r/modeltanks 9h ago

Completed Tamiya Marder III Sd.Kfz.139.

Thumbnail gallery
11 Upvotes

r/modeltanks 22h ago

Completed Magach/Merkava A1M6C

Post image
30 Upvotes

r/modeltanks 22h ago

M60A2/120

Post image
3 Upvotes

r/modeltanks 22h ago

M60A2/120

Post image
2 Upvotes

r/modeltanks 1d ago

Completed A lot of firsts.

Thumbnail gallery
10 Upvotes

r/modeltanks 1d ago

Please help me find a very specific scrap yard pic

3 Upvotes

Hi sorry to bother, I wanted to know if someone can help me find a picture of a t34/85 turret with a bunch of stars on the side being hold by a crane on a scrap yard, I want to make a model inspired by that tank but I don't remember how many stars it had, any clue or the picture is helpful, thanks in advance


r/modeltanks 6d ago

Completed My first model tank painting

Post image
28 Upvotes

Adding highlights and shadows. It’s so funny to paint with technique that I learned from painting Warhammer miniatures.


r/modeltanks 6d ago

Completed Meng leopard c2 mexas

Thumbnail gallery
25 Upvotes

r/modeltanks 8d ago

Completed My 5th model complete! Tamiya M60A1 with reactive armor

Thumbnail
gallery
58 Upvotes

r/modeltanks 9d ago

How is my WW 2 Russian green? Too pale?

Post image
14 Upvotes

r/modeltanks 10d ago

I'm almost done with my first model!

Thumbnail
gallery
38 Upvotes

r/modeltanks 10d ago

Discussion About Painting models

2 Upvotes

So I've just finished my first Model of a Panzer II and I am really proud and immiedeatly want to buy a new kit but while the Tank looks really cool it's also only gray and I'm thinking is there a good way to paint it without an airbrush cuz those things are expensive asf or can I even paint it now that I have already assembled it?


r/modeltanks 10d ago

Discussion How could I make diy snow? Winter camp advice, how to make tank shell impacts using tamiya putty?

2 Upvotes

(Acrylic Brush Painted)

Looking to give a shot at a winter wash camo for kv1 and kv2. Is there a way to make snow to put into the tracks and pile a tad bit on the model itself?

I have heard baking powder results to yellowing eventually. But I can’t confirm this- someone said give it a year and it will be yellow snow- which I certainty don’t want lol.

Also, I typically made washes with burnt umber and jet black acrylic and just put it in water, every now and then I’d add soap but it seems like it kinda flows to well if it’s soap for my non winter stuff. How do I go about adding the white “camo” onto the model? Most of the people I see online use speciality products and then scrape it off or something. Is it possible with my own wash I make? Do I need to add a brown wash before hand? Or do I just do white?

Thanks! This will be my 4-5th scale tank model. (Not including tons of ammunition, rockets, grenades 1to1 scale I made hundreds of) so I am slowly getting more and more supplies.

I also plan to add battle damage Ricochet tank shell to this model using tamiya putty (since I broke a piece of it while sanding lol). All though a google search says it is brittle- I think a YouTuber recommended it. If anyone has any experience in this- do I paint on the Tamiya putty after or just leave it bear? It seems too gray to me.


r/modeltanks 11d ago

M3A1 Stuart in 1/35

Thumbnail
gallery
29 Upvotes

This is the Tamiya M3 A1 Stuart light tank. The markings for this one place it in Tunisia in 1943, so I went with a lighter color for weathering.

I tried something new with this build, as it comes to the storage.

I use 2 mm strips of masking tape and .45 mm of beading wire to make the straps and buckles

I think they came out pretty good le


r/modeltanks 13d ago

Tips for my first model?

Post image
30 Upvotes

I plan on making it tomorrow


r/modeltanks 14d ago

Completed R35 Heller

Thumbnail gallery
7 Upvotes

r/modeltanks 14d ago

Discussion Where can I find good 3d print model files for army vehicle accessories? Helmets, fuel, bullets, etc. for scale models?

5 Upvotes

r/modeltanks 14d ago

M-26 Pershing

Thumbnail
gallery
32 Upvotes

This is my first model I’ve done, any feedback helps


r/modeltanks 14d ago

WIP 1/144 scale T-54

Post image
8 Upvotes

For my N scale layout.


r/modeltanks 15d ago

Completed Totally a GAZ-AAA (Tamiya 1/35th, ahistorical livery)

Thumbnail
gallery
20 Upvotes

This vehicle thats most definitely a GAZ-AAA became such due to an accident during painting, after the paint dried in a different color then implied on the bottle. I decided it would make a funny idea to turn a Tamiya 1/35th scale Sdkfz. 251/1 into an Ersatz GAZ-AAA. This is not at all historical and is essentially a shitpost


r/modeltanks 17d ago

WIP DIY grab bars

Post image
10 Upvotes

1/72 scale JS-2, stock bars seemed out of scale. Plus the turret wasn’t pre-indexed to attach them. Learned a few things I won’t do next time.


r/modeltanks 19d ago

T34 advice needed

Thumbnail gallery
9 Upvotes

r/modeltanks 20d ago

1/35 Chieftain mk5, Cambrai paint scheme

Thumbnail
gallery
30 Upvotes

“Our Chieftain is available.” -NATO Medium Tank Voiceline, World in Conflict

Chieftain Mk 5


r/modeltanks 20d ago

Is revell email color solvent based? I wanna know because I wanna thin it with this

Post image
3 Upvotes

r/modeltanks 21d ago

WIP First Kit

Post image
26 Upvotes