# panellines.com llms.txt > Panel Lines, created by Ade Hill, is a website for scale modelling enthusiasts, with articles, tutorials, reviews, and photo galleries of the author's scale model builds. It features subjects such as weathering techniques, painting styles, and construction tips, alongside personal opinions about the scale modelling hobby. A distinctive aspect of Panel Lines is that it doesn't confine itself to any single genre of scale models or any single experience level. ## Key sections - [Home](https://panellines.com/): The main page of Panel Lines features its most recent articles, tutorials, product reviews, and showcases of model builds. It shows off the site's latest content and links to the primary content category pages. - [Display Case](https://panellines.com/display-case): This section of the website is dedicated to showcasing completed scale models. It features a gallery of builds, providing inspiration and ideas for modellers. Visitors can explore various models and read about the techniques which were used to make them. - [Knowledge](https://panellines.com/knowledge): The Knowledge section contains tutorials, guides, and quick tips to improve the skills of scale modellers. It covers a wide range of topics, from basic to advanced methods, making it an insightful resource for hobbyists at any skill level. - [Reviews](https://panellines.com/reviews): The Reviews section includes reviews of scale modelling products such as books, paints, tools, figures, and after-market detailing parts. Every review highlights the good and bad characteristics, summarises the author's take on it, and gives a rating out of five. - [Miscellany](https://panellines.com/miscellany): The Miscellany section includes inspiration and ideas, opinion, humour, and the author's personal viewpoints about the scale modelling hobby. ## Key categories - [Explainers](https://panellines.com/explainers): This category explains the jargon of scale modelling techniques. Each article looks at one kind of technique or style, which modellers may have heard of but not really know very much about, and demystifies it. - [Quick Tips](https://panellines.com/quick-tips): This category contains short articles, no longer than two minutes' reading time, which provide simple solutions and handy life-hacks for some common problems experienced by scale modellers. - [Longer Reads](https://panellines.com/longer-reads): This category features in-depth articles and essays on various aspects of scale modelling and adjacent topics, such as photographing scale models. It's a resource for enthusiasts seeking comprehensive insights and discussions which go beyond quick tips. ## Key articles - [Oil Paint Rendering (OPR) Explained](https://panellines.com/knowledge/oil-paint-rendering-explained): This article explains a method and style of weathering scale models using oil paint. OPR was originated by modeller and author Mike Rinaldi. - [Modulation Explained](https://panellines.com/knowledge/modulation-explained): This article outlines the various styles of modulation, which involves altering the lightness of different surfaces on a scale model or figure to mimic lightfall. - [Focus Stacked Close-Ups with Affinity](https://panellines.com/knowledge/focus-stacked-close-ups-affinity-photo): Photographing scale models has become part of the hobby for many modellers, as they share their work online, so this in-depth tutorial explains how to use Affinity's Focus Merge tool to produce high-depth-of-field macro photos of small subjects. It's relevant not just to model makers but to any serious macro photographer who uses Affinity software. - [Is Over Weathering Even a Thing?](https://panellines.com/miscellany/over-weathering-in-scale-modelling): Sometimes, military and aircraft modellers who show their work online will be criticised for "over weathering", but how does anyone judge that fairly? This article explains the author's own yardstick for that judgment. - [What Are Oil-Filled Compressors Really Like?](https://panellines.com/knowledge/oil-filled-compressors): This article uses the author's experiences to compare the real-world good and bad aspects of oil-filled and oil-free airbrush compressors. - [Some Interesting Figures About Figures](https://panellines.com/miscellany/german-allied-figures): This is a deep dive into the data behind the scale modelling figure market, comparing the disproportionate numbers of 1:35 scale figures which represent Germany and the allied nations during the second world war. - [Five Weird Things About Scale Modelling Culture](https://panellines.com/miscellany/weird-things-scale-modelling-culture): A tongue-in-cheek personal viewpoint about a few of the stranger aspects of scale modelling culture. ## Scale model builds - [Canadian Autocar MG Carrier](https://panellines.com/display-case/canadian-mg-carrier): A build and showcase of the Copper State Models WW1 Canadian Autocar MG Carrier kit, featuring the hairspray chipping technique. - [KV-122: Soviet Heavy Tank](https://panellines.com/display-case/bronco-kv122-heavy-tank): A build and showcase of the Soviet KV-122 Heavy Tank model kit from Bronco, featuring extensive weathering using Oil Paint Rendering. - [An IDF M60 in a Merkava Outfit](https://panellines.com/display-case/meng-magach-idf-tank): A build and showcase of the IDF Magach 6B Gal Batash kit from Meng, featuring varied ways to apply pigments to a model. - [Chalked-up Churchill AVRE Mk.IV](https://panellines.com/display-case/afv-club-churchill-avre-france-1944): A build and showcase of the AFV Club Churchill Mk.IV AVRE model kit, featuring many detail changes to accurately represent a specific vehicle. ## Optional [Cookies and Privacy](https://panellines.com/policies/privacy-cookies) [Comment Guidelines](https://panellines.com/policies/comments) [Copyright Notice](https://panellines.com/policies/copyright)