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An early birthday gift to myself. This just came out last week so I ordered at our local book shop. 

I do like the big guy for some reason. 

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3 hours ago, RalphSarc said:

Sweet kit I’m told!

If it's anything like their Sherman V Firefly then it certainly is. 

 

4 hours ago, denders said:

Well, I haven't built anything armor related since I was a teenager. I don't remember exactly what that was, I think it was either a US Halftrack or an M109 Howitzer. So, I've had the itch, but it had to be something I felt like building. I actually won a Russian tank in the raffle at Chattanooga but after talking with someone who had just won some Russian figures, I donated that kit to him. Sorry, I was not into building that kit. Last week SB had some 'Damaged Box' kits on sale, so I bought this kit.

And, how fitting, it went from SB in the Kansas City area to Chicago to Dallas to Nashville and then to the local PO for delivery. It normally takes a rather direct path. And since the kit was a damaged box kit, why not add a little. 

Now to figure out which Olive Drab in the MRP line looks best.

 

Nice choice Dave, smushed box and all. 

Oddly, for all the Sherman's I've built (about a half dozen) I've yet to do an American one. 

[Das Werk 1/16 Leopard 2 A7V]

Some nice progress there. 

For the tracks, Tamiya suggests XF-84 Dark Iron which looks closer to the colour in the pics that @DocRob linked to. Certainly a lot better than Rust. 

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Nice assortment there Paul. The egg girl with the Cromwell looks great too. 

[Kotare 1/32 Spitfire Mk Ia mid]

Lovely work there. 

[Brabham BT45 - Model Factory Hiro - 1/12]

Those rads look absolutely fragile on the front there. I'd be afraid to handle it after attaching the pair of them. 

 

[Trumpeter Abrams 1/16 M1A2 SEP]

Looks fantastic. A bit more work than an OOB build but definitely looks worth the effort. 

 

Carl

[What is on your bench right now ? Share a picture :)]

I started the Takom M29C Weasel kit shortly after it came out. The tracks and running Gear were a complete mess. The parts were too small and the alignment pins were too shallow to get things lined up properly. Then the link and length tracks weren't a great fit either.

Then FC Modeltrends came out with a one piece track and running gear 3D printed set. I carefully ripped off the kit stuff and after removing the FDM parts from the print supports, I glued those on. 

Much better. Now I might have enough encouragement to finish the build. 

 

[IBG PZL 11c Poland 1939 - ON HOLD]

Hopefully they sort you out with a replacement. 

[Brabham BT45 - Model Factory Hiro - 1/12]

Some fantastic progress Rob. Great solution for the exhaust springs. 

I might have to look into the MFH belts as well for some of my other kits. 

Carl

[IBG PZL 11c Poland 1939 - ON HOLD]

This looks to be a nice kit. A great assortment of AM for it too. 

 

Carl

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I've been working on this over the last couple of days. 

The original paint scheme in the various greens have me the idea to do it in a splinter scheme. 

I'm going to weather this a bit more. @Martinnfb suggested adding a winter wash to it. So that might happen next. Probably with a bit more battle damage too. 

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Really nice looking radial there Martin. Suitably grimey. 

[Trumpeter E-100 1/35]

Looks great. I really like the finish. 

Carl

[Brabham BT45 - Model Factory Hiro - 1/12]

Just catching up on your build Rob and it looks fantastic. 

I've been running into static issues with my models recently as well. Washing the parts has helped there for me as well. 

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2 hours ago, Martinnfb said:

I didn't want to say anything

 

Well I guess it was my turn to take one for the team. 

[LSM News 2025]

Of course, I just started converting a Kotare Mk I into a PR Spitfire.  

Can't wait for an OOB PRXIX. 

Carl

[Das Werk 1/16 Leopard 2 A7V]

Welcome aboard! This is a kit I plan to get in the future so I'm glad to see one being built. Great to hear it's going together nicely. 

As for AM, there's a couple MG3 guns have been announced/released but that's it. 

Carl

[RAF interior green.]

Not scientific at all since I'm colour blind but here's the 3 versions that I have. 

L-R: Tru Color TCP-1290 RAF Interior Grey Green, Tamiya XF-71, AK Real Colors RC293 RAF Cockpit Grey Green.

I tend to use whichever one comes to hand, except for maybe the Real Colours which dried out a bit it seems. 

Did I mention I'm colour blind?

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6 minutes ago, Martinnfb said:

Well, now you're all set  for the LFD Mk.XIV conversion set.  

 

That I am. Or I could try some scratch building and do a VII. 

See how my wallet feels.

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Well, I finally got one of the big Spitfire VIII kits. 2 years ago I ordered a couple of the 1/48 Tamiya F-14 kits during Lucky Models' anniversary sale. They sold oou and were never able to get them back in stock for some reason. So I saw the Spitfire in this year's sale, got them to credit me for the F-14s and it arrived today. 

Still have a small balance leftover so I'll look into some AM.

[Life’s therapy]

11 hours ago, Clunkmeister said:

I’m not the only one wondering what that big red monstrosity is. Good LORD it’s ugly!

For a moment I thought you meant the Ranchero behind your bike. Then I saw the uh, bike beside you. 

[Boulton Paul Defiant.]

An incredible looking kit. Great start on it too. 

[Tamiya 1/35 US Medium Tank M4A3E8 Sherman “Easy Eight” Build Thread!! (June 2025)]

The Easy Eight is coming along nicely. 

The latest additions to the stash are great too. I have the Comet as well. Looks like a sports car of a tank. 

[Life’s therapy]

Ernie, if that's your idea of a junker I can't wait to see what the Sunday ride looks like. 

Like Martin said,  a lovely looking bike. Glad to see it bringing a smile to your face.