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1/35 Trumpeter Hotchkiss H35/38:
I've stopped messing with the turret for a little while. I dropped one of the hooks to the turret and gave up looking for it after spending a few hours total, on and off, crawling around on the floor. I made a simple mold using some cheap latex rubber on one of the hooks I glued in already. Latex lasts longer than the fancy silicon stuff apparently. One part of the two of silicone turned pretty solid after sitting on the shelf a couple of years. Just as well, the latex was easier to use and cheaper for a one off. Now I just have to get around to casting this shit...
Anyway, I put some work into the hull. I took some measurements (which I wrote onto the inside base of the turret ring) and cut some plastic strip to make a 2 part armored collar that was missing from the kit. The turret needs to sit up a little bit from the hull as well. I think I mentioned that.
Used a SAC Green spray from Testors and it came out a little too gray for my tastes. I'm pretty much just using whatever paints I have laying around since I should use them at some point. I'm pretty sure they'll go bad if I don't.
So I went over it with some acrylics and water-mixable oils (oil-acrylics), doing wet blending, washing, and general hand painting for a variety of weathering, general painting, and toning.
Chipping was just paint laid down, then a little bit up paint around the edges, blended to the outside. I still need to do more painting but this is where I stopped for the time being.
Oh yeah, I replaced the handles on the engine deck with copper. One of them went in a little off and I'm thinking of modeling it as a wonky repair job, so it'll get a little bit of raw weld.
