M50 A1 Ontos

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Hi Mates
Here is my little cute Ontos .The Basicpart is almost done(only Hatch and some little things).
It goes on with the rifles.
But on the rifle tubes will be some wire,a time consuming part (kotz 🙂

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
On my Pershing i made the fault to punch the bolts through the Photoetch on the sideskirts(as told in the instruction).But when you do this ,you can not add an accurate pin wash around the bolts(so i did fake shadows on the underside of the bolts with a brush with Vallejo camo black.Looks OK so far because the weathering will cover a lot ).
On the Ontos i didnt that.I marked the location of the Bolts and punched it out with my 2 Punch and Die sets (hexagonal and round)They both were a Birthdaypresent ,given by myself 🙂
Have a look ,Mates

Dave Flitton
Excellent!! I like the new bolts! You sure are a busy person with all this armor being built. where do you put it all?

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Thanks,Dave :-D
My first vitrine (shrine??) is filled with a sherman(Landing in sicily) ,a churchill AVRE(the Bunker Buster),the Pershing ,and a Maschinenkrieger Melusine.I will soon take a picture.I build very slow ,and when iam on the bench iam much to hastily because i got not so much time.But i think thats a problem to all modellers!
My addiction is to end the whole project (includes figures and dios).Its hard for me to put a modell on a socket and thats it (like the Pershing ,it breaks my heart to see it on this wooden socket and not in a Dio,but i got the "modelling blues "with that tank.Iam glad to made the figures in a way you can look at it!
So after the Ontos ,the Pershing will get his rest where he belongs.In a ruined city somwhere in germany.

Dave Flitton
Excellent work so far. I like watching, it gives me clues on how I can make mine better.

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Ohhuhhh ,Dave .
This is one of the sentences that make me .......Blush 🙂
Partiieennnncceeeeeee (i hate this word)

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Patience ,of course.🙂

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Are you working on an Ontos????

Dave Flitton
No, there aren't any kits in 1/72 (so far). I have a few models in 1/35 that I have yet to build, so I look at techiques for both scales.

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Ok,man (sweat)!
So i dont have to rush this thing 🙂
But the deadline for the groupbild is set around december.
But i know that all the members of the groupbild are not the fastest( haha).
No.......only kidding ,dont pace the speed,Mates.

stefan natus
Weird thing without the tubes,great work on the bolts..

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Thanks ,Stefan
I got a walkaround ,so i "hope" the upper half will be no problem (attention ,rivet counters 🙂
Can it be that we meet on a convention but dont even know it???

Steve Wilson
Great start Markus, nice work on the photo-etch, did the P/E come with the kit or an after-market accessory, or haven't I been paying attention...

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Hi Steve
Both. I use a ET models aftermarket photoetch kit,and there i a little photoetch fret with the academy kit.For the exhaust i used the academy photoetch because the ET one burned up in flames(no joke,i try to heat it ,because it would better bend into a round shape,but the mesh went up into flames).But the academy photoech is equal.

Philip De Keyser
Great result with the etch parts, I'm looking forward to the next steps, keep the pix comming Markus, awesome job my man, greetz Phil

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Thanks ,Phil
I will do my best with my speed to bring it under the (Air)brush.
:-D

Christian Meyerhoff
Excellent start! Like the muffler, even the first burned up. Good luck on this one!

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Lol @ Christian
Realy it went to the ceiling,belive me mate!
I wasnt ready for this , my first reaction was ........Holy ssshh.....ockolade !!
:-D

Christian Meyerhoff
Believe me, I know this feeling for many many times! You tried the best for an hour and messed it up within some seconds. In those cases an ice cold beer is my first choice.

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Thank god it wasnt a try for houres.With the fenders it all went well.But the mesh burned up in flames.If i had spend an hour on the muffler,and all then were for the garbage bin,i throw this thing perhaps out of the window,and if i got a beer drunk it went 100 prozent out of the window! 🙂

Aghis Barberopoulos
I wouldn't expect anything less from Markus...🙂
Great PE details - I am thinking what it will be like once painted...

Augie
well i will be watching with interest..

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Hi Augie
You did a great job on your pilot. 🙂

Augie
Thanks Markus 🙂 your perishing is simply stunning

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Augie ,i will keep this the whole night long with me
:-D

Aghis Barberopoulos
Your ...'perishing' ? lol 🙂 (someone had one drink too many)

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
I dont want to step on it ,Aghis
Augie can be very "aggressive" 😉

stefan natus
@markus yes we did meet once in a blink,i believe it was at moveleo but am not sure off it.Missed each other at mol.

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Thats sad ,man.
Were will you be next?? Iam at the scale model factory on the 14 october!

Augie
Hey!! i am a pussycat .. i dont get aggressive... 😛

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
uhhhh ....like our Cats .They scratch dont bite!🙂

Augie
LOL 🙂 hey least I'm friendly hehe

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Thats what they all say 🙂

Wilfried Bogaerts
lol !

Kim Branders
Nice with the PE.

Holger Kranich
Its taking shape! Cool stuff!;)

Zimmermaniac
how do you deal with that bowed PE, soldering ???

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Hi ,Zimmi
I use CA glue for the PE.Iam still searching for a good soldering iron.

stefan natus
@ markus that probably going to be at lier 9th December still a long time....

Frank Krause
Hi Markus,

your "pyramid on tracks" is progressing well. Love it!

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
@Stefan
I will try my best to bring it to Lier 🙂
@Frank
Lol

Steve Wilson
Frank said: Hi Markus, your "pyramid on tracks" is progressing well. Love it!

Ha! yeah! I see what you mean... One of those Inca/Aztec ones😄

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
I think the us army tried to imitate ......
What was build long ago for 1000 's of years(pyramid) and is still there,can only last a long time.🙂

Steve Wilson
Actually it makes sense for the designers to make it that shape for the strength value alone...

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Thats right,Steve.A very steep(?) angle to repel bullets and other ammo i think.
But the space inside must be horrible.Like in a sardine can.Loud,smelly,tight.

Steve Wilson
Especially if one of them farts

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Lol ,Steve
There we have the favourite topic of my son!

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Fart and burp.
The world of a 6 year old boy(besides Lego,Transformers,and to bother his sister ) 🙂

Steve Wilson
It's also my favourite, I love schoolboy humour. Have you heard of this french guy:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_P%C3%A9tomane
Also:
Youtube Video

Holger Kranich
Its strange, obviously all young boys loves farting and burping. My mother convinced that;)!

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Lol :-D
My father had a book wirh explanations of different farts .very funny

Zimmermaniac
just read through all this..so you are really planning to come to Lier convention ??

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
I will try it ,Mate.I do my best!

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Hi ,Mates
The Ontos is allready finished with the build.One piece was missing in the Kit (its to place the two lower Barrels.)But the missing pieces are on their way.Meanwhile i will paint the Body ,and do the rest on the upper half later.A additional rack on the left side is added.It is sometimes seen on Original Fotos (although on the right side,but the exhaust is in the way.So i think it looks better on the left side.Artistic freedom 🙂

Philip De Keyser
Looks awesome Markus, can't wait to see it with some paint on, great job so far, it's another master piece from the master himself, greetz Phil

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Many Thanks ,Phil.
And thanks for the Master but thats a bit to much to receive advance praise (in German its called"Vorschusslorbeeren")
I think tomorrow i begin with the Paint.Good luck to myself 🙂

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Hi,Mates.
Tamiya XF 58 was sprayed.Again you can see colour modulation (red arrows).But this time its not so obviously as on my Pershing.And it was easier to do as on the Pershing.Next step is painting all the outer stuff like bolts ,jerry cans,Wheel rims etc.
See at Pic 16

Steve Wilson
It really is beginning to take shape now Markus, well done8)

Christian Meyerhoff
Very good start on the paint job. Looks excellent so far!

Holger Kranich
Im deeply impressed! Great work, i need to get this kit!

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Thanks ,Mates
Perhaps there will be an update tomorrow.
Thanks for your great comments (blush)

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
The missing pieces for my Ontos are on the Way.There will be here in the middle of November.🙂

stefan natus
Nice start at the painting process.

Christian Lehmann
I will follow this as a guideline for the paint of the sherman at the bench at the moment. Building process will proceed today after a 3 week model building break.

Mike Kryza
Really a "Markus-Kit"... Fine!

Aghis Barberopoulos
I like it Markus, this is going very well again!

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Thanks ,Mates for your great comments.
I was ill the last days ,sorry there are no new WIP pics.Today iam feeling better ,perhaps i do a little work this evening.

Dirk Heyer
Hi Markus,
hope you are OK now!!
Nice to see the fine details and the entire progress of your work! Thx that you will show the steps of your paint techniques!
The photoetched parts looking soo great, for example the exhaust. Looks so technical!
Amazing work.

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Thanks ,Dirk!
It wasnt that easy with the exhaust.I heat the first mesh and it went up in flames(wirklich,ist einfach verbrutzellt).I want to make it to bend easier.But luck was on my side ,i had a new try with seperately buyed photoetch.All went good.

Dirk Heyer
Nooo, it went up in flames?? Sry, I must laugh a bit, but it sounds like a bad joke!! Omg! Puff and away....... oo

It looks very difficult to bend this little part.
Chapeau!
Now you wear the title... Master of flaming photo-etches 🙂

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Yes ,Dirk.
I just laughed as well as you did but it was more like ......heilige scheis.......e
But i had to laugh at first , too.
But thanks Mate for this title....! Lol

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
@Dirk
Alle runden sachen sind irgendwie übel zu richten.Dann lieber en paar knicke .Aber so richtig rund ,und dann anpassen ,da is noch en bischen übung übrig 🙂
Bin ja noch jung und lernfähig. :-D

Dirk Heyer
Sieht abba perfect aus!!
Es soll ja so ne biegehilfe für runde und auch für konische Figuren geben! Geh mit der Anschaffung schon länger schwanger. Hab da die selben Probs.... öööh

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Die besten "tools " sind nichts wenn du nicht weisst wie du sie nutzen sollst.🙂

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
The best tools are nothing if you dont know how to use them. 🙂

Holger Kranich
Markus, i thought the same and now i have a son;)!

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Lol :-D

Dirk Heyer
HaHaHa,
Holger that`s right!
So I am not surprised as I did the same mistake!
No briefing and zack......a son!!!
Maybe the tools don`t work correctly.............
🙂

Holger Kranich
LOL! 😎

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Hi Mates
I will be away for 3 weeks on Health cure.So no updates.
Have a good time,and happy modeling 🙂

Zimmermaniac
health cure ?? what's wrong ??

Holger Kranich
Oh Markus, i wish you a fast recovery from wharever may itsch you! Hey, a tip: Smuggle some paintjars with you, so you can sniff on it when the nurses are not looking at you!;)

Now without joking: All the best to you, my buddy! If you need any help or hints (medical) feel free to contact me!

Groetjes Holly;)

Steve Wilson
Good luck buddy... 3 weeks away from modelling would be like doing cold Turkey for me...Lol🙂🙂🙂

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Thanks ,Mates
@Holger Lol
Things went a little tough the last months,i feel a little tiered.
Must get some energy and find my balance in life again.
All will be allright.Dont worry to much.
I will be glad to be on my workbench again.
All the best for you all .
Greetz .....Markus

Holger Kranich
Markus, i know what you will go through! No question, you´ll make it!

Christian Meyerhoff
Whish you all the best markus! From time to time everyone needs a break for "reloading" So make the best out of it!

Dirk Heyer
Hi Markus!! Wish you good luck and recover soon, my friend!! I cross my fingers that you will find the right balance between Yin and Yang!!!
Greetz
Dirk

Philip De Keyser
Recover soon Markus, wish you al the best my friend, greetz Phil

Frank Krause
All the best, Markus! Recover soon!

Wilfried Bogaerts
Take care Markus, get well soon and please return to Scalemates asap.
I can't handle this bunch of lunatics on my own, I need youre assistance !

Augie
take care buddy.. see you soon

Acki
Hi Markus, get well soon.

Christian Lehmann
Best wishes also from me.

stefan natus
Take care.

Aghis Barberopoulos
Are u gonna grow long hair again ??? 🙂 We 're gonna miss you Markus! 😉

Duncan Cook
All we can do is sit and wait.
Markus we wish you all best.

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Hi Mates

From Pic.20 is an update .I think the Chassis is finished (please let me know if you have an other opinion)
Tracks will be added tomorrow.

Frank Krause
Wow! 👍 👍 👍 Again speechless!

Holger Kranich
Verdammte Sch..ße, wie machst Du das??? Gnarf...;)

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Thanx Mates :-D
The dust and the typical vietnam red dust are oilcolors mixed with enamel. At the running gear its mixed Tamiya (flath earth with orange and red) paints to get the color.

Acki
@Holger: Ich glaube, Markus schaut in den Spiegel und holt sich dabei Anregungen, wie man einen Bausatz RICHTIG altert. 🙂

Christian Lehmann
Welcome back markus. You did a hell of a paint job. Amazing!

Christian Meyerhoff
Excellent work so far ! Looks perfect! How do you paint the wooden tool grips? They are looking absolute convincing. This will be a great model.

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
@Acki. Lol
@Christian M.
Base are light color Vallejo .Then oils like burnt sienna and umber (streaks).
Again light streaks with oil buff.Somehow all will come together.I try so long till i find it OK.

Augie
I love watching your work.... amazing

Dirk Heyer
Holy crab!!!!
That`s Art!!! So fu..ing unbelieveable virtous!!! I`m speechless when I have a look on your painted model!
Please let me be your adept and let me study your dexterity work lesson for lesson in complete isolation from foreign influence!!
Where is your painting monastery?????
No joke, I`m absolutely impressed about it!
Cool!!
Greetz
Dirk

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
@Dirk
A monastery for model builders would be great.But whats about the celibacy?? 🙂
Thank you very much Mates for all your great comments .They lift me up. :-D

Aghis Barberopoulos
Great work!

Dirk Heyer
I will pray to the master of colours every day.
I want to keep it holy, and in honour of all colours and models.
Thou shall not deny the colour and the master of colour
and see
there will come a Markus
to show us the way

Psalm6 . 7 Chapter 4The ways of painting, Colour Bible (1.Edition)

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Buaaaaaaaaahhhhaaaaaaaa LOL. Rofl
Now its enough 🙂
I thought Mig Jimenez has brought out the Modeling Bible??? 🙂
By the way ......bluuuuushhhhhh

Zimmermaniac
realism brought to scale - f..ng amazing

Philip De Keyser
This looks awesome Markus, I love your works mate, it looks so real, can't wait to see it when it's finished,
Greetz Phil

Andy Bertrand
Loving the intricate weathering, particularly the chipping on the edges which looks amazing... I'll be picking your brain for some tips my friend!

Andy Bertrand
And I've just seen the tracks. I have to know how you did these...

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Hi Andy and Thanks.
I will cut short how i do the tracks (by the way ...i hate vinyl tracks)
No priming.Sprayed the Vietnam earth color from Tamiya XF52 ,X6,little XF7(mixed).
Dust wtih high diluted XF57.Wash with MIG dark wash.Every track retouched with AK Dark Streaming Grime .2-3 layers of "The Army Painter "matt Varnish from the can (in my eyes the best matt varnish,but each taste is differently) Drybrush with Valleyo Oily Steel.Inside where the wheels run dry brush with Valleyo german camo.Chipping with sponge also with Valleyo German camo.
I think thats it. I sometimes dont know all the steps i have done .I try so long till it fits :-D
Hope that helps a little bit.

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Hi,Mates.
Stowage on the right Fender is done.Next will be 2 or 3 sandbags on the front under the drivers hatch.
From pic.38 on to see Stowage.

Christian Lehmann
nice

Frank Krause
He Markus! Great progress! Love it!

Andy Bertrand
Thanks Markus - that sounds pretty intricate, but well worth it

Christian Meyerhoff
This one is comming out very nice!

Zimmermaniac
we want Marcus doing a demo on a Belgian show 🙂

Holger Kranich
And for his practise at first in germany;)!

Philip De Keyser
@Zimmi, wat a great idea, indeed he must show his secrets to us 😉
greetz Phil
@ Markus, great looking pieces of art mate, keep the pix comming
Greetz Phil

Alberto Bianchi
Great job! my compliments.

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Thanks Mates,for the great comments (Blush)
Me and a Demo .....ha ha LOL
I will stutter my way in english through this.And because to try to speak correct ,i forget all i know about modelling. No way.
But thanks .I feel very flattered 🙂
Perhaps i try it first on you tube.
@Alberto
Your spaceship is crazy.Great work .Walking in Kow Yokoyamas shoes.I am a fan of Ma.K ,too (see Album).
Thanks again for all your comments :-D

Holger Kranich
😉

Duncan Cook
Keep builng Markus, looks great.

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Thanx ,Duncan
(Looks like it was cold that day you took the Pic. 🙂
My missing piece is finally there send by acedemy.Now i can go to finish the gun section and paint it.
Pics will follow.

My friends ,i wish you all a Merry Christmas with lots of modelling stuff under the tree :-D
But most of all i wish you health ,peace and a great new year 2013.
May all your wishes come true.
Greetings Markus and Family. 🙂

Duncan Cook
Cool,
By the way how was the Academy Service?
I can still remeber the lousy Tamiya Service.

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Hi ,Mates
The wireing is finaly done (thank godness).All cables are there.Now lets paint this 6 shooter.
New pics from 44.
@Duncan
It took 1 and a half month.But Service was ok.No Bill.

Philip De Keyser
Woooow Markus, great job, can't wait to see it with some paint on, give this shooter some color Markus 😉

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
On pic 46 you see some of the hardest work .After 4 houers my sight was a little dizzy and blurry.
Iam glad its over. 🙂

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
I dont want to swap with the mates who must do the takelage for a plane or ship. But i think practice makes perfect.
Thanks Phil 🙂

Christian Meyerhoff
Hi Markus! In my opinion this is the greatest model you have biuld so far. Like every bit of it. Amazing work! You seperate the guys from the boys 🙂

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Many thanks ,Christian 😄
With a clear (free) head a lot goes better.
How is your Duster doing ???

Christian Meyerhoff
Well Markus, the Duster is on hold even I bought the Verlinden Crew Set for it. But it`s not forgotten. Think I will finish it within the next two month. Still working on my Henschel 33 D1 Flak Truck. Beside that sometimes I do "Modelling in Scale 1:1" This time it is an NSU Quick Motorcycle from 1948. It was a piece of junk when I got it, but maenwhile it comes out nice. If anyone is interested in restoring old Motorbikes I will post some pictures here. Beside modelling and cooking old Bikes are my alltime favourite hobby. So many things to do, so less time.... But it`s all still fun 🙂

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Wow , cool hobbys (modelling ,cooking ,bikes).
And yes ,so much to do and so less time. 🙂

Christian Meyerhoff
Yep! 🙂

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Time to make thoughts about the dio!!!

Duncan Cook
It is. I can't wait to see it done. 🙂

Dirk Heyer
Markus please forgive me,
but whenever I consider this tank design, it reminds me to Warhammer 40 K!
Believe me, the constructor of this tank was a formerly Games Workshop designer! 😄 😄 😄
I would not be surprised when sitting inside 3 Orcs! 😛 😛

Wilfried Bogaerts
Markus, that's again a wonderful model you're building there, truly fantastic! You can bring such realism in your models with your painting techniques, really cool!
👍

Kim Branders
Nice ride mate, Grtz Kim

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Thanks Mates for your comments 😄
Today and tomorrow the guns will be paintet.
@ Dirk
Yes , the shape of "The Thing" is unique.And you brought me an idea for further projects.
I just say Ma.K . But psssssssssst.

Dirk Heyer
😄 😄 COOOOL!!!!!!!

Zimmermaniac
said it before.... we need Markus doing a demo on a Belgian show somewhere next year 🙂

Kim Branders
ok for me 🙂 🙂 🙂

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Thanks Mates
I really appreciate it.
But for the basic painting from the gun section it took 5and a half our.Tooooooooooooo long for a demo! 🙂
Perhaps someday if Zimmy dances in a Thong on a Table,Holger does a Flic Flac,Wilfried burps the ABC backwards,and Dirk juggles with two chainsaws.
Then maybe! 😄
Pics will follow.

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
From pic 51 shots of the gun section.

Kevin Boodts
Cool subject!

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Thanks Kevin.
The chassis was allready paintet last year (from Pic 20).But the a piece for the gunturret section was missing and i had to reorder it from a Academy.It took 1 and a half month till i get it.
So iam building on "The Thing" almost to long. But the end is near 🙂
I dont want to get the "Modeling Blues "with it.
By the way you did a very exellent job with your Humvee and Bradley.
Top weathering Job.Great ones in a small scale!

Duncan Cook
How was the academy service? I still remeber the lousy Faller and Tamiya Service.

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Service not to friendly but ok.Academy Europe ordered it fast,so i dont know why it took 1 and a half month.(Perhaps there was a korean Postman with Bike who delivered it first. 🙂

Duncan Cook
sounds better than Tamiya and faller.
Did they send you an confirmation e-mail?

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
No!!
I grab the telephone 2 times, and send 2 mails with the question how the progress is .
Maybe iam a little impatient.

Duncan Cook
I mean after the order. I'm used to it since the Department X servive.
Faller didnÄt sent me a mail at all only a letter after 2 moths that the requested parts are not aviaable and another time they send me a warning that I owe them 15 euros.
And Tamiya don't want to help me. They said only dealers have got a right on spareparts, not the client.

Philip De Keyser
Paintjob on yhe guns looks awesome Markus 👍

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Oh ,that sounds Bad.
No no bill has arrived until now.

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Thanks ,Phil 😄
Thats the basic paint job.Next is modulation on the tracerguns ,washes ,oilfading,chipping etc.
My family wont see me for the next weeks 🙂

Kevin Boodts
Thank you Markus 😉 Hope the modeling blues doesn't get you 😛

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Got to keep the pace,Kevin!!Its doing fine .Details are painted and now the Filters.

stefan natus
Cant wait to see the pipes on top off the hull

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Thanks ,iam working hard on it.!
Spilled my enamel thinner over my workbench (1/3 from the Bottle).
Didnt clean it immediately,first finished the filter on the Pipes.
A alternative way to get High.!! 🙂

neil kerr
lol

Duncan Cook
Well. I prefer future. 😉

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Is future realy that better than tamiya clear or other??
Not to get high of course.I mean in use as a varnish! 🙂

Mike Kryza
Think T. and Future (now called Pledge) are near together... (I'm using both). But I think, it's my opinion, one of the best is Mr. Hobby - Mr. Metal Primer

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Thanks,Mike.I got Mr. Metal ,too.Only used it as a primer for photoetch.Give it a try next time .

Mike Kryza
I'm using Future at AFVs and Mr. Metal on planes before applying the decals. Future can, even it's drying 48 hours, react with decal softeners. It happens to me two or three times.

neil kerr
What do you use the furniture polish for?

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Hi Neil
I personaly dont use it.See the link ,its a good explanation for what to use !
Otherwise " google " can help.
ilovewood001.tripod.com/modeling/future.html

Roy McKenzie
The Ontos looks great. I like the look you have for the tools.

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Hi Roy
Thank you much. 🙂 Now iam at work with the Dio.There you can see some more details...
M50 A1 Ontos Details/Diorama | Album by Markus Kutsch (1:35)
Feel free to have a look.

Roy McKenzie
I will thanks.