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2 Panzer II Ausf. F
By combining pieces from two old model kits and doing a hyper-detailed job, we can get a
high quality kit. This review also contains two pages with color profiles.

Staghound Mk. III

This vignette is a hobbyist’s dream: A well balanced composition with a vehicle, some 34
figures and a ground piece executed and painted with the highest skills.

14 Steyr 1500A Kommandeurwagen

A high quality scene set in Normandy, where the author demonstrates how we can use
very little space to tell part of a story.

Soviet Tank Crewman

Portrait of a Russian tank driver right after the liberation of their national territory. 44

30 Panzer IV Ausf. C
An interesting version of the famous German armored vehicle with an interesting camouflage
scheme.

BT-5 (mod. 1934)

A 1/72 scale vignette set in the Eastern Front on the summer of 1941. Color profiles with 54
different camouflage schemes are included after this review.

62 MODELLING LESSONS: US Tank Crew

A step by step review of acrylic painting techniques on a 1/35 scale figure.
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By: Juan Luis Mercadal Pons

Pictures by the author
Color profiles by: Carlos de Diego
Vaquerizo
Tamiya 1/35

A few years ago I began

to get obsessed about
doing a “decent”
reproduction of a
“Panzer II F”. That
meant that I had to get
a reasonable likeness
with the real thing.
Back then you could
only find the old Tamiya
kit, which was very
simple and lacked detail.
That’s why I decided to
use the hull, tracks and
fenders from the
“Panzer II C”
manufactured by Alan,
which were not
wonderful; just more
accurate.

KITS USED
Models:
- Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf. C, Alan
ref. 004 1/35 scale.
- German Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf.
F/G, Tamiya ref. 35009, 1/35 scale.
Photoetches:
- Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf. F, Eduard ref.
35047.
- Pz.Kpfw. I&II, On the Mark Models
ref. TMP 3508.
Gun:
- German 2cm KwK 30, Jordi Rubio
ref. TG-21.
Tracks:
- Pz.Kpfw. II/Wespe, Friulmodel ref.
ATL-30.
Accessories:
- Sprocket wheels Pz. II-Wespe early,
Friulmodel ref. AW20.
- German cranks 10-15 Tons, M4
Models ref. 35023.
- Pieces from a Pz. Kpfw. IV
On-vehicle equipment set, Tamiya
ref. 35054.
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A S S E M B L Y
I adapted to these pieces the super-
structure and the turret of the Tamiya kit,
and used a few available complements
for the kit that you will see listed in the
chart below. I also had to do a few
pieces from scratch. Nowadays you can
buy a good kit of this char, so I’m not
going to bore you any more with assem-
bly details.

P A I N T I N G
This vehicle saw active service for a
number of years; this means that your The Alan hull (light grey) has been adapted to fit the upper structure from the
paintjob options are many. They range Tamiya kit and its turret (light brown).
from dark grey to dark yellow, and you
can also do all of the “African colors”.
However I think that the most interesting
camouflage schemes for me are those
applied on the dark grey base color on
the summer of 1942 in Southern Russia.
Nobody really knows for certain where
those paints came from. It could have
been paints RAL 8000 or RAL 8020 from
the African theater of operations or paint
obtained from the enemy. Once I con-
sulted the reference images, I began
painting my miniature Panzer.
I consider that the main painting
techniques are too well known, and have
been better described in other reviews of
this magazine and other hobby manuals.
That’s why I’m not going to go into too All welding marks have been created with the tip of a triangular shaped X-Acto
much technical detail. I will just make a knife mounted on a small electric welding machine (see Model Kit School in
list and will only get into detail when I Panzer Aces/Armor Models No. 11).
consider it interesting enough:
Base Color: A couple of airbrushed
layers of Tamiya’s XF-63.
Highlight: XF-63 lighted up with XF-2
from the same brand airbrushed to
enhance the different armored planks.
Camouflage: Airbrushed XF-60.
Camouflage highlights: XF-60
lighted up with XF-2, XF-57 and a little
bit of XF-4 applied with airbrush kit as
well.
Enamel Filters: Tamiya’s XF-50, oil
paint 48 and Humbrol’s 93 on enamel
thinner, all applied with a brush and
allowing each color to dry up separately.
Varnish: Three Model Air satin var-
nish airbrushed layers.
Paint Chips: Hand painted using
Panzer Aces acrylics 306 and 302. The kit has been enhanced with photo etched pieces and other available
General Layer of Dirt: Irregularly accessories, but it has been necessary to build a few pieces from scratch using
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airbrushed Humbrol enamel 63. 15 min- plastic sheet and plastic rods, copper wire, metal sheet, etc.
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utes later it is partially removed using pigments manufactured by Mig Produc- where needed. I used enamels, oil paint
enamel thinner. tions have also been used (diluted in and acrylics when the need arose. I
Intensifying Dirt: Hand made wash- water). Mistakes in placing these (P037 chose orange and brown colors for creat-
es with enamels XF-57, 93 and 29 and P030) can be corrected by partially ing rust, sand colors for dirt and bitumen
(Tamiya and Humbrol references). These removing pigments with a brush soaked of Judea (thinned out accordingly) to
will intensify the dirt effect, but paint in water. convey grease and fuel stains.
puddles may occur, so be ready to clean Stains and Dirt Trails: These are Worn areas: Some gloss is made by
them up with your handy thinner bottle. only applied in some areas with subtle passing your finger repeatedly on the
Dirt accumulations: Specific acrylic brush strokes using almost undiluted edge of the hatch, fenders, etc.
washes on some areas with Tamiya’s XF- paint in some places and sometimes Dry Mud: The tracks and the lower
59, XF-57 and XF-15. Powdered color using almost transparent paint veils areas of the hull are given some pow-

Once we’ve covered the kit with

XF-63, we add XF-2 to the mixture
and airbrush a few highlights. The
effect becomes particularly visible on
the wheels. The upper part of the
wheels is lighter than the bottom one.

Now the gun previously painted with

XF-56 will receive a few washes
on X-18.

The camouflage spots on XF-60 are

lighted up slightly with XF-57, XF-4
and XF-2.

The flag used for airplane

identification purposes is a
rectangular piece of tinfoil with an
Archer transfer (ref. AR35035).

After we’ve dirtied the kit with three

color filters, we proceed to varnish it
using gloss varnish before placing all
decals and transfers. Afterwards,
three layers of satin varnish will
preserve our paintjob and the decals. 5
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Paint chips are made with a No.

1 brush and paints 302 and 306.
Around the edges and other areas
where the chips are bigger, we’ll
use a No. 4 brush and apply
paint in ample dry brush
strokes.

dered Mig pigments: P028 and P037. around the commander’s hatch, etc. are are painted with 314 of the same brand.
These are mixed together (in varying pro- rubbed with graphite powder (pencil The gun shine of the gun and machine
portions) and applied with enamel thin- lead). gun is created with base paint XF-56 and
ner and a little mat varnish. Painting Small Details: The some washes on X-18 (both Tamiya ref-
Tracks: The same pigments and the exhaust’s silencer and the spare tracks erences).
same procedures described above. The are done with a number of paint washes Accessories and equipment: The
areas worn to a polish are recreated using and some passes with the dry brush wooden handles of the tools are painted
Tamiya’s XF-56 and pencil lead. technique. The inside of the exhaust is with enamel 93 (Humbrol) darkened
Well Worn Areas: Areas like the filled with Mig pigment P023. The rear with oil paint washes on 46. The remain-
hooks of the track wheels, the band lights are painted with Panzer Aces 308 ing accessories are painted with Panzer
where the wheels pass, the corners and 307. The covers for the front lights Aces acrylics. The canvas is a rolled alu-

At this stage we create a number of

dust and dirt effects using different
kinds of paint. The first paint washes
help ease “dirt” into the kit’s
crevices.

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The next and final stage of the “dirt” effect is achieved with powdered color pigments.

minum sheet and the flag is a tin sheet Internet. I had to do this because all the smell and can be diluted using water.
with an Archer transfer. The accessories pictures I had of the vehicle where obvi- Panzer Aces 333 (black) was applied
are dirtied following pretty much the ously in black and white. with a few drops of Tamiya’s mat varnish
same techniques used on the vehicle. I measured the dimensions of my base in order to avoid any unwanted gloss.
and cut a piece of plywood accordingly. You have to keep testing until you get the
Then I poured a mixture of sand, pow- right proportion of varnish and paint
BACKGROUND
dered color pigments, stones, Das Pronto because excess varnish can turn paint
I’m among those who think that a paste and latex. While the above mix whitish.
military vehicle is better displayed on a was still fresh I added some texture to it
small scene built for it, regardless of its with a steel brush and also created some
size. In order to get good reference mate- prints with the tracks of the vehicle.
rial on how does the Russian countryside Once all dried up I was not convinced
look in the summer I looked up for a with its colors, so that’s why I painted it
number of good color pictures on the all over with the appropriate ones. I fin-
ished it off by gluing a few blades of
grass using well diluted white carpenter’s
glue.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
-BITOH, Mitsuru. “Pz.Kpfw. I/II
F I G U R E
series and variants”, in achtung I created this “Leutnant” using a num-
Panzer No. 7 Dai Nippon Kaiga, ber of different spare pieces that had
Tokyo, 2002. been lying around in my spares box. The
-FEIST, Uwe and DARIO, Mike. figure is a Tamiya reference; I remodeled
“Leichte Panzers in action”, in the arms and added a couple of Verlin-
Armor No. 10, Squadron/Signal den hands that could suit my needs. I
Publications, Michigan, 1974. traded the figure’s head for a Hornet ref-
-SPIELBERGER, Walter J. “Die erence, and scratched off the Waffen SS
Panzerkampfwagen I und II und skull and glued instead a plastic circle
ihre Abarten”, in (obtained with a hole puncher) where I
“Militarfahrzeuge” No. 2, created the Heer insignia. The rank
Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart, 1991. insignia and the other medals where
-SEVERAL AUTHORS “Chars in obtained from an old photo etched
Russia I”, in Monographic vol. No. sheet. The figure is painted with acrylic paints
6, Acción Press, Madrid, 2002. I painted it using Panzer Aces acrylics pretty much following the techniques
which are comfortable to use, do not expounded elsewhere in the magazine. 7
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COLOR CHART
TAMIYA (acrylics)
X-18 semi gloss black
X-21 flat base
X-22 clear
XF-2 flat white
XF-4 yellow green
XF-15 flat flesh
XF-57 buff
XF-59 desert yellow
XF-60 dark yellow
XF-63 German grey
MODEL AIR (acrylics)
60 satin varnish
PANZER ACES (acrylics)
302 dark rust
306 dark rubber
307 red tail light
308 green tail light
309 periscopes
314 canvas
333 German tankcrew (black)
337 highlight German (black)

On the axis of the wheels colored

pigments are removed with our
finger, and believe it or not we get a
very natural effect.
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341 flesh base

342 highlight flesh
343 shadows flesh
TAMIYA (enamels)
XF-50 field blue
XF-57 buff
HUMBROL (enamels)
29 matt dark earth
63 matt sand
93 matt desert yellow
MIR (oils)
46 burnt umber
48 burnt Sienna
MIG PRODUCTIONS
(pigment)
P023 black smoke
P028 Europe dust
P030 beach sand
P037 Gulf war sand
TITAN (asphalt)
Asphalt

The
accessories we
place later can
be dirtied,
following the
same
techniques
used on the
armored char.

Some areas are

exposed to
continuous
wear and we
can convey
this by rubbing
graphite
powder (pencil
lead)

The patina or
dirt layer gives
the kit an
absolutely
realistic look.

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 Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf. C
(Sd.Kfz.121), Pz.Rgt. 4, 13.
Pz.Div., Heeresgruppe Süd,
USSR, July 1941.
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Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf. F
(Sd.Kfz. 121), Pz.Rgt. 5,
21. Pz.Div., Gambur Libya,
November 1941.
Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf. F
(Sd.Kfz. 121). Pz. Rgt. 201,
23. Pz.Div, Caucasus USSR.
September 1942.
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Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf. F (Sd.Kfz. 121),

Pz.Rgt. 15, 11. Pz.Div, Kursk,
USSR. June 1943.
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M
M
ost units ended up being 37mm gun and a 7,62mm Browning devices such as the automatic hydraulic
built almost exclusively for machine gun on a swiveling turret and transmission, the turret swirling mecha-
the armies of several Com- another machine gun on the chassis. It nism which was also hydraulic.
monwealth countries (including of was equipped with two GMC 270 6 In order to upgrade its weapons, 100
course the UK), following the Lend-Lease cylinder gas motors that gave it 97 British units removed the vehicle’s turret,
treaty. Production began in the summer (horsepower) when going at 3000 rpm. the machine gun outside of the turret;
of 1942, and in October of the same year This vehicle proved itself worthy while in and were given a 75mm “Ordnance QF”
the initial run of 300 units arrived to the combat: it was fast, maneuverable, easy gun and a Besa 7,92mm coaxial machine
British arsenals. These “Staghounds MK. to maintain, and its fuel reserve of 623 gun mounted on the turret of a “Crusad-
I” wound up being attached to the liters gave it an operational radius of er III” instead. These modified vehicles
armored regiments. On December 1943, action of about 250km. that seated four men where called
with about 2844 vehicles manufactured, This vehicle saw action to full satisfac- “Staghound MK III’s”. These modified
production ceased. tion for the first time in Italy in 1943. Lat- vehicles were used by the Polish, Aus-
The Staghound was a rather bulky er on, the vehicle was delivered to Cana- tralian, Canadian and New Zealander
vehicle on wheels. Its armoring was da, New Zealand, Belgium and India. forces.
14 50mm thick in the front, and it had a The vehicle had a number of pioneering
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By: Javier Redondo Jiménez Figures by: Diego J. Jiménez Molina

Pictures by the author

Best Value Models 1/35

The “Staghound” was designed by the Chevrolet

Division of General Motors Corporation following
the specifications given by the US Army. After a
number of prototypes were created, the
specifications changed, and the vehicle ceased to be
manufactured.

The kit has a resin turret and a styrene chassis. It can be assembled quickly and
doesn’t need many improvements.
Some handles have been removed and have been traded for ones made of
telephone wire. The gun has been substituted for an aluminum one, and on the
back I’ve placed a box from a Verlinden set.

A S S E M B L Y

Bronco, the Asiatic hobby brand

announced the manufacture of this kit,
however its production was heavily
delayed –more than my patience as a
hobbyist could tolerate- so I finally
chose the Best Value kit already for sale.
The kit is a transformation of an avail-
able kit from another brand (Typical of
Best Value). This kit is basically a copy
of the “Staghound MK I” from Bronco
molded in styrene with the pieces and
resin elements to turn it into an MK III.
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As luck would have it, as soon as I was
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done with my kit, Bronco finally I have little to say in terms of assem-
released its Staghound MK. III. bly. We’re dealing with a kit that can be
The Best Value kit is assembled easily assembled without problems, which
and uneventfully as long as you keep an relieves me a great deal. I feel that vehi-
eye on the instruction sheet. The only cles on wheels are particularly attractive,
thing I did to it was to discard the plas- and this one with its massive turret is in
tic gun and use a Jordi Rubio aluminum my opinion one of the most beautiful
one instead, place on the rear a Verlin- built during WWII. KITS USED
den box and place MV Products lenses
on the kit’s headlights. Model:
- Staghound MK III, Best Value
Models ref. 35058, 1/35 scale.
Gun:
- British 75mm, Jordi Rubio ref.
TG33.
Accessories:
- Lenses, MV Products ref. TG33.
- Tank tool & equipment boxes,
Verlinden Productions ref. 346.
- Jerrycans, Italeri ref. 402.
Buildings:
- Anti-tank defenses, Hobby 37 ref.
H3732.
- 38(t) Bunker, Mig Productions ref.
MP35-261.
Figures:
- Soldier in running crouch, Hornet
ref. BH04.
- British tank crew WWII, Verlinden
Productions ref. 0311.

Mud splashes have been made with a hard tipped brush and powdered color
pigments on enamel thinner.
The silencers on the exhausts have been painted with a mixture of oil paints:
209, 305 and 701. This mixture was later on given some nuances
with pigments P024 and P025.
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The turret from the “Panzer 38(t)” was painted with XF-60 toned down with XF-57 and XF-2 (All Tamiya references).
The camouflage on the turret has been airbrushed with the help of some masking tape using XF-63 toned down with a
small amount of XF-2. Dirt has been made following the same treatments usually employed on any military vehicle.
The ground is a mixture of plaster, acrylic paint, powdered pigments thin sand and water. Once it all dried up I used
several powdered color pigments, grass and fallen leaves.
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P A I N T I N G
When time came to choose a camou-
flage scheme I opted for the British
camouflage scheme popularly known as
“Mickey Mouse”. This scheme was
named after the famous cartoon charac-
ter because the camouflage spots
resembled the ears of the character.
This camouflage scheme was first used
from 1944 onwards and was seen in
British and Commonwealth units in
Normandy and the following French,
Belgian and the Netherlands cam-
paigns. This scheme basically consists

The bunker has been painted with

Humbrol enamel 95, and the
splintered camouflage scheme has
been made with the help of masking
tape using Tamiya’s XF-1. Vertical
dirt trails that usually appear on the
surface of concrete have been made
by melting various oil paints.

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White carpenter’s glue has been used

to glue the MV Products lenses on
the kit’s headlights. These items help
to add an extra touch of realism to
any kit.

on a number of black spots on a Khaki

Drab SCC15 base color that visually
break up the lines of the vehicle. The
spots had to have semicircular shapes
on the vertical and slanted surfaces,
and cover up the horizontal surfaces
completely.
I airbrushed the kit entirely using
Tamiya’s XF-51 (85%) and XF-60
(15%). Then I did a dark mixture with
XF-1 and highly diluted XF-52 using
Tamiya’s X20a thinner and used it to do
some detail profiling on the details and
carved areas, and used XF-60 to create a
few highlights.
Once I did that I began to work on
the camouflage pattern. I painted the
peculiar spots using a brush and highly
diluted (using water) Model Color’s
950; I first drew the outline, and then I
filled up the shapes using a thicker
brush, going over it several times. Then
I used my airbrush (set on very low air
pressure) kit to create a few highlights
on the camouflage by using highly
diluted XF-63.
Then I used my brush to paint the
box on the rear of the turret using Mod-
el Color’s 897. I did some detail profil-
ing on the box and the corresponding
camouflaged areas using the mixture
employed earlier (XF-1, XF-52 diluted
with X20A). In the meantime, and
while I allowed paint to dry up, I paint-
ed some of the equipment and other
details on the vehicle.
I used the Micro Set and Micro Sol
decal fixing products for attaching
decals, and then I protected the kit
using an overall coat of Model Air satin
varnish, airbrushed in thin layers. Then
I created some wear in the paintjob by
doing a few enamel filters on P241,
P242 and P246 allowing each color to
dry up separately.
Later on I increased the paint wear
effect throughout by melting a few oil

The cover for the motor has been

given a dust layer with powdered
pigments on enamel thinner. Grease
stains have also been painted. 19
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The roadsing,
made with an
Evergreen sheet
has been dirtied
with powdered
pigment P024.
The letters in it
are Decadry
transfers.

The figure has

been painted
with Model
Color acrylics
following the
classic technique
of highlights and
shadows. Base
color for it was
921.

COLOR CHART
TAMIYA (acrylics) HUMBROL (enamels)
XF-1 flat black 34 matt white
XF-2 flat white 64 matt light grey
XF-51 khaki drab 95 matt concrete
XF-52 flat earth VAN GOGH (oils) Two Verlinden paints. I worked on separate areas,
XF-57 buff 105 titanium white figures have been moistening the surface with Humbrol
XF-60 dark yellow 209 cad. yellow placed on the turret. enamel thinner, and placing small
XF-63 German grey 227 yellow ochre These are hardly amounts of oil paints smearing them
PANZER ACES 305 cad. red visible through the with a brush soaked in thinner. The
(acrylics) 409 burnt umber portholes or hatches,
result was transparent paint veils that
302 dark rust 411 burnt Sienna making their
respective paintjobs enhance the vehicle’s general appear-
MODEL COLOR 623 sap green ance. The colors used were 227, 105,
a whole lot easier.
(acrylics) 701 ivory black 209, 623, 411 and 409.
Only the head and
882 middlestone TITAN (oils) Then I took care of the paint chips. I
shoulders are
897 bronze green 80 bitumen
painted in both used a mixture of Model Color’s 882
921 English uniform MIG PRODUCTIONS
cases. and 976 for the superficial scratches,
950 black (pigments)
976 buff P023 black smoke and Panzer Aces 302 for the deeper
MODEL AIR P024 light rust ones. I used a thin brush for painting
(acrylics) P025 standard rust both.
60 satin varnish P033 dark mud And finally I took care of adhered dirt
THE FILTER (enamels) P034 Russian earth and sand with the use of Mig Pigments’
P241 brown P037 Gulf war san P033, P034 and P037. I created mud
P242 tan splashes by diluting these pigments on
P246 grey enamel thinner, and put them on the tip
20 of a hard tipped brush, and splashed it
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on the kit with low pressure air from my could find the 1st Canadian Army. I created these prints with spare wheels
airbrush kit. When these mud splashes I built the base with Polyfoam material from an old kit.
dried up I found out that I had achieved (as usual) and cut with a knife, different When the mixture had dried up I used
a pretty realistic effect; the areas where levels into it. I glued on a corner of it a soft brush to place a few powdered
mud splashes were not wanted I (using white carpenter’s glue) a resin Mig color pigments that were fixed in place
removed pigments with a brush and Productions’ bunker which includes a with drops of enamel thinner. Then I
some water. Panzer 38(t) turret that I didn’t glue in placed a few small roots, artificial grass
I left the polished metal effects for the order to paint easily. I also glued some and a few Hudson & Allen dried leaves.
end, doing them with pencil lead. The dandelions provided by Hobby 37. Before The “Canuck” (name given to the
black soot on the exhausts and on the I worked up the background, I painted Canadian soldiers) is an old white metal
gun was created with pigment P023. the blocking structure and all other Hornet reference of a Tommy (British
Grease and oil stains were done with oil obstacles using Humbrol enamel 95. I soldier) with tin leather strap for the
paint 80, a very useful oil paint refer- put some dirt into it doing some enamel gun, which I manufactured. This figure
ence that was diluted in different pro- washes with 64 and 34, and added a few and the entire crew of the armored vehi-
portions for the different –extremely dirt trails with some oil paints. cle were all painted by my old friend
convincing-results obtained. The ground is a mixture of textured Diego J. Jiménez Molina with acrylic
plaster, Mig color pigments, and thin paints.
sand mixed with some water. I applied
BACKGROUND this paste with a hard brush: I collected
the paste on the tip of the brush and
The area where the action takes place then placed it on the ground and patted
is located on the north eastern part of it down.
the Rhine, on the final stages of the war. When the allies found these defensive
The Germans took advantage of the nat- structures, they sent down the engi-
ural barrier formed by the river and built neers who used bulldozers and explo-
permanent defense structures throughout sives to clear obstacles and landmines. I BIBLIOGRAPHY
hoping to stop the invasion of their terri- portrayed one of these bulldozed pas-
tory. Among the units commanded by sages after some vehicles had trodden - BUONO, Benedict. “Canadians
Field Marshal Montgomery that liberated the ground and left the surface printed in WWII”, in “Eurouniformes
the Netherlands in fierce combat, we with all sorts of wheel and track marks. No. 24 (October-November
2004), Acción Press, Madrid,
pgs. 16-24.
Black camouflage spots on this “Staghound” were carefully painted by hand
one by one. A hard job, but well worth the effort.

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ID. badges. CDN stands for Canadian

Armed Forces. The letter before the
serial number refers to the
recruitment district.

Uniform and equipment of Canadian

Infantry Troops between 1944/45.
The “Battledress” uniform designed
in Britain was created in 1942. It was
a dark kaki green colored cloth of a
better quality than its British
counterpart. It was commonplace to
use the camouflage net as a scarf in
order to avoid friction between the
neck and the leather jacket.
The 1937 model made in Canada,
(also a British design), was a deeper
yellow than its British counterpart.
The British Mk. III helmet was
usually worn covered with the
camouflage net. Canadian troops
usually employed the cover of the
water canteen to keep the lunchbox
inside.
All platoon commanders like this
caporal were armed with a sub-
machinegun Sten Mk. II. You can see
the regiment name by his shoulders:
“Queen’s Own Rifles”. Underneath
you can read the country –Canada-
and further down you’ll see the
division insignia: a blue rectangle
belonging to the 3rd Infantry Division
and underneath it all you can see the
caporal gallons. 23
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By: Joaquín García Gázquez Pictures by the author

Tamiya 1/35

During the first stage of WWII, the automotive units of the “Wehrmacht”
conquered most of Europe using the Blitzkrieg (thunder-lightning-war). These
victories can be attributed to the highly professional training of the higher
ranking officers and also to the extensive training of all intervening units.

T he mobility of the command

officers on the different fronts
was paramount. One of the
vehicles employed for this purpose was
vehicle was regularly used by command-
ing German officers from northern Africa
to Russia.
I have placed this vehicle in a diorama
Model:
KITS USED

-German Steyr Type 1500A

“Kommandeurwagen”, Tamiya
the Steyr Kommandeurwagen, manufac- representing Normandy after the allied
tured by the Austrian firm Steyr. This landing. ref. 35235, 1/35 scale.
vehicle was manufactured using the Photoetchs:
chassis of a 1500A/01 truck as dictated -Steyr 1500 “Kommandeurwagen”,
by the directives of the “Schell” plan of A S S E M B L Y Eduard ref. 35286.
1940, which established the standards Building:
for the army vehicles destined to carry This Tamiya kit is exceptional: A sim- -Ruined building sections,
different kinds of loads. ple array of parts, clean molding and a Verlinden Productions ref. 1533.
The “Wehrmacht” was well pleased perfect fit. I like the styrene tires on the Accessories:
with this vehicle which could carry a kit, because rubber ones tend to harden -Jerrycans, Italeri ref. 402.
maximum speed of 100km/h on well and crack over time. In other words, the -Brick walls, Italeri ref. 405.
paved roads. The vehicle was propelled kit is a joy to the hobbyist. -Red bricks, Verlinden Productions
by an 8 cylinder gas motor having 85hp I bought the Eduard photo etched ref. 1447.
(horse power) it had four forward gears sheet for the vehicle, because I wanted -Building accessories, MiniArt ref.
and a rear one: Excellent gear arrange- to improve significantly on the kit. I took 35005.
ment all in all. from the sheet: the ventilation grilles Figures:
The “Kommandeurwagen” command covering the motor, the gear shift guides, -Panzergrenadiers, Panzer Lehr
version was designed with comfort in fuel can fastenings, the clutch pedals, Division (Normandy 1944),
mind and seated five people. All its seats the brake, the accelerator, and the tex- Dragon ref. 6111.
were leather lined and the front one tured (to avoid slipping) metal floor -Chasseur de Chars 2. Pz.Div.
could recline and turn into a bed. This planks. This set also contains a transpar- Normanie Juin 1944, Nemrod.

The vehicle has been

painted with a mixture of
Gunze Sangyo’s H-403
and Tamiya’s X-2 and
XF-57. In order to give
this mixture the adequate
gloss finish, a few drops
of gloss varnish were
added to the mixture.
The thin camouflage lines
have been made using
Tamiya’s XF-61 and
XF-64. Both colors were
toned down with XF-4.

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Weathering and
other paint defects
were achieved with
the usual oil paint
treatment, using
colors: 21, 46, 39,
45, 41, and 11. The
lines between the
planks on the
chassis were
darkened with oil
paint washes
with 45.

The background is modeled using Das Pronto putty paste and before it dries up we have created some wheel prints. Sand
and pebbles of different calibers are glued using white carpenter’s glue. The thick part of the foliage is made out of foam
rubber used by model train hobbyists.
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Leather on the seats was created

using a base mixture containing
XF-1, some gloss varnish and
Tamiya’s X-26. I followed the
standard figure painting techniques,
doing highlights using Model Color
Acrylics 39, 956, and 982 applied
with a brush.

Earth and debris are painted with

XF-52, and are highlighted using
XF-15 and shadowed with XF-10.
The foliage is painted with a mixture
of XF-4 and XF-5. The Verlinden wall
has XF-7 and XF-64. All of the above
Tamiya references have been applied
using an airbrush kit.

ent acetate sheet with the speed meters ed them by getting them close to a small We take to the brushes now and use
printed in black ink. All these elements electric welder (Being careful not to melt Model Color acrylics to take care of
some details like loose stones, a few
make assembling the vehicle a fun and plastic away) and created dents by press-
bricks, etc. We make the wall stand
easy experience. ing them against a wood block. out by hanging a poster and an
I finished the assembly phase by advertisement both created by
doing a few dents on the fenders: I heat- Verlinden Productions
(refs. 23 and 1264).
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THE BASE
It’s important to choose the proper
base size, and arrange in a simple, yet
effective way the elements which are
going to be in it: The figures will be
placed in a small depression on the
ground so they are set against the vehi-
cle and let you see the details in it. The
ruins on the bottom will act as a back-
ground and will help you get a feeling of
verticality.

We apply an overall wash on oil paint

45 to profile details and create depth
within the details. Then the wall
needs some dirt provided by some
washes on Humbrol enamel 72.

Debris on the ground is a mixture of

cat litter sand, Italeri and Verlinden
bricks painted with Tamiya’s XF-57.
The inner part of the wall has a
mixture of XF-2 and XF-3. These
have undergone the same treatments
used on the ground.

P A I N T I N G
Before we begin painting, we should
know what goal we pursue, and what is
what we want to transmit with our
choice. Each kit has precise demands in
that sense. We should not turn our kit
into a complete exhibit of our talents.
We should come to reason and take only
the adequate steps to create the scene
that we want to portray.
In this particular case we’re dealing
with a command vehicle, which has
been adequately taken care of with the
right amount of maintenance. When the
US Army unleashed the Cobra Operation
to weaken German resistance, the Ger-
mans began to lay hands on everything
available, so it makes sense for this vehi-
cle to show minor defects, even if most
of it is in a very acceptable state.

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Plant life around is further enhanced

by additional vegetation provided by
the now defunct brand Silflor. These
are glued on the foam rubber surface
which provides the bulk needed. The
bright colors are then toned down by
airbrushing highly diluted Humbrol
enamel 72. When finished I applied a
few touch ups on the walls and
ground applying some colored
powdered pigments, oil paint and
acrylic paint.

COLOUR CHART (Steyr)

GUNZE SANGYO (acrylics)
H-403 dark yellow
TAMIYA (acrylics)
X-2 white
X-22 clear
X-26 clear orange
XF-1 flat black
XF-4 yellow green
XF-7 flat red
XF-57 buff
XF-61 dark green
XF-64 red brown
MODEL COLOR (acrylics)
861 glossy black
956 clear orange
982 cavalry brown
MIR (oils)
11 Persian yellow
21 cinnabar green
39 ivory black
41 yellow ochre
45 raw umber
46 burnt umber
HUMBROL (enamels)
29 matt dark earth
72 matt khaki drill
MIG PRODUCTIONS
(pigments)
P028 Europe dust
P033 dark mud

BIBLIOGRAPHY

- BUFFETAUT, Yves. “Les Panzer

en Normandie”, in “Militaria
Magazine” Hors Serie No. 1,
Histoire & Collections, Paris,
1991.

The pile of debris is treated with

powdered pigments P027 and P029
29
applied with a soft brush.
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The Nemrod resin head of the

grenadier has also been changed
for a Hornet reference that I had in
my box of spares. The bottle and
the “Panzerfaust” are both
Tamiya references.

The officer is a plastic figure The figure’s pants have been dirtied
manufactured by Dragon, improved using sand colored acrylic paints
with a Warriors head, and Hornet applied in very well measured paint
hands. The map is Plus Model washes. The final touch consists of
reference. powdered color pigments.

It’s important to vary the color tone from one item of clothing to the next. The
Feldgrau cloth was manufactured by different companies was also subject to
manufacture dates, and changing availability of tissue. This created varying
tones of Feldgrau, and that should reflect in our miniatures.

The windshield and the windows are

dirtied by airbrushing Tamiya’s
XF-57. On the windshields, masking
tape was used to create the clean area
30 where the wipers act.
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The figures have been painted

with Model Color acrylics COLOUR CHART (Base)
using the usual method of
highlight and shading TAMIYA XF-23 light blue 982 cavalry brown MIG
techniques following a (acrylics) XF-52 flat earth 986 deck tan PRODUCTIONS
zenithal light source. XF-2 matt white XF-57 buff 990 light grey (pigments)
XF-4 yellow green XF-64 red brown MIR (oils) P027 light dust
XF-5 flat green MODEL COLOR 45 raw umber P029 brick dust
XF-7 flat red (acrylics) HUMBROL
XF-10 flat brown 908 carmine red (enamels)
XF-15 flat flesh 956 clear orange 72 matt khaki drill
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We apply some dirt to the vehicle using Humbrol enamels 29, 72 and some Mig Pigments. The
rings on the sides of the tires are cleansed, because in real life much dirt is cleansed as well by
the wheel’s movement.
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By: Diego J. Jiménez Molina Pictures by the author

Alpine 1/35

The German invasion of the USSR which began on June the 22nd
1941, began with a number of defeats suffered by the RKKA (Red
Army of Workers and Peasants) and almost obliterated all of its
armored resources. An urgent policy of reconstructing these with
new means was instantly put to effect, and a new generation of tank
crewmen had to learn the job on the hardest of circumstances. The
armored division was reborn out of its ashes to become the war
machine that eventually reached Berlin on early 1945, and gave
Germany its greatest defeat in history

T
his diorama portrays a Soviet ic War) that became the apex of sacrifice remains of an old T-26, used by the
tank crewman in 1944, year (in in the liberation of their national territory. Nazis to police the area and fight the
34 the calendar of the Great Patriot- We can also see in this diorama the partisans.
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den Productions) and Mig Productions’

powdered color pigments applied with a
spatula on a wooden peg texturized with
a hard brush. Before the mixture dried up
I placed on a corner the turret of a T-26
made by Italeri (Zvezda original mold)
with a few custom modifications (rivets
mainly), and painted following the tech-
niques explained elsewhere in reviews of
this magazine. Once the background
was completely dry I used white carpen-
ter’s glue to put a few Hudson & Allen
dry leaves and some mushrooms mod-
eled with putty (bi-component one)

On the shoulders, the sow marks,

lapels and buckles on the Jacket,
we’ve used a greater amount of 921
and 913 in order to convey the usual
wear on leather implements.

The turret has been painted by

following the usual techniques used
for painting vehicles. The impact on
the side has been pierced with a
triangular shaped X-acto knife, and
twisting it around.

The leather strap and the holster

have been made with a mixture of
AC-16, 950 and 817. Then shadows
were created with the addition of 861
and 828, and highlights include 948.

KITS USED
Figure:
- WII Russian Tank Crew, Alpine
Miniatures ref. 35040, 1/35 scale.
Complements:
- Head from a WWII Russian
Tanker 1943-45, Alpine Miniatures
ref. 35012. The resin figure, sculpted by Taesung
- Turret from a T-26 Soviet Tank, Harmms, belongs to the Alpine Minia-
P A I N T I N G
Italeri ref. 359. tures catalogue. The modeling as usual Preparing the figure before we begin
- Static Grass Autumn/Winter with this brand is excellent; the only painting was just the usual thing: Get rid
Brown, Verlinden Productions ref. modification –it can hardly be called of molding lines with wet sandpaper
638. that- was trading the figure’s head for (500 or 600 gr.) puttying the parting
- Forest Litter, Hudson & Allen another one of the same brand. lines between different pieces (using a
Studio ref. HA-9403. The background is a mixture of plas- number 2 brush) and washing the figure
ter, acrylic resin, artificial grass (Verlin- 35
with some soap and water to clean
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The ground is a mixture of plaster tinted with color powdered pigments, The mushrooms, modeled with two
static grass and acrylic resin. The turret was slightly sunk into the ground component putty, were painted
before it dried up. before gluing them to the ground.
The leaves on the ground are a
Hudson & Allen reference.

highlights and shadows and get the pro-

COLOUR CHART file lines into the figure’s clothing. Get-
ting those deep profile lines into the
MODEL COLOR (acrylics) 948 golden yellow TAMIYA (acrylics) clothing would be an extremely difficult
817 scarlet 950 black XF-24 dark grey thing to do once the figure’s already been
822 Germ.cam. black brown 951 white painted.
828 wookgrain 960 violet PANZER ACES
845 sunny skin tone 965 Prussian blue (acrylics) Then I began working on the eyes on
861 glossy black 966 turquesa 316 dark mud the figure’s face. I usually paint the white
872 chocolate brown area in the eyes, using white and some
876 brown sand MIG ANDREA COLOR grey, a touch of red etc. I ‘m always on
913 yellow ochre PRODUCTIONS (acrylics) the lookout for new color ranges, even if
917 beige (pigments) AC-16 medium brown at this scale all efforts go largely unno-
921 English uniform P034 Russian earth AC-38 Napoleonic green ticed. Then I painted a thin line to create
945 magenta P038 African earth AC-45 gloss varnish
946 dark red pigment the eyelids using a dark brown shade,
more specifically 822, which was also
used to trace the iris. Then I filled it with
966 highlighting it with 951. Then I took
care of the flesh tones using a mixture of
residue and grease provided by my fin- lighter colors for priming, but I like darker 876 and 946 and did the highlights by
gers. figures better now. adding 845 and 917 and the shadows
I stuck the figure on a temporary base I took my brushes and some Model with greater amounts of 946 and 921. I
in order to be able to manipulate it with- Color acrylics and did an initial shading also performed a number of paint veils
out touching it. I primed the figure by air- job using a mixture of 872 and 950. The with 817 combined in different propor-
brushing Tamiya’s XF-24. Priming resin reason I did this is because I wanted to tions with 921, 960 and 945 in the fig-
36 figures is essential; I used to employ pin down the transition area between ure’s cheeks, nose, temples, etc.
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The figure has been effectively set on a simple background, the modeling Dirt on the figure was done after it was glued
of it and the T-26 turret didn’t take that long to build. to the ground. The colors used on the ground
Glass on the goggles has been conveyed with two drops of gloss varnish. were also used as dirt on the figure.

I continued the job by painting the gave it some shadows with 965, AC-38
leather jacket using a base color contain- and 950. BIBLIOGRAPHY
ing Panzer Aces/Armor Models 316 Once I was done painting the straps,
mixed with 950 and 921. I highlighted gloves and boots, I stuck the figure to - SHALITO, Anton,
this color with 921 and 913 and provided the diorama using Cyanocrilate glue. SAVCHENKOV, Ilya and
the shadows with 950. When dealing Then I put some dirt into the figure’s
MOLLO, Andrew. “Red Army
with black clothes like this leather jacket knees and some other areas using the
uniforms of WWII”, in
you can create an infinite array of paint same color powdered pigments used for
“Europa Militaria” No. 14,
veils: Depending on the colors you mix the ground. I used a soft brush for the
with black (blue, flesh tones, beige etc.) pigments.
Windrow & Greene, London,
we will obtain results that will help us I just have to say goodbye for now 1993.
convey all kinds of tissues, and recreate and conveniently thank my friend Javier - MOLLO, Andrew and Mc
the lighting conditions of our chosen Redondo for helping me on the diorama, GREGOR, Malcolm. Army
environment (a cloudy day, a sunny day, thanks that also extend to José Hernán- Uniforms of WWII”,
a deep forest area were light is blocked dez and his teachings, and to Carlos de Blandford Press, London,
by the trees, etc.). It may seem a little far Diego Vaquerizo editor of this magazine 1973.
fetched, but it’s always good to explore for helping me write this review. See you
new techniques. later and have a good time painting your - ZALOGA, Steven J. and
Let’s go back to the painting process, stuff! VOLSTAD, Ron. “The Red
and specifically to the figure’s pants. I Army in the Great Patriotic
closely followed my research material and War”, in Carros de Combate
created a greenish tone obtained by mix- No. 71, Osprey Military/RBA,
ing Model Color’s 921, and Andrea Col- Barcelona, 2001.
ors’ AC-38 and AC-16. I highlighted this
item of clothing using 913 and 948, and 37
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By: Mario Gabás Ruiz Picture credits: Raúl Fernández Ruiz

Tristar 1/35

I’m not going to bother with the historical background on this vehicle, because
most of us already know a great deal about the operational lifespan of the Panzer
IV. It’s possible to find a rather large amount of research material about it just
about everywhere, so if you want to know the details check the bibliography.

A
A
s you’ll see at first glance I did
a somewhat special and sel-
dom seen version of this vehi-
cle. This is particularly evident in terms
tographed in Normandy in 1944. I want-
ed to portray this unit a long time ago; I
remember the first time I looked at it in a
book my father brought home when I
saw it I ran to the nearest hobby store to
purchase the kit, but I was headed for
disappointment… The owner of the store
told me that no styrene reference of the
of its paint scheme. This vehicle belongs was 14. The book was an old Osprey vehicle was available on the market. The
38 to the “21. Panzerdivision” as pho- special on the Panzer IV. As soon as I only thing you could do was to trans-
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decals by Cartograph. I was rather eager the armored planks, (the ones that form
to begin, so I decided to assemble the kit an angle in the front) those just leave too
right out of the box, getting only a set of much space open, so I had to use several
new Modelkasten tracks. I only did this thin Plasticard strips to close those open
because the ones in the box are not the spaces on the sides.
ones on the unit I wanted to portray. I finished the tower by trading the
As I said, the kit got me hooked at plastic handles for ones made of regular
first sight, but as I moved forward I real- wire and copper wire, I placed one of
ized that the instructions on the sheet dragon’s MG 34’s and made a little stand
were a little confusing and that posed for
me some serious issues… When gluing
the bogies to the barge I found out that
the wheels collided between it selves, so
I had to move them apart a little. When I COLOUR CHART
got together both halves of the hull I
realized that the rear did not fit together HUMBROL (enamels)
well, so I was forced to test it fit in many 33 mat black
145 mat medium grey
ways until I finally got it right and could
GUNZE SANGYO (acrylics)
use glue. H-403 dark yellow
After I did the cables for the head- TAMIYA (acrylics)
lights using very thin copper wire I sub- X-22 clear
stituted the kit’s Notek’s headlights for XF-2 flat white
resin ones created by Mig Productions. XF-26 deep green
Then I glued all the tools and the fasten- XF-60 dark yellow
ings for them included in the photo XF-67 NATO green
etched sheet that comes with the kit. PANZER ACES (acrylics)
302 dark rust
304 track’s primer
306 dark rubber
307 red tail light
KITS USED 310 weathered wood
311 new wood
Models: 313 stencil
- Panzer IV Ausf.C, Tristar ref. 314 canvas
35017 1/35 scale. 315 light mud
Tracks: 316 dark mud
- Panzer III/IV, Modelkasten ref. 325 Russian tanker I
3508K. MIG PRODUCTIONS
Accessories: (enamels)
P241 brown
- Stowage set for Panzer IV, Blast
form a resin kit (I believe that the resin P220 dark wash
Models ref. 35087K. MIR (oils)
kit was produced by MB Models –an - Notek light, Mig Productions
American brand-) which was something 1 titaniu white
ref. 35-130. 7A cadmium yellow deep
out of my reach at that time. - Storage boxes for late Pz. III 45 raw umber
That’s how my project got postponed variants, Mig Productions ref. 46 burnt umber
indefinitely… Several years later I found 35-147. 50 bitumen
out that Tristar was going to release a 502 ABTEILUNG (oils)
Panzer IV Ausf. C, so as soon as I saw it 035 buff
in the hobby store I bought it right away MARABU (varnish)
and a few months ago I began to assem- The next thing I did was the tower, 1108 matt varnish
ble it; so this is the story… and its assembly is a little troublesome: MIG PRODUCTIONS
Few pieces and none of them fit well. I (pigments)
can hardly believe that this is a new state P023 black smoke
A S S E M B L Y of the art kit. I had to sand the edges of P024 light rust
the lateral hatches in order to fit them P025 standard rust
The Tristar kit is a kit that gets you into their respective fitting places. I also P026 concrete
hooked as soon as you open the box: A had to put lots of putty in the comman- P027 light dust
P028 Europe dust
huge amount of plastic pieces with some der’s dome in order to fill the gaps
P034 Russian earth
incredible detail, the kit comes with a between the different pieces that this P230 old rust 39
photo etched sheet and some excellent area is made of. The worst however, were
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for it using leftover photo etched pieces. base for further paint treatments and taste, but it really helps me later on when
On the rear I glued a rectangular resin gives away any assembly mistake. I recreate dirt.
box (made by Mig Productions). On the I obtained base color by mixing Several hours later (once varnish dried
period pictures we can see that this vehi- Tamiya’s XF-60 and Gunze Sangyo’s H- up), I applied several brown colored enam-
cle did not carry a storage box like this 403 and a hint of XF-2. I airbrushed this el (Mig Productions) color filters. If you are
one, but I took some small artistic mixture in a couple of thin layers, and cautious enough and allow enough drying
license, hoping that “purists” will some- allowed it to dry for two days. Then I time (a few hours) between each layer,
how forgive me. masked those areas that wouldn’t get the then this is your product because this
On the front part I placed some resin green splintered camouflage spots. This product gives an interesting nuance to the
spare track links made by Blast Models. takes time, because in order to avoid camouflage colors.

The camouflage pattern has been

outlined with masking tape, and then
it has been airbrushed throughout.

This set also had two spare wheels and paint leaks its best to use thin masking Afterwards I did some paint grada-
some canvas which I also used. I strips for outlining the contours and tions, by “melting” oil paints 46, 45, 1,
replaced the Tristar tracks by the Mod- then fill in by using bigger strips. It cer- 7A, and 035. I also created a few trans-
elkasten ones that I mentioned earlier. tainly is a bother to do, but doing it will parencies on some areas using tiny
These tracks are made of injected plastic prevent touch ups later. The green cam- amounts of the oil paints referenced.
links that are assembled together won- ouflage tone was created by mixing These can hardly be noticed but they cre-
derfully well and that meant that in Tamiya’s XF-26 and XF-67 and did also ate very pleasing color gradations.
about a couple of hours they were all apply it in two (thin) airbrushed layers. I allowed oil paint to dry up for a
ready to paint. I allowed it to dry for a couple of couple of days, and then I began profil-
hours and carefully removed the masking ing all details: rivets, joint lines between
tape. Then I took my brush and used armored planks, etc. I used to do this
P A I N T I N G Panzer Aces 306 and applied it on the using oil paint 45, but I tested on this kit
wheel bands. Then I needed a satin fin- Mig enamel P220, and found out that the
I first primed the vehicle using 145 ish and airbrushed a real thin layer of results are good and that you can do it
40
Humbrol enamel, which creates a good gloss varnish. This is just a matter of easily.
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The machine gun has been painted

using Humbrol 33 and then I’ve
created a metal finish with pencil
lead. (Using the powder you obtain
by sanding pencil lead).

A light spreading of Mig Productions’

color powder pigments especially on
the lower parts of the vehicle and the
flat areas adds a finishing touch.

In order to do the infamous paint

chips I used two Panzer Aces acrylics:
302 on the deep ones, and 315 for the
superficial ones and the slight scratches.
I also used Tamiya’s XF-60 to do a few
paint chips on the green camouflage pat-
tern.
After doing a few dirt trails and rust
by “melting” some of the oil paints men-
tioned earlier and some Mig powdered
color pigments (highly diluted in Hum-
brol enamel thinner) and even using a
few Panzer Aces acrylics my kit was
almost ready. However, I felt that I need-
ed something more, so I created a few
more transparencies on some areas but
using only highly diluted Panzer Aces
acrylics. I used: 315, 316, 510 and 304.
When I was finally pleased with the
41
results I varnished the kit airbrushing
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The exhaust has been painted with Humbrol enamel 33, and rust is created using Mig Productions’ color pigments P024
and P025. This has been done with a brush, insisting until a convincing effect was obtained.

Marabu mat varnish (a couple of layers)

and allowed it to dry for a few days.
Then I painted the tools and other
accessories and the headlights using spe-
cific Panzer Aces acrylics. I also used a
soft pencil on some areas to convey
some areas worn to a polish, and used
oil paint 50 to create fuel spill stains.

Spare tracks also received some Mig

Productions’ powdered color
pigments. The canvas load
has been painted using
Panzer Aces 314, the
crests on its creases
have been highlighted
with 315, doing it the
same way it’s done
when you paint
figures. The canvas
painted with 325,
has been
highlighted with
313.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
In spite of the troubles I had with the
kit, I am pretty pleased with the results,
because doing this vehicle in this version
was for me a project pursued for years. I
hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.
I would like to thank Luis Fernando
Solanas, Daniel Blasco and Luis Fuster
for their advice and help.
I would also like to extend my
thanks to Miguel Jiménez “Mig” and all
of his advice and comments, which were
absolutely invaluable.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

- ANDERSON, Thomas. “Panzer

IV, the short gun variants”, in
“History File” No. 3, Acción
Press, Madrid, 2007
- PERRET, Bryan and SMITH,
David E. “The
The tracks have been primed with On some areas on the tracks I’ve Panzerkampfwagen IV”, in
Humbrol’s 145 and then they’ve been glued some grass to give the kit a Vanguard No. 21, Osprey
covered with two layers of Panzer
Aces 304 and received a wash with
natural and realistic look. SILUETEAR
Publishing, London, 1980.
316 and then another one with 315
(Panzer Aces refs.). I finished the
tracks by putting some dirt simulated
with Mig Pigments and imitated
metal polished edges using a soft
leaded pencil.
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44 We can see here, the array of paint chips and scratches and the effect created by profiling all crevices and depressions.
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We start a new series of Model Laboratory with a Sd.Kfz.171 Panther and the intention of offer you
an exhaustive step by step of the realization of this model kit, from the building to the painting.
Also you can find some profiles and a gallery with Panthers of several authors.

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By: Joaquín García Gázquez Pictures by the author Color profiles by: Carlos de Diego Vaquerizo

UM 1/72

The “Bystrojodnii Tank” or fast armored vehicle was a vehicle design based
on the American Christie T-3 tank created in 1931. In the nineteen twenties,
the USSR believed that a vehicle that could move both on wheels and on
tracks would be quite useful. This idea was embodied by the BT-2 an
armored vehicle created in 1931. The vehicle’s tracks could be removed in
about 30 minutes by an expert crew.

I
n 1933 the BT-5 –an improved ver- the weight of this vehicle (5.43m long, Unlike the T-26, the BT-5 was a deep
sion- came out of the Steam facto- 2.19m wide and 2.34m high) increased penetration vehicle and not an infantry
ry “Komintern” (KhPZ 183) in to 11.5 tons. It had a water cooled M-5 support or backup. Its number one
Jarkov. The vehicle was equipped with modified 12 cylinder “V” shaped motor advantage was its speed on its tracks
simple convex wheels, a more powerful with a 350cv power, 2300 rpm that pro- (this vehicle was seldom used without
motor, a sturdier transmission and a big- pelled the vehicle at a rate of 72km/h them). However it had a setback: the
ger turret (exactly like the one on the T- (this motor was a modified airplane tracks often got unhooked from the
46 26) that housed a 45mm gun. Obviously, motor). wheels especially in fast turns.
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KITS USED
Model:
- BT-5 Soviet Wheel-Track Tank,
UM ref. 301, 1/72 scale.
Photoetches:
- Net, Abder ref. S 15.
Figures:
- USSR Infantrymen on a Tank,
Preiser ref. 72523.

The rivets on the sides of the turret were

totally wanting because of the lack of
Doing from scratch all the rivets on the sides of both the turret and the hull was detail in the mold. The photo etched
indeed the most painstaking thing to do. The hatches on the turret and all other sheet was rough and without detail on
small pieces were built using thin Plasticard sheet. The handle on the front most pieces so I threw it away. To cap it
hatch was made with copper wire.
off a few details were entirely omitted
and others were simply out of scale.
The grille that covers the motor was taken from an Aber photo etched sheet. I was still however in love with the kit,
The frame of the grille and the rear fenders were also made out of thin
so I decided to spend some extra time
Plasticard sheet. The silencer on the exhaust has been fitted by sanding it, the
smoke outlets were made out of sanded Evergreen strips. and effort into its completion and hope-
fully succeeded.

P A I N T I N G
I was set on doing some research, and
planned a number of (pretty high) paint-
ing goals that gave me both my share of
joy and pains. I just wanted to paint my
1/72 kit as pretty as possible on the scale
given.
The color I began with was a Tamiya
acrylic mixture of 60% XF-61, 20% XF-58,
10% XF-49 plus 10% Gunze Sangyo’s
H-60. I gave this mixture a satin metallic
gloss by adding a few drops of Tamiya’s
gloss varnish. I began by creating a few
highlights by airbrushing the above men-
tioned mixture with some XF-4 added to
it. I applied a second “highlight coat”
with XF-57 on the mixture to further
enhance the effects. I created some con-
Even if at the time of the Nazi inva- A S S E M B L Y trast to these highlights by profiling the kit
sion the T-34 was already in production, with a well diluted mixture of XF-1 and
the BT-5 and the final run of the BT-7 The UM kit was a pleasant surprise I XF-10.
were the backbone of the RKKA invento- found on a trip. I entered into a small I gave the kit a layer of dirt using
ry. The inefficiency of these machines at model kit store (by no means a special- Humbrol enamel 72 and partially
the beginning of the conflict was in ized store) and I saw a few old kits from removed it from some areas with a brush
greater part due to inadequate tactic use, this brand. I opened up the boxes to and some thinner about 15 or 20 min-
deficient training of the crews, and check and found out that they were fairly utes later, as you can see in the pictures.
mechanic problems that arose from the accurate in shape and scale and they also It’s very important to choose well the
vehicle’s own design. The landscape of had a small photo etched sheet and areas where you leave or remove dirt; ref-
the first weeks of this conflict was a trail injection molded tracks on separate links. erence material should be kept handy.
of destroyed and or abandoned BT-5’s As soon As I started assembling it, the I gave the kit some color by melting
and BT-7’s alongside the Soviet roads. small oil paint pellets throughout the sur- 47
defects became immediately apparent:
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Base color is airbrushed in thin layers

until the kit is completely covered.
Highlights are airbrushed on the
edges of the armored planks,
horizontal areas, etc.

face. I used oil paints 620, 67, 224 and

617 on the green areas, and 234, 92, 86
and 538 on the “dirt areas”. When it all
dried up I worked on the kit’s profiles
with oil paints 701 and 403.
Then I created the paint chips using
Model Color acrylic 975 for the superfi-
cial chips and a mixture of 817 and 950
for the deeper ones that show rusty steel
underneath. I’ve always believed that
you should not exaggerate paint chips;
lots of paint chips don’t necessarily
mean a more realistic finish.
I like to work on the kit by stages,
because then I can carefully spend time
on each step for each stage. As soon As
I finished the upper part of the hull I
centered myself on the wheels and
tracks. I used the same techniques
employed above, but insisted on the
brown and sand oil paint ranges and
added some sand colored powdered col-
or pigments.

The profiling of the armored planks,

hatches, etc. is airbrushed with low
air pressure on your airbrush kit using
well diluted paint. Vertical dirt trails
are also applied.

Once we’ve covered with white paint the cross (meant to be seen by
airplane) not worrying too much about straight lines –as in real life–,
we cover the exhaust with a mixture of acrylics 950 and 982 (both
Model Color references). After that we apply an enamel paint filter
48 on Humbrol 72 to convey dirt accumulated on the vehicle’s crevices.
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In order to increase the color tones on the kit we apply a few enamel The different nuances and the paint
filters with Humbrol’s 120 and 15. The corners which are normally gradations of an operational vehicle can only
subject to be worn to a polish we carefully airbrush the mixture used as be obtained with an intense oil paint
base color for our kit. treatment. These should be smeared
throughout using Humbrol enamel thinner.

Paint chips
are made with
acrylic paint
and are
painted with
a brand new
number 1
brush.

Depth in the details of the hatches,

dark areas in crevices and other
scribed features are created with
brushwork on oil paints 701 and 403.

It’s important to make the paint

chips in the right scale and size; the
opposite takes the realistic effect
away.

After we’ve airbrushed Humbrol

enamel 72 on those areas that usually
accumulate dirt, we wait a few
minutes, and then we partially
remove this using a brush and the
brand’s own enamel thinner. This
gives us a very realistic patina. 49
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Once we’ve created dirt trails and oil

splashes using oil paint 80, the tracks
and the lower areas are treated with
the same techniques used for the
upper part of the kit but putting the
stress on sand colored paints.

THE SCENE
I enjoy placing vehicles on their origi-
nal environments. I chose for this one a
simple, yet effective composition rather
nice for displaying the kit to full advan-
tage.
I used some modeling paste to create
a small dirt road where we can see a few
infantrymen walking alongside the BT-5.
Preiser has a wide ranged injection mold-
ed plastic figure catalogue on a 1/72
scale. These figures are created in a
“multipose” system; this means that you
can easily create different combinations
of heads, torsos and limbs to get the
pose you need for your dioramas.
I painted both the ground and figures
following the usual techniques. It’s very
important to be able to adapt the paint-
ing techniques to the scale and this
sometimes means that you have to sim-
plify the process or simply adjust it to
the smaller scale. You have to be brave
enough to create enough contrast
between the highlighted and the shad-
owed areas. The captions underneath
the pictures will tell you the mixtures
used in every stage.

Adhered sand on the tracks is created

with powdered color pigments on
several different colors (see color
chart) adhered with oil paints of the
same color range diluted with
50 Humbrol enamel thinner.
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Once the figures are clean

and assembled, we can COLOURR CHART
prime them by airbrushing
Tamiya’s XF-66. TAMIYA (acrylics)
X-22 clear
XF-1 flat black
XF-4 yellow green
XF-10 flat brown
XF-49 khaki
XF-52 flat earth
XF-57 buff
XF-58 olive green
XF-61 dark green
The skin tones are created XF-66 light grey
with Model Color base GUNZE SANGYO (acrylics)
paint 927 highlighted with H-60 IJA green
845 and 918. Shadows are
created with 921 and 817. MODEL COLOR (acrylics)
950 black
951 white
982 cavalry brown
HUMBROL (enamels)
15 midnight blue
72 matt khaki drill
120 matt light green
VAN GOGH (oils)
224 Naples yellow red
234 raw Sienna
403 Vandycke brown
538 Mars violet
617 yellowish green
620 olive green
701 ivory black
TITAN (oils)
67 cinnabar green
80 bitumen
86 yellow ochre light
The clothes are painted The knapsack on 882 has Black color on the
92 yellow ochre reddish
with 924. Highlights been highlighted with boots has been
are added with 845 and 918 and shadowed with highlighted with 871 MODEL COLOR (acrylics)
918 on the base color. 873 and 950. and a little bit of 845. 817 scarlet
Shadows are created by 845 sunny skin tone
adding 887 and 950. 871 leather brown
873 field drab
882 middlestone
887 brown violet
897 bronze green
918 ivory
921 English uniform
924 Russian uniform
925 blue
927 dark flesh
950 black
956 clear orange
975 military green
CITADEL (acrylics)
Boltgun metal
MIG PRODUCTIONS
The color of the The helmet, painted on 897 When you are working (pigments)
weapon contains has been highlighted with on detail profiling in this P028 Europe dust
871, 950 and 956. 882. Shadows for it were scale you should use a P033 dark mud
This color is done with 925 and 950. very thin brush in P034 Russian earth
highlighted with perfect conditions.
845. 51
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The ground is done with modeling paste on a cork

base. Before the modeling paste settles we will
give it some texture using a used toothbrush and a
small stone. After we’ve glued some sand and
pebbles using white carpenter’s glue we also glue a
bush which is in fact a seaweed branch collected
on the beach.

Base color for the dirt road has been painted with
XF-52. The sides of the road have been highlighted
with XF-57, and the center is shaded with a
mixture of XF-52 and XF-1. All of these Tamiya
references have been applied with an airbrush.
Then we can do some detail profiling
to add some color with a dark
sand colored oil
paint palette.

BIBLIOGRAPHY
- ZALOGA, Steven J. and VOLSTAD, Ron.
“Red Army in the Great Patriotic War”, in
Armored Vehicles No. 71, Osprey
Military/RBA, Barcelona, 2001.
- DE DIEGO VAQUERIZO, Carlos “BT-5”, in
“Todo Modelismo” No. 55 (February 1997),
Ediciones Contrastes, Madrid, pgs. 14-18.

52 We’ll finish the ground by spreading powdered color pigments and gluing the figures and the tank.
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Scarce as it is, vegetation is painted in greenish colors.

The tracks on the vehicle are painted with Model Color’s 873. These also received a somewhat intense dry brush treatment
with Citadel’s Boltgun Metal color. Work on the tracks was finished with earth colored oil washes and pigments.

53
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BT-5 (mod. 1934), RKKA, Byelorussian Military Ditrict, USSR, September 1935.

BT-5 (mod. 1934), Rgto. de Carros Pesados, Div. de Ingenios Blindados, Spanish Republic’s Popular Army, Fuentes del
Ebro, Spain, October 1937.

54
BT-5 (mod. 1934), 1st Guard’s Armored Brigade, Moscow, USSR., November 1941.
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Modelling lessons By: Jesús Pérez Huélamo

Picture credits: Fernando Cañellas Planchuelo

US TANK CREW
Among all the hobby disciplines, painting and assembling figures isn’t probably the
easiest one. However, if we already have the adequate paint mixtures ready for the
different colors of the figure’s uniform, the task turns a whole lot easier.

F
ollowing a thor-
ough study of all
the tank crew peo-
ple of WWII, Acción Press
created a number of paint
sets that Vallejo Acrylics
sells under the Panzer Aces.
We can find in those sets
the base color for each uni-
form plus a lighter color of
the same range to do the
highlights. As with all other
acrylic paints, these prod-
ucts can be mixed together
with any other Model Color
references for instance.
Beginner and mid-
advanced hobbyists will dis-
cover how easy it is to work
with these paint sets,
because paint doesn’t
almost smell, can be easily
spread, it dilutes in water
and dries up pretty quickly.
Advanced hobbyists will
find out that these sets save
a lot of figure painting time.
This review will show the
step by step painting sys-
tem on a US tank crew.
Beginner Hobbyists don’t necessarily Priming the figure with a highly
have to follow every step described, diluted mixture of XF-59 and
because these steps should only be XF-49. Paint is airbrushed with a
closely followed by advanced hobbyists. pressure of ½ bar.
Beginner hobbyists should only use this
review as a general guideline. I just We add XF-15 to the priming
hope that every one of you will take the mixture and airbrush it from the
main ideas adapt them to their abilities, head to get some highlights and see
and keep enjoying our hobby. some volume.

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Brushwork begins with a watered By increasing the amount of the Further mixtures with increasing
down mixture of Panzer Aces paints lightest color reference we begin to amounts of the lightest shade are
318 and 322. increase the highlights on the crests used for increasing highlights. By
of the clothing folds. We should use a going over several times with
number 2 brush. watered down paint we will obtain
a gradual smooth highlight.

Light strokes will light up in a subtle In order to increase the highlight and Basic shadows are created with
way the shoulders, forearms, clothing a put a range of color into the paint filters on 318 mixed with 333.
folds etc. highlight itself we add a little 323. We will work on the creviced areas
(inner part of arms and legs for
instance) and inside the creases on
the clothing. The darkest areas will
only get the second paint reference.

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1-Now we’ll work

1 2 3
with both the lights
and shadows,
increasing either one
wherever necessary.
Working on the whole
figure at once helps
you equilibrate both
effects.
2-3-The final
highlights include 344
added to the final
highlight mixture.
Using a diluted version
of this mixture and a
number 1 brush will
help us light up details
like seams and zippers.
We can also mark the
contours with the
previous “shadows”
mixture.

6 9

9-Boots are painted

with 333.
7 10-The folds on the
leather surface are
4 highlighted with 337.
11-A greater
proportion of the last
reference will be
useful to create the
impression of well
10 used leather. The
shadows on the folds
8 are painted with
11 Model Color’s 950.

4-The patches on the 5-The rank insignia and the 6-The elastic clothing leather strap is painted
figure’s arms have a bluish “T” that stands for elements are painted with with 312.
base obtained by mixing technical personnel are a mixture of 334 and 336. 8-Once we’ve lighted up
309 and 333. The blue area painted with 332. The Highlights are done by the leather strap using
on the triangular patch edges for both are lighted adding 340 and 313 to the Panzer Aces 341, chipped
contains Panzer Aces 309 up with 344. After we’ve previous mixture, and for areas can be done using a
and 344, the yellow area lighted up the triangular the shadows add 337. number 1 brush and Model
953 and the red one 908 division patch with 344 we 7-The binoculars, painted Air 63. The lenses are
both Model Color paint its inner design with on Model Color’s 950, can conveyed with a drop of
references. 337. be noticeably lighted up Model Color gloss varnish.
with Panzer Aces 333. The
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12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19

12-Both hands and face get applications, until we get with 343, the same color 18-An unshaved face will
Panzer Aces 341 base the desired effect. reference employed to create some character into
paint. 15-In order to get a good proceed with the shadows our figure. Using a well
13-The first highlights are overview of the results before. The white area on diluted mixture of 342 and
subtly applied on the chin, we’re obtaining, we the eyes is taken care of 333 we put a five o’clock
nose cheeks and the arc interrupt the highlighting with a mixture of 342 and shadow into the figure’s
above the eyes. The process and begin to create 313. jaw and upper lip area.
mixture used contains 341 the shadows. We use 17-After we’re done 19-The beard is slightly
and 342. extremely diluted 343 and painting the iris in the eyes lighted up by adding more
14-The same mixture is apply paint filters using 309 lighted up with 342 to the mixture. The
used to apply the next underneath the chin, nose, 313 both the lights and congestion in the face
highlights on the same cheeks and eyebrows. We shadows on the face are (effect of cold weather) is
areas. We need to dilute begin the eyes by strengthened with a few achieved with a filter
paint in order to deposit sketching the eyelashes more highlights and below the nose, lips and
the pigments gradually with a line of 333. shadows. The last cheeks with a mixture of
over a number of 16-Areas like the eye lines, highlight requires 342 and 343 and 908.
nostrils or lips are marked 313.

20 21 22 23

20-The helmet is dealt 22-Shadows are created

24 25
with a couple of layers from the bottom upwards
with the following applying color filters of
mixture: 333 and 348. base mixture with greater
21-Highlights are obtained amounts of the darkest
by adding 323. This color color in it.
is used to create some 23-Paint chips on the
specks on the upper area surface are created with
of the helmet and its tiny dots created with a
edges. number 1 brush dipped on
24-Rust on the steel 25-Excess gloss can be taken Model Air’s 63.
helmet is created with care of with a paint wash of
302. 323, which also gives it a
dusty look. Final shadowing
is created with 333. 59
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The quality of the figure that goes

alongside a vehicle must also match
the level of expertise of the
hobbyist.

KITS USED
Figure:
- US Tank Crew in winter 1, Alpine
Miniatures ref. 35033, 1/35 scale.

COLOUR CHART
TAMIYA (acrylics)
XF-15 flat flesh
XF-49 khaki
XF-59 desert yellow

Displayed in conjunction with

an M-20 (Italeri ref. 366) by
Carlos de Diego Vaquerizo.

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Tools
COLOUR CHART employed for
painting this
PANZER ACES (acrylics) figure sculpted
302 dark rust by Taesung
309 periscopes Hermms: An
312 leather belt airbrush
313 stencil (priming) and
318 US Army tankcrew number 2 and 1
322 highlights US tankcrew brushes.
323 highlights USMC tankcrew
332 Japonese tankcrew
333 German tankcrew (black)
334 German tankcrew I (Feldgrau)
336 highlights Afrikakorps
337 highlights German (black)
340 highlights Afrikakorps tankcrew
341 flesh base
342 highlights flesh
343 shadows flesh
344 white (German tanker)
348 Splinter strips
MODEL COLOR (acrylics)
510 glossy varnish
908 carmine red
950 black
953 flat yellow
MODEL AIR (acrylics)
63 silver metallic
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JACkET AND PANTS JACkET AND PANTS SHADOWS DIVISION PATCH

1st shadow Detail profiling for highlights 1st color

Base color + 333 322 + 323 + 344. 953
Airbrush Priming
XF-49 + XF-59

Highlight
Above + 313
Airbrush highlight 2nd shadow Detail profiling for the
Above + XF-15 333 contour
333 + 318
2nd color
908
Base
318

Highlight
Above + 313
1st highlight
Above + 322

3rd color
309 + 313
2nd highlight
Above + 322

3rd highlight Highlight

322 Above + 313

4th highlight Detail profiling and inner

Above + 323 design on patch
333

ELASTIC ELEMENTS ON THE JACkET RANk INSIgNIA

5th highlight
Above + 323

Base 1st highlight

334 + 336 Above + 336 Background
6th highlight 309 + 333
Above + 323

2nd highlight Shadows

7th highlight Above + 313 Base + 333 Gallons
Above + 344 332

zIPPER

8th light Highlight

Above + 344 318 + 333 Metal on the zipper Above + 344
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FLESH TONES

Base 1st highlight 2nd highlight 3rd highlight 4th highlight

341 Above + 342 Above + 342 Above + 342 Above + 342

5th highlight 6th highlight 7th highlight 8th highlight 9th highlight
Above + 342 342 Above + 313 Above + 313 Above + 313

FLESH SHADOWS BINOCULARS

Base
1st shadow 950
Base + 343

Highlight
2nd shadow base + 333
Above + 343

Chips
3rd shadow 63
Above + 343

Strap
312
4th shadow
343

Highlight
Base + 341
Paint veil on cheeks
908 + 343 HELMET

Base 1st highlight 2nd highlight 3rd highlight

Highlight on five o’clock 348+ 333 Above + 348 Above + 323 Above + 323
shadow
Above + 342

Five o’clock shadow Shadows Metal Rust

342 + 333 Base + 333 63 302

EYES

Base White area Iris Shade

333 342 + 313 309 Above + 313 63
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Publishing Manager
Rodrigo Hernández Cabos
Editor in Chief
Carlos de Diego Vaquerizo
Translated by
Ándres Sánchez González
Have collaborated in this issue:
Juan Luis Mercadal Pons
Javier Redondo Jiménez
Diego J. Jiménez Molina
Joaquín García Gázquez
Mario Gabás Ruiz
Jesús Pérez Huélamo
editorial Photographers
Rodrigo Hernández Cabos
Fernando Cañellas Planchuelo
Raúl Fernández Ruiz
We often see how veteran hobbyists are faced with a recurring dilemma; the
evolution of model kit production renders some kits that were formerly Illustrations
considered accurate and were built with tender loving care obsolete. What shall Carlos de Diego Vaquerizo
we do? Do we abandon old kits and embrace those presumably better novelties? Lay Out
That is the situation that Juan Luis Mercadal faced with his Panzer II. He decided Raúl Fernández Ruiz
to finish his old kit (“old kits never die”) and capped off the job with an KOMMAD S.L.
outstanding paintjob to boot. When the kit of this late Staghound Printed by
reconnaissance vehicle with a Crusader turret was made, Best Value Models IBERGRAPHIC 2002
created a kit that combined a resin turret with a styrene body that matched
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