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Michael Butry
North Tonawanda, New York
Michael built Tamiya’s 1/48 scale M20 essentially out of the box, but he decided near the end of the build to add storage bags as well as tarps and covers made from aluminum foil. “The gear was added before I painted the vehicle, which at first I thought was going to be tough but in the end was actually easy,” he says. He painted the armored car’s weathered camo with a variety of shades from Tamiya and Model Master over a base coat NATO black. Weathering continued with Tamiya pigments, Ammo by Mig Jimenez washes, and Winsor & Newton oils.