Tom finishes his KPz.70 build as it appears in the Munster museum collection.

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Thanks!

Tom, it's a great job. And the rust in the tracks - how'd you make that?

Nice one

Thanks Fred! The rust is a "layered" affair, starting with a coat of Tamiya Red-Brown (XF-64? haven't got a bottle handy...) airbrushed on, followed by a wash of my "rusty" mix of Pollyscale Boxcar Red and Grimy Black (thinned with "wet" water), and then a dry-brushing of Pollyscale's Mud to blend it all in after the rubber was painted. In effect I scaled up my usual treatment for HO freight-car wheels. I wouldn't use enamels, oils, turps, or any of the recent specialist rust stuff on these glue-able DS tracks, since there are lots of horror stories about bad reactions to solvents!

I thought only regular vinyl tracks were the ones supposed to be damaged by oil-based paint

I'm not sure about oils, but not taking any chances! Most acrylics are inert, so are the safest bet. The trouble with DS plastic is the fact that it CAN be glued with plastic cement - it makes it vulnerable. And since there are no AM replacements for these ones...

How did you do your orange training light?

Hi Chris,

Coat of silver, then a slightly thinned coat of orange (both Vallejo), both applied by brush. Then a coat of Micro Gloss to seal the deal. I wish there was a clear part, but wasn't about to splash out on AM parts.