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Interesting

Nice work!

It's clear in the photo....very long gun.

Yes, I think they want it pronounced "Hobby Meow".

A few items...... From ICM, their; Laffley V15T WW II French AtilleryTowing Vehicle (35570). O.k., so you need a small vehicle to pull a 25mm. anti-tank gun..don't make it simple and reliable like a US jeep. No, use an unnecessarily complicated vehicle with swing axle assemblies at each corner, a big transfer case in the center with four drive-shafts coming out of it to each swing-axle, no differential to the front wheels..just two levers to disconnect whatever front wheel depending on which way you turn, and last.. Connect the two rear wheels with an oscillating beam with quarter elliptic springs on each side! Anyway, this little beast has a sort of charm with its overhanging hood and four auxiliary wheels. Oh, and btw, let's put the muffler and exhaust outlet at the front of the vehicle. Next, I found some working tracks for my AMX-50b tank. They're by ET Model (P35-040) and are 3d printed resin. A nice feature is that the connector wires are pre-cut, a real time saver. They look great! Last, Is from HobbyMio ; It's a paint shaker that's built like a tank! Made of anodized aluminum, its solid, and silent running. It comes with a power pack, four rubber straps, and double-sided tape to hold it down. It does need to be held down, otherwise it will rattle on your bench. The unit has two threaded holes in the bottom that can be used to secure it....or the tape. Anyway it looks and works pretty good.

Nice work! I really like the lighting.

Nice work and a very cool subject!

Well, today on my bench....... I have both sides of the Friulmodel tracks done for my Tamiya Churchill project and have sprayed the model with black Surfacer 1500. I'm getting ready for painting once I get a chance to get back home. Also I've been working on my Amusing Hobby AMX-50B. Yes, this is a weird tank!

Very nice

I built this kit years ago..... about 1980 or so. I remember it was long before I had an airbrush even! Cool, a bit of nostalgia for me to view your progress. Looking good so far!

Well, I'll be watching for sure! Already amazing progress!

Like that Mazda Cosmo. Interesting diorama possibilities with that Dino... Perhaps a AmX-50b tackling a dino.....both extinct.

Nice work Bill! I'd love to have one of these kits.....It would sit in my closet forever---but still, I would have it!

Nice work! That does like a great kit. I also built the old Monogram kit and would like to make this one.

Yes, the Engines were the same as the ARl-44, Maybach, but were "improved". The Germans did help with some of the design, I read, and were probably not proud of that!

Yes, I did see that someone did a "What if" Israeli scheme. Who knows, with this available, the 6 day war could've been five days!

Perhaps, or one of those colorfully absurd French pre-war schemes...that is, if not for this kit the earlier ARL-44 I bought.

Sure it's not the mother? If then, the bloated appearance may have been pregnancy.

Thanks, I'm probably going to do the other scheme ...earth and dark brown. I also have the Russian version; both nice kits. Yes, while the '13 is not a bad-looking tank, the '50b is like a bloated offspring of the '13. French military weirdness at its best!

Some items today..... First; From Tamiya, it's their Matilda Mk.III/IV British Infantry Tank Mk.IIA* (35300) in 1/35. This is one of two new Matilda tank kits released in the 2000's. This kit features a choice of link & length or rubber band tracks and some very nice figures. The Soviet lend lease version has workable tracks and some details unique to that version. Next; from Amusing Hobby, it's their France Heavy Tank AMX-50(B) (35A049) in 1/35. Another French dead-end tank. Despite several years of development, this tank was never adopted. There's only one in existence now sitting in the SAMUR museum in France. The photos seem to show this thing painted in Blueish gray....at least to my eyes. The ARL-44 sitting next to it, I'm not sure sometimes it looks blue gray, sometimes green to me depending on the lighting in the picture. The kit paint scheme is fake. Anyway, the kit shows that it is well-molded, with surprisingly, the return roller supports and hull molded in one piece! Never seen that before. Last some decals from STAR DECALS; their 16-D 1005 PzKpfw 1 Ausf A. These include markings for German, Croatian, and Spanish Panzer 1a tanks in 1/16 scale. I bought these to replace a set that somehow, I lost. Buried again..

Interesting!

A big finished Wingnut wings bomber kit?

A bit more progress on the Churchill... I did a little more work on finishing the turret. Used gray Surfacer to check for flaws and did some more filling and sanding. Satisfied with it now. Also, started putting together the friul tracks for this thing. One side--73 links. Not too bad. Some clean up on a few links. Drilling, fitting and cutting wire for the links. I found so far two bad links. I wanted to get more done this weekend, we'll see.

Nice work.

Today a couple of items. A much needed spray can of Mr. Surfacer Black 1500. Also, another set of Friulmodel tracks. These I'll use for my Tamiya Hummel.