Tamiya Challenger 2 Tank

All parts primed in Vallejo 73.604 surface primer. Waiting for paints to arrive so I can move forward 

One of things I don’t particularly enjoy in modelling is painting wheels. Faced with 14 of them, I started doing them by hand and thought that there must be a better way. A couple of YouTube videos later, I 3D printed a circle template and found that the wheels fitted the 15mm and 12mm holes well. I sprayed the tyres with Tamiya XF-85 rubber black first then the hubs with Vallejo earth through the mask. I am pretty happy with the results.  

The FDM 3D printed circle template with all except the 15 and 12 mm holes masked off. The STL file was from Thingiverse. 

The tub and body top painted with Tamiya TS-46 light sand. I could only get this in a spray can which, while being convenient, delivers too much paint too fast. I prefer the control of the airbrush.