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Baggy pants make for good marines

Had a game earlier this month which called for some heavy hitting power, so I have been doing up a bunch of Soviet heavy tanks and SPGs. All models are 3D prints, mostly resin prints with files from Wargame3D, except the IS-3 which is an FDM print using m_bergmann files.

KV-85s didn't seem to have many interesting schemes, so this winter camo pattern is actually taken from an IS tank of the 29th Guards Heavy Tank Battalion. I am super happy with how it turned out, but dear god was it a lot of work. Took several hours to do all the little white pill patterns.

ISU-122 and ISU-122S are both done in schemes I found from the summer of 1944. The original unit was unknown. Gave them markings from the 338th Guards Heavy Artillery, which I think that mostly used ISU-152s, not ISU-122s, but close enough.

IS-2 I kept with a fairly basic scheme in Soviet green, with markings of the 7th Separate Guards Heavy Tank, and anti-aircraft identification markings on the top of the turret.

IS-3 is in a basic green scheme as well, with simply Guards markings to show they are badass, but nothing much else.

And then finally the odd-man out is the little SU-76 which is also just done in a basic green scheme as well.

Soviet test paint job using Vallejo English Uniform for the main colours. No highlights or layering yet, just base coat and strong tone wash. I'm aware that WW2 uniforms and Soviet ones especially had enormous variance in dyes and make, just wanted to get some second opinion before I batch paint 40 more.

german anti-tank rifle team and light mortar team made from a afrika korps body, blitzkrieg bodies and a random metal sturmpioneer body

This is Entry #4 in my 100 Tanks & Vehicles Challenge: an M4 Sherman Bulldozer from Trenchworx.

This build is going to be part of a larger D-Day display board that I am creating for my army for Nashcon. I wanted a vehicle that would add some engineering support and visual interest to the scene, and the Sherman bulldozer was a perfect fit for that role.

This was a fairly straightforward build, and I did not use any especially advanced techniques on this one. The most unique part of the project was adding sand to the bulldozer blade so that it looks like the vehicle is actively pushing earth. My goal was to help the model blend naturally into the display board and feel like it is interacting with the terrain rather than simply sitting on top of it.

I decided to build a model for the pintle-mounted medium machine gun that would allow me to add or remove it depending how i ended up doing my army build for the tournament.

The Trenchworx kit was a pleasure to work with. I have been very impressed with their models, and this one went together nicely while capturing a vehicle variant that adds a lot of character to the collection.

Overall, this was a fun and satisfying project. It may not have involved complicated painting or weathering techniques, but it helped me think more carefully about how individual vehicles can contribute to a larger scene. I will be sure to post updates on the D-Day display board as it continues to take shape.

As always, feedback and suggestions are welcome.

Any advice on how to get my decals to look as worn as the rest of the tank?

Hello everyone, yesterday I was starting to paint my Panzer III and experienced something odd… I primed the model with black spray primer from vallejo and afterwards uniform grey spray primer as a base color, added some brighter highlights with a sponge and washed it with diluted nuln oil but after the wash dried, there were several spots where it looked like there was no paint anymore, even the primer seemed to be gone. Anyone ever had something like that? Might it be due to the resin?

Hi folks,

Wanted to share the upcoming Bolt Action Tournament at Black Moon Games in Lebanon NH. Saturday May 30th. 1250 points, 20 order dice limit. prize support and a trophy for first place!

Click here for info/ticket
Hope folks can make it. Should be fun.