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Showcase: 1/35 R.O.K. Army K1A1 Main Battle Tank (Academy 13215)

R.O.K. Army K1A1 Main Battle Tank (Academy 13215)

Written by on May 17, 2015 No Comments

Intro

The K1A1 kit from Academy is a really nice kit for a even better price (about $20). To give the tank a more realistic look i bought the LF1166 upgrade set from Legend. This set contains a lot of extra baggage and cargo (see picture). I really recommend to use this set because it adds a lot to the kit!

001 Boxart R O K K1A1 MBT Academy 13215
002 some other illustrations R O K K1A1 MBT Academy 13215
003 instructions R O K K1A1 MBT Academy 13215
004 all the sprues R O K K1A1 MBT Academy 13215

The Build

With a price of $20 I did not expect much of this kit, I was wrong! The kit build very easy and detail is good for your $20!

005 construction of the hull R O K K1A1 MBT Academy 13215
006 construction of the hull R O K K1A1 MBT Academy 13215
007 construction of the hull R O K K1A1 MBT Academy 13215
008 construction of the hull R O K K1A1 MBT Academy 13215
009 pictures of the fully constructed model R O K K1A1 MBT Academy 13215
010 pictures of the fully constructed model R O K K1A1 MBT Academy 13215
012 pictures of the fully constructed model R O K K1A1 MBT Academy 13215
013 pictures of the fully constructed model R O K K1A1 MBT Academy 13215
022 some resin baggage from Legend R O K K1A1 MBT Academy 13215
023 some resin baggage from Legend R O K K1A1 MBT Academy 13215
024 some resin baggage from Legend R O K K1A1 MBT Academy 13215
025 some resin baggage from Legend R O K K1A1 MBT Academy 13215
026 some resin baggage from Legend R O K K1A1 MBT Academy 13215
027 some resin baggage from Legend R O K K1A1 MBT Academy 13215

Painting and Weathering

First I applied the green base colour of the tank, after applying the green, I used poster buddies to create a mask for the brown area and airbrushed the brown colour. The white and black camo stripes are applied with a brush by hand, simply because it is way faster than masking and airbrushing!

Weathering effects are achieved with a drybrush, sandy oil wash, pigments and by airbrushing a thin mist of sand coloured paint over the sideskirts!

016 applied the camo pattern R O K K1A1 MBT Academy 13215
017 applied the camo pattern R O K K1A1 MBT Academy 13215
018 applied the camo pattern R O K K1A1 MBT Academy 13215
019 applied the camo pattern R O K K1A1 MBT Academy 13215
020 applied the camo pattern R O K K1A1 MBT Academy 13215
021 applied the camo pattern R O K K1A1 MBT Academy 13215
044 painting the rack R O K K1A1 MBT Academy 13215
045 painting the rack R O K K1A1 MBT Academy 13215
046 painting the rack R O K K1A1 MBT Academy 13215
047 all the baggage painted but not yet weathered R O K K1A1 MBT Academy 13215
048 all the baggage painted but not yet weathered R O K K1A1 MBT Academy 13215
049 all the baggage painted but not yet weathered R O K K1A1 MBT Academy 13215
050 all the baggage painted but not yet weathered R O K K1A1 MBT Academy 13215
051 all the baggage painted but not yet weathered R O K K1A1 MBT Academy 13215
052 all the baggage painted but not yet weathered R O K K1A1 MBT Academy 13215
053 all the baggage painted but not yet weathered R O K K1A1 MBT Academy 13215
054 all the baggage painted but not yet weathered R O K K1A1 MBT Academy 13215
060 all the flags R O K K1A1 MBT Academy 13215

Conclusion

Academy’s K1A1 Main Battle Tank is one very nice kit with for a cheap price! It nicely builds into an not very often seen model of South Korea’s K1A1 tank!

001 Finished K1A1 R O K MBT Academy 13215
002 Finished K1A1 R O K MBT Academy 13215
003 Finished K1A1 R O K MBT Academy 13215
004 Finished K1A1 R O K MBT Academy 13215
005 Finished K1A1 R O K MBT Academy 13215
006 Finished K1A1 R O K MBT Academy 13215
007 Finished K1A1 R O K MBT Academy 13215
008 Finished K1A1 R O K MBT Academy 13215
009 Finished K1A1 R O K MBT Academy 13215
010 Finished K1A1 R O K MBT Academy 13215
011 Finished K1A1 R O K MBT Academy 13215
012 Finished K1A1 R O K MBT Academy 13215
013 Finished K1A1 R O K MBT Academy 13215
014 Finished K1A1 R O K MBT Academy 13215
015 Finished K1A1 R O K MBT Academy 13215
016 Finished K1A1 R O K MBT Academy 13215
017 Finished K1A1 R O K MBT Academy 13215
018 Finished K1A1 R O K MBT Academy 13215
019 Finished K1A1 R O K MBT Academy 13215
020 Finished K1A1 R O K MBT Academy 13215
021 Finished K1A1 R O K MBT Academy 13215

Product Info

Product:

R.O.K. Army K1A1 Main Battle Tank

Manufacturer:

 Academy website

Scale:

 1/35

Product Category:

 Model Kits

Vehicle Category:

 Land VehiclesMain Battle Tank

Vehicle Family:

 K1 Main Battle Tank

Vehicle:

 K1A1 Main Battle Tank

Country of Origin:

 South Korea

Price:

$19,99

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