Lanyard Posted July 4, 2020 Share #1 Posted July 4, 2020 This model is of an actual tank that saw service during the Korean War. To say its paint scheme is quite different from the norm would be a vast understatement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottplen Posted July 5, 2020 Share #2 Posted July 5, 2020 Nice ! Did you paint the tiger face hand ? 5th RCT tank co I believe painted their tanks like this ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanyard Posted July 5, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted July 5, 2020 I painted the front hull red, then applied the decals. The large mouth/teeth and the large eyes did not go on perfectly so I had to do some restoration with carefully applied black and white paint. The paperwork that came with the model identified this tank as being "Rice's Red Devils" C Company, 89th Tank Battalion, 25th Infantry Division, Han River Basin, 1951. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Marine Posted July 5, 2020 Share #4 Posted July 5, 2020 That is great looking model with an outstanding paint job.. I like it a lot. Great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Kraut Posted July 5, 2020 Share #5 Posted July 5, 2020 Great, another amazing model with excellent details! This painting was for sure a top morale booster for the crew. There were different variants of the tiger face existing, right? I think I have seen a picture of a tiger stripe face once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtyScout Posted July 6, 2020 Share #6 Posted July 6, 2020 This is a nice clean tank. I like the fact that you painted the front hull red. Also your mantlet cover looks very good. What did you use to make it? Semper Fi. Manny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanyard Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share #7 Posted July 6, 2020 The very nicely detailed mantlet cover came with the model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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