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Thank you. Sadly, a set of photo etch that has fenders costs as much as another kit. And you still have to bend them. Thanks Martin. Thank you Peter. I plan on doing a damaged aircraft, soon... so I need to learn how to manipulate the metal better.

The Meng 410 ain't bad. The spinners are a little short... but easy enough to lengthen with some plastic sheet. Mine from a couple years ago:

Here's a modeller's (not me) current results.

Despite puppy, I managed to spend a fair amount of time on the Panther. First I decided to chisel out the zimmerit for the tool and extra track brackets. Then glued them in. Then I discovered that there there should be Zimmerit on the trunnions. So, I made my own. One of the things about scale modelling that has frustrated me is the inability to make twisted plastic look like twisted metal. And I have plans that require twisted metal. So, I ordered a roll of brass foil... it's .002mm thick. Much thicker than kitchen foil, yet much thinner than photo etch. I've played with making 3d shapes with sheet metal a little over the last few years. And today I decided I was going to replace my panther's fenders with metal parts. They're far from perfect, but they're meant to look banged up, anyway. Putting 3d relief onto sheet metal is known as metal chasing. An ancient art that I would like to be able to do one day. But on this day, it'll have to do. Now, with the lower hull attached, the new fenders are here to stay. It occurred to me that maybe some of the upper details from the fenders could have been shaved off and glued... because trying to replicate them with my current skills didn't go so well. Anyway... thanks for looking. Happy modelling!

It's just soft resin, mate. I jabbed at it a bit with a blade. Should be alright. I'm cutting pieces from it now to fit the tool brackets.

Excellent work, Kent! Looks fantastic!

I don't build a lot of British. But I think a nice Wellington would be cool in 1/48. I know Trumpeter makes one... but I have been on an anti-Trumpeter stance since my first two Trumpy aircraft kits disgusted me.

This kit is by Dragon. I highly recommend it. Hardly any filler used at all. Eduard makes them, too.... but I have heard from numerous sources that the Eduard 110 kits are a tortuous build. Revell used to make some 110G's. I have one in the stash, but haven't built it, yet. Fujimi made them as well... but nobody really recommends them. It would be great if ICM did.

Very nice save, Rob. The result looks super crisp and clean.

Thank you, Kai.

Thanks mate. Glad to have you watching.

Thank you for sharing that! There are a lot of useful images in there.

Thank you, Martin. It wasn't really an imperfection. More like a smooth area when it should be very irregular. Several patterns of Zimmerit were applied to panthers, depending on which factory that produced them. The pattern you're illustrating is by Maschinenfabrik Augsburg- Nuremberg (MAN), Whereas the pattern I have, was applied by Daimler Benz and Maschinenfabrik Niedersachen Hannover (MNH).

I read what it was made of the other day... but the only component I can remember is sawdust.

Thank you, Rob. It will bug me if I don't do something about it. It won;t me a major re-work or anything... just add a little texture here and there.

Being too tired for much modelling during the week I wasted time in the usual way after work... sitting on the Lazyboy, watching TV and surfing the internet... Mostly facebook. So. I happened on a post on facebook where some dude had applied Tamiya Zimmerit on a Tamiya kit. His results weren't too hot, and you could tell that his zimmerit was on sheets. Thinking on my build, I had the same problem... it was just a wee bit less visible. So today I did a bit of shaping, sanding, and painting to see how it will look. Here are some macro photos showing my results. The smooth spots are the faults. These macro photos are pretty helpful even if you find them boring. Thanks for looking

Of course, all pilot figures need a plane...

Nice looking work, Ryan! I've questioned going back to my modelling roots: One paintbrush for everything. No airbrush. No filling and sanding. And best of all... Twisting the parts from the sprue. I think it would kill me...lol

I would, mate... if I could complete enough of my own builds. Really... it's only been a year from my first crappy attempts to the less crappier, now. Excluding my childhood attempts. Anyone can do it, you just have to do it and accept less-than-perfect with each figure. I am on a facebook group called Military Figure Painters Association. There are guys there that make 1/35 figs look almost real.

My 1/48 figures completed. The final steps were some highlights of the fabric and then a matte coat.

Great progress, John!

Wow, Ern. Sorry to hear you are having a marathon covid episode. Hope you are better, soon.

Some of you met Kaiser on my build thread. Here he is again. He's still not overly fond of me. Eventually... I'll be stuck feeding the bastard once the wife gets tired of it.

Thank you, Kai. I'll certainly be glad once he is toilet trained.

Kai, The seats and WSO panels came out looking sharp! I like the green effect on the WSO panels screens. Looks very lifelike.