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Good to see you here MD, Vino choice or not I’m sure it’ll look very impressive. Paul

Looks great Stix! Very fast work. Like Ian said it’s got interest in the grey scheme and like the exhausts and mud too. Paul

Thanks Stef. I’ll be giving this a go in a few weeks and hadn’t a clue. Cheers!

Very nice indeed! Turned out well. How long did you leave them in the ak fluid? Any tips for using it?

Glad to see you are going ahead with this one. I’ll be following along on this too. Really like a crusader and specifically the mk 1. Paul

I’m happy with this, I think in this one it’s the diorama which counts. So I’m easy on this one. Paul

Well done Keith, like it 👏

I second that comment! Very clean and neat build Ian, looks the bizz. Paul

Thanks Mig Eater. They look great. Let me have a think on it as I’m very indecisive…. I too and fro all the time! Thanks Paul

Absolutely no problem. Thanks for looking. I’m happy to take look at other schemes I was mulling over earlier for this as I had seen a few others I liked and couldn’t decide between. 👍

It’s not bad is it. Especially the bit about “all you … who make tamiya and revel kits with no pe and your perfect fits!!”

Thanks Stef! Really appreciate the thought. If you don’t, don’t worry, as I’d rather have a switch as this stage before I’ve started. So nothing committed to plastic yet. Plus some of the there’s scheme are cool too. Paul

Thanks all! No worries @Ozzy funny thing is the camo scheme image I have above is actually just from the side of the box as my box doesn’t have the detailed colour marking inside, like it’s supposed to, with the instructions sheet. I’m have to go onto scale mates for the decals and other vantage points. Annoying but no major drama. I’ll just park this vid here, very entertaining: This about sums it up for me! Ssspppprrruuuueeeessss! An entire kitchen floor full of them: So after 3 nights of work (roughly 9ish hours) this is all I have to show for my efforts; made a start on Monday as I’ve parked my other project for a few months: I want to take my time with this one and try get it right, instead of rushing like normal. The rear is a bit of a mess of filler at mo that I’ll later sand down. Note the stress marks on the exhaust cover guards. They don’t really fit very well, so I ripped them back off and filed down the inside. After replacing them they still didn’t fit very well. So sanded and filled again. The instructions are…. Loose in places. As I had heard and expected with this make. Each manufacturer has their own flow, style and quirks as you all know. But the kit is quite dear and recent (2020/2021) so I was expecting a bit better in ways. The pe fan guard is too small for the fan but a bit too big for the area it sits in, nothing massive as won’t really be seen once the top of the hull is attached just good to have something under the grills instead of a void: The instructions show the pipe connector at the top of the fuel sump facing this way (pictured)but in the assembled picture, later in the instructions, the opposite way. So had to ref David Bryden. Their are three types of modellers; the engineers, the creatives and the freak of nature who can combine the both perfectly. I’m the the second type but wish I was more of the first or third type.) Hence the need for good instructions. Ahhh rant over!! I feel better now. I’ve picked out some figures, panzer crew with the Kharkov era uniform. I’ll assemble as I got just to make sure they fit but won’t be painting them until much later. I cracked open the box of metal tracks, just because I couldn’t wait to see what they were like and assembled an amazing four links: They look alright no flash and no re drilling of holes just hope the other two million are the same😜 If anyone has any reference pictures of number 7 from gd 13th panzer regiment, Kharkov area, then please share here as I’m a bit short on an actual photo after looking everywhere. I think David Bryden must have them squirrelled away somewhere but not on his info site. It would be more to try and nail the weathering later on. Thanks all for dropping in. Paul

They look great on now Stef…. Did you have to cut the rear idler connections in the end to get them on ok?

Very nice example! Looks ace. im tempted to look at a new scheme again now. Thanks Paul

I needed this tip as well, so thanks Daryl. I have the Ak Track burnishing fluid as well and also have never done metal tracks before. Paul

Nice work. It’s shaping up

Memphis, the wheels for the late are below: And the kit instructions have these as the ones included: I’m hoping these are ok to use as look to be the same? It should be the 18 toothed sprocket but I might have to live with what I have, the 9 toothed ones, as I have cross country tracks they may not fit the 18 toothed ones…. Oh well I’ll just have to live with it being wrong. Cheers Paul

Oh thanks. Yes the mud guard on the voyager set might suit better. I had saw that the sprocket wheel was wrong and might have to get a 18 tooth one from online. Cheers Paul

Interesting! But those tracks! Wow. Paul

Looks great Ian, top work especially with such a tiny and detailed kit… I swore of 1/72 but looking at this I’d be tempted to a few. Paul

Actually looks pretty cool! Looks like their should be some 70s disco music playing in the background. Paul

I’ll second Stef on that, it looks like the colours that I’m using too ral 7008 and ral 8000. Also looks like just 8000 on the wheels, going off other pics too.

Sorry sleeper service not sure I follow what you mean. The near miss? And nose injury?

Looks ace. You gotta love the disruptive camo! Paul