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I'll be all over this build like a "rat on a cheeto"! Looking very much forward to seeing this build in action Warren.

Thank you for taggin' along Bruce. Careful now with the 50 years stuff......you're dating yourself. lol

She'll be going on here if you want to check it out Keith. Tamiya Panther Type G It'd be good to have you in there.

Thank you for the "good word" Tim. Gonna give this thing my best shot. Managed to stiple on the texture on all sides of the tank body and turret over the last couple of days. Just gotta hit it with some 1000 grit sandpaper to blend it all in a tad bit.

Thank you all Keith, Alan, Larry, Carl, Tim, Bruce and Lee. Really appreciate the encouraging feedback. Now......we're off to the Panther Type G. My first ever armor build. Wish me luck. lol

Good LORD man!! I missed this one for SURE! I mean........everywhere you look there's just more and more details to see in this whole layout. This is some very exceptional modeling in this scale Jon. My hat goes off to you for pulling off such a masterful creation bud. WOW!!

Those are both great builds and in such small scale at that. One of the things that stops me from building a Phantom is the fact that there is LOTS of decal work to do on these aircraft and you've done an exceptional job at that on both of these and they look GREAT Jim.

This is indeed a good looking build Bruce. I'd be interesting in seeing how you pulled the heated effects off on those pipes. Looks great man.

After I posted that I took another look and there are a couple of things that are on this bird that aren't' on the 1/48 offering. Good lookin' Corsair Johnny.

Not bad......not bad at all @OldTrucker. Is this 1/32 or 1/48?

Thanks for taggin' along Carl! 👍I've really been looking forward to building this one for the last few months. Not that I got bored with autos or aircraft.......I just wanted to try something new and of great interest to me.

Well fellas......the Ta-152 is behind me now I've had to rethink my next build in que which was going to be the Testors 1/24 scale Pantera. I'm going to push that build back by one slot in the que just because our son is going to leave for the military in the next few months so I thought I would build something military while he's still around to check out the progress on my work. This is my first ever armor build and I've been pretty stoked to get started with this new to me genre of modeling anyways so......here it is. I've been watching plenty of videos and seeing all of you fine armor builders here turn out some pretty fancy work so I'm going to give this a go. It aint gonna be all totally accurate per se but I'll try and get it close. I'm also not going all out with PE and AM stuff so I can just concentrate on getting this build done somewhat half decently. I've got another Panther later on that I'll be going all out on. Without further ado...I'll be going with the Tamiya kit for this and already have all of the materials to make this all happen.

Thank you Dave. I really appreciate you and the others for following along on this build man. I've finally finished this one up after 14 months. Jeez.....did it really take that long. lol Here's the completed build thread: All The Rest: Motorcycles, Aviation, Military, Sci-Fi, Figures - Model Cars Magazine Forum

When I started this build 14 months ago, I had no idea 1.) that it would take me this long to build this bird and 2.) just how difficult some parts of it would be. I contemplated building the Zoukei-Mura offering of this aircraft but after looking at all the parts involved, I chose the simpler route (or so I thought) and went with the Dragon kit. The engine that came in the Dragon boxing was NOT the way to go for me just for the mere fact that it didn't have ANY detail. I even had an Aires engine kit for this aircraft and that didn't have enough detail on it either. The ZM kit engine was just perfect as it had a LOT of detail and so......I went with that. You know how kit bashing can be though: When we make one big change here......there's another big change there....and if you make that change.............you get the point. I did end up making it through the engine fit issues and some of the other fit problems that Dragon had in store for me and finally finished it all up today. Mods include: Zoukei-Mura Jumo 213 engine and associated ammo boxes/ cannon assembly that goes through the crankcase of the engine, HGW fabric seat belts, Aries tail wheel retracting mechanism and tail fin access panel to see all of that. Quinta Studios 3D decals for the instrument panel and side consoles and leftover photo etch for rudder pedals and various details in the cockpit. I also used a control stick from an Fw190 A-8 as it is the same in the 1:1 world but much better detailed in the scale world. With that ....here she is. Thank you all who followed along with my build. It was great having you along for the ride.

Interesting........and VERY cool. You pulled this whole thing off in very good fashion and LOVE the out of the ordinary subject matter.

This is coming along just great so far James. It'd be awesome if there were some AM aluminum spoked wheels or wheel kits for this bike as I'd really like to build one of these.

Always good to have you in any thread I've got going on Francis. Don't worry man......I'll be back to autos pretty soon and thank you for joining in and for the good comments pal. That jig I showed in the last update has sure helped things out a TON.......especially in the finishing stages. I'm getting very close to having this one finished and will most likely finish this one up this month as I am spending a good amount of time at the bench these days to wrap everything up. I'm down to the short......SHORT list of around 7 or so items left. so this will be the last update until she's done gang. Something that I was pretty happy with was the prop blades. It's the first time I've ever used the hairspray chipping/ wear method and I pulled it all off. Disregard the lack of a radiator as the prop spinner will cover all of that up.

This looks like the same kit that is in the new Model A truck kit from Revell.......right? Progress is looking good so far James.

Still knockin' 'em dead I see Francis. Aside from some of the fun tools that you have to work with I think what I like most about your work is the amount of imagination that goes into it. I've definitely been missing out on these updates of yours here and will be sure to tune in for the next updates on this beastie. Continuing to be blown away at the masterclass stuff I'm seeing here........

Thanks Tim! The V-18 has been on my bucket list for a LONG time and you're right.....as with most Luft '46 subjects....one can use quite a bit of an artistic license with them. 'Preciate you stoppin' in ol' buddy. Thank you for your comment as well bro. I'm gonna have to go check this latest build of yours out Dave.

Man.......the detail in this puppy is just all THAT Bruce. Amazing work on this bike with all of the paint and intricate work throughout. BTW......I feel your pain on doggy undercoat shedding. As a result.....my dogs are banned from the modeling room. lol

I'm definitely looking forward to seeing you build another aircraft after watching that Black Widow come together as well as it did. This is where I'm at now. Got the landing gear completely finished up and currently installing the small tid bits like antennas and other small details on the bottom. This photo provides a good look at the aluminum and painted undersides with a subtle amount of weathering. Didn't want to kill it with the dirt and grime but wanted at least some leakage and wear and tear here. I also picked up an aircraft jig that has helped immensely, especially on final assembly items. One of the best purchases I've ever made in regard to modeling tools.

Man thank you for that comment Dave. If you want to build another aircraft and it be easy......think Tamiya P-51D Mustang.

We're down to the short list of items that have to be done in wrapping this puppy up. She's now on her legs and I've got everything mocked up to make sure it's all going to fit and "work" the build. Prop and spinner as as well as the sliding glass section of the canopy are from the Zoukei-Mura kit.

Yeesh!!! Just happened to stumble upon this build here Gary and your progress on this is looking really good so far. As far as the back of the seats go, you could always tint that back glass and no one'll ever know. Praying for you on the heart valve issue man. Joe