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Hi @senux, @geoawelch & @FalkeEins. Thank you very much for your comments and apologies to @senux for my reply being so late! Kind regards, Stix

Hi Paul. Great job with the Zvezda kit. The painting and finish looks excellent! Kind regards, Stix

Hi Steve. Thank you very much for your comments. I do like Vallejo's mud products, which reminds me, I must buy some more!! That's very kind of you Andy. thank you. Thank you very much Milan! Thank you very much Nenad. I haven't done many 1/72 AVFs for a while, but I have made quite a few in the past. Kind regards, Stix

Wow!! That is very impressive, and especially so in 1/72! I had to check the scale, because I thought it was bigger! Awesome painting and weathering and the base sets it off beautifully! Very well done! Kind regards, Stix

Hi echen. Thank you. That's very kind of you to say. I think the Vallejo mud works best when it's used sparingly, especially in 1/72. Thank you for your comments Yg! Hi Watto. Thank you for your comments. I think it helps that Dragon's detail, on their kits in this scale, is pretty good. Hi John. thank you for your comments. Yes, I don't often make tanks these days in 1/72, although, I really enjoyed this one, so much so I'm going to make another 1/72nd kit in the GB. GBs seem to help my motivation to build stuff. I had made a few tanks in 1/72, when I was younger, but I started my main AFV transition from aircraft to tanks by making a couple of Dragon kits in 1/72, although at the time, I was still making aircraft too! This diorama included my first attempts at German Armour: Once I'd enjoyed making these two, I was hooked! Kind regards, Stix

Hi @Marklo, @Keeff, @Stef N. & @Muchmirth. Thank you all. So, this kit was washed in warm soapy water on Saturday, rinsed and then allowed to dry. Then, yesterday, I made a bit of a start. Mostly attaching parts to the upper and lower hulls and generally getting stuff to the point where I can start painting. If you have seen my builds before, I tend to try and paint as much as I can before assembling everything, often leaving stuff on the sprues where I can. I found there are some errors in the instructions, but nothing that was too difficult to sort out. Some parts were not mentioned at all and even not shown in the sprue diagrams!! Also, some of the sawn edges on the ends of the metal plates were depicted wrongly and required some filler in places and scribing in others. Luckily this wasn't too hard to do. And there's not exactly a lot to assemble in real terms, apart from the running gear. So, this was the results from yesterday, not a lot!: As well as doing some filling and scribing, I drilled out the ends of the exhausts, to improve the appearance: I have also noticed already, that there are going to be some large gaps where the top sides of the rear plate won't reach the insides of the left and right upper hull sides, I will probably fill these with some plastic strip. So, this kit is certainly not as good as the previous one. More next week, I hope. Comments and suggestions welcome. Kind regards, Stix

That really is progressing beautifully Stef!! This is going to be a stunner! Kind regards, Stix

Hi John. I hope you are well. Great to see this finished. Stunning modelling and attention to detail as always. Your builds are always superb! Kind regards, Stix

Hi Francis. i hope you are keeping well. Utterly stunning modelling as always! Your builds keep getting better and better!! Awesome work! Kind regards, Stix

That is really very impressive in 1/72!! Kind regards, Stix

Hi Nenad. WOW! I mean WOW! That really is superb!! Your attention to the details and the overall finish are stunning! Inspirational modelling!! Kind regards, Stix

That is very smart Keith! All beautifully modelled! Kind regards, Stix

Another great golden oldie! Well done. Kind regards, Stix

Beautiful modelling, as always, and beautiful presentation too. Very impressive water. Kind regards, Stix

It's always nice to see modellers' older work. Thank you for sharing. Kind regards, Stix

Like some of the comments above, I thought I was looking at your inspiration photos to start with!! Your modelling certainly is an inspiration! Kind regards, Stix

Wow! You certainly get a load of impressive detail om 1/16!! You have done a brillioant job with it. Kind regards, Stix

* Possibly with a 2 metric ton lifting crane Like quite a few modellers in this STGB, one Tiger build never seems to be enough!! So, having completed my first build last weekend, please check out the result HERE, I decided to have a look through the stash for a suitable second kit. I have got plenty of 1/35th and 1/48th kits in the stash but, seeing as I'd enjoyed making the previous 1/72nd kit, I decided I'd like to do another. And this is the one I chose: Box edge info pics: The detail looks quite good again for 1/72 and the kit comes with a small photoetch fret: Some closer views of the bigger parts and sprues: Most of the stuff on the left of this sprue/fret is not used at all: And not all of the stuff on the right is used either!: Decals: DS tracks - I think they seem okay at the moment!: The instructions: I'm not sure which scheme I'm doing it in yet, and it might not be one of the two in the instructions, if I can find suitable decals in the spares box. Anyway, hopefully I will get it started tomorrow. It won't be as quick a build as my last one because I haven't got any holiday days left, and Easter is in the past..........but there are two Bank Holidays in May! Kind regards, Stix

Hi Ian. Thank you for your comments. The dark grey scheme did bother me, that it was going to be a bit flat, so I tried to do a bit more with the weathering. Kind regards, Stix

Hi all. Thank you very much for your comments. For anyone that's interested I have now done a post in the Armour RFI section and it can be found here: Like so many other modellers in this STGB, one Tiger build is not enough! I checked through the stash and found this: I'll be starting a thread for it soon and hopefully I'll get it started tomorrow. It won't be as quick as this build as I'm out of holiday days now, although there are a couple of Bank Holidays in May! Kind regards, Stix

Those wheels and, especially those tracks look stunning! Fantastic job! Kind regards, Stix

Any progress is good progress!

Hi Keith. Great to see more progress but annoying about the paint on the wheels. Hopefully next time will be spot on! Kind regards, Stix

Fantastic work with the photoetch Ozzy!! Lovely job all round. Kind regards, Stix

Fantastic result John! Gotta love a whitewashed Tiger!! Very well done. Kind regards, Stix