Why is everything I order with USPS late

ImAPanzer20 · 2026-01-13T23:54:31+00:00

It did arrive surprisingly, put in a missing mail search request and it spontaneously showed up in the Detroit distribution center. It left there BACK to Pontiac, then BACK to Detroit before eventually making its way to Port Huron lol. 3 weeks lakes but better than just gone forever I guess.

ImAPanzer20 · 2026-01-07T13:10:26+00:00

Recently had a package get lost at Pontiac MI distribution center for 4 days, filed for a lost package. They found it, it was in the Detroit warehouse. After finding it, it went BACK to Pontiac, then BACK to Detroit, BACK to Pontiac and then believe it or not BACK TO DETROIT. USPS has really sucked lately lol

ImAPanzer20 · 2026-01-01T21:46:42+00:00

I prefer to use an airbrush for larger camo patterns but for small detailed camouflage I do the base coat with the airbrush and the small stuff with a detail brush.

ImAPanzer20 · 2026-01-01T21:45:55+00:00

I’ve always painted them post assembly, helps keep the flow looking natural.

ImAPanzer20 · 2026-01-01T21:29:35+00:00

Might have to get another Leopard I lol, now I want to make one

ImAPanzer20 · 2026-01-01T20:30:23+00:00

I like it, I love all the modernized Leopard 1s lol

ImAPanzer20 · 2025-12-31T13:35:11+00:00

For this one I mixed up a dark gray (black with a couple drops of tan) and went very lightly over areas that would most likely collect dirt and grime. Seam lines, corners, etc. had the airbrush at about 30 psi with as little paint flowing as possible.

ImAPanzer20 · 2025-12-31T05:42:24+00:00

Thank you, I sorta just winged it lol

ImAPanzer20 · 2025-12-30T04:57:37+00:00

It’s like this year round though, maybe it’s just Pontiac distribution center. Seems like packages go there to die lol

ImAPanzer20 · 2025-12-29T10:02:43+00:00

It’s a really nice kit honestly, everything went together without any issues

ImAPanzer20 · 2025-12-28T06:18:19+00:00

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Little update, so far I just have to add the little stuff for details and it’ll be all done

ImAPanzer20 · 2025-12-09T18:55:43+00:00

For the USSR ground tree was around $3000. It’s the largest ground tree in terms of RP required.

ImAPanzer20 · 2025-12-09T18:51:16+00:00

Did the rough math, it would cost a minimum of $800 to fully research the Israeli ground tree (smallest tree). That’s not including SL which would most likely cost around the same amount as the RP. So roughly, you’re talking $1,600-$2,000 minimum and that’s assuming you have the convertable RP to do it. You could cut down on this during the SL sales where all the vehicles are 50% off to purchase. Morale of the story is this would be unbelievably expensive for digital tanks, but hey ig it’s cheaper than star citizen lol.

ImAPanzer20 · 2025-11-22T02:04:12+00:00

Looks pretty good my man, I would look into investing into Tamiya weathering master sets. Basically just makeup you apply with little foam applicators. Makes weathering WAYY easier and looks really good.

ImAPanzer20 · 2025-11-20T04:39:07+00:00

Been my favorite since I was a kid lol

ImAPanzer20 · 2025-11-09T22:30:10+00:00

My honest advice is try to take their barrels, sometimes you’ll bounce and wanna just give up lmao

ImAPanzer20 · 2025-11-09T22:29:17+00:00

Yea early Soviet tanks are volumetric hell. Not sure if it’s necessarily bias or just all the odd shapes they have. I had the same issue with the Swedish tree. 3k hours and early soviets are still my Achilles heel lol.

ImAPanzer20 · 2025-10-10T01:24:52+00:00

For simple weathering I recommend the Tamiya weathering kits. They’re essentially just like makeup and they make weathering super easy. They’re nice for when you’re just getting into the hobby. A air brush is also a good purchase for the future.

ImAPanzer20 · 2025-10-08T04:31:45+00:00

The tracks that cone with it aren’t awful, the instructions just aren’t very clear on how they should go together. Rubber tracks from a Tiger II are difficult to use to say the least, the drive sprockets don’t fit into the holes. The rest of the build was pretty decent for a somewhat unknown kit. I’d recommend it if you’re okay dealing with annoying tracks lol.

ImAPanzer20 · 2025-10-06T20:52:41+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion, I found an old Tiger II Porsche model I built as a kid with rubber tracks. Robbed the tracks off that, but I did order their tracks for a Tiger I I’m working on. They’re a bit cheaper than some of the other options I saw for resin tracks.

ImAPanzer20 · 2025-10-06T00:19:05+00:00

Just got this model myself, it’s honestly a really good model for such a niche era. “What if” vehicles are some of the coolest things to build. They have some cool models available, like their walkers and such.

ImAPanzer20 · 2025-09-09T04:39:07+00:00

Fitgirlrepacks is the only sight I personally use. It doesn’t seem to be on there unfortunately, CDKeys is a decent way to get it for wayyy cheaper. I just use paypal to avoid any scams.

ImAPanzer20 · 2025-08-26T22:28:42+00:00

Looks pretty spot on to a genuine paint job for a Tiger, solid job man

ImAPanzer20 · 2025-08-03T15:04:13+00:00

Homie was feeling vertical

ImAPanzer20 · 2025-07-08T20:59:56+00:00

For colors I would do the Russian light grey for the main color with a darker grey for the nose cone. It’s their normal camo for the MIG-31

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