A bit of nostalgia for you here in the guise of a 1970's kit from Bandai's 1/48th range of AFVs.
I remember this range being launched and reviewed in Military Modelling with some interest as every model had a basic interior and figures include.
In fact, I can remember building both a Panzer II and M3 Half track, but have no idea what became of the models....
This particular model was kindly gifted to me by a Tank Club member who had it languishing on his shelf of shame for many years.
After wondering if this would lend itself to the sectional approach, I finally decided to build it as a cutaway.
This was largely due to the inaccuracy of the firewall which would take too long to correct, but would be largely out of view in a cutaway model.
The model went together really well. I was able to neatly cut the hull side away with my circular saw attachment on my Dremel.
I did add a couple of internal details just to boost the impression of what the vehicle would look like. I added a gunner's seat, sight, remote machine gun handlebars and some stowed rounds as well as two stowed rifles on the firewall.
The crew figures are basic and required a good deal of cleaning up, but are better than nothing. Two fitted into the interior and the third I placed outside.
I painted the interior before assembling the hull upper and lower and then practiced my "modulated" finish on the exterior.
I pre-shaded with Dark brown before lightly over-spraying Mid-Stone. Finally I picked out the centres of each panel with lightened Mid Stone until I have the look how I wanted it.
I then added the few decals (the originals from the kit!) and weathered it with earth wash and powders. I added some dark grey "chips" with a fine paint brush before mounting the finished model and a custom 3D printed base.
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