Hello guys,
my name is Florian, I’m in my mid 30’s and from Germany.
In 2018 I started my journey into miniature painting (mostly Warhammer), but in 2023 a friend asked me about my thoughts on scale models.
My last and only real exposure to these were when my grandpa bought me Revell models as a kid.
Still, I was intrigued, since I’ve always been a sucker for AFV, military vehicles and warplanes.
After browsing a while in one of his Tamiya brochures, I was set on building a Jagdtiger.
I pretty much never dive unprepared into a topic, so naturally I started watching videos on YouTube and decided on a first project.
So I started my first build, a Takom Jagdtiger in 1/35 scale at around that time and only finished it about a year later due to personal issues that led to a complete hobby stop for nearly 6 months.
Here is a picture of my first diorama; some of you might recognize where I got the inspiration from:
After that I’ve dived deeper into armor, especially German and built several smaller and smaller scale projects like The Panther G late from Das Werk, a Jagdpanther in 1/35 (still in progress) and a Vespid Models Tiger I early prod. (1/72 also in progress).
During last year I also started on recording videos for YouTube about the painting process of the Panther commander and the Vespid Tiger - you can find me there under the same username, as well as on Instagram.
I’m looking forward to discussions and sharing the joy for the hobby here!