QUOTE: Originally posted by I-beam
Nice collection Maddog!, thumbs up, where do you have room for that fleet? (BTW: what would you call a big collection of tanks? fleet, division, mass-o-metal ?)
I'm just about ready to paint my M48A3 right now and your M48 pictures are helpful to me. I like the dusty weathering on them. How did you do that?
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Thanks I-beam! I think I can call mine a battalion, since I think I have about that many tanks altogether. Rob G, how many tanks in a battalion?
I got the dusty look by painting a rough coat on the model, then after it was washed, futured and decaled, I applied a dullcoat and drybrushed the model with Pollyscale 'dust'. That was kind of tricky, since the stuff goes on cleaar, and then dried to a dusty white. I think it came out pretty good. Thanks for the compliment.
QUOTE: Originally posted by diggeraone
To bad they are not real-real we could have a nice war game.That is a nice collection you got going with very good builds.Digger
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Actually, in the past, I did war-game with them against a friend of mine that I grew up with. So, in a sense, you are looking at some battle-hardened combat veterans!
Thanks for the compliments my friend!
QUOTE: Originally posted by styrene
You are one prolific builder!! Lookin' good!
How long has it taken you to build all those kits?
Many of them look like the old ESCI 1/72 kits... Are they?
Gip Winecoff
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Thank you Gip!
It has taken awhile to amass such a collection. And yes, at least half, if not more, are the old Esci 1/72 scale kits. Back when I was really getting started, they were the most numerous Braille scale kits on the market. I've been building the armor for about 27 years now, but the most rapid increase came about 10-15 years ago til now
Wildwilliam, bryan, wbill, and Dwight, Thanks for looking, and thanks again for the compliments! Once I get past this week/month, I may have enough time to start posting more. It's tough working so much Overtime!