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Olivier
Great result.
Would you still recommend buying this kit ?

zakboom0815
Hi Olivier,

thanks! I think the kit is dimensionally more accurate than the Dragon one (iirc), and the old Tamiya kit is no match. So yes, I'd buy it again (and in fact I have a 251/1 with the Pak 40 😉)

Rui S
Very well done 👍 Looking forward to see the Dio 😎

Pepe
Nice job!!!!

CaptGPF
Another masterpiece

Mr James
Superb figures and a great looking 251

Spanjaard
excellent job. and the figures are just fantastic. i certainly needs a bit of terrain and vegetation 😉

Michael .
I think I would have gone numb doing all those decals. Great job...

F-104
It took me 3 days, but my F-4EJ Digital Phantom was worse.

Ray Loch
Awesome job on all the decals, interested in whose decals and what brand of setting solution. Thanks Ray

F-104
Hi Ray, decals and stencils are from Fundekals, 48-033 and 48-039. Setting solution is Micro Sol. Best J.

Guy Rump
Looking great, the decals look superb. 👍

F-104
Hi Guy, thanks.
The Fundekals are really great to work with. And the online instructions are phantastic and very detailed.
Highly recommended!

Neuling
Top result! 👍

Vintagemodeler
AMAZING!

Michael .
I think you missed a decal. 😉

F-104
Hi Michael, yes I realized it and I have fixed it now 🤭

John
Wow, Phabulous Phantom! As much as I like a good SEA camo job, she looks amazing in ADC grey.

Guy Rump
Great result, congrats! 👍

F-104
Hi John and Guy, thanks for the encouraging words. 🙏

Tom B.
Heyo all! I have not really posted anything about this particular project yet, even though is has been holding me up for quite a bit of time now...
As modellers, our hobby naturally includes a lot of problem-solving and some challenges and maybe I should not be complaining, but it felt like this particular project trew a bunch of sticks and stones in my path:
Firstly, the resin Humber Scout Car was abit of a challenge with all the sanding and cutting that comes with these types of kit... apparently taking the place of the instructions, which I did not get any of. With a bit of research however, it was overall ok to build.
Secondly, the Roden Panzerwerfer has rubber tracks which I knew were too short beforehand. Thus I first bought a 3D printed replacement running-gear from FC Modeltrend. That piece however turned out to be an example of how not to do 3D-printed products: it sat on the plate without any angle and was a single piecewith two tracks, the suspension and some chassis-parts... how does one support such a print? Apparently not correctly, as the supports along the side-details of the wheels and suspension parts were partially "molten" into the details which in the end prevented me from using this piece. If you have a micro-drill, calm hands and a lot of time, one could "carve out" the supports and reinstate the details, I suppose... For me, switching to a Modelltrans-set (one piece running gear for each side) was the order of the day. It is not perfectlycast either, but after some adjustment, I made it fit the Roden kit. Using the PE-set and doing the interior took a lot of time as well, but that was largely fine.
As said, maybe I am complaining too much and in that case do take these notes as a simple report on the difficulties experienced so far in this project... rant is over 👍

Guy Rump
Looking good. 👍

Lukas Muller
Good job Tom 👍!

Pepe
Woooooow!!!!

Alec K
Looks great so far! I certainly appreciate your report as it highlights challenges one can encounter: so rant away 🙂 👍

Tom B.
Appreciate your interest mates 👍 maybe I´m able to get the groundwork ready to paint with some additional scatter and some static grass

gorby
With the problems you encountered I'm surprised it looks as good as it does.

Tom B.
Finished pictures are now up as well!

Alec K
Very well done Tom 👍

Guy Rump
Great job. 👍

Tom B.
Thx mates 👍

Simon Nagorsnik
Hu, i missed this one!
Awesome small dio!!
The composition is convincing and the depiction of the vegetation is pleasing 👍
Nice job on the Humber, the tank Panzerwerfer also pleases, but looks a bit too clean for me in the pictures.
But it is well the focal point in the whole thing.

Tom B.
Thx Simon 👍 With the Panzerwerfer I ran a bit into an issue with plain-Dunkelgelb vehicles I had not yet thought about: Integrating dusty weathering! As it turns out, the dust colours I intended to use for weathering were really close to equally light and desaturated colour palette of the vehicle. Note for further Normandy dios: I shall do myself the favour and do German stuff in three-tone for some darker/deeper colours present to contrats with dusty weathering 🙂

Spanjaard
missed this one before. excellent job. and in 1/72 is truly fantastic