bryang Posted June 30, 2020 #1 Posted June 30, 2020 As a teen I was into building military models. Age 12 or so I was into WW2 aircraft. I'd build and paint them, and my father would hang them from my bedroom ceiling. By age 15 or so I was into 1/35 scale tanks - primarily WW2 German and Soviet. I built dioramas, trying to be creative in how I did the ground and foliage. This was in the 1970's, and so there weren't really a lot of materials out there for military diorama building, apart from items sold for custom railroad builders. I usually gave these models away, and being the young kid that I was, others I destroyed with firecrackers and a BB gun. High school happened and the Army happened, and so model building went by the wayside. These two model tanks I built around 1977 or 1978 - about 43 years ago! My Mom kept them all these years, and a few years ago, before she passed away, she gave them back to me. She'd had them displayed on a book shelf in her house. At the time weathering was done by hand. I put together, painted and weathered these two tanks by hand when I was around 15 years old or so. A few pieces have since broken off (machine gun barrels). The diorama base for the German tank I did on my own with (I believe) plaster. Forty-three years ago:
earlymb Posted June 30, 2020 #2 Posted June 30, 2020 Those looks really good, especially considering the painting was all done by hand!
RRA227 Posted June 30, 2020 #3 Posted June 30, 2020 Nice. Building stuff long ago was not like today. Rich A. in Pa.
Proud Kraut Posted June 30, 2020 #4 Posted June 30, 2020 Well done! I especially like the weathering of the KV I.
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