3D Printed - Team Yankee New Addition

Latest edition to my 15mm (1/100th) Team Yankee Collection, the FV433 Abbot 105mm SPG.

Printed up yesterday afternoon, only taking 3.5 hours as the careful breakdown of components means that there is a very low "X" Axis to the print.

As you can see, I had a little helper!

The parts needed very little cleaning up, just the removal of support material. I didn't print with a raft.

Assembly was done with superglue leaving the turret free to rotate.

Then a quick prime with Wilko Matt Black spray.

Overall coat of Vallejo Russian Uniform for a good match to UK Infra-Red Reflective Olive Green.

Once dry the black over camouflage patches (British Army guidance is 66% Olive Green -33% Nato Black).

Detail was enhanced using Army Painter "Military Shade" (dark Greenish wash).

Then the tracks painted light grey folowed by black wash when dry.

An overall dry-brush of Iraqi Sand.

Finally details picked out like the spade on the turret, headlights and periscopes, indicators and brake lights, exhaust pipe & silencer etc. before a spray coat of matt varnish.

Very nice! Thank-You Yuri!