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Hi Red Five. I like you’re model but why do you say it’s not a tank? It’s a tank? It’s got a gun & tracs?

I use the Windsor & Newton Gloss. It’s v good.

https://flic.kr/p/2mmdJKp Tamiya 1/35 Sd.Kfz. 7 with Italeri Sd. Anhänger 51. Whitewash now very faded & last action engaged with a ground target.

Hi. I want to do an overall grime wash over a winter white washed half-track to make it “dirty” AND try pin washing to do some accents/depth stuff. Will it be a case of doing the overall wash first in one colour wash and then pin wash in another? Thanks

Ahh! So you did chipping fluid with the washable! I’ll give that a whizz. Thanks for all the details- really appreciate it. 👍

This looks fab. I am a brush painter so it will be all brushed on with hairspray/chipping fluid with flat white or use the washable white camo paint from AV. TBH i am struggling to get that to work (poss as its going on too thick as opposed to a/brush) as I want it to (i think) on my practice pieces so may well end up back at hairspray/chipping etc. Thanks - this looks great BTW. Am wavering between hairspray/chipping method v. washable white camo paint from AV.

Thanks for the help. J

Hi all. Just trying to get some paint and weathering sequencing straight in my head for my 1/35 add Kfz 7-1. I’ve done a Pz grey base coat and will be adding faded whitewash winter camo effect. So general washes/pin/ steaks etc AFTER whitewash THEN mud/weathering on surfaces/wheels/tracks after that? (Obvs gloss/Matt varnish as & when appropriate). Thanks

Definitely finding that slowing down & developing “patience” is the way forward- not only for a better model but also a more “mindful” experience (one of the main reasons I returned to the hobby - to do something slow,!). 👍

Thanks for that. 👍

Thanks. Makes sense. 👍

Hi. Linked to a similar recent post re interiors of half tracks etc - I am building the Sd.Kfz 7/1 - Tamiya 1/35. The paint instructions are "vague" but seem to imply a Dunkelgrau cab interior (or at least don't say it should be any other colour than the chassis etc). Do I assume rightly? Thanks J

Ahhhhh! I see! Thanks so much (although feel a bit daft now - lol). j

Hi. Can anyone who had built this kit give me some advice please? To enable the guns to move up and down, part F3 is not meant to be glued. However, once assembled and the adjoining rod added and attached using a heated screwdriver, there is nothing to stop F3 just falling out of the hole? There is not enough tension in the rod etc to keep it all together? Have I done something wrong? Have others come up with a non-glue alternative solution? Pic of relevant bit of instructions on link below. https://photos.app.goo.gl/BSxwJrkbVNDiAY956

Thanks both.

Hi. Has anyone used the flexible terrain mats such as https://www.modelscenerysupplies.co.uk/brands/javis/Desert-Zone-Battle-Mat-Javis-BZ3M in their dioramas? Are they any good/realistic etc? Thanks

Just oob ones. I was a bit cross about the shine on them tbh despite 2 coats of ultra Matt. 🤷‍♂️ Thanks.

Thanks all. Going to stop over thinking it and go for a black primer.

Hi. Can I use a Matt black acrylic spray paint as a primer for a plaster of Paris base or do I need “proper” primer? Thanks

Hi. Can anyone recommend a good but reasonably priced PE bending tool for a PE noob on a budget? 1/35 AFV is the format. Thanks.

Cheers!

First model for 30 years done! Things to improve on for next time: 1. Flashing/sprue mark sorting. 2. Paint wheels before attaching 3. more colour depth and variety 4. Be braver with washes 5. learn about pigment colouring a bit more. something German and grey next - bit fed up of yellow!

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Thanks for that. Gonna go for enamel on acrylic varnish and play safe. Although presumably I could stick an enamel wash straight on top of acrylic paint (?) but that sounds a bit risky! Lol.

Hi. Can I just check something before I ruin a paint job. If I use something like Ammo Satin Lucky Varnish or X-22 as a base coat over the main paint job, can I use acrylic thinner based washes etc over the top? Or will that break up the varnish? Is the rule “enamel over acrylic” or does it not matter re varnish? Thanks