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    SimonT - Tamiya 1:35 Sturmmorser Tiger (AAGB)

    Graeme - ta very much Rick - 'fraid so :smiling3: Joe - thanks, paint next Scottie - cheers rocket mounted on support for casting purposes and now boxed up ready for pouring rubber the rest of it is ready for paint - the other rockets and fuel drums are stuck on bits of sprue hope to...
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    SimonT - 1/35th Tamiya T62 (well worn)

    Morning all - on a whim grabbed this one off the pile. Not very accurate but cheap as chips - sells for around £14 After a bit of remedial work I intend to finish it as a very tired and well worn example just for a bit of finishing fun not many parts and made for motorisation way back in...
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    SimonT - Tamiya 1:35 Sturmmorser Tiger (AAGB)

    Thank you everyone retaining bands added to the packed shell conduit added to the headlight from lead wire small stop brackets added to stop the flaps drooping - these were made from sections cut from the etch fret radio aerial base added - not the greatest but the best of three or four...
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    SimonT - Tamiya 1:35 Sturmmorser Tiger (AAGB)

    Jim - thanks. See below for a scale shot Paul - very kind, thanks for Jim - previous details with rule for size the jack after carefully removing the solid moulded brackets and the few rivets - ejector pin marks and sinkage had to remove the mechanism parts so that I could fill the pin...
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    SimonT - Tamiya 1:35 Sturmmorser Tiger (AAGB)

    Steve / Scottie - cheers both :thumb2: towing shackle and jack block added to the rear hull the jack block mounting brackets provided on the Eduard fret are incorrect so I made my own from sections cut from the fret no headlight bracket provided in the Eduard set so made my own from an...
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    SimonT - Tamiya 1:35 Sturmmorser Tiger (AAGB)

    Fernando, Mike - thanks Neil - now wouldn't they be smart :thinking: John - as Jakko says it is a very robust piece of kit. The handle is 4mm thick and as far as I can tell has zero sideways movement. It appears to cut as it should. One thing to watch for though is that the quadrants go...
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    SimonT - Tamiya 1:35 Sturmmorser Tiger (AAGB)

    Bet that was fun in small scale Rick Scrapped mine - wasn't happy with it. Dried a bit wonky. Mk2 version
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    SimonT - Tamiya 1:35 Sturmmorser Tiger (AAGB)

    Not done much as kept falling asleep again did manage to finish assembling the rear track flaps and I made a start on making a new crane based on photos in the Ryton book
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    SimonT - Tamiya 1:35 Sturmmorser Tiger (AAGB)

    filled the large mounting slots for the kit parts with square plastic strip, trimmed back and then made a start on the rear flaps
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    SimonT - Pig Models 1:1 88mm Pzgr.39 (APCBC) L/56

    Morning all - couldn't resist starting this one yesterday evening Pig Models 1:1 88mm Pzgr.39 (APCBC) L/56 bought from the Mig Ammo web shop direct No box shot as it arrived in a brown square tube plastered in Ammo branded tape The contents: base plate in ABS and the percussion cap also in...
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    Latest Acquisitions (2020)

    ordered in January this one has finally put in an appearance looks like a nice kit but blimey, Bronco really like going overboard with the parts count!
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    Latest Acquisitions (2020)

    this one finally put in an appearance - only two months since I ordered it! Supposedly from a uk supplier on ebay but given the time delay I presume it was actually from China or similar area of the world half the box contents appear to be surplus to requirements including a complete set of...
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    SimonT - Tamiya 1:35 Sturmmorser Tiger (AAGB)

    John - no, none working, sorry Cheers Scottie Rick - getting nearer..... bashed in a few dents but not too obvious in the photos zimmed the back panel added another section of side skirt and made a new crowbar as lost the kit one
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    SimonT - Tamiya 1:35 Sturmmorser Tiger (AAGB)

    added some track guards last night plus some more brackets on rear left, one of which has moved and stuck at an angle so will need to come off again
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    SimonT - Tamiya 1:35 Sturmmorser Tiger (AAGB)

    Not yet Paul :smiling5: added the front track guards last night - still need some small detail bits adding to them
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    SimonT - Tamiya 1:35 Sturmmorser Tiger (AAGB)

    Rivnut installed in bottom of hull handle screws in and hey presto, tank on a stick
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    Latest Acquisitions (2020)

    Postie delivered a few more damaged box purchases, all 50% discounted......
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    SimonT - Tamiya 1:35 Sturmmorser Tiger (AAGB)

    Managed to add a few more details yesterday........ made padlock brackets for the top hatches as Eduard failed to provide them track hangar brackets added to upper hull sledgehammer and axe got PE brackets and then installed on hull side towing shackles added to each corner periscope...
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    SimonT - Tamiya 1:35 Sturmmorser Tiger (AAGB)

    Morning all - it's been a while. I got engrossed in the StugGB so this one suffered as a result and now the end is nigh. In between bouts of falling asleep I managed a little progress yesterday I also managed to finally make my own tank painting holder the component parts - two part base...
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