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That looks really great Ryan. What are you using for the control cables? EZ Line? Carl

That looks fantastic Ernie.

Next up was the rear hatch and some more work on the engine deck. Hopefully I'll get that all done tomorrow and can get onto some painting soon.

I've pretty much finished applying all the zimmerit now. I got the front done today With the grid cut into it. A 3/4 view to see how it ties together.

Thanks Rob! I'm happy with the hand made look too. The Atak sheet looked too perfectly square from what I saw. Same with the Dragon kit that has the zimmerit pre-moulded onto the hull. Thanks Mike!

That's was the one. They bought the whole lot and moved it to a storage facility to sort through. I know they're planning to donate some of the kits to various groups as the boxes were damaged. Otherwise, I think the plan is to bring the.into the shop slowly.

Jeff, if you ever make it to Toronto, check out Wheels and Wings. I don't know what their total inventory is but they bought a 10,000 kit collection at the end of last year. They haven't even been able to sort through it yet but I'm waiting.

Have fun and enjoy the toro!

If only it could have had the same dimensions. Still, it's going to look pretty neat once you sort it out. Carl

With that part done, I glued it into place. I finally joined the upper and lower hulls. I had to sand the edges of the sponsons a bit to get a good fit. I marked on the upper hull where the original positions of the tool racks were. These would have bare of zimmerit. I then added the zimmerit to the upper hull. So that I don't accidentally smush the zimmerit before it dries, I work on different sections. So I did the lower glacis (sp?) panel next. That's it for now.

So staying with zimmerit, I got more done today. Here's the rear hull with the bins and exhausts test fit. I then did the sides of the rear bins. Next was the rear of the upper hull.

That's not cheating, that's the logical way to do it. I couldn't find a set for this kit of I would have done the same. The closest was for the Dragon kit.

I subscribe to both of those theories regularly.

Wow! I thought it was long gone too. Well, I'm definitely going to build it after a story like that. Edit: I forgot to say I actually checked the postmark date to see if it had been lost at the post office the whole time.

I finished applying the zimmerit to the rear hull. I've now started on the upper hull. The pic I have shows the zimmerit behind the skirt mounts but not above it where the spare tracks and tools were mounted. So it looks like there's going to be some blank areas.

Thanks Rob! The pics I've seen of 314 don't show any skirt armour. I do have a pic of a Jagdpanther from the same unit just before D-day that shows the skirts in place so I could hang them on. That being said, with the road wheels and tracks on, it won't be too obvious I think.

Ok, I picked up a couple reference books and noticed that the zimmerit is a small square pattern. The squares are smaller than what I did on the lower hull. I decided to try on the rear hull. I placed the mufflers and stowage boxes onto the rear and then traced around them with a pencil to mark their location. Next I put a layer of putty on up to those outlines and then carved the grids into them. Now to repeat until I'm done.

Thanks Martin! Thanks, it is going together nicely.

Funny, I had beer with my popcorn at the movie the other night. A good combo.

The continued efforts of Herr Clunk to convert me to a biplane fan uh, continues with my newest arrival: Thanks so much as always and I will have to get started on one of these soon. Ernie, you sir, are the bestest!!! Carl

What a beast there Rob. Glad to hear the fit has been good. Carl

Last I checked, you were building a Lanc. No trains involved so you should be good.

That's making me hungry.

That looks great Martin. I need to try a winter whitewash scheme at some point. Carl

Hers the front and rear plates dry fit into place. They lock into position nicely. Lastly, here's the zimmerit on the lower hull after a coat of paint. I think it's ok and hopefully the upper sides will improve on it.