u/schulz47

Here is my third model completed. I found this kit for $5! I wanted to practice something smaller and work on clean panel lines with my homemade oil washes. I ended up absolutely hating the stickers it came with, so I created my own masks for the stripes and tried to mix my own orange color and worked on clean finishes on the cockpit canopy. Sealed the whole thing in a satin varnish to tone down the shine. Overall, I'm pretty happy with it.

Bandai has been a huge step up in quality from the 1970s Tamiya kits I've been building this year... I already got an X-Wing and an AT-AT for the stash.

Feel free to give advice!

Model: 1/35 Tamiya Panzer II F

Subject: Tank 115 served in 1st Company, 1st Platoon among 4 Panzer III's in the 3rd Panzer Division. It's primary role was recon for the more valuable Panzer III's. It was produced in early 1941 and joined the 3rd Panzer Division to replace older Panzer II C's that were used in the French Campaign. This was in preparation for Operation Barbarossa which would begin June of that year.

I had a great time building this one! Tried out post shading for the first time and I'm mostly happy with the result. Just gotta work on my airbrush control and maybe focus on shadows instead of highlights since it's more forgiving. Vallejo's Panzer Dunkelgrau is a little too dark and if I could do it over again, I'd lighten the basecoat. I've got lot's of ideas on where to go from here and with plenty of mistakes mad e along the way. Weathering will be the next challenge. On to the next one!

Hello all,

In the middle of building my Hanomag here and I need help deciding if I should add some red brown stripes in between the green ones that I’ve already painted. I really like the look as is and I feel like adding the red brown will make it feel more crowded and busy. However, it will knock down the dunkelgelb a bit, which I also like, thoughts? TIA

I figured I’d take everyone’s advice and start with a simple Tamiya kit after taking it 12 year break from Warhammer. I tried out a little bit of pre shading, and some panel liner to start. I had an absolute blast with this. I messed up a bit with some silvering and leaving seam lines. I learned a lot while doing it. Really looking forward to my next.

Let me know if you see anything that I can improve on! Especially when it comes to photography…