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Here be dragons.... ...well,.maybe just one.

The cockpit is now done. Glued into the fuselage, it's just a small black hole.

Fantastic work Martin. These big scale tanks really give you so many opportunities to improve/enhance/add detail to them.

I was working on seatbelts for the Sea Fury. Turns out that HGW makes a set for the Vampire that match what Fisher gives you in PE. So I bought those. Unfortunately they were a big disappointment. Some of the belts were too wide to fit through the buckles. I had to narrow them before they would thread through. Then they started to come apart where they were embossed with the stitching. The embossing was too deep and went right through the belts so they were perforated rather than embossed. So back to the kit belts. I annealed them first and then bent them to shape. Hopefully they have a decent drape to them. I then started putting the cockpit together. Just need to add the side panels.

Peter, That's definitely true that I was lucky to find both parts.

I think it's a marketing thing with the tall Microset bottles. Make them easy to tip over so you have to buy more. The Crusader is looking nice. One of the iconic paint schemes for that plane.

Libor for LZ Models had a pre-order special for 25€ plus 10€ for shipping from Ireland to Canada. It's a bit more now. https://www.lzmodels.com/Shop.html

Me too! Just need to get a Tomcat and Spitfire out of the way.

Cool! I thought that was for finished builds only. Otherwise if you can move this over there that would be awesome.

The IP dials are printed on paper so I cut a piece of acetate for glass. Then I glued them to the PE face and attached them to the IP. To make things easier later on, I painted around the cockpit opening with Dark Sea Grey.

Here you go: https://andyshhq.com/products/preorder-andys-hobby-headquarters-ahhq007-1-16-british-achilles-m10-iic-tank-destroyer-preorder

That's a bit annoying with the way they placed it.

I have a couple of their kits. The Scammell tank transporters are very nicely done. If you're careful, they can built with working suspension.

Well, a slight pause to work on other stuff. @ScottsGT, it's definitely in a different league from the Hobbycraft kit. One reason I sort of stopped was I lost the compass mount. It went off into the ether and my lap monster unfortunately wasn't around to catch it. A couple days ago while searching for a different part, I found both on the floor. So I thought best to get it glued in place before I lose it again. I glued the pedal assembly in at the same time. Next up, I started on all the little levers. So things are moving forward again.

Something new and just released. I also bought a Fisher Cutlass but need to pick it up from the LHS.

For me, since I was 3 1/2 and started wearing glasses.

And they're done! In formation/anchored to Andromeda.

The Dreadnoughts are getting closer to done.

Talk about glancing away and then finding a completed build. And a bonus one to boot! Great work on both John.

In that case, may I suggest an Armortek one? 1/6 so he might have a harder time stopping it in its tracks. Here's the Pershing. https://www.armortek.co.uk/product/m26-pershing/

@Artful69, looks like you're right. It's the Figma release but unassembled and a set of OVM tools thrown in.

At least it was easier than the tricolour on the other one.

I've got a pair of the Tamiya D's in 1/48. One will be a Grim Reaper with the shark mouth. Have you seen the Detail and Wonder gear legs? I've got a set of those for the D kit. Will probably get the Reskit ones for the second kit to throw some support their way.

Yes, the hi vis markings. Which I originally wasn't fond of in the Revell kit but have come around to liking. The last one in the stash will be Miss Molly VF-111. Unless @ScottsGT decides he wants it after all.

The Heng Long RC tanks are supposed to be fairly decent. They're actually cheaper than this kit too and are RTR. Some have an IR system for combat and can even shoot airsoft BBs. Just don't get the basic one as that has plastic gearboxes.