PanzerWomble

Continuing in the line of "try something differen"t .... making buildings in Qwerty not 35th scale.... Also found a likely scenario , the Battle for Geel in Belgium , 8 -23rd September , where us Brits ( 50th Inf Div) battled to a fro over the town of Geel with the Germans of 85th Inf , II Reg Falschy troops supported by Jagdpantherererers of the 559 SPzJAbt . Some period pics from Geel ATB attached too I'd never heard of this battle till I went looking, so happy again to learn something new. Yes those are C47s for Market Garden .. Church got a pasting , the spire taken out on approach as had became standard practice in France etc . Bloke out front with an odd looking helmet ...Belgian or Turtle Helmet ? Nice Churchill reference pic too , how much extra track ?...all of it .

A blast from the past ....1/25 Academy Motorizzzzzed done as a present for a mate 10 odd years ago . Very er ...clean for me 🤐....mind you it is a rug runner . Struggle to understand why people ask silly money for these now. ...it's kinda ropey /.

Maybe they could have a BBQ ....some crew for the Jagdkitten will be coming shortly too.

A bunch of micro Hans , Kurts und Gunthers ... I'm not much of a figure person , and these are just taken to basic paint . They'll get another session of tidying up, slings, mud etc for fitting to the scenario when I decide what they are up to . For IM, figures the sculpting is not bad , and I like the relaxed poses . These are Tamiya 32602 , tooled in 2021 . Still not sure where this is going . As much as it screams FRANCE , the kitty is probably a bit too late for that with no Zim on it ....no JPs at Arnhem ....these guys look too warm for the Bulge ...and I have a nervous tic about "late 1945" stuff as it is the realm of "what if's " and paper panzer nonsense so beloved of WOT people . Zuider Zee maybe as there was a JP unit in that general direction .

End of Part 1 ...there most likely will be Part 2 later this week .

Eez going ok . Never built a 1/48 tank before ( apart from the lil Ba64 the other month for that dio) . 😃Last Jagdpanther I did was a 1/25 one . So far so good, I like using 30% less paint and glue ...more shelf space .....and although the cast metal hull is a bit of a gimmick, I personally like the weight . Detail is very Tamiya as is the great fit . L&L tracks were superb for fitting , Tamiya have really nailed this aspect IMHO . Fixed in one place suspension is the downside. Might do a little 1/48 dio......swearing will start with the figures no doubt.

Some of my walkaround pix I took at the Bovington - may be of interest Also - are those the kit tracks ? https://postimg.cc/gallery/zGxkt9P

That's the last time we trust you with the keys on a night out.... Hans ...

Bit of 1/4 scale madness courtesy of Tamiya Kurt is confused ... Very quick build , top attached with a screw Night Shifts favourite primer Doingthe hull halves seperately Link n Lenght tracks is why ...I like there apart from the pin marks .. Top basic paint and filter And the fun starts here ..... PW

Rotherham ...there's a theme there .

I wanted to do a 1/350 ship ...and for my sins I bought one .....served it to me up via UPS ...and when it was over ...I'd never want another .. To quote Willard... So my first attempt at a "proper" scale ship . Compared to the 1/72 Revell S Boat or the 1/144 Uboat I did last year this was so much more of a challenge. Thought I knew how to tackle this, but found myself going back over stuff I'd already done , picking up bits and re affixing ....did I mention I hate tiny PE ? This kit kicked my ass. We're friends here , so we'll deffo ignore the rigging , I had truly lost the will to live by then . Can't fault the kit itself it was well engineered I kinda get it , why people build these , although I reckon the skill set is something I need to develop, as a lot of how I do armour or aircraft didn't work so well at this scale . And now a return to regular programming . Link to RFI Laterz PW

An interesting and thought provoking little article I came across. For me personally I tend to veer towards newer kits as it is the painting and afterwards that fascinates rather than the construction....although I've also done some awful kits as nostalgia builds from my youth ....see tricksy problem ! Enjoy or not IS MODEL-MAKING BECOMING TOO EASY..?

Nice lightning

I hate getting old , it truly sucks . I'm also glad you are doing OK Peter. Phew !!