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Very nice!

Thank you, Kai. The pins and tracks fit well together... it just takes a little patience. There's no need for metal pins. I'm forever trying to improve my tracks. I've theoretically divided those into zones. 1. Dirty zone - weather according to the rest of the model 2. Steel scrubbed by rubber zone - I've been using a dull metallic paint with blue and brown washes to make it look like steel 3, Metal on metal zone - shiny white metal paint 4. Metal scoured by earth - these are the most raised areas and will get dry-brushed with a metallic color, then rubbed with graphite last to effect a sheen. My inspiration came during a recent build of the Leopard 2a4: Here are some slightly weathered Leopard tracks: And here is how mine turned out: I was trying to show a tank just returning from the sandy Bundeswehr training areas. It's an exhausting process. And even though most of it remains unseen, I feel like I have done the right thing.

After ensuring there was nothing else to eat and watching a video on accentuating the use of the trap, I reset it last night. No bites yet.

Looks great!

Thank you, Kai. The tracks and pins are actually the same plastic as the kit. I sprayed the tracks with a very dark brown (with some black in it) while they were still on the sprue after some light cleaning. Then I just clipped them from the sprue and gently removed the rest of the unwanted plastic. I will give them a final spray once all of the pins are in. ...before detail painting them. I bent one pin so far on the way in. I'll try to avoid bending more. There is only 1 pin per link, and they are each as long as the track is wide.

While cleaning up for my granddaughter's birthday party, I discovered well-hidden signs of rat infestation. So, I bought your standard spring operated large-sized rat trap at the local hardware giant. Now... I often give my dogs beef neck bones. Keeps that tartar off their teeth and keeps them outta my way when I get off work. I had assumed that they chewed them up. But no. Anything left over, the rats either dragged into the chest freezer or put them atop a 7-foot tall cabinet with smooth steel sides. Yes, they climbed the red brick walls carrying chunks of bone and hid them among the automotive tools and modelling crap that I casually laid on the top of the cabinet. So, I set up the trap baited with a piece of salami and a bit of peanut butter. And twice, it's been set off with no rat trapped, and the bait partially eaten. After it's gone off, it's been a few days before the rat went back for more. So... I need a better rat trap. These bloody Aussie rats must have extra strong necks or something.

I had some of that putty. After a while it started getting stuck in crevices and refusing to come out. Maybe mine got old with paint and the paint trapped in it began to bind with the model. After the second event, I chucked it.

Nice work Peter. I have a Tamiya 1/48 Razorback to build someday. The first plane I ever foiled was a hasegawa razorback.

HI everyone, Haven't touched this one for a few weeks as I sought to complete the Roden Albatros. Anyway... I have applied three coats of dust to the hull tub and running gear (most of it anyway) and started on the tracks. The four track bogies are held in place by plastic c-clips. I broke one of the four and lost another. So, I used a little fine copper wire twisted tight on the axle. Happy modelling!

Peter... honestly there was one point where I convinced myself that I would never be a slave to aftermarket. But here I am... chained up. To keep me busy.... I already am working on a Takom 1/16 scale Panzer I. I'll work on that, and the cockpit of the 109 when the mood strikes. This weekend is pretty much gone, so I'll bang away at the tank for a bit. It's also on this forum.

I edited that for you, my friend!

You're doing great work, Peter! Now that KH is going out of business, you'll have a collector's item once finished.

This Project is now on hold pending the arrival of AM. Shipments I'm expecting are from the Russian Federation and the USA. As I don;t expect any to arrive for at least 6 weeks... I'll spend time elsewhere.

Shit Harv... when I read the title of the thread I thought is was about some strange breed of animal.

Man... that is one thing about scribing and rescribing that kills me. It's truly the biggest put off. Otherwise.... great work!

Hah! a small success. I just remembered I have donor kits. I have a Hasegawa G6 (which I really don't want to strip) and a Trumpeter F4 (really a G2) donor kit. So, the Turmpy kit will give up it's 151 pods. Unfortunately, the Trumy spinner is almost 2mm too skinny. I was going to use my Dremel as a lathe (it works, really) and reshape the too-bulbous for-end. But....that's not gonna happen now. Anyway... Ebay will provide a spinner and bays.

The slippery slope just keeps getting steeper. You know... I have seen a fair number of modellers complain about this airframe being "done to death". But the truth is... it has been done very poorly by Revell. 1. The LG are scheisse (prone to breaking) and here I'm replacing them with brass. 2. The beulen, all four of them are bad. I will sand the wing beulen trying to get them closer to correct, and the fuselage beulen are being replaced by resin parts. 3. The spinner is too cone-shaped and the propeller blades are poorly shaped. I will have to order them. 4. The supercharger intake is wrong, and I have a brass one to replace it. 5. The oil cooler is wrong... I have a replacement for that. 6. No R6 gun pods. I will have to order them. Number 7... is a recent addition to my knowledge about this kit. The troughs for the MG 131's are too close together. I sought to order the part... but it doesn't seem to be anywhere. It is by Barracuda studios but doesn't seem to be in stock anywhere. It's called: Barracuda Studios BCR32157. I will do some online begging... and if worst comes to worst... I will try to make alterations to the kit parts. So... I have AM for this kit twice what the kit cost me to buy. There is more to get, yet.

Thank you Kai! The best part is seeing your grandchild happy. Thank you for the offer. I haven't had a chance to look, yet. No need to worry, Harv. It certainly won;t be done quickly. Thank you Martin. Yes, the high gloss finish is tempting. But you don't want it to look like a car. I think... and I could be wrong... for it to look right, you would need to furnish some imperfections in the aluminum. Certainly not major oil canning... but slight signs of metal stress here and there. Lemme know what you think.

Thank you for the confidence. Inter-war stuff doesn't really interest me that much. Just too much ugliness and tubby-ness... sounds like my family reunion.

Crossing my fingers for that middle-finger salute emoticon.

Not sure if I have anything like that... will go through kits and decals. Think I have a couple of armored cars... the rest are tanks.

Sorry... that's not mine. I plucked it from the web guessing that it might interest Peter more than European designs.

Not much of an update here. Just slapping together the largest parts with tape to check for fit and alignment. Most of the joins seem pretty close to where they should be, though there is a fair amount of flash. Interestingly the rudder is meant to be positionable and is equipped with interior hinges. Not sure I'm happy with the spinner. It looks a little bit more cone-shaped than I'd like. But... it is better than Trumpeter's. Probably going to have to buy one of those, too. Anyway... no time for modelling. It's my granddaughter's fifth birthday and we'll be heading over soon. Happy Modelling!

Thanks, mate! That added photos and information with come in handy! Not sure how I'll fudge the W.NR... but I'll do my best.

Kai, Thank you for the information. I can't really argue with a published book regarding the color of the '3'. Honestly... I have always been suspicious about blue, green, and brown markings on 109's and 190's. Inexplicably, the R6 gondolas and barrels are not included in the kit. I imagine I shall have to acquire some. Every 1/48 kit of a 109 G that I have ever had came with the R6 equipment. Pretty staggered that this one doesn't. Weiroster's plane does have the zigzag camo which will be interesting to replicate.