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Posted: 7/20/2014 9:51:35 PM EDT
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Got too carried away melting the slats/netting on this one, way too much of it. The explosion one is awesome, wonder if the bright part is an LED? Quote HistoryQuoted:
Got too carried away melting the slats/netting on this one, way too much of it. The explosion one is awesome, wonder if the bright part is an LED? Zimmerit |
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Posted: 7/20/2014 10:09:16 PM EDT
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Dat Jagdtiger....
Incredible work, thanks for posting OP. |
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Posted: 7/20/2014 10:13:06 PM EDT
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Got too carried away melting the slats/netting on this one, way too much of it. The explosion one is awesome, wonder if the bright part is an LED? Quote HistoryQuoted:
Got too carried away melting the slats/netting on this one, way too much of it. The explosion one is awesome, wonder if the bright part is an LED? Melting the slats/netting? Are you talking about the anti-magnetic Zimmerit coating? Edit: Son of a bitch beat to it. |
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Posted: 7/20/2014 10:27:51 PM EDT
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Got too carried away melting the slats/netting on this one, way too much of it. The explosion one is awesome, wonder if the bright part is an LED? Zimmerit Yes, it's too deep in the model. I totally forgot the existence of Zimmerit. |
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Posted: 7/20/2014 11:38:26 PM EDT
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damnit now I want to paint some models..
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Posted: 7/21/2014 1:59:15 AM EDT
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The Pensy in drydock with the USS Cassin & Downes was incredible.
I would love to see more pics of that one alone. |
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Posted: 7/21/2014 2:26:25 AM EDT
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I've struggled for years to get a good fire down and can't do it. It's my biggest bit of sadness.
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Posted: 7/21/2014 2:29:37 AM EDT
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The Pensy in drydock with the USS Cassin & Downes was incredible. I would love to see more pics of that one alone. I was wondering what that was. Pearl? |
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Posted: 7/21/2014 2:49:49 AM EDT
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The Pensy in drydock with the USS Cassin & Downes was incredible. I would love to see more pics of that one alone. I was wondering what that was. Pearl? Yeah, she took two bombs while in dry-dock but remained intact and was able to go to sea in a matter of days. The bombing flooded the dock and the destroyers in there with her were destroyed (Cassin and Downes). |
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Posted: 7/21/2014 2:52:44 AM EDT
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 Awesome detail!
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Posted: 7/22/2014 6:26:19 AM EDT
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Posted: 7/22/2014 7:44:48 AM EDT
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The Pensy in drydock with the USS Cassin & Downes was incredible. I would love to see more pics of that one alone. IIRC, Shep Paine covered that one fairly extensively in one of his diorama books. |
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Posted: 7/22/2014 5:39:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: IIRC, Shep Paine covered that one fairly extensively in one of his diorama books. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: The Pensy in drydock with the USS Cassin & Downes was incredible. I would love to see more pics of that one alone. IIRC, Shep Paine covered that one fairly extensively in one of his diorama books. Unfortunately I cannot find any more pictures of it online. Here is a side by side I just made. Amazing attention to detail  |
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Posted: 7/23/2014 3:53:34 PM EDT
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Need moar pics posted.
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Posted: 7/23/2014 4:10:24 PM EDT
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go check this diorama out.
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Posted: 7/23/2014 4:46:25 PM EDT
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Not as much detail, but back in the days before computers we did wargaming with lead vehicles that we painted by hand. I have an entire Israeli division that I'm saving to give to my son. All hand painted by me.
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Posted: 7/23/2014 7:14:12 PM EDT
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Not as much detail, but back in the days before computers we did wargaming with lead vehicles that we painted by hand. I have an entire Israeli division that I'm saving to give to my son. All hand painted by me. http://i58.tinypic.com/m7s6yg.jpg When I was back in Germany the museum at Baumholder had the whole First Armored Division in Micro Armor on display. It was cool as hell being able to see where your own tank was at in the big picture. |
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Posted: 7/23/2014 8:41:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Need moar pics posted.   sturmtiger   |
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Posted: 7/23/2014 8:48:59 PM EDT
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Sweet aircraft!!
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Posted: 7/23/2014 8:55:50 PM EDT
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Some folks have enough time to do that. Sure is cool!
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Posted: 7/23/2014 9:49:57 PM EDT
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Sweet aircraft!! http://i.imgur.com/ZBWbQrA.jpg http://i.imgur.com/7nEGeEi.jpg http://i.imgur.com/9hAxRLx.jpg http://i.imgur.com/tUsmvOl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/zxDpErd.jpg http://i.imgur.com/M1jfqio.jpg http://i.imgur.com/cLYwZiF.jpg http://i.imgur.com/CBHUs5B.jpg http://i.imgur.com/BSu24vU.jpg http://i.imgur.com/MolJCJs.jpg http://i.imgur.com/YqQZrF4.jpg http://i.imgur.com/r45INQ6.jpg http://i.imgur.com/n9GjK4E.gif That is much more my speed! Excellent work. The only thing I notice, more of a curiosity than anything, is that the tires are fully 'inflated'. It is pretty common to sand/melt the bottom of the tires so they have the look of being under pressure like a lot of planes of the era yet both of those, clearly the work of masters, doesn't feature it. |
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Posted: 7/24/2014 1:02:24 AM EDT
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There is a guy on the ARC forum building a Huey. I haven't kept up with him, but the thread is over 100 pages long.
He's been working on it for awhile. Probably close to 2 years. Crazy detail. ETA: 5 years Enjoy http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=188853&st=0 |
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Posted: 7/24/2014 5:29:52 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That is much more my speed! Excellent work. The only thing I notice, more of a curiosity than anything, is that the tires are fully 'inflated'. It is pretty common to sand/melt the bottom of the tires so they have the look of being under pressure like a lot of planes of the era yet both of those, clearly the work of masters, doesn't feature it.  Another cool air craft one              |
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Posted: 7/24/2014 5:55:32 AM EDT
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The only thing I notice, more of a curiosity than anything, is that the tires are fully 'inflated'. It is pretty common to sand/melt the bottom of the tires so they have the look of being under pressure like a lot of planes of the era yet both of those, clearly the work of masters, doesn't feature it. When the manufacturers started including "weighted" tires in their kits (I want to say Monogram was the first, but it might have been Accurate Miniatures), there was a TON of debate about that in the modeling community. A lot of people loved them because they'd been modifying existing parts to achieve the same effect, while a lot of people (many of whom had worked on the aircraft in question) said that properly inflated tires never actually did that. |
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Posted: 7/24/2014 6:01:58 PM EDT
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I'm loving the paint job on this
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Posted: 7/24/2014 7:01:29 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/24/2014 7:45:38 PM EDT
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http://i.imgur.com/I6J7bCc.jpg Another cool air craft one http://i.imgur.com/9oWHAGH.jpg http://i.imgur.com/jOfiR7u.jpg http://i.imgur.com/gLRZHls.jpg http://i.imgur.com/ImzZltc.jpg http://i.imgur.com/M9j8J3w.jpg http://i.imgur.com/VnhD9zx.jpg http://i.imgur.com/zNddFNI.jpg http://i.imgur.com/ErYqCsv.jpg http://i.imgur.com/S5Fx4w0.jpg http://i.imgur.com/cdmd78o.jpg http://i.imgur.com/yO2G6YM.jpg http://i.imgur.com/bvUaehV.jpg http://i.imgur.com/li6iLFk.jpg Quote HistoryQuoted:
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That is much more my speed! Excellent work. The only thing I notice, more of a curiosity than anything, is that the tires are fully 'inflated'. It is pretty common to sand/melt the bottom of the tires so they have the look of being under pressure like a lot of planes of the era yet both of those, clearly the work of masters, doesn't feature it. http://i.imgur.com/I6J7bCc.jpg Another cool air craft one http://i.imgur.com/9oWHAGH.jpg http://i.imgur.com/jOfiR7u.jpg http://i.imgur.com/gLRZHls.jpg http://i.imgur.com/ImzZltc.jpg http://i.imgur.com/M9j8J3w.jpg http://i.imgur.com/VnhD9zx.jpg http://i.imgur.com/zNddFNI.jpg http://i.imgur.com/ErYqCsv.jpg http://i.imgur.com/S5Fx4w0.jpg http://i.imgur.com/cdmd78o.jpg http://i.imgur.com/yO2G6YM.jpg http://i.imgur.com/bvUaehV.jpg http://i.imgur.com/li6iLFk.jpg Nice tutorial! That 'stang. One of the very, very few that have the interior of the gear doors painted correctly. Hotly debated topic and I have never seen incontrovertible evidence one way of the other. The two generally accepted ideas are that they were two tone natural metal or like that, zinc chromate green and natural metal. Restored 'Stangs use the green throughout to prevent corrosion but that is not necessarily historically correct. Modeler's will argue about the tiniest things. |
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Posted: 7/24/2014 8:01:08 PM EDT
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When the manufacturers started including "weighted" tires in their kits (I want to say Monogram was the first, but it might have been Accurate Miniatures), there was a TON of debate about that in the modeling community. A lot of people loved them because they'd been modifying existing parts to achieve the same effect, while a lot of people (many of whom had worked on the aircraft in question) said that properly inflated tires never actually did that. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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The only thing I notice, more of a curiosity than anything, is that the tires are fully 'inflated'. It is pretty common to sand/melt the bottom of the tires so they have the look of being under pressure like a lot of planes of the era yet both of those, clearly the work of masters, doesn't feature it. When the manufacturers started including "weighted" tires in their kits (I want to say Monogram was the first, but it might have been Accurate Miniatures), there was a TON of debate about that in the modeling community. A lot of people loved them because they'd been modifying existing parts to achieve the same effect, while a lot of people (many of whom had worked on the aircraft in question) said that properly inflated tires never actually did that. Interdasting. Personally, I think it varies on aircraft and period. It seems you find it more often on planes operating from rugged forward fields a la Luftwaffe. I will totally agree that it is overdone though. I've seen some that look 1/2 inflated. I think 'proper' would be just enough to show they are taking weight. |
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Posted: 7/25/2014 6:18:23 AM EDT
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Moar tanks
I really like this tiger setup         |
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Posted: 7/25/2014 6:07:35 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/26/2014 9:14:00 AM EDT
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Posted: 7/26/2014 9:58:17 AM EDT
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The water fx on the sub were amazing!!!
Question, what do you do with these models once you're done? |
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Posted: 7/26/2014 11:00:58 AM EDT
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The water fx on the sub were amazing!!! Question, what do you do with these models once you're done? Believe it or not, there are collectors who pay good commissions on this stuff. 
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Posted: 7/26/2014 11:13:22 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The water fx on the sub were amazing!!! Question, what do you do with these models once you're done? If you are a huge dork like me, then you put it on display and look at it everyday with a smile |
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Posted: 7/26/2014 11:24:22 AM EDT
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Videogames are the devil, I have a stack of models to be built and a handful to finish.
I build then lag out when it comes time to paint and weather due to fear of fucking them up. 
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Posted: 7/26/2014 11:42:48 AM EDT
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I don't know if any of you are 40k fans, but this is a scratch built titan...holy cow http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2009/03/showcase-40k-scale-warlord-titan.html
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Posted: 7/27/2014 3:37:34 AM EDT
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Awesome detail here. But this sums up my modeling experience.
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Posted: 7/27/2014 4:40:43 AM EDT
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TAG for MOAR
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Posted: 7/27/2014 4:49:04 AM EDT
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I swear...
I looked at the thread title and I read "Cool diarrheas! Amazing paint jobs!!" I need to stay off the interwebz before coffee. |
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Posted: 7/27/2014 5:01:02 AM EDT
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I've seen some neat dioramas before but some of those are just masterful. The way they get that weathered rusty look is just amazing to me.
True artist! |
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Posted: 7/27/2014 6:29:59 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Awesome detail here. But this sums up my modeling experience. http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=66759 |
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Posted: 7/27/2014 7:04:22 AM EDT
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Impressive work.
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Posted: 7/27/2014 7:24:11 AM EDT
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Nice tutorial! That 'stang. One of the very, very few that have the interior of the gear doors painted correctly. Hotly debated topic and I have never seen incontrovertible evidence one way of the other. The two generally accepted ideas are that they were two tone natural metal or like that, zinc chromate green and natural metal. Restored 'Stangs use the green throughout to prevent corrosion but that is not necessarily historically correct. Modeler's will argue about the tiniest things. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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That is much more my speed! Excellent work. The only thing I notice, more of a curiosity than anything, is that the tires are fully 'inflated'. It is pretty common to sand/melt the bottom of the tires so they have the look of being under pressure like a lot of planes of the era yet both of those, clearly the work of masters, doesn't feature it. http://i.imgur.com/I6J7bCc.jpg Another cool air craft one http://i.imgur.com/9oWHAGH.jpg http://i.imgur.com/jOfiR7u.jpg http://i.imgur.com/gLRZHls.jpg http://i.imgur.com/ImzZltc.jpg http://i.imgur.com/M9j8J3w.jpg http://i.imgur.com/VnhD9zx.jpg http://i.imgur.com/zNddFNI.jpg http://i.imgur.com/ErYqCsv.jpg http://i.imgur.com/S5Fx4w0.jpg http://i.imgur.com/cdmd78o.jpg http://i.imgur.com/yO2G6YM.jpg http://i.imgur.com/bvUaehV.jpg http://i.imgur.com/li6iLFk.jpg Nice tutorial! That 'stang. One of the very, very few that have the interior of the gear doors painted correctly. Hotly debated topic and I have never seen incontrovertible evidence one way of the other. The two generally accepted ideas are that they were two tone natural metal or like that, zinc chromate green and natural metal. Restored 'Stangs use the green throughout to prevent corrosion but that is not necessarily historically correct. Modeler's will argue about the tiniest things. This one really is impressive. So real it has a mechanic standing\watching while another co-worker installs a prop assembly on a spline shaft. It's just like a shop i used to work at.
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Posted: 7/27/2014 7:51:24 AM EDT
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These have been on my hard drive for a while, not sure where they originated.
eta: this is one I did 25 years ago - 
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Posted: 7/27/2014 8:23:36 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: These have been on my hard drive for a while, not sure where they originated. http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc457/pukindog1/various/05_zpsb6b93bfb.jpg http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc457/pukindog1/various/03_zpsd84741e5.jpg http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc457/pukindog1/various/02_zps1602f059.jpg http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc457/pukindog1/various/04_zps5e8a8644.jpg http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc457/pukindog1/various/01_zps50cb0c12.jpg eta: this is one I did 25 years ago - http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc457/pukindog1/fasteagle107.jpg Nice! The F4 is just an amazing looking bird. Great looking F14  I gotta troll the interwebs for some more pics |
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Posted: 7/28/2014 1:04:31 AM EDT
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I found a couple of old Soldier magazines (1969-1973) at a yard sale the other day, buried in a box of D&D stuff I picked up. They're all about miniatures and diorama painting/building, and include some articles on military history.
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Posted: 7/30/2014 6:22:02 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/31/2014 8:01:29 PM EDT
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Quote Historykool! |
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Posted: 7/31/2014 8:28:33 PM EDT
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That tiger above has been a favorite of mine for years. I started crafting kits when I was young and I just started making a marder III m from tamiya. This thread inspired me.
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