Need some advice on my first piece of Armor.

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Well i already have gotten advice from Sherman freak and others to get a small tank or like a flakpanzer or the like. If someone could compile a good list of “beginner” Armor peices that would kick A$$ !!

Also i am really new to weathering is there a good online source for learning this?

This is for future refernce due to my unemployment from a car accident, but at least i can plan:)

Thanks all
~H~

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Some good choices for beginning armor are:

Tamiya M4A3 Sherman (skip the side armor: they’re inaccurate)
Tamiya Pz III ausf L
Tamiya Cromwell
DML Panther A or D (but has individual track links, though)
Tamiya Panther ausf G (several variants)
Tamiya Tiger I, Afrika or Early Production
Tamiya Tiger II (either new molds)
Tamiya 3.7cm flak Mobelwagen
Skybow Dodge WC 52/53 (delicate parts but nice)
Academy M-12 SPG
Tamiya M26 Pershing
Tamiya T-55 Soviet MBT
DML T-34/85 (indy links)
DML ISU 122/152 series (indy links)

Good list. I’m sure others will give their thoughts, too.

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Hefty list there eric…

I agree about the Tamiya Panzer III Ausf. L. I would also recommend Tamiya’s Stug III Ausf. G, it is a great kit and so easy to build.

Cheers

Mo/Rob

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Tamiya’s T 34, or Pz II should be good starter kits, and are relatively cheap (you may not feel as bad, if you make a mistake)

I also think that Italeri’s Pz IV H is a decent kit for a beginner. It has some tricky parts, but that can be great for a learning process without stretching the budget.

If money is no object, I would suggest a Tiger I early production by Tamiya. I just built the late production, and am in the process of building the early one with a PE set. These kits really fly together, and are quite accurate.

Good luck
edog

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I haven’t done too much yet in my career (ok, ok, “hobby”) as a modeler, but I didn’t have any problems on tamiya’s hanomag 251/1

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Tamiya-
tiger 1
panther
panzer III
panzer IV
t-34/76
t-34/85
su-122
M1A1
Challenger
M26
Stug III
M4A3 Sherman
Marder III
KV-1
and pretty much any newer tamiya kit and trumpeter kit.

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Ok i wentt out (before all these lists came in and picked up this kit:
Tamiya West German Leopard A4…did i do bad???
I have not opend it yet but is it a really hard one, or will i be ok??

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Heres a pic of the parts:

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The Tamiya Panzer II Afrika Korp is the EASIEST beginner tank I have seen so far.
The kit should cost about 10 bucks, and includes figures.
You can pick up 2 kits, practice on one, and be serious with the other and still be at the 20 dollar mark and have the same thing with figures.

Panzer II dio I recently posted
http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3944

Good Luck and Have Fun,

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ok now here’s another question, were german tanks or any for that matter ever painted black?

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I have seen some prett creative paint jobs on armor. Some of those being captured German tanks in Kubinka, Russia. I haven’t seen one yet that was black.

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Then i will do one in black:)
I hope it comes out ok…we shall see:P

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Just curious as to why you want to paint the tank black. German tank were painted Panzer grey, known as Schwartzgrau, or dark yellow, known as Dunkelgelb. I can’t think of any other coutntry that were black either. Good luck.

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I dunno i want a slightly different tank…i am weird i guess, could be a special night ops tank…lol
If i am being way weird please let me know!!

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May I advise painting your models whatever color you want!! I would suggest a very dark gray though with a black wash, this way those details will show up better.

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NO WAY, you are not being weird!!! I always do my own camo jobs, and I’m 100% behind people who paint however they want. (as long as its not an airplane mural or something[:D]) finish it and let’s see some pics!!!

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LOL ok ok i am going something dark;)
I will get pics of the progress as i go!

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Hmm… a black tank. Wouldn’t that be akin to riding a white horse into battle? (You just be asking for it!)
Definitely do a wash of some type to bring out the details. I’m curious to see how it will turn out.

Roy

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Ok also i want you all to keep in mind this is my first tank and i am hand painting it since i am absolutely awefull with airbrushing and cans…lol

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Ok here is the first of many progress pics, how is this for a color??? It’s Citidel Shadow Grey. Oh and I know i need work on my seams and all, i just got all excited…think of this as my test tank:)