M3A1 Scout Car - TS1 Plastic Painted 190404

[ripley]

I'm thinking they just used the   pre shading technique  on  the canopy before adding the main color . IMO it needs a wash to bring out the lines in the canvas, but that's my paint / weather style  Everybody has a different style of painting , shading and washes , the trick is to see past their take on the subject and imagine how it would look with what you would do  to the kit

[Pinky]

I'm not talking about the painting, Ripley - I'm referring to the way the hood overhangs the windscreen.  The join between the top and sides is also very prominent.  It's otherwise a great looking kit (few photos show the canopy in use anyway).

[ripley]

Might just be the over head view of the model makes it look weird . As seen in these pictures the tarp does fit a few different ways







Probably all are reproduction tarps , but they should be made from  the  original patterns .Notice some have the roof support bow level with the front window , some have it set higher . Also thinking the plastic  tarp might not be set on model correctly so can be added/removed for picture taking . As it is , I probably wouldn't add the tarp to the first two or three of these I got , need to fill them with Russian troops like my M3A1 halftrack    Just a thought I wonder if the pewter Soviet Tank riders would work in the rear of this thing ? Anybody got them and a M3 halftrack to test fit and see how they look ?

[303in204]

[Jaeger]

I agree.
Shut up and take my money!