Miniart Valentine

Jeeves

Well-known member

• Feb 20, 2026

• #1

Bought this kit from Saúl a while back-- he had used the interior so I am happy to build just the tank as is...although I will not be building the German version. I am looking to recreate the Malta brick camoflage. It has been a good build to date- and good practice for when I get to building one of the interior kits I have in the stash. Definite finicky bits with the multipart sprockets and such...

 

moon puppy

Administrator

Staff member

• Feb 21, 2026

• #2

Good start Mike.

 

Heavens Eagle

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• Feb 21, 2026

• #3

Looking good!

 

paddy

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• Feb 21, 2026

• #4

I built this a while back as a well worn desert item, nice kit

EDIT

No i didnt, i built the Tamiya version .......sorry

 

Brokeneagle

Master at Arms

• Feb 21, 2026

• #5

 

Jeeves

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• Apr 21, 2026

• #6

Been putting this off because of the spring weather and all the outside duties that entails- but got the Malta stone camo started on the Valentine- here is the progress so far!

 

Rhino

Super Moderator

• Apr 22, 2026

• #7

That's pretty cool!

 

Heavens Eagle

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• Apr 22, 2026

• #8

That camo is so good that it hurts my eyes to look at it.

 

moon puppy

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Staff member

• Apr 22, 2026

• #9

Looks like the crackle effect.

 

Jeeves

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• Sunday at 12:08 PM

• #10

Trying to figure out base placement...I'm aware this tree is probably not indigenous to Malta and have about 30 pages of wartime Malta images to go through to get a better idea. Also have an Alpine figure and pup to add in...

 

centaur567

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• Monday at 12:20 PM

• #11

Great camo job!! Gary S.

 

Brokeneagle

Master at Arms

• Tuesday at 3:31 PM

• #12

Nice balance - will look very nice with the ground work.

 

JSteinman

Master at Arms

• Tuesday at 4:07 PM

• #13

Some color reference for you...

 

Jeeves

Well-known member

• Wednesday at 10:53 AM

• #14

Thanks Ian...been too nice outside to work in the shop...hopefully soon!

Appreciate that John...I tried a greenish wash from Citadel but might try Nuln Oil to get it a bit darker.

 

JSteinman

Master at Arms

• Wednesday at 12:12 PM

• #15

Jeeves said:

Thanks Ian...been too nice outside to work in the shop...hopefully soon!

Appreciate that John...I tried a greenish wash from Citadel but might try Nuln Oil to get it a bit darker.

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I would go lighter, not darker. Some of those stones are almost white.

 

Heavens Eagle

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• Yesterday at 1:11 AM

• #16

John might be right there with lighter. All day sun near the equator (N Africa) would tend to bleach all the coloring out, even the green line work.

 

Jeeves

Well-known member

• Yesterday at 10:57 AM

• #17

Thanks guys...

I actually meant for the lines in between...was going to do a little dry brush on the stones themselves...but I'll play around with it. I've got a website with dozens of images of the Malta countryside as reference...