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I was recovering from surgery over the summer and to keep my sanity I decided to dig into this one. What a great kit! Practically built itself. Painted with Tamiya and masked the camo with sillyputty.

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That's very neat. How difficult was it to paint the figures? I've bought several Tamiya military kits and they really are beautifully engineered and molded.

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Very nicely done! The figures are also very well done, especially the faces.

If it was mine, I'd add a scratchbuilt "canvas" cover over the bed.

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Very nicely done! The figures are also very well done, especially the faces.

If it was mine, I'd add a scratchbuilt "canvas" cover over the bed.

Better yet, fill the cargo area with boxes, crates and cans and hitch an 88 behind it... Very nice build!

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Oh yeah that's what I'm talking about. Nicely done.

What was Silly Putty like to work with? Did it come off easily after painting? Did youhave to touch up a lot?

Sorry for all the questions. :lol:

I have one nearing the painting stage, and I think this might be a method I can use for the camo.

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Curtis - The figures were awesome. They were clean and the details were sharp, all I did was a base coat, a couple of washes and some details.

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Wayne - Working with sillyputty is great. Rip off a piece, roll it on your table till it looks like spaghetti, and lay it on the model. If you want, use a spoon or something and squash it into whatever shape you want. It comes off easy, leaves no residue and if you use acrylic paint it's reusable. Here's another I used it on. Did the brown first, masked it, did the green, then when I masked it I squashed the first masking putty over on the edges and sprayed the yellow. Probably not realistic but interesting.

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Ron that StuG looks great too. WWII German armor offers so many variables that nearly anything is "accurate".

Thanks for the advice, I will use this on my next one for sure now.

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