I downloaded this kit designed by Pablo Martin a couple of years ago. The first 5 pages of the file contain really nice photographic build instructions, and the fifth page contains the parts, which had obviously been drawn by hand using pencil and ruler. The parts were then tinted with colored pencils. Needless to say, I was a bit put off at the appearance of the parts, and moved on.
A couple of weeks ago, I opened the file again and decided to attempt to build it. I redrew and recolored all the parts using Photoshop before beginning. Much to my surprise, it went together exceptionally well - better, in fact, than some computer generated models that I've built. Kudos to Pablo.
The file is hosted at the Landships II site, and after I spent the time to recolor my file, I discovered that I had been beaten to the punch - there are already 3 really nice recolors of this model ready for download there. Ah well, I enjoyed the recolor exercise, and I'm partial to mine anyway.
Only four of these 1926 Spanish designed tanks were built. They were armed with three 7mm Hotchkiss machine guns. The turret was a strange one, consisting of two independently rotating rings, each with its own machine gun. The third gun was placed in the forward hull. A tall observation tower on top of the turret adds to the weirdness. I displayed the model on a brick ramp, such as might be seen at an outdoor armor museum.
On to the pics:
A couple of weeks ago, I opened the file again and decided to attempt to build it. I redrew and recolored all the parts using Photoshop before beginning. Much to my surprise, it went together exceptionally well - better, in fact, than some computer generated models that I've built. Kudos to Pablo.
The file is hosted at the Landships II site, and after I spent the time to recolor my file, I discovered that I had been beaten to the punch - there are already 3 really nice recolors of this model ready for download there. Ah well, I enjoyed the recolor exercise, and I'm partial to mine anyway.
Only four of these 1926 Spanish designed tanks were built. They were armed with three 7mm Hotchkiss machine guns. The turret was a strange one, consisting of two independently rotating rings, each with its own machine gun. The third gun was placed in the forward hull. A tall observation tower on top of the turret adds to the weirdness. I displayed the model on a brick ramp, such as might be seen at an outdoor armor museum.
On to the pics:
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