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HobbyBoss is to release a 1/48th Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-35 " Fulcrum-F" kit - ref. 81787 Source: https://tieba.baidu.com/p/8407857663 V.P.

Hopefully there will be no blood lost in my build of the VX-5 'The Vampires' TA-7C XE-05 using the HobbyBoss kit as my victim and Xtradecal's Twosair sheet to bring this Vampire to life. Dermot and Wez have already brought the HobbyBoss TA-7C kit to the GB, but for the record, here's my mine: The Xtradecal sheet has some terrific schemes on it, and looks to be of really good quality (much better than the kit decals): My subject is second from the top on the right, with the lovely green "XE" tail band. A quick spot of Googling dates this scheme to about 1978-80. That quick Googling didn't really uncover much information about what VX-5 used its Twosairs for, does anyone have any info in their research material? Images I can find of it (pic on Flickr here) and its sistership XE-08 show it either with empty underwing pylons or with external tanks on the outboard pylons (which had a green "XE" unit badge on them, which sadly isn't included in the decal sheet. Apart from the aftermarket decals I also have some canopy masks, plus I picked up Quickboost's resin drag chute housing. On the subject of canopies, I have a couple of other Corsairs in the stash, a HobbyBoss A-7P and a Fujmi A-7E. I had read here and elsewhere that the HobbyBoss A-7 is too wide in the cockpit nose section. I think that's definitely true of the single-seater, but less so for the two-seater? Here's the canopies from the three kits side-by-side, the two-seater on the left, obviously, the Fujimi A-7E in the middle and the HobbyBoss single-seater on the right. Not the best photo but to show it but the HobbyBoss single-seat canopy is definitely considerably wider than the other two, FWIW. Not sure either of the other two A-7 kits will make an appearance in this GB (although I do have a stretch goal to build an F-8 as well), especially as I currently have two other kits on the go, which means it will be a little while before I sink my teeth into my Twosair. But short of a stake through the heart, not much was going to keep me away from making an appearance in this GB. Just I won't be cooking with garlic for the next few weeks... Thanks for looking, cheers, Gerard

Hey All, Quick build. I really wanted to work on weathering, and trying to get it a bit more realistic. Enjoy the pics.

After completing my mammoth scratchbuild, I need a new project. I threw together a lovely 1/72 T-35 kit, but it only took a handful of sessions, and whilst I’m happy with the result and thoroughly enjoyed it, I only have very limited display space, and it failed to entirely enthral me like a true DIY model does. I’ve not yet decided on a new full-scratch project and am not really ready for the commitment just yet anyway, so time to “scratch the scratch itch” in part at least…. Looking through my stash (not something that took long as there’s only a couple of planes, an old car and one tank) I found a nice looking Hobbyboss Vickers medium MkII. It looks to be a very nice kit, with individual link tracks, a little bit of etch and some clever moulding, all very neatly packaged. Some of this clever moulding includes a one-piece upper hull which has a number of separate hatches, so to my mind, it’s crying out for an interior. It’s also full of injector-pin marks, so the first job was to scrape (using a curved No.10 scalpel) and sand them away. I then set-to with the plastic card. I’ve found a couple of images of a resin interior kit online, which together with real interior photos, allowed me to start knocking up a raised floor, bulkhead and driver’s compartment from 0.5mm sheet. These are just blu-tacked in place for now. I’ll detail (and probably paint) them all before slotting them into place. It’s a nice, clear and open box basically, so pretty simple to make and easy to see why crews were apparently fond of this machine. I need some checker-plate flooring though, so I think I’ll need to order some textured card. It’s good to be back in the saddle, and while I get to scratch some fun bits, it shouldn’t take a year to complete (hopefully!)

Morning all,number three in a quartet of this range for the Salty Sea Dog GB this time the Hellcat.Many thanks for looking in.

My second build will be something more 'armoury' but without much armour! Based on the UK Army's military version of the Land Rover, the WMIK (Weapons Mount Installation Kit) is designed for use in recon and fire support. The kit seems pretty detailed, 3 large sprues (including some nice padding included in the packaging). Two smaller sprues, a set of tyres and the clear parts. A small PE fret and some decals complete the kit. Instructions are a black and white booklet with a colour paint chart - which is fairly redundant (it's either an all yellow/brown desert or all green scheme). I'll be building it OOB, I'm not sure which colour yet - I may add some figures (I think I have a set somewhere).

My first Hobbyboss kit, Me 262 B-1a/U1 1:48 - not one I've seen a lot of posts for... To start with this is a very detailed kit, a lot of fine details and internal parts you just wont see...this is a great kit for those who favour a high degree of accuracy. The moulding is nice and sharp with clear definition - the plastic however is quite inflexible to the point where its a little bit brittle, this may be just a kit that's been sat around for a while! The fitting however was a different matter, the parts seem to be oversized and required quite a bit of trimming and sanding to make them fit together, some gapping with filler needed as well, overall the whole fit just seemed awkward. In the end not a bad kit at all, just let down by the fitting, also the addition of a replacement metal part to add weight to the front was a excellent addition and worth a mention. The cockpit was finished using the usual Eduard etched kit and the engines were a resin kit i managed to procure my scouring the internet for hours, finally being able to find one in stock in a Japanese hobby shop...makes you wonder why these don't come as a standard option on the 262 - turns out there are two options for aftermarket resin engine kits for this model, both are actually for Tamiya, not difficult to find which ones they are using the Hannants search engine, but good luck finding stock! The kit I really wanted to use comes with the full engine casing and is apparently the better fit, the one i had to go with was just the engines and mounts which took some fettling to fit but I'm happy with the result overall and adds a whole lot of detail. First real attempt at free handing the mottled cammo with the airbrush, not the best finish and did end up repainting it a couple of times - but a good attempt in my opinion - just couldn't get the finest lines, i was using a 0.3m needle and 1 Bar of pressure but maybe it was just me not having the experience and practice yet. Tell me what you think, all feedback is appreciated - the light on my phone is really harsh and sorry for the busy background, I don't have a lot of room on my desk at the moment 😁

I thought I had nothing suitable for this GB and then I remembered this. I bought it quite a few years ago to replace my old Airfix Rafael black prototype, which incidentally I cannot find listed on Scalemates - I presume it was just a re-boxing of the Heller Rafael A? Until I was about 10 years old I did not realise that Marcel Bloch who built pre war planes, and Marcel Dassault were one and the same person, but then my parents bought me a book on aircraft one Christmas which I have long since lost, but it had an article on Dassault and mentioned how he changed both his name and that of the company after the war. Apparently, so the story goes, his elder brother Paul Bloch was a General in the French Army who joined the resistance and was given the code name "Chardasso", derived from Char D'Assaut, the French name for a tank. It seems that after the war both Paul and Marcel decided they preferred the surname "Dassault" to Bloch! This should be a nice easy build but I am a bit uncertain about the colour scheme for this French Air Force version - the box art looks like more than one shade of grey but both HB and other manufacturers say all over Light Gull Gray - does anybody have any other suggestions? Pete

HobbyBoss is to release a 1/72nd Grumman TBM-3 Avenger kit - ref. 87274 Source: https://tieba.baidu.com/p/8249037080 V.P.

HobbyBoss is to release 1/72nd Douglas TBD-1 Devastator kits. - ref. 87272 - Douglas TBD-1 Devastator - ref. 87273 - Douglas TBD-1A Devastator Source: https://tieba.baidu.com/p/8249037080 V.P.

HobbyBoss is to release 1/48th Messerschmitt Bf.109E Emil kits. - ref. 81791 - Messerschmitt Bf.109E-3 Emil - ref. 81793 - Messerschmitt Bf.109E-4/TROP Emil Source: https://tieba.baidu.com/p/8249037080 V.P.

HobbyBoss is to release 1/48th TBD-1 Devastator kits - ref. 81783 - Douglas TBD-1 Devastator - ref. 81784 - Douglas TBD-1A Devastator Source: https://tieba.baidu.com/p/8249037080 V.P.

HobbyBoss is to release a 1/48th Consolidated B-24J Liberator kit - ref. 81774 Source: https://tieba.baidu.com/p/8249037080 V.P.

Hi all, another build lined up for this GB. I'll be building the Hobbyboss Mirage IIICJ in 1/48 but using the Armycast Israeli Mirages decal sheet to build a Mirage from 253 squadron. Looking forward to it!

Hi all, my first post in this section means my first finished tank. Its the Hobbyboss Merkava 4 in 1/72. Got this as an xmas present off my brother and it was a fun little kit. I definitely see a 1/35 kit in my future! Going to hang around in the armour section more and hopefully pick up some tips and tricks as I havent got the slightest clue really when it comes to building AFVs and weathering them. Anyway, here it is! Thanks for looking in!

USS Gato SS-212 1944 1/350 HOBBYBOSS via Creative Models Beginning to enter service near the end of 1941, the diesel-fuelled Gato class submarines adopted the traditional US Navy submarine arrangement used since the end of WWI. They were equipped with four engine rooms, diesel-electric reduction gear, one auxiliary generator, four electric motors generating 5480 hp when submerged driven by two 126-cell batteries. Submerged endurance was 48 hours at 2 knots. Cruising range was 11,000 miles on the surface at 10 knots with 94,400 gallons of diesel fuel. Patrol duration was 75 days. Their performance was better on the surface than submerged, much like the rest of the worlds submarines at the time. At the outbreak of WWII the Gato class was produced in large numbers and became the workhorse of the US submarine fleet. In an attempt to cut off the supply chain of US forces from Australia the Japanese forces landed on the Solomon Islands on 20th January 1942, which also allowed Japan to target Australia directly. In retaliation, the US submarines were ordered to attack the Japanese supply chain which they did, from New Guinea waters all the way to Japans coastal waters. Throughout the war modifications and conversions to the Gato fleet were carried out the 3 inch deck guns were replaced with 4 inch and the bridge structures modified to accommodate 20mm Oerlikon cannon. The Gatos had many notable successes throughout the war, including the sinking of the carriers Tahio, (by USS Albacore), Shokaku, (by USS Cavalla) and virtually throttling the Japanese Islands of precious fuel and oil. The Kit This is was a new tooling from HobbyBoss inq 2021, that kit representing USS Gato the lead ship of her class as she was in 1941. She was laid down 5 October 1940, by the Electric Boat Company. She was launched 21 August 1941 sponsored by Mrs. Louise Ingersoll, wife of Admiral Royal E. Ingersoll, and commissioned 31 December 1941. This new kit features different parts fo the late war fit of the boat in 1944. As you can imagine in 1/350 the parts count is not large. There are 25 plastic parts and a PE name plate. The two main hull parts go together trapping the rudder at the stern. Also at the stern the two propeller shafts go on as well as the propellers, these are followed by the stern dive planes. Moving to the bow the forward mast or jackstaff is added along with the bow planes and two anchors, further amidships the later deck gun is added. Next up the deck house is completed with its fittings and at the top the masts and periscopes. Additional later Anti-aircraft armament is also in place fore and aft of the bridge. If needed the base can then be made up along with the PE name plate and the finished boat placed on it. Decals Decals are provided for pendant numbers only. Conclusion This is a great looking kit from HobbyBoss, though it would have been much better if some PE was included most notably for the later AA mounts. Overall recommended/ Review sample courtesy of

Hi all, here's my F8F-1 Bearcat easy assembly kit built for the Salty Sea Dog GB. Build thread here: Picked it up as something small to practice on before I build Hobbyboss's larger Bearcat. Can't fault the kit at all it was a super fun and laid back build- exactly what a starter easy kit should be. Assembly took no time at all, it could even be done with no glue as most parts just snap into place. I'm glad to see Hobbyboss are releasing the F8F-2 soon as an easy kit too, I hope they continue to manufacture these kits as they're a joy to build and would be great for a new modellers first build (or just to practice on). This was my first time building an aircraft deployed at sea so wanted to try a little weathering- nothing over the top just some chipping. Used AK Interactive metallic pencils and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. Here are the photos: Thanks for looking in!

Hi all, recently picked up the Hobbyboss Bearcat in 1/48 and 1/72. The 1/48 kit comes with decals for the French and Thai air forces, but I have some decals on the way for the US Navy. The kit is a 1B but making the conversion to the F8F-1 shouldn't be an issue. The decals come with 2 schemes, this will be built as the Bearcat from USS Randolph. Never built an American aircraft so looking forward to this one. Quite a straightforward kit so hoping it should be a fun build. I also have a 1/72 Bearcat but it's an easy assembly kit so will only take a few days tops to build, its practically just 2 pieces. Thanks for looking in!

Hello all, This is another 'Easy-Assembly' kit from HobbyBoss, again a very straightforward build: the kit only uses some 25 parts but shows nice detail overall. I wanted to use it as a painting exercise, specially for the worn NMF look that reference pictures of VNAF Bearcats typically show. I added spare PE seat belts, some simple sidewall cockpit structure (the cockpit & seat are molded all-in-one into the top fuselage), IP decal and a gunsight. Also the main gear bay received a bit of tubing and detail. A few lines of rivets were added around the engine compartment and I replaced the kit's gun barrels with brass tubes. Decals are bits and pieces from the spares box. I used several Alclad metal paints and mainly oils for weathering. Hope you enjoy the pics - thanks for looking. Have a great end-of-year all! Patrick Credits background picture: designed by Freepik, photo by mrsiraphol: https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/maldives-island_1122944.htm#query=maldives palms&position=6&from_view=search&track=sph

Alright, first of all, I will need to have a small rant: this Aircraft's nickname is a nightmare. I sent a solid hour or two looking for a proper 'official' spelling for use in the title, only to find that the closest there is (as it is used by the Videogame) is Sturmovik, which doesn't make sense considering the original Russian pronunciation, where 'ш' is pronounced as a "Sh" sound, but even more baffling is 'Stormovik' as there is no 'o' sound anywhere NEAR the first letters, and even though the theoretically correct 'Shturmovik' does indeed get used, it is primarily in more vintage works, where the more recently-printed copies of the same book have changed the spelling to that of the first variety! Due to this, I may as well use the original Cyrillic штурмовик, for at the very least it is undeniably accurate and true to the original with minimal fuss! …Okay, pet peeve rant over. I should probably now get to the subject itself: Hobbyboss's single-seat wheel-equipped Il-2. This is undeniably a great kit, as quite a few much more knowledgeable modelers have made clear, although that does not rectify a rather prominent issue: It cannot fit on my workbench! The solution, as obvious as it is, was to build everything separately, stashing the rest of the sprue back in the box where they would not bother me, and so I started with... The engine. Yes, I know that it is common courtesy to build the Cockpit first (at least so I think), however as I am studying resources and walkarounds to get the area as accurate as I can get in terms of colours, I elected to build the Mikulin AM-38 powerplant first, seeing as it should be relatively simple, right...? Well, the construction could be worse, however seeing as there are 4 different paints needed for the engine I had to assemble parts that shared certain colours and leave others on the sprue before priming them, a spit in the face to my traditional practice of smothering the engine in Tamiya Gunmetal and calling it complete! Here the parts were given their first coat of paint, chrome silver (the only shade I have at the moment) on the smaller pieces and a strange mixture of 'Dark Grey' and 'Neutral Grey' on the larger ones. Yes, I know I am supposed to use 'Dark Ghost Compass Grey' (which does not really match up with photographs of real AM-38s in any case), however seeing as I did not have the appropirate shade I just mixed' and matched'. It came out alright, but it was at this point I ran out of lacquer thinner (needed for one of the paints) and daylight, which meant I had to pause the painting, at least for now. And that is all the work I have for today. Don't worry about the relative lack of progress, as I will make an attempt to expand the build everyday, majorly if possible. I have tried to resize the photographs to be more compact (thank you very much @stevehnz) but if it has failed horribly please let me know. As an addition to this, if there is anything I could do to improve build or my methods I would be more than happy to see any tips or such, as this my first attempt at this sort of activity. In any case, that is all for now. Sincerely, Hurricaneflyer

Several years ago I was considering refurbishing my old Revell C-6 but having lost one or two of the parts I decided to start again with a cheap HobbyBoss kit. I have not as yet decided which actual variant to build but I rather fancy one of the "heavy" fighters. HB provide markings for ZG 26 and ZG 76 and say it is a C-6. Should be a fairly simple build if they have not screwed anything up like the props on their Do-335 - the cockpit will need a little work and the gun barrels may need replacing. Assuming I have both the time and inclination I will have a shot at this before too long. Pete

What better way to start off the collection of WWII Soviet armor/vehicles, than with one of the biggest ones available. The mighty T-35... or more accurately mighty looking, as it was pretty much completely useless in practice. Here is the WIP side of things,to give you a more complete idea of everything that went into making this, and my impressions on the kit itself. Basically, i wanted to create a T-35 that was a little more my own, and a little more lively and colorful than a huge Russian green steel brick. I also wanted to give the T-35 more of a fighting chance in WWII. The model is mostly out of the box with a new Gun 3D-designed and printed by me, and with a couple stowage items from Tamiya. The figures come from a couple Miniart-sets. Painting is a two coat job of Tamiya nato green and some matt white rattle-can paint put on top of all the parts, with everything else had-painted on top using basic Revell paints. Custom inscriptions where done using a 3D-printed stencil and a pen, and some of the decals come from an FW-200 kit believe it or not. "The Battleship" NOTE: the title-above, and everything below, is just a figment of my wild imagination, so don't take this too seriously. While i will be referencing history to a degree (to try an make all of this "fit in"), this vehicle or any of the guys operating it, aren't supposed to represent anyone or anything specifically. Not exactly the most popular or successful of vehicles, the last T-35 tanks where supposed to be scrapped in 1941 following a less than stellar success in the battle of Brody and further engagements in 1941. but our unit, dubbed the "hand-me-down division" still has 3 operational vehicles in the Winter of 1942, now on a small brake following the victory at Stalingrad. These vehicles being kept operational by using spare bits from other broken T-35 tanks. The 3 tanks of the units have been nicknamed "Battleship" "Monitor" and "Dreadnought" One we will be focusing on, is Tank 1, "Battleship" One of the tanks that took part in the fighting in 1941, still carrying around the scars from those battles. While otherwise a fairly lucky vehicle, in one battle it had to go up against a couple German tanks, thankfully these where or the older and lighter kind. The German tank crews realized that it would be best to disable the T-35's armaments first, and indeed managed to knock out the forward 45mm turret out of action pretty early on. As the battle continued, the two tanks exchanged fire while getting ever closer, With the Germans guns being rather light, and the short 76mm gun of the T-35 lacking range. A few hits where sustained on the main turret before the German tanks where eventually destroyed just in the nick of time. first hit scraped the roof of the turret... While the second scraped the side of the turret. By this point the other German tank was knocked out. Before the other one was taken out it had managed to get so close that the third and final hit nearly penetrated the turret armor. Instead of this and other T-35 tanks being completely scrapped as they probably should have, our, then fresh, unit's commander decided to accept a few of these into the unit, to be used as mobile-pilloboxes of some sort. 4 vehicles were originally planned, but the fourth one was instead assigned to be used as a source for spares. With a less than stellar success, and given the high likelihood that in further engagements, enemy tanks would be even better armed and armored. the commander and the tanks crews looked at ways of upgrading the vehicle. The Driver having worked as a test driver for the factory where these where built, he knew of some of the modification/upgrades that at some point where planned for the T-35 and even the T-28 tanks. And thus, they set about making these happen. First was the tanks main-gun. Since they couldn't get access to any ZIS-4 guns (one being tried on the T-28) they decided to instead modify some of the unit's ZIS-2 AT guns to work as tank-guns. With the ZIS-2 being a relatively light gun, it should work quite nicely give the sheer weight and size of the new platform for the gun (i know, while in many ways they are the same gun, there are some notable differences between the ZIS-4 tank-gun and the ZIS-2 it was created from) Another one was the addition of a new more powerful engine (a more powerful engine was an actual planned upgrade for the T-35, tough never implemented). They are of a rather dubious origin, and it's pretty-safe to say someone might come asking-around for them. It was also around this time that winter was coming around, so the tank received a new white winter-camo, onto which custom inscriptions where painted in red. And also some big red-stars where applied as-well. The unit not being afraid to "fly the flag" as it where. (I really hope that google translate didn't pull a prank on me and that that is the correct translation for "battleship") Winter of 1942 saw the vehicle engaging in some rather heavy fighting, having to hold off large German formations together with a network of gun emplacements and artillery giving fire-support. During one particularly nasty battle the tank was almost knocked out as an artillery-shell struck one of the skirts and pretty-much destroyed the entire armor-panel. Thankfully the shell wasn't big enough to cause any further damage. Coming from the spares vehicle, this panel is still sporting the original green color. To get the tank operational quickly, it was decided to leave the panel green and just slap on a new inscription in a hurry. As a result of some shrapnel damage from that artillery-barrage and other sources, a couple other bits where also replaced. It's winter of 1942 now, with the battle of Stalingrad won and the Germans now on retreat, the "battleship" is still rocking and rolling, tough wear and tear and sings of heavy use are evident troughout. And that's where the story ends for this vehicle. Overall, i really enjoyed the build, and it was a lot of fun taking things to the next level, and finally adding some serious weathering, as well as adding the PE bits provided in the kit. It was certainly a learning experience for me. Tough i wouldn't say there where any major pitfalls, i will certainly be doing a few things in a slightly different order. And to close things off, here is a little shot with some of the tanks crew together with their vehicle. And no, the guy on top is not actually part of the crew, he's the one wondering why he agreed to loan he's precious guns to be used on a monster like this. I left the original 76mm gun's barrel on the fender, so you can see just how tiny the original gun was. Oh, and be sure to check out the figure side of the project as-well, trough that you will also be able to find all the other parts of the WWII Soviet collection/project. for watching, and i hope i didn't bore you to death or explode your brains with my fictional story for this tank.

This HobbyBoss Thunderjet was entered in the FB NordicPower Group Build. KP-F was one of a few Danish F-84Gs that eventually received a camouflage pattern. Thanks for watching! Luka

Hello there, comrades. With your indulgence (I didn't vote last year), I'd like to join the fun with this little beauty. Certainly fits the bill; it's a car that's armoured 🤓 This is my first attempt at a groupbuild. I'm hoping that joining you will motivate me to complete this project within a reasonable time for a change. Today, the day that stops a nation is underway, when the chaff burners compete for the Melbourne Cup. A couple will fall over on the wet track and be shot, women wear fascinators, everyone splashes money around and most get Brahms and Liszt. Unaccountably, it's a public holiday! But it's chucking down with rain and we've just had a violent hail storm. What better day to stay indoors, avoid the soggy hullabaloo and start a new project? Here's how my dear friend Enviroman marked the dreadful day on his kitchen calendar a couple of years back...

Now with the Majority of the Soviet WWII figures complete, it's time to move on to the first piece of armor to go along with them. As the title would imply, im going to do some slight semi fictional upgrades/changes to this vehicle. Not only to make it a little more my own/interesting, but to also give the vehicle some more potential. All of the upgrades are one's that where actually planned to be implemented into the T-35, T-28 or both. As weird as it may sound, i think the T-35 has kinda always been one of my personal favorites. In it's own way it is a pretty magnificent beast to behold, with it's huge size and the 5 turrets that sprout guns in every which direction. And you can't help but imagine what a vehicle like this would be like in a more ideal situation, blowing up German tanks left and right while showering nearby enemy troops with machinegun fire. But... one also can't help but think about this vehicle the same way as David Fletcher. It may be a terrifying sight, but pretty-much absolutely useless otherwise. I think it's pretty-safe to say the T-35 was probably designed with a more WWI mindset, and given the limitations of technology and the sheer size of the thing, there was no hope for it to ever succeed in a WWII environment. Too big, too slow, with too little armor. And however decided to add that tiny 76mm gun to the tanks main turret, had to have taken one too many shot's It was however not mechanically unreliable as such, it's just that they ran them for far too long and didn't service them as often as was recommended. Hence, the transmission gave way a lot of the time, leading to an even worse service record. So, what kind of upgrades are you talking about. 1. I will be adding a slightly fictional overall white winter camo with some custom marking/inscriptions. 2. I will change that 76mm potato launcher with the 57mm Zis-4 gun. This was something that was planned to be added to the T28 and may have even been planned for the T-35 3. This is not going to show externally or internally, but one of the actual planned upgrades, was a more powerful engine, and mine will be receiving that. 4. Oh, and almost forgot to mention, but ill likely add some stowage stuff from the Tamiya Allied vehicles accessory set. Im still in the process of creating a full on story/history around this particular vehicle, but i will try my hardest to make this all "fit in" is as much as possible. I already began the process for this during my 3 week summer cabin trip, hence the change of tables/backgrounds. For one of the first times, im not actually all that concerned about all the PE parts, and am actually looking forward too seeing how they will turn out. But... looking forward to it or not... it's probably still going to be a pain. With this kit, you also get a "clear" version of that large sprue. Im guessing it's mainly so you can display all the suspension bogies even after the tank is complete. I just threw it to the side as it was making the box pretty tight. While im not a big fan of plastic tracks, im thankful they are at-least of the link and length variety, instead of individual bits. The coat of white on this didn't exactly go to plan, more of the Tamiya Nato green underneath was supposed to show up, but i ran out of white primer. Instead i had to use some matt white which gave a coat that forced me to turn this almost blank white. This wouldn't be so bad if it didn't mean i basically wasted 20 bucks worth of Tamiya paint (the plastic was already green btw). But never mind, im sure it will still look nice and dandy once it's complete . Just need to change the plan a little. While i was there i got a bit of the hand-painting process complete, but there is still work to be done in that area. Just yesterday i decided that the first thing i should do here back home, is 3D-model/print the new gun for the main turret. Some slight sanding later, and i think it looks pretty good and feels pretty smooth. Dry-fitting also went pretty nicely. And that is where we are now. Next up is some more painting, but im sure that by tomorrow, construction will commence. Overall, should make for a very fun project