This build I finished all the way back in August of 2020, back when we were all indoors and mostly alone. It's a fairly simple kit, with a grand total of 20 (!) plastic parts and 2 rubber tracks. Decals are included and are printed on rather well.
As to not bore you really, I've made a small box review you can see here.
Build process
Being such a small kit, you would think it's a fairly straightforward build... and it is. But me being me, I had to give it a bit of a zing and additional detail.
Using two matches, I filled in the hole where the fenders would've been on the real machine. Had I not filled it in, it would've been surprisingly visible from the side and underside of the tank. The whole area was subsequently puttied and thoroughly sanded down. The return rollers were originally a single "tube", so using a hobby knife, I shaved down the base of it giving it a well detailed look.
Everything was primed with Mr. Surfacer 1500 and painted using an airbrush with AMMO MiG RAL 8020. The road wheel rubber was painted by hand and after decaling, the model was given a light brown wash and a bit of pigment and a matte cote was put on.
That's pretty much it. Enjoy the finished work!
Finished build
