I have been tank modeling for a little over a year, but have been modeling my whole life. I put my first Hawker Hunter together when I was five. There is a lot to learn about all the different armor and uniforms. I guy can only absorb so much.

Some of the stuff I am doing now is new to me. I am learning a lot on this forum, and think everyone here is very helpful. A couple of guys dive right in with what might be wrong, but they are quick to back it up with useful information to make it right. I hope this little dust-up helps "clear the air" on criticism. Be aware that some people take it well and others don't for various reasons. IMO people that go to the effort to post and contribute should be at least granted a gracious response. Especially the new guys. We don't want to scare anyone off and make them feel unwelcome. Once guys get active here I am sure most would appreciate the constructive criticism to improve their results. However not all modelers care about the same things, and the degree to which they follow the doctrine presented will vary.

For example. German uniforms. I will probably never get them right. IMO there were just too many darn variations and styles. On my priority list of things to do in this life spending hours researching them is not on there. I am just happy they were recognized as Germans!!!!!!! Hopefully I can absorb enough from pzrwest, and get lucky 25% of the time I am very grateful for his comments as it saves me the time of researching it for myself.

So to answer a couple of questions. These are resin cast models. I prime them first and then paint with acrylics after that. I could spray these with windex, let then sit for five minutes, run them under warm water and have them back to their primed base in less then a minute, allowing me to start again. One day that might happen.