jenko Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 (edited) This is the fantastic Tamiya kit. Really is shake and bake. If you have modelling block then I can fully recommend a Tamiya AFV in 1/48. They are a real joy to build. As I have said before I'm not really a figure painter, but from the other side of the room they look just about acceptable. The one in the middle behind the turret is just like Tommy Cooper...... You can hear the conversation..... "How did you win the war?"..... " Just like that!!" Thanks for looking Please feel free to comment etc. Cheers Dick Edited December 4, 2020 by jenko 24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuartH Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Great work. Very nicely weathered 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Looks great.😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Good job with the paint work. It's a good kit and one that I'll get around to finishing.......someday! John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmoss Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Very nice - lovely finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 On 12/4/2020 at 3:41 PM, jenko said: The one in the middle behind the turret is just like Tommy Cooper...... You can hear the conversation..... "How did you win the war?"..... " Just like that!!" 😄 Nice little model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenko Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 Many thanks for your kind comments and likes. Much appreciated. Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Congratulations on producing a fine piece of work well done 👏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Hi Dick. That's a great looking Crusader! Very nicely done! Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumblestripe Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 As a big fan of these Tamiya 1/48 jobbies I can only agree. I'm just finishing the little Austin Tilly as an antidote to the dreaded block. This is one I don't have in the stash, I made a horrible job of weathering a Crusader Mk1 that I keep glancing at contemplating stripping it. Kit lovely... paint job b**** awful. This however is a lovely build and the figures look great. I don't think the Tamiya figures are terribly good (in contrast to their vehicles) but I have failed to find better figures in an appropriate scale, 28mm Wargames figures are too small at close to 1/56 scale and then we seem to jump to 54mm? Any suggestions gratefully received! In terms of the prototype and the lack of Luftwaffe opposition in the skies above the western front, were these vehicles used offensively? I imagine the twin Oerlikon 20 mm canons would be pretty effective against "soft" ground targets? Middle guy is saying "I went to buy some camouflage trousers the other day but I couldn't find any." (original Tommy Cooper joke) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenko Posted December 9, 2020 Author Share Posted December 9, 2020 2 hours ago, Rumblestripe said: This however is a lovely build and the figures look great. I don't think the Tamiya figures are terribly good (in contrast to their vehicles) but I have failed to find better figures in an appropriate scale, 28mm Wargames figures are too small at close to 1/56 scale and then we seem to jump to 54mm? Any suggestions gratefully received! In terms of the prototype and the lack of Luftwaffe opposition in the skies above the western front, were these vehicles used offensively? I imagine the twin Oerlikon 20 mm canons would be pretty effective against "soft" ground targets? Have to agree about the figures. There are after market ones available but they are not cheap. CMK springs to mind. (Try looking on Track 48 website). Just doing a Dingo at the moment (should I rephrase that??) and the figures are a lot bigger. Think they had their Wheatabix . Not sure how effective they were in combat. I have seen pic's with 3 or 4 in convoy. Hey..... it was in the stash and said build me. Dick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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