Ferry_vO
Retired SOH Administrator
A quick build in between other on-going projects (I still have a Fokker D.XXI, Starfighter, MiG-25 and a KMW Dingo in various stages of completion lying around..) but I found this kit on the Militracks event earlier this year and it was a kit I wanted but couldn't afford years ago. The box looked OK, all the parts were still sealed in plastic and it was complete so I bought it. Quite a straight forward built as I would expect from Tamiya, even for such an old kit.
Plenty of detail with some nice touches like the steel mesh on the engine cover and all the movable parts like the radars, turret and guns (Complete with a ratchet mechanism that keeps the guns in place while elevated!)
The colour is mostly Tamiya Olive Drab with a bit of black for some smaller parts.
This is also the first kit I completed with my new Revell airbrush set (http://www.revell.de/produkte/airbrush/komplett-sets/id/39199.html); the MiG-25 and Starfighter I mentioned above I bought to experiment with the airbrush set. So far I noticed that the Tamiya paint works better than the Revell aquacolors do, as these tend to be a bit thicker and dry up quicker. The airbrush itself is a step up from the very basic sets with compressed air, but simpler (And cheaper!) than the more professional sets. The compressor itself is quite small, with three different pressure settings, while the gun just has a trigger to regulate the paint amount.
Up till now I only used it for larger surfaces but I hope to try my hand at some camoflage painting later on.
Anyway, some pics of the Flakpanzer Gepard:
The box art:
Plenty of detail with some nice touches like the steel mesh on the engine cover and all the movable parts like the radars, turret and guns (Complete with a ratchet mechanism that keeps the guns in place while elevated!)
The colour is mostly Tamiya Olive Drab with a bit of black for some smaller parts.
This is also the first kit I completed with my new Revell airbrush set (http://www.revell.de/produkte/airbrush/komplett-sets/id/39199.html); the MiG-25 and Starfighter I mentioned above I bought to experiment with the airbrush set. So far I noticed that the Tamiya paint works better than the Revell aquacolors do, as these tend to be a bit thicker and dry up quicker. The airbrush itself is a step up from the very basic sets with compressed air, but simpler (And cheaper!) than the more professional sets. The compressor itself is quite small, with three different pressure settings, while the gun just has a trigger to regulate the paint amount.
Up till now I only used it for larger surfaces but I hope to try my hand at some camoflage painting later on.
Anyway, some pics of the Flakpanzer Gepard:
The box art: