Mike Kohta
Green Bay, Wisconsin
For a topical model, Mike built a Trumpeter 1/35 scale T-80UM as a Russian tank in Ukraine. The scene shows the tank’s crew looting a pub and the Ukrainians welcoming them with a Javelin antitank missile. He hand-painted the tank, stowage, and base with Tamiya acrylics and enamels, Vallejo acrylics, and Winsor & Newton artist oils.