Sturgis Paine, Durham, North Carolina

To improve Tamiya's 1/35 scale M109A6 Paladin, Sturgis added Voyager photoetched-metal details, a turned-metal barrel from the Barrel Depot, and AFV Club individual-link tracks. He primed the self-propelled gun with AK Interactive sand, airbrushed black into recesses for pre-shading, then built up the camouflage with five layers of color. Mig Productions enamel washes finished the process.