No Bench Time.................

[boatman]

WELCOME Arnold an yes youre on the best forum goin hope you enjoy it like i have as ive been on here for about 5 yrs an had a most enjoyable time as the guys on here talk each an every day
chrisb

[A_J_Rimmer]

WELCOME Arnold an yes youre on the best forum goin hope you enjoy it like i have as ive been on here for about 5 yrs an had a most enjoyable time as the guys on here talk each an every day
chrisb

Thanks Chris!

[Dave Ward]

Already rejected two - the Tiger & the Dragon M4 - the Tiger, due to the complete interior, and the Dragon M4 because the sight of their instructions, and typical sprues brought back bad memories!
Dave

[A_J_Rimmer]

From what I've heard about the Dragon Sherman's, that's probably a good idea!

[Dave Ward]

Another reject - the HobbyBoss Pz IV - far too fussy & overengineered!
Dave

[Dave Ward]

another reject - the Academy Priest - I don't like the feel of the vinyl tracks! The Academy Priest retails for about £32, the Airfix Priest - the Academy model reboxed, with different decals - is around £10 more expensive - go figure!
Dave

[A_J_Rimmer]

another reject - the Academy Priest - I don't like the feel of the vinyl tracks! The Academy Priest retails for about £32, the Airfix Priest - the Academy model reboxed, with different decals - is around £10 more expensive - go figure!
Dave

That does seem rather strange - but them I suppose that's commerce for you lol!

Have you got a shortlist yet Dave?

[Dave Ward]

That does seem rather strange - but them I suppose that's commerce for you lol!

Have you got a shortlist yet Dave?

Down to 3 - Takom M3 Lee, Zvezda M4A2 Sherman, Zvezda Stug IV. The first two are essentially Olive Drab, the Stug can have a choice of camo patterns of a lot of variations - airbrush work.
I'm going to sit down, open the boxes & see which seems to be the friendliest!
Dave

[Dave Ward]

Decision finally made - the rest of the short list are back to the substitutes bench ( the stash ), and my choice is the Takom M3 Lee - I can't remember actually having made a Takom product before, so this is a first!
Dave

[A_J_Rimmer]

Excellent Choice - The M3 Lee's a really interesting subject that I'd like to tackle one day. Looking forward to seeing the build.

[Jim R]

Decision made Dave. I'll keep an eye out for the thread and follow along. I always thought the Lee/Grant tanks were odd looking beasties, interesting but odd.

[Guest]

Dave,
Good to see you making progress, sorting out what might and might not be the next build, even if you end up painting the cork from the Champagne bottle, it's a start....