ChTZ S-65 Russian Tractor

Mike Goodman
This model was put together in a rather intricate order; many sub-assemblies being painted before being joined with others. It felt very red-light-green-light to me, and I sometimes had to put it away due to a loss of motivation. However, the final product was pleasing. I lacked energy to weather the tractor, so you see it here as factory-fresh!

David Orr
Very pleasing indeed. I know how you feel with complicated assemblies. They drain your energy. I've had a few kits that took 10 months or so to complete as they sit languishing in the draw, usually because they have some tricky masking and I don't feel like doing them until I've got nothing else to do. My Pocher Alfa Romeo took over 20 years to build, mainly because my first son was born and I ran out of time, then it sat in boxes for years before I finally dragged it out last year and got it finished.