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Thank you, all!

Two beauties, John!

Thank you, Rob. As much as I like the idea of warlike action-poses, these more relaxed fellas seem to be easier to get right. As always, I'm glad to have you around, Peter. I appreciate your input.

Glad to see you back, Peter! Looking forward to seeing your progress.

Wow, Rob! Really jumping forward, now. Looks excellent.

Thank you, fellas! Hopefully I can make a decent job of painting them.

Hi everyone, I haven't done a lot of modelling recently. I've been lazy, and waiting on word about some AM for the kit. Seems my attempt to get the parts via Aliexpress has fallen through. Thankfully I already got my refund. Here are the three figures from Panzer Art. One I modified a little. He was originally equipped with a Ppsh 43 with two drum magazines in their Russian ammo pouches. Because I wanted to make this more of a very late war dio... to fit the life of the Jagdpanzer, I replaced the PPsh with a Stg 44 carried on his back. I needed something to fit the empty sockets of the drum mags, so I scratch built a Stg Magazine pouch with styrene, masking tape, and Mr. Surfacer. I also gave him a pistol holster and an empty hand. Nicely, the figures can all stand on their own. Happy modelling!

Are you still hoping to make a I out of that II, Rog?

I really like that look, Martin! Definitely used and weather-worn.

It looks so very nice and pretty, Rob. I've always wondered if these ships were actually longer than the masts were tall.

Interesting subject, John! Will follow with interest.

Now that is some eye popping detail, Rob!

Well done, Paul! We need more cool field piece models.

I love all of those subtle shades, Martin. Very inspiring.

Well done, John! Nobody would ever guess it had an 8 out of 10 cuss factor.

a couple figures arrived today...

Thank you, my friends!

Ssshhhhh! You're giving away the plan!

Looks brilliant, Rob! Glad to see these lower works coming to fruition.

Hello boys and girls... and anyone else... I have always had a soft spot for German AFV's where a powerful gun has been married to an obsolete chassis. There is quite a story behind this tank hunter, but I'm sure many of you know it, already. Anyway... this machine was too tall, and too heavy. Yet, I still think it's cool. And there were only a few hundred built. But in some cases they were able to reap a heavy toll of Soviet armor. The kit itself is a 1994 product. I got it second hand with metal barrel and Eduard PE inside. I have ordered some new Thoma shields for it. I don't fancy using the nylon mesh supplied by Dragon. Nylon is a nasty material to work with. As you can see, the box is a bit battered. It's spent more than a few years in a shipping container because the previous owner couldn't fit his stash in his house anymore. The decals are yellowed, and the instructions show signs of being dined on by roaches. Roaches are quite prevalent in Australia. The chassis went together nicely. Having only three return rollers and using steel shod road wheels on the first four stations on both sides are the main difference between the chassis of J mark of the tank and this variant. This version also has unique tracks. They were hollowed out in places to make them a bit lighter. There are 200 cleaned and ready in this bowl. The Eduard photo etch is of the nickel plated variety. I have been sanding away the nickel on the area to be glued, hoping that the brass will adhere better to the plastic. And I have used stippled and lightly sanded Mr. Surfacer 1000 to try to recreate the look of rolled armor plate. I also tried to make the torch marks at the edges of the plate more noticeable. Finally the base. It's a narrow base that I've covered with a layer of air-dry clay that I've used Friuls to make tank tracks, and some figures to make footprints. I cut one side of it with my new foam cutting pencil. Amazingly it worked. I have three figures on the way from BNA model world. Thanks for looking!

I will cross my fingers for your transom, Rob. Hopefully it will look just as good when you see it next.

Too good, Martin!

Few tings are as therapeutic as piecing together a Pz IV Chassis. But which variant is it? Dragon kit... of course. Tracks soon.

Very nice looking lighting, Kai! It will really add a great dimension to the build.

the hull looks quite stunning!