A1366 M36 Jackson

[Topcat_Ern]

Back to the green, (Humbrol 155 airbrushed). No issues, aside from the two part hinges on the hatches, with this build and no interpretation issues with the instructions. A lot of time and energy is devoted to the lower hull interior components but these are not seen when the hull halves are joined together but heyho worth the effort anyways. Once again, assembling the 50 cal was a pain as the mating surfaces are miniscule so patience is the key.

Decided to keep the distressing of the finish to a dirty one rather than chipping etc, by using Humbrol Dark Earth weathering powders secured by Decalfix over the running gear and track guards, dark grey pin wash as a shadow behind raised detail and various washes to tone down the bright white of the decals with a Vallejo matt varnish finish to flatten and hold everything in. Although I did notice that the varnish darkened the powders and they looked too uniform in colour so reapplied the dark earth on top to get the variation of colours and left unvarnished.

The kit can be finished as a M36B2 in French use in 1953.

Andy