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Thanks. One of my first and still one of the best ones, IMHO Thanks on both accounts

Still came out great, especially the subtle weathering. BZ

Thanks. I am pretty happy with the outcome of the forrest. Mostly actual "forrest stuff" and cut offs from plastic flowers. There is also a bunch of animals in that dioorama. Could be another competition for those who found Chewbacca - but I actually think not all animals are in the pictures But you could spot a mouse 🐀 in pics 1 and 2 and a butterfly in pic 5 🦋 A snake 🐍 and half a turkey 🦃 in pic 3 Also present but not visible: 🐝 🦗 Unfortunately I am not a biologist enough to tell you what this animals (or their Star Wars variants) were called on Endor ....

Naah, just pulled that out of my hat. I was just looking for a bit of color to break up the grey.... In retrospect, I overdid it a bit with the Empire markings in white and black - should have stuck with one of the two

Could very well be, considering how many of the newer Revell kits had another label on them before .... I do like the Sauber Silver Arrows quite a bit. The C9 ("the one that didn't flip") was actually the beginning of my 1/43 collection and also my first GT/prototype kit

Bingo!!!! You can also see his left arm behind from a tree on pic number 3

Scrolling through the old posts there seem to be a lot of AT-STs. So, thought I add mine too, although it was completed a while ago. But it is still one of may favorite Star Wars machines.... If you find Chwebacca in the pictures (yes, he is there) please feel free to inform the Empire As always, thanks for looking and any comments welcome! Cheers

This is one of the more excotic kits in my stash. I got it for cheap quite some time ago, never having heard of the manufacturer before (it seems they are more famous for their die cast???). I was actually quite pleased with the contents of the box. The plastic was nicely molded, plenty of details, detailed decals, masks for the windows and metal foil for the mirrors - no PE (but that was back then not as usual). The building of the kit was somewhat of a let down: most parts fit together nicely - and as I said, a satisfactory amount of detail, I would say on par with Tamiya kits from back then. However some parts had some fitting issues. I am not sure if that was my fault, a parts problem or a problem of the instructions? They were really bad. Some parts missing in the drawings (although the part number was printed and the arrows where it should go), the sequence of putting things together not mention, even so it was important to fit the parts in and practically no usuable color guide. Only a lot of building experience made up for that. The decals were very (and I mean very very) thick and cost me probably a third of my softener and still did not get into all the nooks and cranny. There were also some extras - and I am not sure if they really are extra or should go somewhere that is not in the instructions or the box art. And they had yellowed somewhat, but the kit was sitting for at least 15 years in my stack, if not longer .... And finally the three main body parts did not fit well onto the chassis. I glued and clamped down (for a whole day) the cockpit, but there are still some gaps. I have no clue if that is bad design or there is something blocking it that I cannot find ... who knows .... hood and engine cover are not glued on (yet). You can see a gap on the left front assembly that I cannot close without glueing. Fortunately I did not add extra detail to the engine or other interior against my first idea, so I still have the option of glueing it without hiding too much work. But, well here it is: That nearly completes my 1/24 collection (I do not intend to buy more), with the exception of a Revell McLaren MP-4/18 (see empty shelf ) However, the 1/20 collection has about 25 unbuild/unfinished kits to go: As always: Thanks for looking Comments welcome Cheers

Yeah, me too - I am just a snob for more different scales As I said somewhere, my very first 1/24 scale was the Zakspeed West and later the Benetton 195. Only then (that was before the www) I discovered the Tamiya kits (more or less the only 1/20 kits available to me). The newer Revell kits came from a time when I already had most of the Tamiya kits and didn't want to go multi media... Good luck with your builds! Cheers

Thanks, yeah that one seems to be a fan favorite . It is supposed to be the armed forces sports shirt (the eagle is not all correct but close enough). He also sports a tattoo on the right arm which is not in the picture. It was a nice change to work in 1/35 rather than 1/48. So much more room for details ....

I build two 1/48 scale USSR tanks and found them actually relatively easy to build. I didn't count bolts, but they looked pretty good to me. Of course I used them for trying out a semi destroyed tank and one was redone as Luft '46 German drone launcher. But still ... my 2 cents Cheers

Great topic, even better presentation!!

Weltklasse! Makes me reluctant to start my build.

Thanks for sharing all you reference photos. Please post pictures of your model!

Great build and very natural looking fruits!