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Personally, to reflect my outrage, I'd rather take one of my t-72 kits, build it as a burnt out Russian vehicle supplanted by a Ukrainian flag, than to build a Ukrainian built kit sporting German markings.

Thank you, Rob. Thank you, Peter. Thank you, Kai.

Putin has made the grade. He's been parodied on "Downfall".

35008 should suit your needs. https://www.scalemates.com/kits/masterclub-mtl35008-metal-tracks-panzer-iii-iv--973493

HI everyone, This monster build continues. Why is it a monster build? Because I've committed to nine figures for one vehicle. I've named each character in case somebody wants to say something about a specific figure. All of these men are Luftwaffe ground soldiers. I need to find two cuff bands for the Panzer Commander and the loader. They are the only ones whose HG Division cuffs should be seen on. Our Panzer kommandant is sporting the yellow waffenfarbe on his NCO cap denoting his prior service as aircrew. If you look real close, you can almost see the medium green rank badges on the collar of his Blue Tunic under the Luftwaffe field jacket. Medium Green was the Luftwaffe Waffenfarbe color for infantry... which is different from the Heer and SS who used white piping for infantry. The Tank's gunner is wearing a pair of coveralls made from Italian printed fabric. This pattern was called M29 and stayed in Italian service until 1990. Making it the longest-used camo pattern of any military in the world. Our Machine Gunner still has the old-style marching boot. Veterans liked to hold on to older, superior gear. I didn't have any copper paint for the bullets. Our driver is clothed in an SS pea-dot patterned jacket. This is probably the most annoying thing I have ever painted, and I won't even claim the I have done it correctly. My effort decreased the farther down I went on the jacket since it will be hidden inside the panzer. If you are going to paint this pattern, print out a photo first... I didn't and wasted a lot of time looking back and forth to the computer. The Green collar patches are more prominent here. I haven't been overly successful in painting the chicken wire on his helmet. I may try dry-brushing it later. One note on the rifle. Most Mauser rifles at gun shows seem to be stained darkly. But a lot of black and white period pics make them look much lighter. I don't know everything. But I do know that many stained woods darken over time. So, I have chosen to make them light. I used the AK colored pencils for the wood grain. But was washed away by the filter I applied. \ The radio operator appears to be the oldest man on the crew. His white collar boards and piping were unique to the HG Division's Panzer units prior to January 1, 1944. After that date, HG Panzer crews would either wear the pink-piped badges used by the Heer, or would attach the Totenkopf directly to the lapel with no patch. The junior man in the infantry squad missed out on the camouflaged Luftwaffe field jacket and has to make do with his blue-gray great coat. I think all of my blue-grays are too blue and not gray enough. Interestingly, once I had painted everyone's gaiters, I learned that there were blue gaiters made for the Luftwaffe. Maybe next time. The last guy, and most junior of the Panzer crew is the loader. To make him more interesting I found an M42 cap for him. I think his left arm is way too big. Hopefully it is less noticeable once he is mounted on the Panzer. Thanks for looking!

Wow! Fast indeed!

I have a Roden Albatros D.III OAW. I can build this without having to have Swastikas in it. I was finding it difficult to reconcile the two.

Ooh, how exciting! A shipbuild. I have been a member on Modelwarshipbuilders forum for a long time, but lost the fervor for it. I am looking forward to your excellent progress, Rob. I'm more into steel ships, but there's always a ton of stuff to admire when someone is building a wooden ship.

Just checking out that harness. Pretty heavy duty. I love the Halti. It works on the same premise as a halter on a horse. It allows control of the animal with much less effort or strength. And it allows the animal to open his mouth, take a drink, whatever. When I would walk three rottweilers at once, the only way they could budge me was if they all went the same direction at the same time. Which only happened once as they leaned forward to get patted by a curious couple on the street. Needless to say, 350 lbs of eager rottweiler was enough to quickly satisfy their curiosity. And they are eager to stick their noses in once they know it means they are going on a walk. I highly recommend them to anyone that has an unruly dog. Control the head... control the dog.

Probably nowhere near as out of place as my staffel worth of ICM twin engined kits in Luftwaffe markings.

I don't have much from the area. I have ICM kits but they aren't flying the blue and gold. I have two Dragon T-72's. I have a T-72G/M and a T-72M2. Do or did the Ukrainians use them?

Those LG look nicely detailed, Kai. Foiling the oleo's is a great touch!

Nice looking finish, John.

Awwww.... now you have somebody to cuddle with.

Thank you, fellas!

Not a lot of progress this weekend. I got the third jab on Wednesday and felt like shit all through Saturday and Sunday. Not sure if that was the cause...anyway... Then there was the flood situation and the ongoing puppy situation. I haven't been properly motivated to get a lot of modeling done. Even as I type, the rain is thundering down. I drained over 24 inches from my pool in the last 4 days. Anyway.... enough bitching! Here is my small work for this weekend. A while ago I painted the blues a bit too dark so that I could lighten up areas without having to darken others. Sadly, the new paint I used for the blue-gray didn't hold the oil paint through my handling. So I'll have to work something out. There is more to do to weather them to the base which hasn't been created, yet. Happy modelling!

Nicely done!

Very sharp, Kriss!

With today's tidings from the east, I think we need more to laugh at. So, how about sharing memes. I see a lot on Farcebook and collect some when they are striking enough. I work with people like this:

I was away for a day... should be finished by now. Nice work, John.

Thank you Peter!

Thank you. I have found HG tankers in pea-dot camo, and the coveralls in the Italian camo. I like a mix-n-match.

Thank you!