SPA Modeler

This is my rough freehand camo on tank turrent. I used a random green to test my skills. https://i.postimg.cc/d3PPVbYn/20260911-205625.avif https://i.postimg.cc/Zn8kBwYR/20260911-205630.avif Not exactly accurate. Thoughts or tips on how I can improve my camo squiggly skills? Not sure if the camo.squ...

Base coat of Dunkengelb on tank... https://i.postimg.cc/0Nw8fdck/20260911-201609.avif Tracks painted first with Testors Rubber (Humbrol Track brown went crappy), dry brushed with Tamiya lacquer Gunmetal and finally steel dry brushed on last. https://i.postimg.cc/Y9Ntcr5y/20260911-201642.avif Did a t...

Two more bench sessions before leaving for Cape Cod this Sunday. Progress updates… nothing to show. Painted my first coat of AK Interactive Dunkengelb - which I had forgotten I had in my original paint stash. Tonight, I’m gonna practice squiggly camo on spares turrent of another Panther kit. Did pai...

I’ve had days like those on more than one occasion. Shelf it and do something else.

Bruce, thank you for the kind words on my PE work. They were done at some point in the build. PE work was done through a course of a couple weeks to finish. Definitely slow work on my part because I didn’t want to rush it. It was actually was my better PE work. It was a challenge to do the rounded p...

Well crap... Just had a "Doh !" moment. Glued upper hull to lower hull then realized I forgot to install the MG inside the upper hull. :headbang: The MG https://i.postimg.cc/XvxL9Vc6/20260908-221300.avif Goes thru this porthole in upper hull https://i.postimg.cc/BbPCW2WT/20260908-221308.av...

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She’s a looker for sure. Well done, John!

Yeah… those AZModel kits do lack some details. Some have fit issues but with a little work, they come out good. I’ve done one and have a MIG-17 in my stash.

DAKTARI !!!