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Thats very true for you guys further north. You guys are normally getting POUNDED by snow and ice by this time of year. Maybe this warm weather is a gift for Christmas. A break from the weather!!

They posted a page on the restoration awhile back. I was GLUED to my computer!! They went through every nut and bolt of that tank. It looks factory fresh. A lot of the tanks at Aberdeen were showing pronounced torsion bar fatigue from sitting for so many years with no care. I hope they get better treatment at Ft. Knox.

Ok. I didn't know there were 2 tanks captured intact in north Africa. The only one that gets the camera time is the Bovington tank.

Nice build!! love that peanut pusher front bumper stance..

Still a great trade Andy. Your one of the good ones man!!! Any time.

I was surprised to see that the Germans hadn't sabotaged the main gun before they abandoned it. SOP was to drain the hydraulic recoil cylinders and fire a H/E- A/P round, thus jamming the main gun out of battery permanently. I thought the Tunis Tiger was at the Bovington tank museum in the U.K. Was it the one with the miss matched driver/gunners hatches? I don't think that there was a real push to apply zimmerit to AFV's till around '42 or so. The Russians started getting smarter about fighting tanks like the Tiger, that were too often expected to take and hold ground without infantry support. They formed tank hunter/killer squads that used magnetic satchel charges to disable or destroy unprotected tanks.

That is a STUNNING build. Words can't do it justice. Wow.....

I remember being stationed at Ft. Aberdeen and going to the tank museum. I crawled all over that Tiger 1, but I don't recall any zimmerit on it at that time. It took one heck of a pounding to get it to stop. There were shell gouges all over the turret mantlet and front glacious plate. The zimmerit is one of my biggest hang ups trying to build accurate German Armor. Mk4's are pretty easy, but Panthers and tigers are a whole other ball game.

I figured. I never said you COULDN'T have bad days, regardless of your work status...... You have more time to watch the circus that is the work a day world. The major difference being you did your bit. Your free. well maybe from the 9-5 part anyway.

You are now a member of "The Golden lug-nut society".

I thought I was the only guy that had weeks like that!! Welcome.

It looks GREAT!!! I've always wondered if the Tamiya Zimm kits were good, guess I have my answer!! Do they make a set for early production, or just mid to late production and then modify accordingly? I couldn't imagine the fear of seeing one of those beasts rolling towards my fox hole..

Same here Ken!! Thanks for another great trade!!!

He Has some killer looking header sets, but due to my first ( and LAST) shopping experience with him. I'll save the time , money, and grief and build my own.

If history is any indicator, i figure ol' Don will find YOU shortly. Just remember to stand your ground.

There are alot of threads on the board about Reliable Resins already. At the risk of getting this thread locked, I suggest you do a search on that name and that will give you a good idea on how to proceed. Good luck.

Just got trade kits in from BIGTRUCK aka Ken Krawiec. Great trade, fast shipping. Prefect as always. Thanks again Ken!!!

Beautiful work!! Love the Stugs and Kitty. How did you do the zimmerit on the Tiger? Its looks great. I can never get mine to look so subtle and "in scale" like that. Yours looks fresh from supply. Needs afew shell gouges, bent up skirts, messy towing cables, and jerry cans hang off of it.

LOL!!! X2

Looks great!!!

Seeing a TV show or old movie with a nice old hot rod or muscle car in it. When I hit a slump, I just pop in a good car movie , and I'm digging in the stash in no time.

Sweet!! Does Testors make the Rootbeer brown metallic in a spray can still/ I haven't seen any in my area in awhile. Thanks much for those reference downloads too by the way. Lots of good info there.

Love those pics!!! Now THATS horsepower.

Nice clean build Thomas!! I have a soft spot for all things VW.

Welcome aboard Terry!! Theres alot of good people and good advice to be had here!! Good to see another Buckeye on here too!!