Hey Tony,
Thanks for noticing.
Yes I am a firm believer of no rust.
Sometimes when these AFV went to war they may have lasted a day or week rarely up to a month .
Most guys rust out the tracks or tail pipes , highly unrealistic.
Go outside and look at your car's tail pipe.
It should be gray unless your car is over 20 years old.
I do not make them pristine they are dirty and for some reason in the pics the white paint shows up bright , in hand the white is dingy !
At first when the molds are new I sell kits after about the 15th casting the molds start to wear . After about the 20th pour I start shutting down the kit sales and start with my own full builds. Because the molds start coming out a little rough .
In the rough condition guys who may buy them may complain so I stop the kits and switch to the building mode.
Most guys who commission me want a certain tank from a certain company.
The paint scheme camo on my latest Jagdpanther was copied off of my Jagdtiger.
Most certantly not a real scheme but it sure looks cool and so do other guys so I need to make 2 more just like it.
This is my second run for the King tiger.
My first run I made the track links ( stiff resin ) one by one. LOTS OF WORK !!!
Too much work in fact so I made long lengths for the top and bottom run with singles around the rear ideler and front sprocket. STILL TOO MUCH WORK
Now I made new molds again and I use a rubber type resin and I make the tracks in 2 pieces and they wrap the running gear like rubber bands