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Wim van der Luijt
Wow! that is an epic project, just had a look a your build post.....very nice! There is one 1:48 A7V on the market, but your looks better, much better....

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wilky
Another masterpiece.
There is an A7V in Australia.
We Aussies are good at pinching, I mean acquiring things

gorby
Thanks mates. 🙂
Wim: I wasn't impressed with the Gasoline range either and certainly not impressed with the prices. Mine cost probably 1/3 of what that kit cost and I enormously enjoyed the built – probably more so than any kit I've ever done.

Wilky: At least the Aussies had the sense to save one – I'm glad they did.

wilky
We have the only original 262 also

Rui S
Beautifully amazing 👍
Umbeliveble scratch work.
Not my scale but I'M without words. Incredible

gorby
Thanks Rui. Coming from one of the best armour modellers on here, that means a lot. 🙂

Angel Yovtshev
Amazing, Gorby!
Hat off to you!

gorby
Thanks Angel. 🙂
Not anywhere near your league, just the first steps.😉

Alec K
Holy s#*t Gorby. This is AmazIng! I am about halfway done reading the brexit thread and... the rivets, THE RIVETS!!! Very educational, and definitely very entertaining. Not surprised you left this boring lot for the "others"😉 😄. I am starting a scratchbuilding project myself, but it will be of kinder garden variety compared to your undertaking. Cheers 👍

Nathan Dempsey
Wow, impressive work Gorby. The build log on Brexit is awesome. I'm going to use that rivet idea for sure! Oh and I did get the Kryten reference. I saw an episode filmed!

gorby
Thanks very much mates!😉
The rivets were far from the most enjoyable part of the build but these early tanks would look naked without them. I'll look forward to your scratch-build Alec, no doubt it will be astounding.

Rui S
Thank you for your nice words gorbygould, but I think they're a bit exaggerated. I've still a lot to learn with Mates here, including with you 🙂

gorby
With forums like this, there is always something new to learn - if you want to. 🙂

Rui S
Yes, I agree 🙂 Wise words

Neuling
Impressive work!

gorby
Thanks very much Neuling. 🙂

Scott Dutton
Beautiful work, just finished one in 35th but doesn't compare well done

Bart Goesaert
beautiful work.. only thing that comes to mind is the floating of the tank on the barbwire... but very, very nice build and groundwork...

Tim Heimer
Nice work!

gorby
Thanks very much mates. 🙂
Scott: I was well impressed with your build and I referred to your photos to help with mine, so thanks.
Bart: Yes that bugs me as well. I did put a load of lead inside the tank, but it isn't heavy enough to weigh it down sufficiently. I'm going with the experimental super extra heavy-duty barbed wire excuse.😉

Bart Goesaert
add some treeroot underneeth?

gorby
Good idea.

Scott Dutton
If need any more photos let me know, colleague just sent some from his museum visit of the original wh9ch he is happy I can pass on

gorby
Thanks for the offer Scott but I've mentally moved on to my new project. 🙂
My workroom needs to be stripped and rebuild before that can start though. 🙁

bughunter
Tanks are not my metier, but this 100% scratched model is really impressive 😳 Very nice ideas in build report, and even the tracks are scratched 👍

gorby
Thanks very much Frank, your praise has made my day! 🙂
Up until this, tanks were of little interest to me, but I thoroughly enjoyed this build, probably more than any model I've ever done. It kept my brain working right to the end. I'm not saying that there will be no more aircraft from me, but there will certainly be more AFV in my near future. 👍

Jean-Michel Tilquin
Wow! I missed this one, but the view from the trend is impressive, so real!

gorby
Thanks very much Jean-Michel. I'm glad you like it. 🙂

Spanjaard
What a great job!!!! I knew I was missing some great builds in those months that I was out of SCM

Spanjaard
Superb job mate

gorby
Thanks very much Spanjaard!

Dale Marston
Very Nice.

gorby
Thanks Dale 👍

CaptGPF
Wow! The only thing that is missing are terrified soldiers running for their lives!

Pietro De Angelis
Stunning job, congrats!

gorby
Thanks Capt & Pietro.
I would have loved to add some figures Capt, but certainly at the time this was built there were no WWI British troops available in 1/48.

Bohrmann
Well done! Again, hats off to your scratch building skills Too bad there are no pictures of the building process.

gorby
Thanks Bohrmann. 👍
I did do a full build report...on another site, a site which has now unfortunately died. It was only yesterday I removed the dead link to the report - I don't know if that pushed this post to the top of the feed, I though that just happened when you added more photos.
Thanks all for your comments and likes. 🙂

Kesa Tiho
Breathtaking. Simply breathtaking

Alex K
No words other than "huge respects" - and I kind thought for Ella...

Robert Podkoński
Awesome!

gorby
Thanks mates. I'm pleased how it turned out as well, and hugely relived the build is over. 🙂

Spanjaard
a true work of art and love. you truly succeeded. and a wonderful homage to Ella!

Mike Thomas
Fantastic ending, sir! Very much a labor of love, especially with Ella's involvement.

Alec K
An outstanding effort Gorby, I love it.

bughunter
What a wonderful model!
It's best to visit an exhibition - you'll get lots of questions about where to find this kit 😉

David Taylor
Nicely finished with the pooch.

gorby
Thanks very much mates, I'm quite taken aback by your lovely comments. 🙂
I know all to well what would happen if I took it to a show Frank, there would be a continuous stream of people telling me that the mechanics don't make sense and wouldn't work - something i already know. 😄 😄

Thomas Bischoff
another gorgeous build of the wonderful and weird from gorby!
Can you you send the mechanical experts to me? I still struggle to understand how the Millenium Falcon works …

gorby
Thanks Thomas. 🙂
If I were to scratch-build the Milenium Falcon I'd be wondering were to fit the steam boiler and the coal bunker. 😄

Neuling
Your Fowler Steeplechaser - a glorious success! And I like the doggie ......

Dietmar Bogatzki
Agree with Thomas 😉 👍

gorby
Thanks very much mates, I'm glad you like it. 🙂

Ludvík Kružík
Gorby, I watched with great interest the whole progress of the construction. Your scratchbuil skills are top notch and the result of your efforts is truly phenomenal. 👍
I agree with bughunter, I'm sure there would be plenty of people at the show who would want to know what kit you used to build the model. 🙂

S M
Exceptionally amazing work! Congrats for finishing this steamer!

gorby
Thank you for your lovely comments Ludvik & S M. 🙂

Bohrmann
It is not easy to grasp that this model is made entirely of bits of styrene and other bits of material. I had estimated the model to be larger until I saw comparison with the pot of Tamiya paint.
The little dog fits in perfectly. Respect for your skills and dedication.

Bozo
Awesome result

Michael Kohl
Work of art.

gorby
Thanks Bohrmann. I find scratch-building to be a good way of keeping my brain ticking over. I enjoy trying to work out how I can make things out of what I have available (god forbid I have to spend money 😄 ). Sometimes it helps me keep my mind off the world falling apart. Unfortunately, as with many modellers when I view the completed model all I see are the mistakes.
Thanks for your comment. 👍

Rui S
Beautifull work allround 👍

Lochsa River
Very cool indeed

gorby
Thanks very much mates, I'm glad you like it. 🙂

Jay Dubya
Ella-cellent Gorby

gorby
😄 😄
Thanks Jay. 🙂

CaptGPF
Love it! Is that the RCA dog?

David Orr
Wow, I wouldn't know it was scratch built if you hadn't told us. The dog is a nice touch.

gorby
Thanks very much Capt & David.
Capt: Ella preferred watching the telly rather than listening to records. 😄

Mick Burdett
Just bloody amazing!

gorby
Thanks very much Mick!
It always surprises me when people are so enthusiastic about my builds. When I look at the photos all I see are the things I should have done better. 😄
Thanks everyone for your lovely comments and likes.

Ludvík Kružík
Gorby, I'd say that's the "curse" of most modelers. No model is absolutely perfect. Only more or less close to perfect. It's natural that as the author of your model, you know all of its (even if only minimal) flaws and things you'd like to do better. The rest of us see "only" the result of your work. And I can assure you that what we see is very good indeed. 👍👍👍

Spanjaard
i could have not said it better 🙂

gorby
You make a very good point Ludvik.
Thanks for your comments mates. 🙂

Dietmar Bogatzki
Agree with all above em Gorby 👍

gorby
Thanks Dietmar. 🙂

Kesa Tiho
Dogoo 😄

Erik
I see, "Moa Friends" - Nightshift was also there. 😄
Fantastic models! Thanks for sharing. 👍