Tamiya 1/35 Challenger 1 (MK.3) British Main Battle Tank.

[RalphSarc]

Turret weathering before top coating with satin varnish to seal the paint layer.

[RalphSarc]

A little rust effects on the rear auxiliary fuel tanks, some panel lining plus I’ve been using my AK fine tip acrylic markers on hand rails, hinges etc.

Adding a bit of stowage this morning!!

[RalphSarc]

Did a bit of post shading before applying a coat of satin varnish in preparation to install decals!!
Also started painting some stowage items.

[KevinM]

Looking good Ralph I am trying to figure out on the Eight what all needs attention.The post shading you do that with pastels?

[BlrwestSiR]

Coming together nicely there. 

[PanzerWomble]

It's hard to make a single colour tank look interesting, but you've got some good tonal variation going on there Ralf ! 

 

FYI the flashing beacon on the turret is a Tamiya mistake , it was a BOAR thing for driving on roads , not saying never, but unlikely to be there on a deployment  in Kuwait. 

 

 

[FullArmor]

17 hours ago, PanzerWomble said:

It's hard to make a single colour tank look interesting, but you've got some good tonal variation going on there Ralf ! 

 

FYI the flashing beacon on the turret is a Tamiya mistake , it was a BOAR thing for driving on roads , not saying never, but unlikely to be there on a deployment  in Kuwait. 

 

 

Yes. I agree. Single color tank is on the other hand, easy to implement, but difficult to make interesting. I recommend adding also something bright colored stowage items.

[RalphSarc]

On 1/28/2026 at 3:31 PM, KevinM said:

Looking good Ralph I am trying to figure out on the Eight what all needs attention.The post shading you do that with pastels?

On the Challenger I sprayed Tamiya khaki to post shade. It blended well with the top coat.

[RalphSarc]

On 1/29/2026 at 8:39 AM, PanzerWomble said:

It's hard to make a single colour tank look interesting, but you've got some good tonal variation going on there Ralf ! 

 

FYI the flashing beacon on the turret is a Tamiya mistake , it was a BOAR thing for driving on roads , not saying never, but unlikely to be there on a deployment  in Kuwait. 

 

 

Thanks. I was pretty pleased with both the post and pre shading on the Challenger. Thanks for the heads up on the light. I can always repaint it flat black.