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

Great looking trucks Bill!

Thanks a lot Pete, thanks Red!

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.

Very nice work on those 250s, Bill! They look great and I love the camo.

Thanks a lot Pete, appreciate it!

Great camo. Nice.
Hand paint the German crosses?

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.

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.

Great looking half tracks Bill!

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.

New Micronaut for Taffy 3, the John C. Butler.

Great looking ship, Bill! I love the camo pattern!

Very nice looking ship.

Thanks a lot Red and Chris!