I’m building the Dragon Pz III (FL) Ausf.M and it says this piece is used but I can’t find where they go! They have PE replacements as well for what it’s worth. I don’t see it fitting directly in anywhere but if it’s on the list, it’s gotta go somewhere!
Thanks for the help!
I’m at a stopping point for a bit while I acquire a static grass applicator and paint my figures but it’s starting to look pretty cool I think. I did screw up the layout a bit because my original intention was to have more of a dirt road with a couple bikes and soldiers on but it’s ok.
I’m going to add some various supplies scattered on the ground down the slope after I finish with the dirt and stuff. I still need to cut a couple slots out for the tracks to make the tank look heavy but I’m not 100% sure on the layout so I’m waiting to pull the trigger on that.
Crits, advice, and ideas are very welcome. This is my first diorama/vignette so I’m kind of shooting in the dark here.
I’ve been working on this build for a couple weeks. I bought it at a swap meet for 10 bucks because it was already started. I should of offered 5. The hull was glued together, he glued in all the torsion bars, and interior was started ( I ditched the idea of full interior) but tons of things were not lining up and it took a lot of work to get it to look halfway decent. It was supposed to be a “quick build”.
Then I thought about doing a vignette or small diorama with the tank being broken down on the side of the road (probably a busted track) and a bicycle guy and a couple donkeys are walking past on the road. I figure it is late in the war and supplies are getting scarce and replacement/spare parts are essentially nonexistent to the front lines. The Germans had tons of horses and donkeys so it kind of makes sense. This is my first attempt at making a “historically accurate” tank.
Also I don’t think that wheel will be on the back, it was going to be the broken wheel that caused the broken track, essentially.
I wanted it to look like it came from the eastern front and the remnants of the winter camo are almost gone. I still need to finish the weathering and finish the tracks and stowage. The tracks are really cool, they have holes in the horns but you have to place each track horn in it’s little spot, very cool looking but a bit of a hassle. The guy who started it ruined 1 half of the tracks by glueing the horns into the holes of tracks so those are toast. Might work for a busted track though, hence my idea for the vignette.
Any critiques or ideas or thoughts are welcome. I have no modeling friends really and my wife just thinks whatever I do “looks cool” so thanks.
Let’s try this again….
Here are some kits (and some sprues!) I picked up for some incredible prices and I thought I would share to see your thoughts. I was discussing with a fellow Reddit user that I met, that these swap meets kind of ruin your ability to buy kits at retail prices when you see them online.
The classic tamiya 88 super kit was hard to pass up at 9.50 (15% off) and it comes with Edward PE set. It will definitely need a new metal barrel that isn’t supplied but that’s ok. I think I’m going to save the cover and frame it because the art work is amazing. It’s a very old kit and you can see someone was working on a collection at some point by what they marked on the instructions. I love seeing stuff like that.
I’ve never built an amusing hobby’s kit so this one should be interesting. I have a t-72 from trumpeter but it has like 1200 pieces so this one seems more approachable and I’ve been wanting to do a Ukrainian tank since I have a bunch of reference photos saved. I traded the new tamiya m36 kit for it since I don’t have any plans for a ww2 American destroyer at the moment. I did want the figure that comes with it because it looks too cool with the grease gun and knuckle duster knife!
A guy gave me this Border apocalypse tank for free. I didn’t know it was a snap kit, no glue or paint required, technically. It also comes with LEDs which I thought was interesting. I don’t really build Russian occupied vehicles so I will likely do something weird with it that’s more my style. Maybe a Gundam (federation use) tank🤔
Idk if anyone has gotten any of these “gen 2” dragon figures but the details are ridiculous and the barrels of the guns are already drilled out. You can build the rifles with the actions open as well, that blew my mind. Lol
Not pictured is a small bundle of life color paints that a dude was selling for .50 cents each. I’ve never used them but hear great things about them from high end modelers. The gentleman selling the 88 kit had 2 tables FULL of models top to bottom, he was moving to Turkey and had to liquidate his stuff and it kind of broke my heart to see. I only brought 25 bucks or something so I wouldn’t buy any new kits! So much for that…