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This morning I attached the cockpit doors using PVA glue plus installed the radio antenna mast. Once all is dry I’ll begin masking the canopy.

It was poorly engineered to say the least. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve thought about trashing this kit! It’s an awful piece of …….

Was super thrilled to see this Trumpeter 1/35 German E75 Flakpanzer (Paper Panzer) finally, after many years, pop up on my Amazon back in stock list today! I built it once before using rust techniques as it would have been found abandoned in a testing area at wars end. Yes the Dark Side Devil made me order it, lol!!!

Mail call!! Tamiya 1/35 US Medium Tank M26 Pershing! Somehow while I was on our RV trip my stash started to grow! How does that happen??

I’m letting the canopy dry so I can mask it off tomorrow then I can begin painting the fuselage.

Okay this is a totally cool technique to add interest to either a armor or aircraft build. The Diraccos 1/35 Scale Camouflage Netting I ordered from Amazon and its painted with XF-26 Deep Green, XF-68 NATO Brown and finally XF-85 Rubber Black.

Okay this is a totally cool technique to add interest to either a armor or aircraft build. The Diraccos 1/35 Scale Camouflage Netting I ordered from Amazon and its painted with XF-26 Deep Green, XF-68 NATO Brown and finally XF-85 Rubber Black.

Good Lord the canopy was a nightmare to align properly!!! Since the Me410B will sit on a base hooked to shore power cart while being serviced I opted to have one canopy hatch open with the remainder covered with a tarp and possible camouflage netting.

Back to the Me410B this morning while enjoying my coffee. Did a bit of detail painting of the cockpit using my acrylic pens to highlight switches etc.

Oh thanks for the suggestion I’ll definitely look into them. During our recent RV trip I did a lot of research into early version camouflage schemes. I’ve also been watching a few new YouTube channels specifically tuned to weathering and detailing armor builds. I’m very excited to try some new techniques on my future builds.

Thanks so much. Apparently the OD and black camouflage scheme with black markings became very popular amongst E8 crews nearing wars end. Plus I agree stowage really does add interest plus tells the story of the crew living and fighting in their tanks. I particularly like the bike!!

Successful day! Crew figure and 50cal painted and installed. Next comes a gloss coat, decals, weathering and a final coat of flat clear!!

Tamiya 1/35 Pz Kpfw IV Ausf. H Early Ver. Kit arrived today!

Back home and back at the Me410B. Painted the cockpit XF-63 German Grey so I can do some detail painting tomorrow, mask and install the canopy and then prime the fuselage.

I’m looking forward to building both. Probably build the SkyRaider as a buddy build on my The Basement Air Force FB page.

This is all Mike Hede’s fault!!! I was tired from a long RV travel day and I just wanted to check my Amazon orders!!  Evidently I accidentally ordered this Tamiya 1/48 NAVY A1A Sky Raider as my first Navel Aircraft Build so I had to balance the order and purchase a Tamiya 1/35 US Medium Tank M26 Pershing! It’s all his damn fault!!!!

Hand painting all the stowage, bike etc plus a bit of chipping before I begin to weather with a few oil washes and pigments. Also need to paint the crew figure and 50cal plus install both.

Sweet kit I’m told!

Laid down for a short afternoon nap and apparently while doing so I nap ordered on Amazon!!!!

AK was having a rare Amazon sale on their three piece Wheel and Tool marker sets along with free Prime shipping so had to jump on them!!

I have several of the colors and Rubber Black and Aluminum are my go to pens. Super easy especially for cheating on road wheels, lol!!

Some Clever Putty over a base coat of Stynylrez Black Surface Primer and a top coat of Tamiya XF-62 Olive Drab and we have a late war camouflage scheme.