solves that problem
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i did two different mud effects on this one. i am still experimenting and learning so experiment some for your self as well but here is what i did to get you started...
the mud splatter: its pastel dust, small amount of fine real dirt and rubbing alcohol mixed up and flicked on to the kit with an old tooth brush. the alcohol evaporates and leaves the mud specks in place.
the thick stuff(on fenders and tracks, ect)fine real dirt(that i dried out for a few days) pastel dust for color, and some white glue(elmers glue) and a bit of water mixed up and globed on with an old #2 brush. i had to do it in layers and took a few different batches to get it the way i wanted it.
after everything is dried on i sprayed a matt top coat to seal it all in. also it might be a good idea to spray vinyl tracks with flat black before adding the mud, not sure if the mix will stick to that rubber.
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nice work! I also very interested in the model, but it has no talent, don't know where to start.
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thank you very much!
i am kinda starting out myself, and have only been building armor for a little over a year. Staring out buy a "Tamiya" brand model, you cant go wrong.
if you ever have any questions dont be afraid to ask!
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If you don't mind me asking you, ha ha~~, a joke, how many years have you been contact model?
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i have been building models for around 4 years, i do it for fun and really started building alot last year.
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wow,As we Chinese say "Tong Zi Gong (Kids Kung Fu or INCREDIBLE KIDS) ", when I was a little boy, I also like to do model, but don't do slowly after school (our country student's study pressure big, until now I have no time after work, so I can stick to do something I like as a child is really not easy. I envy you very much
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Great work! The dirt and mud effects are wonderful. Spray some matte finish on this bad boy to tone down the shiny parts and it'll pop even more!
I also enjoy Japanese tanks (both IJA and JGSDF). BTW, the other neat thing about the Type 74 was that it could raise and lower its suspension. Here's a video of this feature in action: [link]
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Thank you very much. i sprayed "Mr.super clear flat" on everything but for some reason anything that was painted in "forest green"(backpacks, uniforms) remained glossy. i am not sure why, i even spayed the backpacks a few times but nothing seemed to work....very odd.
i saw that, it really is a interesting feature. this kit came a jig and options to raise and lower its elevation but it would have to be fixed and i wanted some outside adventures for it lol.
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Aw, yeah, I feel your pain. That's happened to me plenty of times also. For some reason there are just times when something just won't "take". I just had a small Sherman dio returned to me that I gave to my girl's grandfather (he worked on them in Korea). He died, so I got it back and man, it's shiiiiiny! lol And I was remembering, yep, Mr. Super Clear Flat. I think that's why I pretty much only airbrush flat coats now because it doesn't seem to happen as much as with cans.
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good to know.. i just hate it when things react weird. i practice stuff on scraps but some times forget to see how secondary or accent colors will react. i will be picking up some diffrent brands for the future, cause Mr.super has done odd things with my mud and even melted the rubber on some tire's before.
yea one of these days i am gonna find space and get an airbrush, but for now i am stuck with rattle cans and hand painting.
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Oh yeah, rubber tires can never be trusted with Gunze rattle cans. Or water based washes, or certain powders! lol Such finicky stuff! For that matter, it's usually a good idea to replace rubber stuff with resin or similar replacements because sometimes the rubber itself can react with the plastic over the years and the model eats itself. 
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good to know. lol they always make this big deal about a kit coming with them but i really hate them, good to know that i wasn't doing anything wrong and they are just crap.
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lol Yeah, I have no idea why they always talk up the rubber tires when the first thing everybody does is trash them for resin replacements. Aside from the whole eating-plastic-and-degrading-over-time thing, rubber can't depict things like the slight flattening at the bottom to depict a vehicle's weight. This as opposed to simoly heating the plastic or resin and pressing down to make the weight bulge (if it's not already molded in). Here's a link to the M1070 wheels so you can see the difference... [link]
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very very good to know. yea thats a big difference, and worth the upgrade!
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Is that rust effects along the edge?? And what green is that??
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some of the "rust" effects was by accident, my top coat reacted weird on some spots, so it was a leaning experience XD
the tank was painted in "Model Masters, Medium Green" enamel. same color as the Stryker i did. gonna have to come up with an adventure for them. i really like that color so i will most lily be painting more stuff in that color.
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I like that colour too
As for you accidental rust effects is that they look good lol, im doing some on my BTR-80A
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yea its sweet!
lol thanks dude and cool! sure it will look good,i love your BTR, i really want one myself.
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Thank you ^^ well I hope you get one eventually, see what paint you come up with.
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i have been looking at a few and is high on my list, but i cant get any more kits in til i clear out my stash a bit XD
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Cool lad, hope you get your stash sorted out
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i just gotta get more free time and build them XD
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XD
think if they are gonna take on the king of the monsterS, they will need some back up!
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I really like the mud too. Very realistic in my opinion.
And I also love the piece of leather in the back of the turret, looks very lifelike.
The vehicle kind of reminds me of the Leopard 1 concerning general shape...
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Thank you very much!
yea the leather was kind of an experiment. its tissue paper that was hardened with white glue....i wanted to do a bit more but the basket on this one is really small and weird shaped.
yea the JGSDF uses "best-of" armor designs with their tanks. think it shares a very very similar hull.
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Can I ask what kind of lighting setup you use? Do you have a softbox? Multiple softboxes? When I photograph my work I tend to use shadow for dramatic effect, but sometimes that doesn't work that well and I'd be better off with softer diffused lighting.
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i use a very cheap and makeshift set up [link] and i use free software to edit and punch up the details a bit.
i am still really new to this kinda photography and only been doing it for a few months.
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Really awesome work! I specially love the muddy tracks and all the small details!
Looks suprisingly similar to a Leopard 1 hmm.. anyways great work!
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thanks! love adding all the mud and tiny details XD
yea, the JGSDF uses a "best-of" tank designs on their armor. think it shares a similar hull as the leo 1.
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tehe xD
mhm looks indeed pretty similar xD
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thanks dude!
yea i gotta get around to making some stuff for these guys to shoot!
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