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Vespid Models Pz.Kpfw. VIII Maus Build in 1/72 Scale	2	12 Jan 2025 1:27 p.m. PST
my Youtube channel	176	10 Jan 2025 1:55 p.m. PST
Color, tube, spare barrel for MG-42	5	09 Jan 2025 12:00 a.m. PST
Airborne Uniforms WW2	3	30 Dec 2024 8:51 p.m. PST
Airborne Uniforms WW2	5	30 Dec 2024 7:01 p.m. PST
Airborne Uniforms WW2	2	30 Dec 2024 6:29 a.m. PST
Modeling an M5 Stuart	10	13 Dec 2024 10:34 p.m. PST
Panzer Grenadier uniforms ETO post-Normandy	8	09 Dec 2024 3:25 p.m. PST
Were “Honey” Stuarts painted in Caunter scheme?	10	06 Dec 2024 2:23 p.m. PST
German VG at Bulge: Ponchos, STG 44 pouches, etc	2	29 Nov 2024 12:09 a.m. PST
1944 Germans: gloves, scarves, helmet straps	3	28 Nov 2024 10:27 a.m. PST
Wearing the Zeltbahn in the Waffen SS	4	01 Nov 2024 1:24 a.m. PST
Oakleaf winter tutorial	5	11 Oct 2024 2:54 a.m. PST
Fallschirmjager Sturmgeschutzebrigade 12 in Normandy	3	08 Oct 2024 7:11 a.m. PST
Italian Tank Markings	8	07 Oct 2024 10:14 p.m. PST
Polish Cavalry Cap Band Color WW2	7	07 Oct 2024 2:09 a.m. PST
Medic helmets and arm bands	3	06 Oct 2024 7:20 a.m. PST
British Desert Armour Chipping	3	08 Sep 2024 10:22 a.m. PST
Tanks on the Merderet at la Fiere	9	25 Aug 2024 9:15 p.m. PST
Waffen ss Walloon Camo type 1943-early 44	2	18 Aug 2024 2:58 a.m. PST
15th Panzer Division Turret Stowage Bin Platoon Bands	6	25 Jul 2024 12:05 a.m. PST
Feldjäger Officers	5	09 Jul 2024 1:55 p.m. PST
Making Ground Texture for Basing	5	02 Jul 2024 1:16 p.m. PST
Mixing Warlord decals w/ Artizan troopers	2	01 Jul 2024 7:48 a.m. PST
GW/Citadel paints USN WWII color equivalents	10	26 Jun 2024 4:14 p.m. PST
IJN and USN WWII color equivalents	10	22 Jun 2024 5:28 p.m. PST
What is the successor to Future/Kleer or the other product?	3	20 Jun 2024 12:34 p.m. PST
Normandy Airborne uniforms – getting the color right…	12	14 Jun 2024 1:56 p.m. PST
German greatcoats... can be painted white?	5	13 Jun 2024 2:53 p.m. PST
Airborne great coats in Bulge	4	25 May 2024 1:22 a.m. PST
Paint Chipping	3	14 May 2024 8:10 a.m. PST
Vallejo colours for Germans in Greatcoats???	6	24 Apr 2024 6:27 a.m. PST
American tank markings	6	13 Apr 2024 7:45 a.m. PST
Varnishing 15mm tanks	8	08 Apr 2024 9:25 a.m. PST
More Early Pacific War Stuff & a YouTube Painting Tutorial	10	20 Mar 2024 5:01 p.m. PST
Painting dilema - US Airborne	8	14 Mar 2024 5:39 a.m. PST
Vallejo Model Color and Game Color	6	19 Feb 2024 9:17 a.m. PST
German Feldgrau Paint	14	28 Jan 2024 7:03 a.m. PST
Uniforms of flakpanzer crew figures?	2	19 Jan 2024 4:20 a.m. PST
Stalking the Green Tiger	13	08 Jan 2024 11:14 a.m. PST
German Officer and NCO combat dress	7	02 Jan 2024 10:00 a.m. PST
Priming 28mm on the sprue?	7	23 Dec 2023 4:45 p.m. PST
German Camo... same for every vehicle in the unit?	9	18 Dec 2023 10:50 p.m. PST
Painting German Big Cats in 6mm	4	12 Dec 2023 6:54 a.m. PST
German Aerial Recognition Flags?	6	04 Dec 2023 6:07 p.m. PST
SS Camouflage smock alternative patterns?	6	29 Nov 2023 5:12 p.m. PST
My Late Dad's WWII Photos and More With General Pettygree	17	14 Nov 2023 5:06 p.m. PST
How to Paint and Make a HQ Objective Marker	1	09 Nov 2023 6:42 a.m. PST
german tank urban camouflage?	6	26 Oct 2023 3:27 a.m. PST
Dutch East Indies	6	22 Oct 2023 8:33 p.m. PST
Army painter speedpaint guides?	6	29 Sep 2023 4:53 a.m. PST
British Vehicle Markings Reference Diagrams	11	28 Sep 2023 8:44 p.m. PST
Numbers on Panzergrenadier Support Vehicles	4	19 Sep 2023 7:00 a.m. PST
1:2400 WWII Naval & Color Accuracy	18	15 Sep 2023 4:49 a.m. PST
What do you do with the 15mm marching soldiers?	14	02 Aug 2023 7:55 a.m. PST
Looking for info on Long Range Desert Group	6	02 Jul 2023 5:22 a.m. PST
You prefer a mix!	1	22 Jun 2023 6:06 p.m. PST
Camuflaje invernal con blanco «lavable»	1	20 May 2023 8:07 p.m. PST
Craft paints. All from one manufacturer?	27	30 Apr 2023 10:20 a.m. PST
Looking for a spray primer	5	11 Apr 2023 6:14 p.m. PST
San Marco Marines helmet colour	6	10 Apr 2023 8:46 a.m. PST
Painting Guide for 1940 Danes?	10	31 Mar 2023 10:46 a.m. PST
Prime them olive drab!	8	17 Mar 2023 11:37 a.m. PST
What's the Truth about Field Grey?	25	12 Mar 2023 8:13 p.m. PST
Flags on Tanks?	12	08 Feb 2023 2:57 a.m. PST
Help with Italian tank crew uniforms	4	18 Jan 2023 11:09 a.m. PST
WW2 US Infantry uniform color	26	21 Dec 2022 2:31 p.m. PST
New: Australian Armour and Artillery Museum	7	11 Dec 2022 3:50 p.m. PST
How to make flames for flame throwers	3	07 Dec 2022 12:57 p.m. PST
2nd Armoured Division 1941 - AFV Colours	6	24 Nov 2022 1:26 a.m. PST
A Painting Tutorial Guide and Resource for Axis and Allies	3	10 Oct 2022 2:59 p.m. PST
Dunkelgelb	10	08 Oct 2022 4:25 a.m. PST
Aircraft Recognition Flags? Italian Version?	2	07 Sep 2022 1:29 p.m. PST
Quick Question. British Beret Colour M10's	10	13 Aug 2022 4:24 a.m. PST
Gurkha Officers & Kukris	5	03 Aug 2022 10:59 p.m. PST
Como pintar soldados alemanes con abrigo...	1	27 Jul 2022 8:29 p.m. PST
Greek Early WW2 military License Plates & markings	7	25 Jul 2022 2:32 p.m. PST
Anyone use Howard Hues any more?	38	13 Jul 2022 4:47 p.m. PST
Halftrack color?	11	05 Jun 2022 9:32 p.m. PST
How To Paint 6mm Figures in Cinematic Hollywood Style	5	27 May 2022 12:59 p.m. PST
Help with this Picture???	7	06 May 2022 1:17 p.m. PST
Re: Off the Factory Floor versus Gypsy Caravan	7	29 Apr 2022 4:06 p.m. PST
Who wore German cammo?	9	15 Apr 2022 11:18 a.m. PST
Black Tree Designs 28mm WWII - How do they compare in scale?	15	02 Feb 2022 1:11 p.m. PST
Painting British Airborne Berets?	8	29 Jan 2022 11:20 a.m. PST
NKVD At start of WWII	7	23 Jan 2022 8:17 a.m. PST
Priming 15mm Shermans for the European Theater	23	09 Jan 2022 1:52 a.m. PST
12mm Review and Painting Victrix Panzer IV	5	06 Jan 2022 5:11 a.m. PST
French Uniform colour	6	02 Jan 2022 7:13 p.m. PST
WWII Russian uniform color	18	16 Dec 2021 8:31 a.m. PST
Finnish Units without Caps (Just Helmets)?	7	16 Dec 2021 8:06 a.m. PST
Guide for the Japanese Army	8	02 Dec 2021 4:32 a.m. PST
Best Guide for Painting British Uniforms	4	25 Nov 2021 1:18 a.m. PST
LATE WAR BRITISH VEHICLE PAINTING TUTORIAL	2	18 Nov 2021 6:03 p.m. PST
Philosophical Consolations	4	17 Nov 2021 3:53 p.m. PST
Airbrushing Help!!!	8	28 Oct 2021 6:21 p.m. PST
German mountain troops in Creta, uniform?	5	25 Oct 2021 12:30 p.m. PST
Panzer Gray?	21	05 Oct 2021 3:22 a.m. PST
Japanese soft skin vehicles: what color?	5	29 Sep 2021 9:56 a.m. PST
German Late War Troops - 15mm Peter Pig & OG	5	19 Sep 2021 12:45 p.m. PST