SimonT - 1/72 Dragon Stug.IIIE - Bobs StugGB

[Jim R]

Morning Simon
Hope the rain hasn't left you or sister with problems. It has certainly been rough around the country.
Like Peter I imagined the wheel had been razor sawed. As always your scratching abilities are raising the quality/accuracy of this to a new level.
Jim

[Road of Bones]

Ah yes - I'd forgotten about the good old SimonT "picture on the knee" updates...:smiling:

[Mini Me]

That happens to be his "work bench" :tongue-out3: lol. Rick H.

[scottie3158]

Simon,
Normal cracking work mate.

[Steve Jones]

Ah yes - I'd forgotten about the good old SimonT "picture on the knee" updates...:smiling:

It's the "picture on the knee wearing shorts" you want to stay clear of Alistair LOL

[SimonT]

[COLOR=rgb(243, 121, 52)]Steven[/COLOR] - thanks

[COLOR=rgb(243, 121, 52)]Steve[/COLOR] - not at all happy with it, see below......

[COLOR=rgb(243, 121, 52)]Jim[/COLOR] - she escaped thanks, only reached 4.5m over this time. Cheers

[COLOR=rgb(243, 121, 52)]Al[/COLOR] - yes still using the knees

[COLOR=rgb(243, 121, 52)]Rick[/COLOR] - very useful they are too

[COLOR=rgb(243, 121, 52)]Scottie[/COLOR] - thanks

[COLOR=rgb(243, 121, 52)]Steve[/COLOR] - it's ok, my knees don't do shorts


picked it up to do a little more tonight but just not happy with it so it got a short back and sides



after a bit of clean up I stuck the top to the lower hull



the hull has location marks for the side escape doors of other versions

so they have been removed

all I have to do now is rebuild the rest of it......

[Mini Me]

Damned model manufacturers! Just once, it would be nice if you could build it out of the box without having to redesign their incompetent efforts!! Mr. T, you have my sincere condolences.

Rick H.

[Lee Drennen]

Simon. Are you like me sometimes you have a “lap bench” I call it and sit in your recliner chair and build? Every time I see that knee post I think of that. Nice progress anyway

[SimonT]

[COLOR=rgb(243, 121, 52)]Rick[/COLOR] - it would. These used to be nice kits. The detail on the sides of the lower hull still shows some of the previous high quality. For some reason they have chosen to dumb them down but keep the prices the same - oh, that would be the reason, to make more money from inferior kits!

[COLOR=rgb(243, 121, 52)]Lee[/COLOR] - no recliner. I sit on the floor, leaning on a beanbag, and use the knees

[Jim R]

picked it up to do a little more tonight but just not happy with it so it got a short back and sides

Well there's a surprise. Your modelling technique seems to be three steps forward and two back. You always nearly always get there though in the end :tongue-out3:
Glad the rain didn't get you. Been seeing some heartbreaking scenes on TV.
Jim

[Steve Jones]

Ouch! That poor old Stug. Do you have no shame. Bob is in tears in the back row LOL You may need to put a government warning on this blog.

[SimonT]

Jim - need to change nearly always to occasionally :smiling:
Another storm forecast for the coming weekend :sad:

[SimonT]

plated over the bottom of the air intakes and added the internal dividers

[Steve Jones]

Are you putting a figure in the open hatch?? Had you any thoughts on that awful telescopic sight in front of him??