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Very pretty engine and transmission! Love the interior parts.

Thank you, my friends!

Joachim, Thank you. Before this build, I never really gave the propeller pitch much thought. I really just tried to make all three even. The kit is the Revell 109G6. I may try to g=fix it later. I don;t know how well the CA would hold. If you want to see the complete build thread, it is here;

Looking fabulous, Rob! The detail work is outstanding. The exterior paintwork is very noteworthy!

Thank you, Kai! Hi Rob, Thank you! The Cyrillic was just to grab attention... we have so many Russian speakers here, it seems. Frankentank... the reference to Frankenstein is a common American way to describe something cobbled together from parts that don;t really belong. ...because it's part Dragon and part Tamiya. And yes... it will be burned out. Some hatches open of course. It's to be a companion of the Marder IID. It was that, or try to build an isba. Due to the 5 months spent on the 109 I feel like my model-completion count is low. So, I decided on the tank. Anyway... it'll be my second destroyed tank... the other was this Valentine: Anyway... I hope you like it.

A few more steps... A preview of how the suspension will look... with Dragon turret added. Happy modelling!

Anyway... preparing the hull and wheels... Thanks for looking!

Oops!

Somehow... I started this in the wrong section. Must have been the bourbon. My apologies. Anyway... Here is the recap from the first post. A few years back.... ...before I knew about LSM, I think... ... I built this prancing pony after being inspired by a scene in the movie Cross of Iron. It was made from two kits... the turret was Tamiya. the hull and mobile suspension was Dragon. To get the right feel to the tracks, I used resin tracks by somebody or another. ... The name on the Turret is "Suvarov". So now I find myself with a Dragon turret, magic tracks, and other parts... And a Tamiya hull and other parts... ...and I saved all of the directions... ... anyway... it might be fun. Thank you to all of you who replied to the other thread.

Fantastic interior, Peter!

Looks great, Peter! Looking forward to color.

I applied a honey colored filter to blend the three colors a bit. Added the final pieces and decals today... though the four main assemblies are still only dry fitted. Not sure How I'll squeeze the crew in. Probably will have to put them in boiling water. I'll do some light surface chipping before I hit it with washes.

Nice work, Kevin. Regarding the tools, the jury is still out. Though I imagine they wouldn't have been painted while the base color was being laid on at the factory. Other than that... keep up the good work.

Wow! Brilliant work on the masking!

Looks great Rob. I've always liked the Polish insignia. Guess I just prefer the angular insignia to little circles. The paint looks awesome. Preferable to a uniform coating.

A few years back.... ...before I knew about LSM, I think... ... I built this prancing pony after being inspired by a scene in the movie Cross of Iron. It was made from two kits... the turret was Tamiya. the hull and mobile suspension was Dragon. To get the right feel to the tracks, I used resin tracks by somebody or another. ... The name on the Turret is "Suvarov". So now I find myself with a Dragon turret, magic tracks, and other parts... And a Tamiya hull and other parts... ...and I saved all of the directions... ... anyway... it might be fun.

Ooh, a nice, dirty one, John!

Thank you, Harv! Thank you, Martin! Thank you, John!

Thank you, Steve. I hope to do every build with at least one figure... so improvement will always be required. Thank you, Rob. I appreciate your thoughts.

Thank you, Hubert! If I only finish 2.5 kits per year, I'll need another life for even my modest stash.

Thank you, Kai! The motivation provided by you and other friends helped me get through to the end. Not really sure about my next air project. I'll have to think on it.

Hello everyone, The final photos of this completed build can be seen at:

Hello Friends, I present to you my completed model, figure, and scratch-built items. Hard to believe, but this took me almost five months to complete. I hope you like it.

I was only talking about using it as a primer here in case of needing to mask. In this case, you also have the ability to choose your color of primer instead of being stuck with the usual red/grey/black/white.... Only white working particularly well under yellow.

Personally... I think the best 'primer' is Tamiya paint over a lightly sanded surface. I haven't had a case of paint lift since I gave up real primer.