IanC Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Here's my build of Tamiya's recent re-boot of their already very good 1990s Wespe. The new kit adds link & length tracks, some extra details and four excellent crew figures. I built it from the box except for a resin and wire tow cable. Tamiya and Vallejo paints as usual, and some light weathering with oils and pastels. 39 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echen Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Great build. Tremendous figures. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfingers Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 What a nice clean build and as said above the figures are incredible! Very nice, very nice indeed 👍 Regards, Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef N. Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Yep, another cracker Ian. Everything subtly and very well done.👏 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watto64 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 All round excellence - especially the figures (not my strongpoint) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuartH Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Great work and the figures are superb 👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 That's a nice clean build Ian, but those figures are simply stunning. Great work. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 Thanks for all the kind comments. Tamiya's new generation figures are certainly very nice to work on. I love their naturalistic poses, and the sharper detail in the faces and clothing helps when it comes to painting. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fittedkitchens Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Superb figures... excellent work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nenad Ilijic Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Great work! Figures are particularly brilliant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRMRL Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Have to agree with everyone else, that is really nice, very natural and a great, subtle weathering job. The tracks look perfect, were these plastic tracks or Tamiya's standard rubbery things? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted January 21, 2022 Author Share Posted January 21, 2022 13 hours ago, MRMRL said: Have to agree with everyone else, that is really nice, very natural and a great, subtle weathering job. The tracks look perfect, were these plastic tracks or Tamiya's standard rubbery things? Thank you. The tracks are plastic link & length. I'm actually still a fan of rubber band tracks which I think can work ok on certain vehicles, eg. Shermans, or when there's not much track visible like the Matilda. I'm afraid I'm put off by those complex multi-part individual links you get in some kits nowadays, but Tamiya have gone for the middle ground and have made it easy even for me to get a good result. Only slight problem I had was making sure I could remove them for painting. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRMRL Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 8 minutes ago, IanC said: Thank you. The tracks are plastic link & length. I'm actually still a fan of rubber band tracks which I think can work ok on certain vehicles, eg. Shermans, or when there's not much track visible like the Matilda. I'm afraid I'm put off by those complex multi-part individual links you get in some kits nowadays, but Tamiya have gone for the middle ground and have made it easy even for me to get a good result. Only slight problem I had was making sure I could remove them for painting. Thanks, I've almost entirely built armour with the rubber band tracks so far with two exceptions; one like this with the plastic track parts and a Meng MkIV with a more complicated arrangement - which I found tough. No doubt I'll try some more in the future 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOxley Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 (edited) Really nice work…could be Tamiya promotional stuff! Edited January 23, 2022 by TheOxley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazy Modeller Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 On 19/01/2022 at 18:03, Stef N. said: Yep, another cracker Ian. Everything subtly and very well done.👏 Agree!!! Cheers LM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Those figures are very good @IanC, do they come in the kit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted January 23, 2022 Author Share Posted January 23, 2022 42 minutes ago, Ratch said: Those figures are very good @IanC, do they come in the kit? They do indeed. And thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairtrigger Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Tremendous... Those figures wow great work. They look like they are from a specialist manufacturer rather than the usual with the kit.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Nice work. The figures are very eye-catching. (In the last picture their poses remind me of the Four Tops!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted January 24, 2022 Author Share Posted January 24, 2022 22 hours ago, Bertie Psmith said: ...(In the last picture their poses remind me of the Four Tops!) Well, it's 1944. Their world is crumblin' down and they feel like they can't go on...😄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fpmeyer Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 About the Italian Campaign is always interesting, but with a painting like that, it really became more super to see. The figures are also nice. Great, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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