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Academy 1/35 – M3 Stuart Honey – finished!

Here’s some pics of the finished Stuart Honey! Enjoy! 🙂

Finished 1
Finished 1
Finished 2
Finished 2
Finished 3
Finished 3
Finished 4
Finished 4
Finished 5
Finished 5
Finished 6
Finished 6
Finished 7
Finished 7
Finished 8
Finished 8
Finished 9
Finished 9
Finished 10
Finished 10

Even if the build totally took quite some time, it was a fun build. Nice with interior details even if they’re not seen with the top on. The worst part of the build was the stiff decals, which seems to be a problem on older Academy models. Newer models have decals made by Cartograph, that are excellent.

If I can find a suitable figure set I might do a small dio.

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Shelf queens update 3

Starting with the Stuart, I put the hatches in open position and added struts for the front ones.

Open hatches and struts added
Open hatches and struts added

Then I continued with the weathering, creating worn off colour and scratches, using both olive drab and gun metal, and the a bit of rust pigment. I feel it’s hard to get a sense of when to stop, and maybe I’ve gone over the top with this, but I’ll consider it done.

Chipping added, kit finished
Chipping added, kit finished
Rear view
Rear view
Left side view
Left side view

I need to add the tow cable, and maybe sort a few things I’ve noticed in the pics, then I’ll take better pics against white background. Feels good to be done!

The propeller to the Corsair waas painted.

Propeller painted
Propeller painted

All decals except for the ones for the prop and front landing gear covers.

Decals added
Decals added

I need to do the remaining decals and seal them before I continue with final assembly and weathering.

Hopefully the gears for the P-47 will hold, as it only need prop and final weathering to be done.