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  1. Dim_Thessalonica
    Big thanks for all the comments! It was a symbol used both by Krajina and Bosnian Serbs, there are many photos showing tanks and vehicles bearing this symbol. In my T-34/85 case it was more of a speculative artistic addition...
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    Thank you all for the comments. I tried George, but I was too gentle...😁
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    Happy New Year to all Britmodeler.com friends! Second armour posting for me here and first for 2023. It is the new 1/35 Italeri T-34/85 Korean War, painted as ex-JNA example during the Bosnian war. These tanks were already overused and really weathered, so I tried to represent mine as such, with chipping, pigments, washes and rust. The wheels are from Miniart, and I used the Star-decals sheet that includes these markings. Comments and questions welcomed. Best, Dimitris
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    Excellent! A great job Nenad. Hvala lepa!
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    Remarkable weathering! Very realistic! Congrats!
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    I like it a lot! Something different and rare!
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    Hi Steph, Thanks for the comments. For the tracks I followed very conventional techniques: an initial spray with NATO black, then spray diluted Rust color, then some brown weathering powder, and finally drybrushing with Gun Metal AK powder. For gluing the track links I used slow drying glue that allows time to conform the tracks on the wheels. Best, Dimitrios
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    Thank you! All comments are very encouraging. I will try to return with a new model soon!
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    Great job! Plus M50 is my favorite variants of Sherman!
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    Very nice pair! Painting, shadows, weathering, all great! Well done Francis.
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    Thank you all for your nice comments! I like the Miniart T-55s, and I may build a second one in the near future. It is not an issue of difficulty, just a matter of allocating more time for the more detailed assembly stage.
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    I have been an airplane modeller for more than a decade, but the last few years I became an armour enthusiast too. That's my first post of a tank at Britmodeller.com, a model I finished a year ago. It is the 1/35 Miniart T-55A, in the colors of the Yugoslav Army as it operated in the late 1990s in Kosovo. It was the first Miniart kit I attempted to build. I was initially overwhelmed by the 800+ pieces and wondered if I manage to complete such a complex model. In the end though, it wasn't too difficult for me, I just had to spend a lot more time on cutting and gluing than on a regular kit. Moreover, to the company's credit, they quickly replaced a piece that I lost. For the painting scheme, I chose the complex four tone Serbian camouflage as shown on the kit box. Paints are from Gunze and Tamiya and the tank was weathered with various products. I also only added the antenna and ammo boxes in the place of the rear fuel tanks, as was the original in some photos I found. Hope you like it. Dimitrios
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    Sorry for the belated answer, I just saw your message. I ordered my decals from LM decals company in Greece. Meanwhile they have produced a dedicated sheet for Greek Ansons. You can check here: https://lmdecals.gr/index.php/en/x-series-en/military-aircraft?start=30 Γιάννη, Davide, thanks for the messages.
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    The MB151 version also! That’s great news. Always wanted to build a Greek Air Force Bloch! Or more...
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    Thank you all for your comments. That’s a really old kit not very well known; it counts less that 30 pieces.
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    Hi all, I like floatplanes, I also like the ML-KNIL airplanes in the former Dutch East Indies. This Ryan STM-S2 is the very old Testors kit in 1/48 that needed a lot of work. Arguably the smallest 1/48 I have built. I decided not to use the pilot and co-pilot "figures" and to scratch-built the interior (seats, instrument panels, etc.) by plasti-card. I also did some necessary changes to depict the ML-KNIL version (e.g. the rudders on the floats, the pilots transparency, navigation lights). The rigging was quite a process. I used Xtracrylic paints and the decals are all from spares. Some post-shading and washing, and voila. Hope you like it Dimitrios K.
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    Hi Reddo, Sorry for the delayed answer and thanks for the comments. The basic colour I used for the upper sides was Tamiya XF-25 +around 10% a very light green, to add a bit of green hue. For the ribs, I post-shaded with the same mix lightened by Gunze C332. Under-surfaces it is AKAN mat aluminium 66000, which I find very convincing. Hope it helps. Furbar57 thanks a lot. 303sqn, excellent video. I had seen photo instances, but not the full thing. Thanks. Best, Dimitrios
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    A very good kit perfectly rendered! The paint job is excellent, I like especially the undersides. I am not a Luftwaffe fan, I wish I could build it with other markings. Maybe a What-if?
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    That’s top modeling! Congrats.
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    Gaspatch would be an excellent choice indeed. I keep a couple of their Brownings for a future project. Looking forward to seeing your builts!
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    Artie, Pete, thanks for the nice words. Thanks a lot! I did buy the Part PE, but I ended up using it ….partly: the pilot and gunners' seats, a few things for the floats, and the cockpit floor, and a couple of others. The flat cockpit walls frames were used as a guide in order to make more realistic round ones from evergreen plastic. I did not use the parts for the gun. The "details vs mental health" ratio did not favor such endeavor. I also bought the Yahu instruments panel, very nice indeed.
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    Thanks for the comments, Hans, your question has already been answered: the asymmetrical wing markings were to deceive the enemy gunners. For those of you who haven't heard about this kit before, well, it is an old (1980s I think) mold from a Polish firm called Spojnia. Since then it has been reissued many times by Mirage Hobby, in two boxes, one for the land-based, and one for the seaplane. As I said it is a basic kit, but for those who want more details there is a special photoetched fret from Part, and the instruction panel from Yahu. Best
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    Hi everybody, Just finished this nice seaplane. It is a Mirage Hobby kit that has been around for quite a while. I was in between making the land or the sea version, but in the end floats won. A simple kit, few parts count, but it does take some extra effort to build, especially the alignment of fuselage, support struts and floats. I used some photo-etched bits and pieces, and the Yahu instrument panel for Lublin R-XIII (funny brass color). A bit of scratch-build for lights and the cockpit. The model is finished with Tamiya and Akan paints, and Microscale Flat varnish. It has an impressive wing-span for its scale, almost the size of a Stuka. Comments, questions and critical observations all welcomed! Dimitris K. 93
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    Thank you all for your comments!
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    Thank you all for your comments. John, nothing special. It is old good panel wash with dark brown enamel. But the corrugated surfaces made it a bit difficult. edit: add to this a light post-shading of random panels I wish you a nice stay at my home city. Many great places to go out, if you have the time. Obviously, I m a proud Thessalonian, but the last years I live in France.
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