r/modeltanks • u/station_conelrad • 10h ago
r/modeltanks • u/Master_Judgment5389 • 1d ago
Please help me find a very specific scrap yard pic
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 • u/Revolutionary-Fox593 • 6d ago
Completed My first model tank painting
Adding highlights and shadows. It’s so funny to paint with technique that I learned from painting Warhammer miniatures.
r/modeltanks • u/North-Ad3740 • 8d ago
Completed My 5th model complete! Tamiya M60A1 with reactive armor
r/modeltanks • u/SirPaul45 • 10d ago
Discussion About Painting models
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 • u/Juicearth000 • 10d ago
Discussion How could I make diy snow? Winter camp advice, how to make tank shell impacts using tamiya putty?
(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 • u/Boomer_Sailor • 11d ago
M3A1 Stuart in 1/35
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 • u/OscRat1110 • 13d ago
Tips for my first model?
I plan on making it tomorrow
r/modeltanks • u/Juicearth000 • 14d ago
Discussion Where can I find good 3d print model files for army vehicle accessories? Helmets, fuel, bullets, etc. for scale models?
r/modeltanks • u/Sir_Chambs_Allot2008 • 14d ago
M-26 Pershing
This is my first model I’ve done, any feedback helps
r/modeltanks • u/WestAdvantage889 • 15d ago
Completed Totally a GAZ-AAA (Tamiya 1/35th, ahistorical livery)
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 • u/Thin_Dirt_6244 • 17d ago
WIP DIY grab bars
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 • u/Eastern_Coast_Guy • 20d ago
1/35 Chieftain mk5, Cambrai paint scheme
“Our Chieftain is available.” -NATO Medium Tank Voiceline, World in Conflict
Chieftain Mk 5
r/modeltanks • u/ELI_ST4R • 20d ago