Wolf Buddee Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 16 hours ago, Dragon said: Looks fantastic and there's not even any paint yet! Dang, doing those tracks would've killed my mojo! Mike Thanks Mike, I've got primer on it now and other'n a few touch ups she's ready for some color. Like I mentioned to Gaz, once you get in to a rhythm, it's not too bad. It just takes a while to get a run of 96 links per run! Cheers, Wolf Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffH Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 That looks great Wolf. I have two Takom full interior kits in the stash, The Panther and the King Tiger. I just noticed on Sprue Bros that they have the Jagdpanther w/ interior and just snapped up one of those babies Martinnfb and Wolf Buddee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Buddee Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 8 hours ago, Shawn M said: very nice! I have the Rye Field tracks for my Academy Tiger, you're the first I've seen to use them though. Thanks Shawn, The tracks are absolutely brilliant once assembled and articulate just like the real deal. I was concerned when I bought them as I didn't know if they would fit the AFV kit but they do perfectly. Don't hesitate to use 'em but plan on a couple of evenings at the bench............just sayin'. Cheers, Wolf Martinnfb, LSP_K2 and Shawn M 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Buddee Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 6 hours ago, williamj said: Wow....That Zimmerit looks so nice..must have been fun getting it down.. can't wait to see what you do with this Wolf... Thanks Bill! How was holidays? Actually getting the Zimmerit down was pretty easy. The only difficulty was keeping the excess 5 minute epoxy off my fingers while I positioned the pieces and not smearing it over everything else I touched..........and trust me the stuff doesn't taste like chocolate! Cheers, Wolf Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Buddee Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 3 hours ago, alaninaustria said: Amazing work so far Wolf - nice choice of subject too! Looking forward to seeing more! Cheers Alan Thanks Alan, I got 'er primer coated last night and she needs a couple of very small touch ups. Then it's on to paint. Hopefully I can start on that tomorrow. Cheers, Wolf LSP_K2 and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Buddee Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 3 hours ago, dennismcc said: That looks amazing, though assembling those tracks would be a bridge too far for me. Cheers Dennis Thanks Dennis, Fortunately AFV has their own version of the individual track links and they look to be a lot easier to assemble. Nonetheless (now that they're done) I'm quite happy with the Rye Field Models tracks. Cheers, Wolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Buddee Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 1 hour ago, LSP_K2 said: Armor can be wonderfully enjoyable. I have quite a few here to get back to,... one of these days. Quite right Kev. I have to admit it was a lot of fun building a large portion of the kit before having to paint so many small individual pieces like I would with an aircraft engine or cockpit. It's indeed a nice diversion. Cheers, Wolf LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Buddee Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 20 minutes ago, JeffH said: That looks great Wolf. I have two Takom full interior kits in the stash, The Panther and the King Tiger. I just noticed on Sprue Bros that they have the Jagdpanther w/ interior and just snapped up one of those babies Thanks Jeff, How are the Takom kits? I have to admit that I'm really intrigued by Rye Field's Panther G kit with full interior. Cheers, Wolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffH Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 I'm still in acquisition mode on these kits. I've only watched Andy's build reviews on YouTube. They're each a little different it seems, some good, some bad like how the shell racks and shells are integrally molded on the King Tiger but separate on the Panther. One thing I did notice between the review of the Rye Fields Panther vs the Takom is RFM uses PE for the rails that hold the torsion bars while Takom uses thin plastic. I prefer the plastic as the PE looked a little fiddly when Andy did it in his review. One thing all the kits have in common is the sub-assemblies in the instructions have you going back and forth to multiple trees to source parts. Not a big deal at all if you're organized but I am not so going in I know I will have to whip up some sort of sprue handling system because these things have a TON of parts and trees. Wolf Buddee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamj Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Wolf Buddee said: Thanks Bill! How was holidays? Actually getting the Zimmerit down was pretty easy. The only difficulty was keeping the excess 5 minute epoxy off my fingers while I positioned the pieces and not smearing it over everything else I touched..........and trust me the stuff doesn't taste like chocolate! Cheers, Wolf Hey Wolf...Holidays were great..beautiful beaches,Rented a 57 Chev and toured Havana,it was all good... except the third day there..Donna,myself and Will got food poisoning..can confirm an all nighter. I had the shrimp,Will had the shrimp,Donna had the shrimp..Nicole didn't have the shrimp and did not have a bad night..We think it might have been the shrimp. Martinnfb, Dragon and Wolf Buddee 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Oh wow, this looks fantastic. Great progress so far Wolf. Troy Martinnfb and Wolf Buddee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 4 hours ago, Wolf Buddee said: Thanks Ron. Of course now that you've mentioned it posting pics is obligatory. No more poking around armor without pics! Cheers, Wolf Lol ok. I'll post some when I get home. Just on a ski trip to Louise the next few days Martinnfb and Wolf Buddee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 4 hours ago, Wolf Buddee said: Thanks Alan, I got 'er primer coated last night and she needs a couple of very small touch ups. Then it's on to paint. Hopefully I can start on that tomorrow. Cheers, Wolf I'll look real forward to what paint scheme you opt for here. Wolf Buddee and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Buddee Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 3 hours ago, williamj said: Hey Wolf...Holidays were great..beautiful beaches,Rented a 57 Chev and toured Havana,it was all good... except the third day there..Donna,myself and Will got food poisoning..can confirm an all nighter. I had the shrimp,Will had the shrimp,Donna had the shrimp..Nicole didn't have the shrimp and did not have a bad night..We think it might have been the shrimp. So if I understand you correctly, if Bonnie and I ever visit Cuba, don't ever order the shrimp! I can also tell you that if you ever visit Austria don't order the veal! I got really sick with salmonella poisoning for a week and was nearly put in to quarantine and not allowed to fly home. That was a long time ago though so I would imagine the veal is fresher now! Cheers, Wolf williamj and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Buddee Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 3 hours ago, Troy Molitor said: Oh wow, this looks fantastic. Great progress so far Wolf. Troy Thanks Troy, I have to admit I'm enjoying this build so far. Cheers, Wolf Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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