I will make another Imperial Japanese Army tank. This time it is the Type-3 tank Chi-Nu. It is a kit released from Finemolds like the one I made last time.
The chassis can be assembled naturally without looking at the assembly instructions. I have had several similar chassis before.
Many molds, such as rivets on the bottom, are invisible to display.
I think tanks with very realistic headlights and beautiful lights will look better. I don’t have to think about that for German tanks with light shading plates.
Isn’t it the most powerful gun barrel ever made by the Imperial Japanese Army kits?
(2020/03/30)
Well, the assembly has progressed quite smoothly.
I painted the tail light first. I’m going to mask it later.
The periscopes inside the hatch are also clear parts. This makes it hard for tank soldiers to fit in.
This is a Vision model workable connecting track set for Chi-Ha that I bought a lot. This is the last stock…
I rolled one side for now. I gently put the rolled tissue between the gaps and press it down until the adhesive hardens.
The number of infected people in Tokyo was small yesterday, but Governor Koike had an interview. The number of infected people is expected to increase dramatically today. And the day after tomorrow, a state of emergency will be declared, and the capital Tokyo will be blockaded, forebodingly. Governor Koike’s condition has suddenly changed since the postponement of the Olympics was decided. It was an obvious transition. I heard a rumor that there are fewer flu patients but more flu deaths than usual this winter. Is that true? It’s not funny. This is no time to make a model.
(2020/04/02)
When I wound the right tracks, it was about two tracks short. The body length of Chi-Nu is about 20 centimeters longer than that of Chi-Ha. Even so, it would have been better if Vision Models added more…
This gap will not be filled even if I glue it a little longer. If I stretch it too hard, the glue will break when it dries, so I thought of another way.
It is essential to make do with something. So I will cut and insert two tracks from the attached belt caterpillar.
It seems to fit well. If I paint it black, I don’t know where it is repaired.
Now that I’ve finished assembling the turret, the next is to paint it. It’s a large turret and looks pretty strong. If this had been completed in about 1942, the Imperial Japanese Army might have won more.
The results of a social experiment will come out soon, and we won’t be tested even if an infectious disease spreads. I regret the health center’s refusal of the examination. I think the infection in the hospital and the city spread because they couldn’t decide whether I was infected. Although I’m a citizen of Tokyo, it would be better for the government to set restrictions on the movement of citizens to prevent them from returning home during Golden Week in Japan.
Are you serious about meat, fish, and travel tickets for economic measures? Two gauze masks will be delivered to each household. The first time I heard it, it was a joke on April Fool’s Day! This wasn’t a joke. There are 8 million empty houses for posting masks, so a few billion yen will be wasted.
(2020/04/05)
After splaying black and white highlights…
For the time being, the Mr. Color feature set, the later camouflage color of the Imperial Japanese Army tank color set, the first is a Hay Color.
The next is Grass Color.
The last is Ground Color; the color is slightly different from mahogany. Finemolds paint instruction said putting 10% blue in 90% mahogany would be good.
A state of emergency was finally declared in Tokyo today, but there are not as many infected people as I expected, and there are only about 80 people. Maybe the situation has been restored to its normal state.
The other day, I saw a movie about a virus infection called “Contagion.” However, I fear the terrible overseas situation is more accurate than in the movie. I had heard the music in this movie before, so I was wondering, and I looked into it. Cliff Martinez, the music director, was the same person as a virus-spreading game, “Plague Inc: Evolved.” It’s fun as a game but terrifying when it happens.
(2020/04/07)
Japanese tank type-3 tank Chi-Nu is finally completed. Even the type-1 tanks could not have been sent to the southern front that I completed last time, but the M4 Sherman of the U.S. army appeared on the southern front, and it was necessary to have a tank equipped with more powerful anti-tank guns.
The development was decided in May 1944, and a prototype vehicle was made in September 1944. Considering that the development of aircraft and battleships was prioritized, even if there was a diversion of the body, it proceeded very quickly.
The total production of Type-3 tanks exceeded 200; they were all deployed on the mainland just like the Type-1 tank, and the war ended.
It’s a little short on fun without any markings, so I tried changing the tank’s surface with a washing and dry brush. I didn’t get rusty because I had no experience in battle.
I realized later that it was horizontal, the dent on the tip of the muzzle brake Type-3 75 mm tank gun. I was lucky that it was made without thinking about anything. It was horizontal.
The gun barrel of a Type 3 tank was long and heavy, so the turret was facing backward when it was running. I have also heard of a tank with a long barrel in Germany.
The only decal on the markings is the car number at the rear; it is the 30th tank regiment, which was formed in July 1944 based on the Shihei (Siping) Tank School Corps. The Shiping Tank School was established in Manchuria.
This regiment belonged to the 4th Tank Division and had three tank regiments as the leading force for homeland defense.
There was a manufacturing label on the front of the tank body and a star sign decal.
I tried to fit the Imperial Army tank crew into the hatch I made last time.
It is a tank soldier with the Japanese flag wrapped around his body. It was a domestically deployed vehicle, ready for a homeland war; maybe it was enough to wrap a flag around him. People on the ground at the time probably didn’t know when the war would end.
I chose a three-color camouflage paint this time. There were also tanks with two-color camouflage or dark green single-color paint.
This is the last of the Imperial Japanese Army’s Type-3 tank Chi-Nu. It was regarded as the last trump card because it was a tank with a powerful anti-tank capability.
(2020/04/09)
