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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!

Wow, Rob! That transom is absolutely stunning!

Thank you, Ryan. It's blue construction paper. I need to replace it, since it fell on the floor, and our puppy decided it looked close enough to the puppy pads to piss on. Thank you, Martin! You almost missed it for a full year!🤣

Thank you, Kai. Glad to see you back.

Car: 1939 Schlörwagen Not a car:

Looking good, Martin!

Looks very good, Martin!

Just finished:

Love it!

Welcome Alain!

Looks ready to paint, Phil. Nice work!

Whoa! Definitely looking awesome, Rob! I'm getting lost in all of this nautical jargon, though. Bulwarks? Catsheads? In the US Marines, we played the nautical game, too... even thousands of miles from water. The floor is the "deck", and the wall, a "bulkhead". The ceiling was an "overhead", and the stairs, a ladder. And heaven help you if your gear was "adrift".

Nice work!

Sharp!