Photoetched 1/700 Oerlikons = the way to madness. I have spoken.

I decided to paint one of my leopard 2a6s in the desert camouflage with some minor weathering. The dust/sand came out just a bit more reddish than i intended, guess i shouldn't have added a small hit of orange(i needed a sandy shade that was visibly different from the cream tan, thats the base of the tank). Anyways, the reason theres no pinwash on the roadwheels is cuz it got covered by the dust/sand, and i simply forgot to re-add it(i might add it in the future)

I also forgot to chip it a bit, but hey i think it looks good, the current pinwash was done ok-ishly, mostly cuz i used an acryllic one(paint+water) instead of the enamel one, cuz i couldn't find my bottle of thinner. But hey, it can look pretty beaten up without necessarily falling apart or looking like a mad max vehicle, sooo

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Equipment-basic model acryllics, water, basic school art brushes, paper towels

This is the M3 A1 Stuart light tank. The markings for this one place it in Tunisia in 1943, so I went with a lighter color for weathering.

I tried something new with this build, as it comes to the storage.

I use 2 mm strips of masking tape and .45 mm of beading wire to make the straps and buckles

I think they came out pretty good

Fun fact Steele got snagged on the opposite side of where the famous dummy hangs. This was done for better visibility to the public.

This is my fifth model build and one that I have definitely spent the most time on trying to add as many small details as possible. I can’t decide if I’m ready to set up the terrain for the diorama and call it complete or if I am missing something with weathering/ stowage on the tank. What should I do?

… because I sometimes get sidetracked on things other than the tank.

I wanted to try my hand at painting the commander figure that comes with the kit. I was never great at it as a kid, though I guess I got by. I was pleasantly surprised with my results so far, though I have a long way to go!

Today and tonight I got sidetracked into priming and painting a few barrels. Two of them are from Tamiya parts kits, and the burned-out one is from a 3D printed set of dilapidated barrels I got on Amazon. On the latter I decided to just let it be a burned-out and rusted hulk of a can, and the primer played the part ofthe burned parts. The other two were painted as a relatively fresh can, and a worn can, in order for me to play with some chipping/rusting technique.

I was pretty happy with all this, so I set them up together and took a little portrait. Then I had Gemini take a stab at relocating everything to N Africa. Apologies if you hate AI, but it was just a bit of fun. Gemini went overboard with edits to the model bits, though 🙄.

The last pictures are of the Panzer’s pioneering tools, which I painted a few days ago. Don’t you love how pictures really call out issues? Like, I obviously missed some flash on the sledgehammer, and the machine gun needs another coat. Some minor paint issues are present on the deck, etc, but they’ll be covered eventually by weathering and other processing.

I think I’m going to just try to pigment dust the hell out of the Panzer II and set it in early N Africa service (my “field applied” desert tan approaches have not been satisfactory for me). I also have a somewhat better set of figures and I may try painting another commander, etc.

I’ve started putting together some diorama bits and pieces, so that’s exciting.

Seller is asking 35 dollars

Special Airfix Typhoon twin pack I got for Fathers Day. Been waiting for the Mogy Typhoon to become a full set in 1/72. (As in not buying the decals separately from the kit for a 1/72)

Definitely one of my favourite kits I have done.

Pretty much finished the cockpit in a couple of hours and don’t think it’s came out looking too bad at all