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Just applied a clear gloss coat and the color deepened a bit. Looks better. There are only two small decals.......small red triangles. Next, I'll paint the tires On the road wheels, do the Friulmodel tracks,and then final assembly. A quick satisfying build so far.

Got some paint on the Trumpeter Voroshilovets tractor I've been working on. The paint mix is a little lighter than I hoped for, but I think it's OK.

Looks like an interesting kit of a really good-looking aircraft. Thanks for the great pictures. Incidentally, I just looked at my YouTube subscriptions, and I see that the HyperScale channel has an unboxing video of this kit that came out about 13 hours ago It's HyperScale video workshop no.207 I'll see if I can provide a link, although your post Covers the kit very well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgpyoe5LZxk

Me? In the car I leave the radio tuned to Chicago radio station WFMT A classical music station. When I'm working at my bench, I put the tv on a news channel and leave it. However, so much of what I hear on the news lately I find truly irritating (I'll leave my Political views out of this) so the news may no longer be an option. My mother suggested listening to audio books. I think I may try this. This would be, in effect, combining my two favorite pastimes.

I'm glad to see any large scale kit that is a not too overdone subject!. I'm still waiting For a 1/18 Brewster Buffalo to be released. Oh......but to dream! Do you hear me Hobby Boss?

Great job on that Stug!

Nice work!

You're going to have your work cut out for you with this project........... And I'll be looking forward to every moment!

Working on this: A Soviet Voroshilovets tractor in 1/35 by Trumpeter. An excellent kit, with great detail and very good fit. So far it has gone together quickly; I started it Saturday afternoon and I'm nearly ready for paint and final assembly. I have a set of Fruilmodel tracks for this model and they look pretty good. Anyway, here is a picture of it so far. Its mostly dry-fitted in the picture.

A surprise came in the mail today. After waiting for just about a month and without any tracking updates from the Spanish mail. My order from FC Model Trend came today. Its a pair of 3D printed headlamp guards for Trumpeter's 1/35 kit of the Soviet PT-76. These replace the kits PE parts. Well, I think they look pretty good. They are nicely printed and are suitably delicate looking when compared to the kit parts. I'm glad I don't have to mess around with the kits PE parts now.

Growing up in the 70's we had a neighbor who had his own airstrip on his property. And I remember seeing a Ryan PT-20 taking off and landing and circling above my neighborhood and I just had to find out what it was. When I did it became my dream Aircraft. I always wanted to build the Fisher model, but my lack of experience with resin, its price, and my fear of tackling a natural metal finish kept me from doing so. Well, I Hope you treat us to a build thread! This same neighbor also had a Republic Sea-Bee , an ugly amphibious airplane

These finally came in the mail today.........from BNA in Australia. Don't laugh it was the only place that I could find that had them in stock. It took awhile to get to Gurnee, Illinois but it was worth it. They are metal tracks for a t-55 tank made by MasterClub in1/35 scale. They are OMsh type and I hope they will fit my Tamiya kit. Each track link requires two tiny resin pins to fit in place. I could not find any Friulmodel tracks in stock anywhere. Anyway, here's a picture of the box.

Thanks for the replies. I may give them a try. Paul

I'd love to make that kit, especially in Britanic form, but I'm too poor and lazy to accomplish such a grand project. I'm interested to know what the extra deck hardware Was. I remember seeing a documentary on the Britanic that featured actual underwater footage of the wreck and interview of a survivor. She was a nurse. This Was many years ago. I think it was a Jacques Cousteau special. If I remember correctly, the ship was laying on its side and was in not too deep water. Anyway, thanks for giving something to think about. Regards; Paul.

I agree, the Britannic in her hospital ship livery would be far more interesting. I never thought of that option. Thanks; Paul

I see that my local hardware store now stocks Mission Models paint in its "hobby section". Is this stuff any good? Just curious really, I'll continue to use my Tamiya acrylic paint.

And now for something big.........A Trumpeter 1/16 scale SU-100. I found this within A large box at my front door today. This big model is a companion to the Trumpy T-34/76-1943 that I already have in my stash. Building this will be a massive undertaking. It has over 1000 parts! Anyway, here's a picture of the box. Update: I just ordered an aluminum barrel for this kit from a German vendor.....I'm sure that it'll take forever to ship. Also today came some glass Eye droppers and .4mm drill bits.

This came via UPS today. A set of Friulmodel tracks for the Soviet PT-76 tank. The tracks are nicely Cast and come with four pieces to make a pair of drive sprockets that replace the kit (Trumpeter) sprockets. They are also nicely cast. The quality seems to be pretty good. What's most startling, however, is just how small the individual links are! I think there's a pretty good chance I'll go blind assembling these things. Each link requires cleaning out the link pin holes with a .4mm drill prior to assembly. I checked my stash of truly microscopic drill bits and found I didn't have that size, so I ordered a couple from McMaster-Carr. Those who might not be familiar with McMaster-carr will find that this outfit is a pretty good source for............well, just about everything. Anyway, here's A picture of the box.

Thanks. Yes, I agree . Used in actual battle, these tanks would probably have been sitting ducks against the smaller but more mobile tanks used by the Germans.

My local Ace Hardware has also discontinued MM paints.

Finished. I had a heck of a time with tracks. The track pins are extremely small and Weak. And the tracks easily came apart when trying to fit them.It was kind of frustrating but I eventually got it done. Anyway, here's some pictures. Because of their fragility, I chose not to do additional weathering on the tracks I did give A slight rust wash but it does not really show in the pictures. https://forum.largescalemodeller.com/forum/57-lsm-work-in-progress/

What aircraft?

Very cool build!

More photos. After clear flat coat and assembly with only tracks remaining. A picture includes A shot of model alongside a T-55 hull of same scale shows its A big tank.

Thanks Thanks.