bryang Posted Tuesday at 03:52 AM 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: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
earlymb Posted Tuesday at 11:22 AM Those looks really good, especially considering the painting was all done by hand! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RRA227 Posted Tuesday at 12:24 PM Nice. Building stuff long ago was not like today. Rich A. in Pa. 1969 Shelby GT-500 King of the Road Knowledge is power,guard it well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Proud Kraut Posted Tuesday at 04:04 PM Well done! I especially like the weathering of the KV I. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
