UAE E RS ROT E e wn PA Tits WWW.quickwheelstore.comsto broad forthe fs ‘twas 1998 when first attended the Trucks & Tracks show at Folke in southern England | was going to a show time and felt quite excited about it. Until this moment, my models hag only been seen in Spain, as the Internet was rl rly unknown back then. Lhad been making medels of destroyed vel \was attracted by the multitude of effects and colours that was posi se, andthe freedom to tun tank models into add, twisted, sculpture full of shapes, Making destroyed models was the final lnk inthe modeling world to me... the big ncevable accomplishment. I was my final ‘goal. That year | 1a destroyed DAK Panzer Il. considered itto ‘be my best piece tothe date, but back then thosein England they werent sed to this type of modeling inthe destroyed state. At fst the organi zation woul allow iinto ty petition, a ‘this’ wasnt an operative tank and they didn't know what category to place it. They didn’t know what to do as ithas never seen before. Atlas, t was accepted and | was able to get my fst godin an international competition. I as a small ic tory to me, and since then the model scene has royed and abandoned vehicles appearing regulary in the shows around the world, Making a destroyed or abandoned hcl is actually harder and ‘mote work than making a ecinary mode not just n the bulding stage, but in the painting as wel Sixteen years ater this small vctory against comertionatm | have the great pleasure to presenta special issue o the TW dedicated to all these modellers that are fond of this subject, Thanks to them, models of destroyed and abando Jes are com ‘monplace in every show. Looking forward you enjoy atopic | dedicated a part of my modeling carer Colaborators Kevin Derken Mr. Scratchmod Rick Lawier Antonio Alonso THE WEATHERING MAGAZINE by Original tice Assstant Jamie Haggo ano ot Wtisaais bak Nention Mig imenes ig Jimenez ‘Mig mene Jonas Dahibes ttptnene 5 lon Dahlberg 5 ree a Rick Lawler WEATHERING) kore! Motrsaey Gary Christensen WEATHER Caos Cesta passa feline beg Repose Spying & Commu bn arregrocs nepbicnhet con Finacial rage Elizabeth Wiese el ISSN 2340-289x september 2014 atstsya Cover Cristiana Xtiana Claudio Fernandez