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[Guest]

Nice kits Ralph, I have the initial (DAK) version. Does this kit have the metal lower hull? Makes it quite a heavy little model when built, just don't drop it lol. The link and length tracks work well on these, lot easier to leave hull top off until tracks are on and painted.

Yes it does have the metal lower hull.


I'll probably build the whole thing first and only keep the turret separate before painting.

 

[Guest]

Just ordered one of these from John and it was a pleasure to chat with him and pick his brains View attachment 242991

 

[Guest]

Looks a good one.

 

[monica]

nice big cat you have there Ralph,


will look forward to seeing this one,

 

[Guest]

Just ordered one of these from John and it was a pleasure to chat with him and pick his brains View attachment 142671

You know, in all the years I have chatted to John online and by email, I have never spoken to the chap!

 

[Guest]

Just ordered one of these from John and it was a pleasure to chat with him and pick his brains View attachment 142671

Tried to sell one on here s few months back. Practicality gave it away in the end. Pity you didn't see it. Its a great wee beastie.

 

[Guest]

Having lived and worked in America a few years ago I just could not help but to buy this as my neighbour was a redneck and we went everywhere in it View attachment 243068

 

[john i am]

Just ordered one of these from John and it was a pleasure to chat with him and pick his brains View attachment 142671

You won't be disappointed as I had the exact same one from John a few years ago and it works like a dream every time

 

[monica]

looks nice Mark,


I have an older ford in 1.32 for an up coming dio,just got to lov what the rednecks use


and how they lov there trucks,

 

[takeslousyphotos]

Hi Friends.
Treated myself to this.


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I've never built a Tiger .......... I really must have a go at one, one day........... That looks like a great kit Ralph.

 

[Guest]

I've never built a Tiger .......... I really must have a go at one, one day........... That looks like a great kit Ralph.

This will be my first Tiger,I may even place it with the building I'm doing,this or the King Tiger I have.

 

[Guest]

Hi All,


Picked this up today in the charity shop for £20.


Brand new.


David


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[Guest]

Hope you have a spare garage to keep it in David What a bargain!

 

[Guest]

Hope you have a spare garage to keep it in David What a bargain!

Yes.It is a beast of a kit.


D.

 

[peterairfix]

Some thing complety diffetent and it only cost £5


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[monica]

dose look interesting Peter,and is very different,

 

[Guest]

This is great Peter!!!


And ideal for a Steampunk theme

 

[Guest]

Ages ago, I picked up the AFV Club Sdkfz 251/20 Uhu (Owl). I was going to start it and, as usual, I searched for builds on the interweb only to find there was a vital part missing. A huge 8KW generator that sits behind the drivers seat and powers the big infrared spotlight.


Although it could be built without, it would be a bit of an 'Elephant in the room' or not, in this case..... After many looks at a scratch build option, it would be easy I suppose, I gave up and shelved the kit. On my return to modelling, I found a set that included the generator from Blast Models in France especially made for this kit and it arrived today. Very fast service from France.


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I will do more detail pics when I match it up with the kit which is sealed up in the shed somewhere (I hope ). There is quite a bit more resin than I thought so it should make a nice build.

 

[monica]

do real like the look of this ,Graham


cannot wait to see how it real looks,

 

[Gern]

Not sure if this is in the right place but .....


I commented on Jim's (Grumpa) recent D8 Caterpillar build that I'd ordered a new kit of a piece of construction equipment. Well, here it is:


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I don't want to open the bags so can't do a detailed review but there are some things I'd like to mention.


It's by Hasegawa so overall the detail and mould quality look really good - they've even included a driver figure - although if you look closely enough you can see odd little bits of flash here and there. The sprues are in four different colours which may help with painting.


The two black sprues shown separately are soft rubber and contain the tracks and hydraulic hoses. There is some flash here which could be difficult to remove as it's very soft rubber.


Decals look excellent.


The instructions are nicely detailed and clear and there's a nice set of full colour pictures for painting.


It's not a huge kit - only 211mm long and 77.5mm wide with 194 parts but it looks like everything that can move, does move.


It's an unusual beastie - the arms are a wonderful example of life imitating art! The grapple is the hand from a Star Wars Droid trooper and I've seen the cutter wielded by any number of Warhammer warrior figures!


I bought mine from Japan and paid about £26 including postage and for that price I'm well pleased. It's got to be worth a look for anyone interested in construction equipment kits or even just for the novelty value!


PS Someone here pointed this kit out a couple of weeks ago but I can't find the original post. Thank you to whoever it was!