r/MilitaryModelMaking

I ordered 1 bottle…got a whole case lol

The idea of boiling an egg came to me when I saw a video of soldiers in the Battle of Africa boiling an egg on a hot tank. I hope no one is upset if they also have built such a diorama I swear I didn't copy it from another model. (Please don't laugh about my working table 😅.)

I wanted to get this one as its figures are pretty dynamic, if rather old by now. Had some fun playing with chipping fluid and gouache paints again. Except for some speckling with enamels, all weathering is done with gouache this time as I wanted a quick, fun build before my next project.

Finally had some reasonable spraying weather. I painted the Pak and also clear glossed my Panzer II which has been under construction forever (!!!). No pics of the Panzer II at this point — it’s just a clear coat over what I’ve already posted.

I took the simplest possible approach with the little Pak: I rattlecanned it with Tamiya Panzer Gray. Didn’t even prime. However, I did give the parts a brushed-on IPA bath before spraying (and gave sufficient dry/evap time). Man, this Tamiya spray paint is tight! So nice.

It looks much better than the photos, which were challenged by lighting conditions. I amped up the shadows, which introduced noise, and some sharpening made it worse.

I did end up opening up the ocular of the sight and will maybe put a drop of PVA or clear in there once done.

Next is painting and mounting tires and shovel, doing some dry-brushing and light chipping here and there, maybe some light panel lines, and then I’ll probably do some pigments to dust it up.

Planning to paint up the figures and ammo for a simple vignette. Is anyone aware of a set of figures actually moving the gun, rather than operating it? Would be so cool. Maybe one of the active infantry/machine gun/PG team kits could be modified…

I have finally finished the building for my 1/72 scale B-17G from Airfix. It’s been really good fun and I have tried my best with scratch building interior details like wires, bullet casing, oxygen bottles etc. More detailed pictures will be included when I post the finished product!

All that’s left is some masking and I cannot wait to paint it!

Happy hobbying :)

Hi everyone! 🙂

The winter T-34/85 has finally got its wash! For me, this is one of the most important and transformative weathering techniques ever. I simply can't imagine finishing a model without it.

Do you agree? 🙂

Any feedback is welcomed. (Since I’ve been out of the game for 5 years) the slight water marks on the front is planed. I’m going to be putting a wash and then adding mud. Sorry about the lighting 😂

With Fruil model metal tracks, very fun build

Hello everyone,

I’m currently building Tamiya’s 1/35 German King Tiger (Tiger II), and I noticed something that I’m not sure is correct.

As you can see in the pictures, the rear idler wheel on the right side does not touch/overlap the last road wheel, while on the left side the idler wheel does touch the last road wheel.

I’ve double-checked the instructions and I’m quite sure I didn’t make any assembly mistakes. I’ve also noticed that other people seem to have a similar difference on their builds.

So, is this actually normal for the King Tiger, or is there something wrong with my model/assembly?

I’d really appreciate it if anyone with experience with this kit or the real Tiger II could clarify this for me.

Thanks!

This is only the second model I’ve built in my life. Definitely made a couple of mistakes along the way, but I decided not to get upset about them and just kept rolling with it.

For the base I used sticks and dirt I found outside - baked the dirt in the oven, mixed it with PVA, and this is the result.

Still have a lot to learn, but I had a ton of fun building this one.

That’s the FW-190 finished I think, although I’m tempted to run some exhaust stains..

The diorama has started, I hate Miniart but their the only manufacturer that has field workshop kits, still picking parts out to build but I don’t want to it to be over cluttered it’s meant to be out in the field

I think I’m gonna call this done. I want to make the seatbelts a little thinner, but I’m pretty happy with the results.This old girl was showing her age…poor fit and lots of injection marks and flash(and not the big pieces that are easy to deal with,I’m talking about little slivers between delicate parts).But all in all it was a nice kit and it’s great for someone who wants a bit of a challenge

Recently retired, my sons bought me an airbrush, brushes, and paints to give me something to do in retirement. So I bought this 1/48 M3 Bradley at a reject shop, reduced to $2.00 AU, as a practice model. Lots of flash, not very accurate. Parts needed a lot of work to fit. Great fun!

1st model in over 50 years!

1st armored vehicle!

1st time airbrushing! (Made my own thinner and cleaner that worked great.). Cam was painted without masking.

1st time attempting oil wash and weathering! The Lackerband tracks weren't great (it came with an electric motor).

I was happy with the result but can see were I can improve..please let me know what you think and any critiques..

I don’t want to spend 1 week assembling tracks man😭😭😭

… and I’ve been gritting my teeth here and there.

This is my “side piece” while I wait for weather to improve enough to rattlecan gloss my Panzer II (posted about here a few times) for decals, pin wash, etc. I feel like my past amateur watchmaking escapades are helping a little with skill and patience working on this tiny little gun, but it’s still a bit of a stretch! The classic Tamiya engineering is missing in a few spots. You can def get it done, but at least IME I had to get creative here and there, and utter a few choice incantations along the way.

Assembly is mostly done — just need to finish the carriage and attach the gun.

Anyone have any painting guidance? I originally toyed with brush painting every aspect, including a priming and a chipping solution layer as well as the base coat. But now I’m toying with just spraying it with Tamiya TS-4 German Gray and just doing additive chipping/weathering from there.

Anyone have an opinion on that? Seems like spraying might be too blunt an instrument. I’d probably do the carriage, gun/shield, and wheels separately, either way.

I’ll do the figures and put it on a simple vignette base, but I’m really looking forward do building the new Pak 40 sometime. I might just turn this 35/36 into a tiny paint mule in that case ;-)

PS: Photos are super unforgiving and will really mess with you. I see so many more mold lines now, and how the hell did I miss that giant ejector pin mark on the breech block 😩? I might try to fix that in place. I also might drill the sight out just a bit (didn’t realize what it was when I was building).

Hi all, I'm looking at doing the Airfix 1/35 in the near future, and looking at this image, I notice that the sponson mounted tracks are carried differently than the kit suggested mounts. Is there an accesory piece I can purchase, or is it a case of adding some spare tracks and custom building to copy the way it has been done in the image?