I just finished my first armor kit in some 25 years, I’ve been strictly airplanes since I started modelling agian. This is the new Tamiya 1/48 series, just a great kit.
I would welcome any comment & criticism, as I such a newbie with Armor -quite a bit have changed since I last built armor with vinyl tracks that can’t be painted and doesn’t stayed glued.
I don’t know of any criticism to make, because it looks pretty darn great to me. I really like the weathering with the dusty running gear and fadded upper hull panels.
If you didn’t say that it was your first armor build in 25 years, I never would have known. It look great. The weathering is very well done. Great build.
Nicely done, I like the weathering. I see a little hiccup at the top of the left sprocket where the track didn’t quite mesh into the sprocket teeth. Nothing major.
I’m assuming that your Tamaya kit had those fabulous tracks. I’m looking at the ‘Lion Roar’ package and am wondering if you know, do they or someone else supply tracks for the lowly Kitech 1/48 tracks? Or, do you, obviously a true pro, have some suggestions to address this problem. BTW I’m in awe of your work and the photos of the progress you did. It belongs in FSM w/ cover picture.
Well, thanks for your high praise! Funny, I just finished reply to the thread your started about the tracks. When I finished replying to that note, I saw your posting here. Take a look at the reply to your original message.
Larry & Zokkisma, thanks for your kind words. As for building more armor, I just added armor to my modelling. I’m really excited about these 1/48th armor kits and have the Tiger I and Sherman waiting in the wings. The new Panther, Pzkpfw IV, and M10 looks really nice and will be on my next to purchase list.