Tamiya 1:35th Panzer II Ausf. F/G project
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Rob HendersonThanks dude! Must get back into this one, its been a fun project and a great learning experience 🙂
James CReally impressive work Rob, and welcome back to the hobby. Looking forward to seeing more from you👍
Rob HendersonThanks for the warm welcome and very kind compliments about my work James. Greatly appreciated! 🙂 👍
Carlos CisnerosAn excellent idea for trying out new techniques! And also a most cost efficient way to get some replacement decals while you're at it. Have fun with these classic kits!
DJ FajardoGreat stuff! Cool idea! It seems a LOT of people returned to this hobby in 2020... myself included.
Carlos CisnerosI think that the stay at home COVID lockdowns had something to do with all the returning modelers. But no matter the reason, it's a good thing for the hobby to have all the returnees.
Rob Henderson@DJ @Carlos - my return to the hobby is due to a full change in career. I used to work in a factory as a model builder which partly killed the enjoyment of doing it at home. Family commitments also took their toll which led to it being put aside. In 2018 I joined the ambulance service as a clinician, and now i'm working front line as an emergency responder the hobby is the perfect way to shut away the world when off-duty, and allows me to space to review, rationalise and 'put to bed' some of the incidents I may have attended in the most recent shifts 👍
Carlos CisnerosI am there with ya. This hobby was my escape as well for all my time in uniform as a soldier and/or cop between 1983 and 2020. Although there were times that had me questioning how relaxing the hobby I was when mishaps occurred and I would get upset.
DJ FajardoRob, I understand. 👍 My return was triggered by the pandemic and the hobby has greatly helped with improving my mental health. And it was very nice to be reminded how much I truly enjoyed modelling. But like Carlos said, regardless the reason, it's a good thing for the hobby!
AnthGreat project, thanks for sharing your great work. It's a funny thing, you start them as practice project but they look so good I can appreciate why you've been reluctant to mess with them 👍😉
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I had my first PzII at the same time I purchased the Tamiya SAS Jeep. Both were started but never finished back in the 1990's. Returning to the hobby in 2020, I've started dusting off old projects to help get my skill back up before taking on more complex kits.
My original PzII was partly painted by brush with Humbrol enamels. First job was to strip this all off and dismantle the build so far in order to start from scratch. When looking for replacement decals (the originals looked shot) I discovered this little kit was still readily available and at such a cheap price tag....so I brought 4 more with the idea of painting one in each unit/colour scheme offered in the kit.
These were the very first vehicles I tried airbrushing with acrylics, and also the guinea pigs for trying out shading, highlights and chipping using the hairspray technique.
They've gone from test pieces to a project I now want to finish properly and display....but are on hold momentarily while I sort out a plan and pluck up the courage to do the weathering properly!
