Starting off in 1/35 Armor (Armour)???

[Stikpusher]

Accidentally?

Welcome to the Dark Side

[KSaarni]

Cool Stuart, absolutely cool!

When you started with your Triumph, I started with my MG
When you now start with your panzer, I will....... to be continued....

- Kari

[speedgraflex]

There are no coincidences, gents, only happy modelers flexing their muscles away from aircraft building. It is all well. A good break. I remember when I joined I was excited to see more aircraft from Mr Mayer in particular—I naively thought it was “aircraft modeler” or “armor modeler”—truly seeing his Churchill and now Torben and Carlos build their respective “cats” has knocked my early naïveté sidewise. And I am better off... or starting to feel the gravitational pull of armor myself—

Kari, what have you done?????

[Thomas_M]

Great advice - thanks Thomas!

It's interesting the painting with wheels on/off thing as there seem to be people who do both - to my mind it makes sense for them to be off. The comment on not using black for the rubber - can you get rubber paint? I'll use dark grey as per your suggestion. ...

There is a nice set of rubber tones available from LifeColor. One of my most used set of colours! Work good when thinned with their own thinner.
Also, Mission Models has a rubber aka tire black, MMP-040. AK and MiG should do one also.

[Thomas_M]

@ Bruce: thank you, sir!

And now go and get a tank kit!

[speedgraflex]

Yes! First, though, I am going to start a separate thread here for advice; and I will be following or is it rolling or rumbling or growling, tearing, pounding, what is it that tanks do, and how is it described?

[mostrich]

For me as an airplane modeler building armor is so relaxing. Your freshly applied color coat sucked some dust on it? So what. Splash some mud on it and call it a day!

Oh, and to me the single best thing about it is this:
No canopies!!!

[speedgraflex]

Oh, and to me the single best thing about it is this:
No canopies!!!

[Stikpusher]

No but they can have full interiors. There are some kits out there with COMPLETE interiors. And clear upper hills and turrets so you can see all that detail.


Soooooo....

Who’s interested in a SPAM armor Group Build...?
let’s keep it simple... and scale, any subject, AFV or softskin... just a military ground vehicle subject....

[Stuart]

Yes I'm up for that Stik, sounds like fun! I think it's safe to say that the bug has bitten (well savaged actually..)

In the meantime -

http://www.spamodeler.com/forum/viewtop ... 290#p67290

There is a nice set of rubber tones available from LifeColor. One of my most used set of colours! Work good when thinned with their own thinner.
Also, Mission Models has a rubber aka tire black, MMP-040. AK and MiG should do one also.

Thanks Thomas - I'll look into them.

And thanks to you all for all your help, advice and encouragement!

Now let's roll!