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Hi bisyboat, Many thanks for your like and most kind comments, much appreciated, i'm glad you like it. Cheers mate Francis.👍

Hi Yves, Magnificent "small" model, the result is wonderful, I love the weathering that dulls the tritone camo. The figure is a great addition and his base suits him very well. Cheers Francis 👍

Hi Sam, Nice Patton, a very "solid" tank, I really like the front photo with the rounded glacis. Cheers Francis.👍

Hi 172armour, another of my favorite tanks, although on a smaller scale than the one I work with. The result is great, the figures on that scale are incredible, how well finished they are, and its small base suits it very well. Cheers Francis 👍

Hi Nenad, One of my favorites, I love this tank, it wouldn't be very effective in reality, but it is a very elegant model. The work done is stupendous in all aspects, including the complicated Caunter camo. I have one of these finished, but I tried to do the camo, and not finding information on how to properly paint the back, I gave up and did it in full sand, allowing myself some artistic license and a more pronounced weathering than on yours. I hope to publish it one day... Cheers Francis.👍

Hi Donald, Many thanks for your like and kind comments, i'm glad you like it. Although I had to make some cuts and/or touch-ups, they were not as many as I imagined at first, fortunately. Although it might be better to use the MENG ITEM if it is available at the time of making this kit, something that did not happen in my case. Cheers Francis.👍

Hi bissyboat, A magnificent job, the final appearance is very successful, appearing something metallic. I really like the rusty spots, although it is a strange vehicle. Good comparison with the JT, which looks like a Stuart almost...lol Cheers Francis.👍

Hi mick, Many thanks for your kins comment, i'm glad you like it. Cheers Francis.👍

Hi Donald, This little "female" is very well finished, it looks very good. A small muddy base would suit you like a glove. Cheers Francis.👍

Hi GS, Impressive beast! With that size you can see the details with the naked eye, no magnifying glasses...lol. Personally I like the tone of the interior photos better, I don't know which one will be the most suitable for the model. The two-tone camo is very cool, and the accessories you have added. I agree with adding some color, it is a point of attention without a doubt, it may not be reliable, but those that do not allow us to be somewhat creative at least, for the sake of historical accuracy, are somewhat annoying, nothing against them , but there is also a part of modelers who prefer precision and others like me, some artistic license, without excesses, of course... Cheers Francis.👍

Hola FlatandFox, Welcome to the forum, waiting to see your published works. Personally now, I only make 1/35 AFVs (I imagine I'll continue because of too big a stash), although I love planes and ships. If you make some AFV, I will surely see it, since it is the section that I really usually read. Fortunately you were a "bad boy" 😅and did not listen to your parents, now you probably have a lot of experience in modeling, in addition to the qualities of a good modeler, patience, perfectionism and a taste for the complex and well finished. Cheers Francis 👍

Hi Shagohod, Many thanks for your kind comments, i'm glad you like it. Cheers Francis.👍

Hi Stef, Nice AA, very well accompanied with those figures, which are very well finished. It reminds me of the old Tamiya one, I still have one half finished in a box, from my other stage. If it turned out like yours in a hypothetical final, I would be very happy. Cheers Francis.👍

Hi Maddoxx, Good start with something with wheels, despite being a guinea pig, the vignette looks very good, and the figure helps a lot with the whole. I also sometimes think about doing something with rudas and non-tracks, but if I don't thin out the stash... Cheers Francis.👍

Hi Maddox, Tremendous model, out of the ordinary, for being an iconic and unique cannon. Great job with its finish, showing a very WWI, dirty and muddy look. The figure, very good as always and gives the sensation of scale perfectly next to the projectile as well. Cheers Francis.👍

Hi Kalor, Despite being a somewhat boring vehicle, it is really strange, you have managed to give interest to the model, with that rear basket, although fictitious, and all the objects you have added, especially the guitar, beautiful. Cheers Francis.👍

Hi Cesar, Many thanks for your like and kins comments, much apprecaited, i´m glad you like it. Cheers Francis.👍

Hi GS, They are an excellent group of little "thugs", if I had had them when I was a child, I don't think they would have survived until now, but without a doubt the fun with the battles I did with my brother would have been invaluable. Despite being so small, I don't know exactly how much, this scale "escapes me", the finish is fantastic and the detail is more than average. Cheers Francis.👍

Hi Paolo. It is a nice little diorama, which greatly enriches the model. Your idea is very very similar to the one I first did with more attention. Cheers Francis.👍

As @Stef N. comments, something very different but well finished and interesting to see. It looks like a very detailed and complete kit. Cheers Francis.👍

Hi Roman, Despite all the time invested and the problems encountered, the result is magnificent as always. A nice "super-gross", very well photographed as always too. Cheers Francis.👍

HI Keith, An original diorama, with an idea that tells a story. I also thought it was a slightly larger scale, 1/35. Good Job. Cheers Francis.👍

As the mate says above, it is difficult to know which model represented a qualitative leap, or at least, it gave us "joy" to see how it ended. On the one hand, there are many that someone of a certain age has finished, making the choice very difficult, and on the other, the one that we liked so much, is possibly very old, and now when we see it (if it is still "life" ), let's see the number of imperfections and mistakes we made and now it would be easy for them not to happen. I no longer have my models from the first stage that I considered "decent", when I returned to the hobby, they either served as guinea pigs, or they went to the spare parts box, or because you saw them with a higher bar, or because reason for space, because as we made new kits, with better results, space was also "finite"... I only have a Tamiya Merkava MkI from the previous era, which was a little better than everything else, and which I also repainted when I returned to the hobby (posted on the forum). It's a shame that the WIP doesn't have process photos, because Photobucket got greedy, and I changed hosting. Yes, I have the first kit that I completely finished upon returning to the hobby, and if I can say, it represented a qualitative leap with the previous one, and that I liked seeing it, even so, after a short time, I repainted it (published in the forum), with new products, techniques, and a little more skill, which was dormant for more than twenty years, IHMO, I think it turned out better, and I was very happy to have finished it and it didn't take much time between the two processes. He also improved with photography, with better means and a little more knowledge. I have also made a KT like yours but from Zvezda. Cheers Francis.👍

Hi Ken-I, Many thanks for your kind comment, i'm glad you like it. Although I didn't really know it, you're right, I was tempted to paint it gray, but in the end I opted for the rust primer, the aesthetic aspect prevailing over the reliability, now I would have done it in gray, anyway, it's easy to fix and one day I will give these a pass in dark gray. Cheers Francis.👍

Hi Kelscale, It really looks like a journey, from the first models that you show, you can see how you evolve, going from one point to another, just like on a trip. The last models are really good for my taste, and some of the ones that you haven't finished and are in progress, already have a great look to make a great model (Ferdinand/Panther). The current level is very good, and the photos are also on par. Cheers Francis.👍