"The casualties of war....." Type 97 Chi Ha in 1/76.

[wappynutter]

All finished...... Yay!!
To quote a line... " Game over man... Game over!..."
As is the normal for me, I have tried and failed to gather a collection of quality images of the finished product.
Instead, I will just give you a picture flood of what I managed to take yesterday as the sun shone down here in the UK..
Hope you find them of interest, thanks to all of those who followed and encouraged me to complete this teeny old kit.
Thanks to all the Admin at ISM for hosting, and to my fellow modellers and all their masterpieces on display here... Well done guys for finishing the GB..
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There you go guys..... Hope you stayed to the end..
Once again, thanks go out to all of you who viewed or left encouraging comments, much appreciated fellas...
All the best, Happy Modelling...
Stay safe, keep well..... until the next build.... Cheers...

[Nige201980]

Fantastic work Andy yet again buddy

[rodrant]

Andy ! Again such a wonderful dio ! Your dios are winners as they are true modelling ! A lot of scratch work , a lot of ideas and inspiration to all us here in the forum !

I like a lot the thread and really enjoy to see it finish , and what a finish !

Congratulations Andy , TOP Build !

[wappynutter]

Fantastic work Andy yet again buddy

Thanks Nige, much appreciated..
Good luck with your "Homeland GB" build buddy..Seafire looks sweet...

Andy ! Again such a wonderful dio ! Your dios are winners as they are true modelling ! A lot of scratch work , a lot of ideas and inspiration to all us here in the forum !

I like a lot the thread and really enjoy to see it finish , and what a finish !

Congratulations Andy , TOP Build !

Thanks Antonio, you always bring a grin to my face with your kind, encouraging comments... Thanks buddy...
Hope all your builds are progressing well, will catch a look soon to see what you have been up too..
All the best my friend, take care...

[Kingdan]

Looks awesome mate think we need a little more info about it lol just kidding top job

[wappynutter]

Looks awesome mate think we need a little more info about it lol just kidding top job

Hahahaha.... There is a threadful somewhere around here.... I'll find a link mate.. lol...
Thanks again Dan...

[m0rce]

Great dio.
Did you make the plants ?
(Sorry, i dont look in the armour section too often so didnt follow your build) they look great.
Your pics remind me i need to mow the lawn pesky dandylions.
Thanks for showing

[wappynutter]

Great dio.
Did you make the plants ?
(Sorry, i dont look in the armour section too often so didnt follow your build) they look great.
Your pics remind me i need to mow the lawn pesky dandylions.
Thanks for showing

Hahaha... yeah only left the garden for a week... the constant flick between rain and sun brings the garden on a treat.... Unfortunately!!...

Thanks for taking a look at my dio buddy and the answer is yes and no...
My build thread is in the Rising Sun GB build section and to save you hunting through i did do a scratchbuild of the 1/76 scale Palmtrees. The other Jungle bits were clipped from some conifer/spruce/pine type plants and bushes in the woods around Christmas time specifically for this diorama.
The long grass and small shrubs are just scenic lychen, hedging material and hanging basket liner, the grassy weave type..
Hope this helps, thanks again buddy..

[m0rce]

It does indeed Andy, thanks.
Ill go take a closer look on your build thread.
Regards
Sergio

[ManCupboardModels]

Cracking job Andy mate! You've really nailed the 1/76 scale into a true art form! Love it!!

[wappynutter]

Cracking job Andy mate! You've really nailed the 1/76 scale into a true art form! Love it!!

Hahaha.... Thanks Karl, much appreciated mate.
I have a collection of 1/76 scale Airfix kits purchased real cheap around christmas when Airfix did a clear out..
I have purchased a couple of 1/48 scale kits recently to try and improve my kit collection.
...but i do like small scale, storing them is so much easier and a dio can be built easily and effectively..
Thanks again mate, all the best..

[Twokidsnosleep]

Holy cow that tank is burnt..you did awesome with that detail
I would singe the trees a bit to make them match the tank's burn damage

[gustavlekstal]

Freaking love it!

[wappynutter]

Holy cow that tank is burnt..you did awesome with that detail
I would singe the trees a bit to make them match the tank's burn damage

Thanks Scott, hahaha..... Yeah she took a direct hit to the back end and Boom!....
Glad you liked the detailing buddy..... Yeah I really should have singed the hanging and close proximity undergrowth...
Oh well, next time I'll remember to add the soot and smoke a little more.. Lol...
Thanks again mate for taking a look, much appreciated...

Freaking love it!

Cheers Gustav, much appreciated buddy. I think this teeny tank scrubbed up quite well for an old tooled Airfix offering.
Had to doctor and hack and chop it some to make it work but I about got it to tell the story I was after..
Thanks again buddy....

[MarkVerploeg]

I only seen this for the first time now
And only a month after you have finished this masterpiece
All i can say is hats off to you sir
I think you would make amazing builds in 35th scale
If you can make something this small with so much details think of the potential in a larger scale

[wappynutter]

I only seen this for the first time now
And only a month after you have finished this masterpiece
All i can say is hats off to you sir
I think you would make amazing builds in 35th scale
If you can make something this small with so much details think of the potential in a larger scale

Hahaha..... Only a month late mate... Lol... But its fine, posts dissapear off the first page in minutes now days so its easy to comment one minute, then gone and forgotten the next because you don't see the thread again. I do it often...

Thanks again Mark, your kind comments are greatly appreciated Sir..
1/35 scale would be cool, I have a couple of kits at this scale too but I feel I am still not experienced enough to do one justice. I would want and expect too much from the build and don't feel confident in my skills delivering when needed.
On the other hand, detailing the teeny builds is near impossible.
Luckily..... the compromise is 1/48. Just brought a handful, well I got 4 actually...to hone my build skills on...
Wish me luck!...
Thanks again mate... All the best..

[trekfanj]

Well, I'm a bit late in saying this, but...
Awesome job, Andy!

Japanese armor really didn't stand much of a chance against Allied tanks; my research turned up several photos where Japanese Type 97's looked like they'd had a can opener used on them.

Your little dio really captured that vulnerability well, but I think your figures are really well done, too.

Keep up the good work!

[wappynutter]

Well, I'm a bit late in saying this, but...
Awesome job, Andy!

Japanese armor really didn't stand much of a chance against Allied tanks; my research turned up several photos where Japanese Type 97's looked like they'd had a can opener used on them.

Your little dio really captured that vulnerability well, but I think your figures are really well done, too.

Keep up the good work!

Thanks Jarod, much appreciated mate.
I too found nothing but carnage amongst the Japanese Tanks and crew. I think the Japanese tanks faired in the same way against Sherman's as the Sherman's faired against the Tiger 1. To be honest I did read somewhere that the Allied airstrikes and artillery hit hard against the opposing forces as they came ashore....
My little dio depicts a rear end strike from a Sherman, the engine has exploded and a fire has devastated the interior.
4 to 5 crew manned the Type 97, my build shows only 3 made it out, the commander never even managed to open the top hatch to escape....
Thanks again for dropping by for a look....
All the best mate..