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pmskaar
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Those are great looking pair of Deuce and a halfs there, Bill!

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Great looking trucks Bill!
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Thanks a lot Pete, thanks Red!

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Some more 250's, some of the pictures came out a little dark, I've lost my model desk to the Christmas tree for the time being, I'm relegated to a TV tray.Image
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Very nice work on those 250s, Bill! They look great and I love the camo.

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Thanks a lot Pete, appreciate it!

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Great camo. Nice.
Hand paint the German crosses?
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Thanks a lot Chris. The balkenkreuz and the tac numbers are GHQs decals actually, unfortunately the numbers don’t show up that well in my bad lighting.

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Hi Bill! I have found that the solid red numbers tend to fade into the model. This is true to a somewhat lesser extent with the solid black numbers as well. I have used solid white decals for some of my models but may try out some red and black tactical numbers with white edging to see if that helps a bit.

Several years ago, I painted a couple of Panther Ds and used red numbers on them and they are very difficult to make out. It is not as bad on my Afrika Korps vehicles.

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Great looking half tracks Bill!
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Thanks a lot Red!

Pete, I have the same problem with the red. With certain colors, like reds, yellows and oranges, the lighter the backing the better, but with decals that small, it’s impossible to leave a primed spot or a white spot for the numbers, then be able to paint around it. The only real option would be to put a white number on, then a red number over it, and that juice just isn’t worth the squeeze, lol. Sometimes they show up fine, sometimes not, I like to tell myself it’s battlefield wear.

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New Micronaut for Taffy 3, the John C. Butler.
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Great looking ship, Bill! I love the camo pattern!
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Very nice looking ship.
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Thanks a lot Red and Chris!

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