Hi from Ron at Gatwick, UK

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Hi from Ron at Gatwick, UK

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Hi all, I'm Ron from Horley, Surrey in the UK and a child of the 50s!

Forgebears recommended I came to this forum for a few pointers as I am not a 1/16 RC builder or scratch builder at all. I basically stick to making up 1/35 British Armour (mostly Tamiya) and pretty much Royal Scots Greys, otherwise things get too complicated and cluttered and, my passion is the painting anyway ... 3D art. I’m sure you all know, you could spend a lifetime building just Shermans alone!

I have however owned a Heng Long Pershing for probably 10 years (still haven’t painted it!) and have just picked up the new 2.4 ghz Sherman M4A3 to up-gun as an approximation of a Firefly. I’m not after accuracy as I just want to get painting. I also recently painted a very old HL RC 1/16 Tiger 1 for a friend (piccy below) with all its in-built inaccuracies, which we can live with for the sake of a decent paint job. The research for that panzer was a whole new ball game for me ... and blow me down, he wanted it battle damaged and dirtied up to such a degree that it, spoilt all the art! I like museum or fresh in service paint jobs with a bit of dust rather than factory finish or mud and guts.

1/16 HL Tiger 1
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Looking forward to a world of knowledge and guidance from you all.

Regards,

Ron.
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Welcome to the site Ron, nice detail and paint job on the tiger, very knowledgeable guys on the forum who will get you on the right track with 1/16th in no time :thumbup: ,

All the best, Lee.
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Welcome. Ask your question and you will get a myriad of answers.
Richard
Tamiya Tiger 1, Taigen FlakPanzer IV,Torro M16 half-track, Tamiya Panther,WSN/Torro T34,Taigen M41 Bulldog,H/l/Taigen Sherman M4A3,H/L T90, Haya M3 Grant, Metal Origins 234/2 Puma, Nashorn by Alwyn. I was only going to have one tank - honest! :D
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welcome Ron good to see you made it here
hope you find all the answers here
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Hello and welcome Ron! Very nice paint work
Tanks alot.... :wave:
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