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Panzer III Ausf J. Das Werks, 1/16 scale.

May sound scary! but, Try thinning your Vallejo paints with Vallejo air brush cleaner, 71.199.
Hold my beer!
I've had good results spraying Vallejo on models in the past. But on this build when their Dunkelgelb started spitting chunks on the model I decided it was time to look for something else. The Tamiya thinned to the ball park of skim milk, like I'd thin the Vallejo was smooth as silk.
 
So I need to add the markings before I continue. The decals provided for the 5th SS Panzer Wiking are not going to work around the visors on the turret, I tried. So now I'm laying the numbers out to free hand them. My wife, sensing I was stressed suggesting that maybe I should try something different to relax...like the YoYo 🤣
I wanted to say I don't do this to relax.🙃
 
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So I need to add the markings before I continue. The decals provided for the 5th SS Panzer Wiking are not going to work around the visors on the turret, I tried. So now I'm laying the numbers out to free hand them. My wife, sensing I was stressed suggesting that maybe I should try something different to relax...like the YoYo 🤣
I wanted to say I don't do this to relax.🙃
Did you leave the turret vision ports workable?
 
Ended up airbrushing the numbers on. Not great, but not so terrible either. Now for the turret sides...
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Man I AM tired! It should have said "so these look just fine." (the most part is my brain not knowing how to shut up when I am running on 4hrs sleep)
You're good Paul and on the mark. I knew it wasn't going to fly as soon as I pulled the masks off. It's only the 6th time I've painted over failed attempts at the numbers. It gets frustrating, but I'm refining the masks for another try.
 
8 hrs of masking for 5 minutes of airbrushing on the numbers. I also painted over the stowage bin and redone (re-did?...Idk I'm from the holler) it's numbers. Still not perfect, but I'll live with them. Especially since they're going to be weathered down anyway.
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