Second challenge 5

組立てはM2を残すのみ。砲塔の文字入り国籍デカールは、そのまま貼ると文字が「へ」の字になる。模型目線を考えて若干両端をつり上げてマークセッターで固定。

Assembly is complete except for M2. If you stick the star decal with the letters on the turret as it is, both ends will look down. I lifted both ends slightly and fixed them with a “mark setter”. 前面装甲が鮮やかすぎておもちゃ感がある。汚し塗装がもう少し必要。The figures of the kit are still “Tamiya faces”. This point has not evolved. Can I recover from this problem with paint?タミヤのM4の多くはペリスコープが開閉選択できない。これはある意味　致命的と思うのだが・・・。

Most Tamiya “M4” have closed periscopes. Are these fatal errors?

先日、実家が水害に見舞われた。床上浸水で和室の畳はすべて水没。主な原因は行政の治水管理、だろう、これは。

The other day, my parents’ house was hit by a flood. All the tatami mats in the Japanese-style room were submerged due to flooding on the floor. The main cause is probably administrative management. Very annoying. ドナルドサザーランドの被っているウッドランドパターンのブーニーハット。朝鮮戦争当時はあったんかなあ？
まあ格好いいんで、問題なしだね。

Donald Sutherland’s Woodland pattern boonie hat. Was it at the time of the Korean War?
But it’s cool and there is no problem.

 - Modeling, Sub-culture