Small Scale Military Headquarters

Nathan, if you come up with a F-18 exhaust solution, count me in.

Today I added the Filter. It blends the tone of the colors a bit more and really makes it pop. The filter I used was made by MIG products, P242, “Tan for Tri-Tone Camo”. http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/9510/t09v.jpg [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/513/t10y.jpg/] http://img513.imageshack...

Great day for airbrushing…tri-color camo on, ready for a few touch ups, then a filter, decals, and weathering….almost there

The Coral Sea 2-S-12 will have the correct single .30 cal.
I am told the Midway SBD will have the twin .30 Cal.

New Dauntless picture up at Merit...looks like Luke is going after
Lord Darth Yamamoto

http://www.merit-intl.com/month/mil-88002.html

Well said Snake...put my pre order in today...

very nice...well composed shot....just a bit of ca Glue on the top rim will hold the tracks in "sag" position.

You are correct sir!...
Finished the periscopes (painted/prism/and mounted)…little buggers took 2 days to get them right…

Thanks Grunt 1...yes the book from Jentz & Doyle "Germany's Tiger Tanks D.W. to Tiger I" has been indispensable for me over the years…a must have if you want an accurate Tiger I…also this link is extremely helpful in detailing. http://tiger1.info/vehicle.html

Thanks for the kind words guys, will post more pics as things progress.

Thanks for the kind words! Been a long tweaking process…here a couple of more detail shots… port side air sensor, turned a new Pitot tube out of aluminum, and a note from FDNY = ) http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/1521/p8230001.jpg http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/3239/pitot2.jpg http://img43.image...

True Black Dragon One, BUT, there are many here that passed or missed out on the F-18 first time around...so it is a repaint that I am looking forward to = )

Been working on the Merit Tiger 1 over the last month...finally finished the zimmerit, and most detail work. Still need to re-do the Brown & Green camo, decals, add mucho photo etch clamps and wingnuts, and weather…but getting closer! Copula periscopes ready for painting http://img694.imageshack.us/...

Don't you have a 1/18 Hetzer to do first?

Per the Great Models website:
"HK Models 1/32 B-25J Mitchell Glass Nose. It will be shipping in the US around March 20th. We are expecting the B-25J Gun Nose version two months later, and "hopefully" the 1/32 B-17F/G (with option for an in-field upgrade of the gun nose) coming this summer 2012"

The 1/16 Hetzer is 15.28" long
A 1/18 FOV Bravo Tiger 1 is 14" long
Like Aferguson said..it would look a bit worse than in tman's pics
It would look plain goofy
it would not look right next to a 1/18 Tiger or a 1/18 Panther

The 1/16 Hetzer is 15.28" long
A 1/18 FOV Bravo Tiger 1 is 14" long
No it would not look right next to a 1/18 Tiger
(but it will look very nice next to all my 1/16 armor and support vehicles)

Great news Pickelhaube is going to make a 1/18 Hetzer!

Better shots of the Angle of Attack decal...Thanks again Jackson.

sort of...the Tiger and T34 were RC models from Trumpeter WSN and made much like the 21st century tanks of long ago (trust me I know... cutting off the coupla of the Merit Tiger1 to add a working one took awhile...it was very thick plastic) The SBD will be more like the USS Hornet CV-8 - Doolittle R...

True, but Merit seems to be able to somehow acquire these Trumpeter/WSN tanks as gutted shells…might happen…interesting to see what’s next in 1/16 armor from Merit…Jim??????

MG42...I had forgot about that WSN winter scheme...looks very nice...hope Merit does that version in a S2...back to working on the Merit Tiger 1...will post pics in the customs area when done. zimmerit is taking a bit of time (FYI Humbrol matt 93 is a perfect match for the base color)

The Rep. I spoke with said basically the same thing, but added “take the fragile part with a grain of salt”….it IS styrene plastic, not ABS and thinner, but still tough under normal handling …the canopy was pointed out as an example because it IS scale thickness..and so much thinner than what 21st c...

Always enjoy watching this clip…and realize that the Merit SBD is as close as I will ever get to this… from master modeler and fellow Michigander, Rojas Bazan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO-_ffOqDFg

MG-42, you will be glad you picked the T34/85 up. Nice addition to any collection.