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Spanjaard
Wow, what a superb work Gorby!

Robert Podkoński
You're fantastic, Gorby! Really good work!

Guy Rump
Beautiful build! 👍

Adrian Forest
Full interior at 1:48 is a lot to take on!

gorby
Thanks very much mates. Glad you like it. 🙂

Murad ÖZER
gorby you'r a brave one for sure, i wouldn't attempt this in 35th scale let alone 48th. however the end result is beautiful, well worth the trouble me sez! 👍👍👍

gorby
Thanks Murad. I'm not sure about brave. Maybe if I knew what I was taking on. Foolish would be much more appropriate. 🙂

Rui S
Beautiful work 👍

John Hughes
Nice job on your Panther Cabriolet, Gorby!

Simon Nagorsnik
Congrats and my respect for this Gorby!
You did an awesome job here👍
Out and inside are just real eycatcher!
I'm amazed😁

gorby
Thanks Rui, John & Simon. 🙂
It really is an excellent kit - but make sure you carefully read the instructions and engage your brain as it's easy to stuff it up.

Neuling
Gorby: it´s the result and the qualitiy that count, all´s well that ends well! May be your early quick builds were not quite as good as the late ones?

Roberto Rocat
Great and interesting work!

gorby
Thanks mates I'm glad you like it.
Neuling: One day I might get to be as good a modeller as you. Obliviously it won't be in this lifetime...perhaps the one after next. 😄

Random Penguin
Nice build, Gorby!
Any problems with zimmerit during priming? Which primer did you use?

Random Penguin
Oh, man! After seeing all the trouble you had with interior it's cool that you didn't drop the build.

Christian Abraham
It cames out really great. Perhaps I should try one myself.

gorby
Thanks mates. 👍
Random Penguin: I used a cheap rattle-can plastic primer from Halfords (a car accessories retailer) without any problems at all – other than the Zimm decals are quite brittle.
I never give up on a build – don't think 'cool' think 'unhealthy obsession'. 😉

Spanjaard
there are much worst obsessions out there, my deal gorby. i think you have a good one 🙂

David Taylor
If it's a disease I hope they d'ont find a cure.LOL.

gorby
😄 😄 😄

Random Penguin
I fixed the zimmerit on my kit by melting it down with plastic glue, so I wasn't sure if it would hold up to a can of primer. But since you say that everything is OK, then I probably will try. It's a pity I don't have much left of zimmerit except for Suyata's logo - there is almost nowhere to check how the chemistry will react with it.

gorby
It didn't occur to me there would be a problem with the primer and fortunately there wasn't. Give it a go and you'll probably find the same.
(PS If it's a disaster, I can delete this comment can't I?) 😄

David Taylor
If this is your first you should carry on this route.

gorby
I might need to give it some time until the mental scars heal. 😄
I'm more into 1/72 armour now (it's all Zsolt's fault I tell you!) and if anyone suggests building a 1/72 tank with an full interior, I won't be responsible for my actions. 😉

John Hughes
Never saw some of the old Esci Shermans or Nitto M36's then, eh?

Bruce Huxtable
Really liking the results, Gorby 🙂 Your notes and comments ring true for soo many of us, I'm sure 🙂 Ah, impetuous youth, where are you now...? Our discerning 'eye' is so much more developed, I'm sure, but the satisfaction of doing a nice job is the same 🙂 (I still kick myself when clumsy fingers break off fragile parts.....)

gorby
John: I've concluded that any right-thinking person would agree that a tank model with a full interior is a ludicrous concept at whatever scale – 1/72 & 1/76 scale doubly so. Obviously if you don't agree I'm not going to categorise you as right thinking and therefore can be safely ignored. 😉
Thanks Bruce, I've reached the stage where I know when gluing a fragile part on that it's without doubt going to get broken off at some later point in the build. I find it always helps to have some favourite swear words on hand.

Random Penguin
Finally tried Tamiya Surface Primer can on mine, worked fine.

gorby
Good to hear. I'll have a look at your build.

Mick Burdett
Wonderful work Gorby of probably the best tank of ww 2

gorby
Thanks for your comment Mick, glad you like it.
As to best tank, Al Murray doesn't agree. 😄
Youtube Video

Rui S
Hahahahaha what a clown hahahahaha

Marcel Chmura
Wow looks fantastic.

gorby
Thanks Marcel. 👍

Kesa Tiho
A+ really nice finish. Loooove it. And the riger modelis joke had my laughing so hard i cried 🤣

Lebloge
Just… Superb !! 🫡

gorby
Thanks very much Kesa and Lebloge. Glad you like it. 🙂

Pepe
Woooooooow!!!!

gorby
Thanks Pepe. 👍

Pietro De Angelis
Really impressive Gorby, congrats, and congrats also for the jokes, i can only imagine the patience it took to finish it so well...

gorby
Thanks very much for your comment Pietro! 🙂

gorby
Even if it is historically inaccurate what does it matter? There is no obligation to be completely true to history – your model your rules – only a tiny percentage of people would notice they were JGSDF troops anyway. If you decided to paint your tank sky blue with purple spots that would be entirely up to you.
Go for it.

Spanjaard
and you can always add "what-if" to the title ,and then nobody can complain if you have a Roman legionaire using an AK-47 against an TIE fighter 😛

Spanjaard
gorby, did you not paint a T-34 with those colors actually?

Kesa Tiho
Spanjaard after i checked his entire wall there wasnt a T-34 for hundreds of miles

Martin Oostrom
This one: Pink Tank | Album by panorama (1:72)

Kesa Tiho
But that was made by Michael kohl, not gorby

Martin Oostrom
I know. Spanjaard was wrong 😁

gorby
My multi-coloured T-34 is still on the to-do list. Spanjaard mush have been thinking of Martin's excellent build Kesa.

Kesa Tiho
Wow you actually delivered. Thanks for the instructions on how to do it

gorby
Thanks Kesa, I've been meaning to do this for a while.

Christoph Kunz
WOW, that's entertainig to read. 👍
Please more "buildlogs" like this. 🙂

Spanjaard
very interesting information, and delivered in gorby style, even better

gorby
Thanks very much Christoph & Spanjaard. 🙂

Neuling
Top notch! Aircraft and base.

J35J
Excellent work!👍🏻

Sebastijan Videc
Thank you, guys!

Guy Rump
Looking good. 👍

Michael Kohl
Solid build. Coming along nicely.

Marcin Dudek
👀

Alberto
Great weathering!