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Kesa Tiho
Silly looking truck 👍

Robert Podkoński
Taking a seat, of course!

Spanjaard
first row available? great, ready for the scratch master class 🙂
and a bit of fun too, of course 😉

gorby
Welcome to the build mates.
Kesa: Sillier the better for me. I go out of my way to find odd things to build. 🙂

David Taylor
Back in.

gorby
👍 🙂

Cortex
watching : )

Jörg Luther
Great start 👍 I'm courious how the Bronco tracks will fit. Can you recommend the resin parts?

EnsignExpendabl
Interesting what you can do with such an old kit, good luck!

Rui S
Looking good. I'm in. 👍

Dave Flitton
Yes, I recommend them, BUT, you have to make the parts fit by cutting out some of the Tamiya parts.

Dave Flitton
Some pictures added. Added some color, and working on the Bronco tracks. I will be working on putting the decals and weathering soon. I just have to get the color on the tank just right. Some suggestions would be helpful.

EnsignExpendabl
Here are some photos from a recent restoration in Kubinka. The tank used to be painted in Panzergrau, but at some point was stripped back down, reprimed, and repainted in Dunkelgelb for battle. It was captured by the Russians, put on display in a trophy exhibition, then painted green for some reason, then painted gray over that with fictional markings. Yuri Pasholok and his crew restored it to the original Dunkelgelb paint and the markings that it carried at that time.

yuripasholok.livejournal.com/2672642.html

Dave Flitton
Maybe I should put firecrackers in it and quit. But, I will push on. It already looks better than my OOB build of this same kit I built in Iraq.

Jörg Luther
C'mon, Dave, no demolition actions, please - your build look so good and I can't wait to see it finished. You know that the tank from your reference/project photo is in Ft. Benning? There's a nice page with reference pics about it:
armorfortheages.com/..KpfwII/PzKpfwII.html
The color looks like Gelbbraun RAL 8020 to me, which also would fit in the timeframe. That would be Tamiya XF57, Humbrol 93 or the like. Btw, an English version of EnsignExpendabls link is here:
ftr.wot-news.com/201..he-panzer-ii-ausf-f/

Wesley De Braekeleir
very nice detail and weathering. greatings from belgium

Dave Flitton
Baby's got new shoes, maybe I can finish this before I die!

Jörg Luther
Yo! It's alive! 👍

Dave Flitton
LOL

Jean Tchao
Great Job !

Dave Flitton
I still have to fill in the head lights and add an antenna - I need to add more pictures

Wilfried Bogaerts
Persevere Dave, persevere !!

Trez Mackenzie
Nice little kit

René "Lord Bilbo" Bartholemy
Ich benutze MR regelmäßig, die sind gut.

René

Martin Höfer
Ist das Geld angekommen 😊

René "Lord Bilbo" Bartholemy
Das Geld ist gut angekommen, aber du hast bei MR deine Adresse noch nicht angegeben.
Normalerweise hast du einen Bericht von denen bekommen, mit einem Link um deine Adresse usw selbst anzugeben.
Falls das aus irgend einem Grund nicht klappt, dann schicke mir bitte deine Adresse hier zu u d ich regel das selber...
🫡

Martin Höfer
Ja du hast recht klappt nicht mit MR hab es schon 3 x probiert.
Hier meine Adresse
Martin Höfer
Staufenstraße 11
53474 Bad Neuenahr
Deutschland

Vg Martin

René "Lord Bilbo" Bartholemy
Ok, geht morgen ober spätestens Samstag raus!

René "Lord Bilbo" Bartholemy
Brauche auch noch deine Telefonnummer... grrrr!

Martin Höfer
Guten Morgen René
Hier die Nummer
015738422649

René "Lord Bilbo" Bartholemy
Morgen Martin
Alles klar, geht Morgen raus.

René "Lord Bilbo" Bartholemy
Hallo Martin,

heute Mittag habe ich das Paket abgeschickt.

Tracking hier: mondialrelay.be/fr-b..gn=NotificationColis
(leider nur auf Französisch)

Tracking Nummer: 10012665

Wird in Deutschland von Hermes übernommen.

Sagt du bescheid wenn's angekommen ist? Danke!

Viele Grüsse,

René

Martin Höfer
Guten Morgen

Päckchen ist angekommen 😉
Vielen Dank

Vg Martin

René "Lord Bilbo" Bartholemy
Guten Morgen Martin,
Freut mich.
Danke dir.
Grüße,
René

Giannis Kaltapanidis
I'm building the very same kit, so I'm watching with interest. Interior looks great!.

Mr D
What a nice looking Aircraft, will have to research this one ? as don't know much about it.
The PE kit looking good, is it Eduard?
Brilliant 👍👍

Tibor Szilvai
Nice! 👍

Neuling
Clean, careful, beautiful!

CaptGPF
❤️❤️❤️

DerMattes
Nice build!

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 😄

gorby
👍

Nick Dragone
Beautiful and so cool 😎!! Nice job

gorby
Thanks for your comment Nick. 🙂