WW2 F15A Ford w/Breda in Italian service 2025-03

[kevin]

Postscript: the gang's (almost) all here...

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There is a diorama in there somewhere screaming to be let out.

 

[BarleyBop]

North Africa

...as a kid it captured my imagination too, only we would crawl across a windswept winter landscape of blowing snow and frozen dunes, imagining we were on some RECCE mission to reconnoitre the enemy postions!

 

[BarleyBop]

screaming

Haha, who knows, if I ever get through my stash, I will have dozens of vehicles and combatants of British (+ Kiwis, Aussies, Poles, Nepalese Gurkhas, Indians, Greeks and South Africans), Italian, American, German, French (Vichy and Free), Moroccan Goums, Eritrean, Senegalese and Tabor. Probably forgetting a few!

 

[user 22148]

Yep - We did that as kids many time too. Crossing the fields and woods out the back of our village like they were in Northern France.

 

[Jakko]

Crossing the fields and woods out the back of our village like they were in Northern France.

We sometimes stormed the beach

 

[Marauder1981]

Couldn't get the Mr Hobby, so trying out the AK metal primer. Seems to cover well. At least these little strips.

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Layering thin paint (with good amount of glazing medium for smoothness and blending). Then a bit of pin and shadow washes to start giving depth and bring out detail.

Ammo cases and stand with spare not glued, or the seats.

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Still a long way to go, but progress.

I haven't been able to find Mr. Hobby gray primer in a bottle at any of the online hobby shops, and I just got an email from Squadron (in response to being on their waiting list/in-stock notification) that they are discontinuing selling it. Is it just me or did I miss something?

 

[BarleyBop]

I haven't been able to find Mr. Hobby gray primer

Got me curious.... I know there was a ban in Canada on some Tamiya rattlecans...
According to Mr A.I. McGoogles:

What's Happening:

• Canada Restrictions: In mid-2025, Canadian retailers faced seizures and bans of Mr. Hobby (GSI Creos) spray paints and other products due to strict chemical rules, creating supply chain chaos.
• US Impact: This Canadian situation made some US shops nervous or unable to restock, causing temporary shortages or price increases for US customers, leading to rumors of a broader ban.
• Official US Status: There's no news of a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or similar ban on Mr. Hobby paints in the United States itself.