nightshiftmodeller

And we're finally ready for paints!

Added 2024-02-05 13:33:00 +0000 UTC

My friends, I finished the King Kong over the weekend. After many years I went to a local model show, and it was a wonderful experience! I didn't enter the competition, just brought a few dioramas for display, and met lots of people from back in the day.

I added a bit of stowage to the rear of the tank, and piling it around the water drum seemed like the best option. I didn't want to create a huge pile that's tied with rope because that's more often seen in Europe, but not at all on USMC tanks. I guess you didn't need that much stuff on your tank when you were conquering a small island.

Lots of Marine tanks had sandbags, and King Kong was no exception. The last two photos in this gallery show them on each side, but I'm guessing it carried just a few. Now, yes, one would ask how could they stay in place, and I'm asking the same question, but hey... photos don't lie! :D

I tried to keep them a little bit smaller than the standard dimensions (65 cm long according to a quick Google search), which should be roughly 1,8 cm in 1/35 scale. That seemed a bit large compared to reference images, so I tried to vary the size a little. And yes, this time I took the extra time and added the seam line from Green Stuff! :)

Now it's time to put the video together, and after that, disassemble the model, wash it, and start airbrushing!