Simon T Memorial GB: Nov-Feb 2020. Chat thread

[Mini Me]

You were fortunate to have known Mr. T over the years......many opportunities to learn from a great modeler.:thumb2:
Rick H.

[Lee Drennen]

Rick. You are so right.

[Graeme C.]

Here's my entry, an old Italeri Panzer IV Ausf G, a poor kit, awful green plastic, horrible rubber band tracks, god knows what I was thinking when I bought it, but £10 price sticker on the box probably explains it.


A few extras, etch, barrel & mantlet as well as some Dragon indy link tracks may improve it a bit.

[BattleshipBob]

Good luck sir

[Lee Drennen]

Love those old 1/35 Italeri 90s kits. I have a few myself.

[Road of Bones]

Oh Lordy- I remember building that old Italeri Pz IV when I was a kid! I recall mounting the Tamiya Panzer Grenadiers set on there too...
Italeri vinyl tracks are pretty much the worst things ever, except perhaps Skif ones.

[rtfoe]

Those tracks are so stiff I would recommend cutting them into proper lengths like those link an length tracks and attach them with super glue or epoxy whichever holds them down. :smiling6:

Cheers,
Richard

[rtfoe]

Here's my entry of what Simon would have built if he had received it before he passed. The Academy Hellcat re-boxed by Airfix.

It's been mothballed for years together with the AFV Hellcat and held together with white glue for easy access to the interior for painting. I don't know which was more accurate but major mods were done to the structure of the Academy kit mainly the side sponsons, rear curvature and nothing else. I will be adding the waterproofing canvas on the mantlet and stowage prior to painting and weathering.



Until 1st November then.

Cheers,
Richard

[Mini Me]

What a great entry! I've often wondered why no one produced one of these in 1/87 scale......it was a pretty prominent vehicle in the US arsenal. Look forward to seeing how you make out with this Richard.
Rick H.

[Guest]

a poor kit

I disagree Sure, it’s not up to today’s standards but it’s a far better kit than its contemporary Tamiya and Monogram (1:32) counterparts.

horrible rubber band tracks

Mostly in that they’re likely very stiff, like all Italeri tracks of the time. At least they had detail on both sides

The Academy Hellcat re-boxed by Airfix.
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It's been mothballed for years together with the AFV Hellcat and held together with white glue for easy access to the interior for painting. I don't know which was more accurate

The AFV Club one, as far as I can tell, though I’m not too sure about the shape of the gun barrel it provides (which is an interesting part in itself, in that AFV Club expanded a tube rather than turn a barrel on a lathe). I haven’t built the Academy kit, but I do remember an article in Military Modelling when it was new, showing how to improve it.


Edit: It’s getting ever more likely that I will actually join this, in which case I’ll be with the Bronco Ram Mk. II:


(picture from when I posted it last February, soon after buying it, which is why all the other stuff is there too)

The reason is that this kit turns out to be in dire need of SimonT-style work to it — see:—

https://www.track-link.com/forums/site_blogs/40128/flat

(I wish they’d finished the build thread there, though …)

[Guest]

Nice Richard, great one to spin your magic on.

[Lee Drennen]

Jakko. Should I add you to the list?

[scottie3158]

This will be my humble offering.



It gives you the choice of building General Pattons staff car, but i will be going for the basic version. In addition to this there will be etch, scratch and lots of stowage from legend. I hope I can do Simon justice.

Scottie

[Lee Drennen]

Scottie. Nice choice I’m sure you won’t disappoint

[Guest]

Jakko. Should I add you to the list?

Let’s wait with that for the moment