Speaking of modelling, I only recently learned that WWII German tank crews were issued models to build for recognition purposes. The models were built by a wooden toy company called Haba located in Bad Rodach and apparently still produce wooden toys to this day. Good condition Haba tank models are apparently selling for over $3,000!
Well here is the next one which I was shying away from a Meng, as their kits are renowned for being complicated builds !
So I asked my wife what should I build another King Tiger July 1945 (Says that on the box) or the Panther, she asked how many 1/35th scale Tiger tanks have you built 8 I said, how many 1/35th scale Panthers have you built 1 !
Build the Panther then ??????????
Me put foot in mouth, last time I'll ask for guidance from the MFFW.
How about building a version of the Coldstream Guards captured Panther tank named "Cuckoo"? That would be unique in the modelling world I would think.
2 guide horns down 346 to go 1/35th Meng Panther tracks 87 grousers/side gotta love tracks & interleaved wheel system!
But WWII German cat's I like so I put up with it, the kit so far has been pretty good periscopes were a very tight fit though.
Having a break from the tracks only completed 38 of 174 required for the model so decided to paint the rubber on the road wheels for something different.
It's best to swap around otherwise the task gets very tedious but I am tossing up whether to get a metal set of tracks but they cost around $35/Euro's + postage so as much as the model itself.
Still got the camo on still lots to do tools, exhausts, side skirts, tracks !, decals, weathering & sealing with matt varnish.
Think I am going to have a go at the 40cm Morser Gerat next it is a huge kit even in 1/35th scale or my 1/16th scale Trumpeter Panther we will see.
Been there done that if it's Andy's Hobby Headquarters one let me know there are a few things I found out on my build of the 1/16th Tiger 1 took me 8 months ?
CINDERS Thank you for your offer. I'm doing a Trumpeter 1/16 King Tiger. Using David Parkers book also. Time, LOL, I'm a project jumper. Work on one thing then another, hopping all around. LOL I've been working on this KT for years now. I'll try to work on this one with other projects for a while. I just had a 1923 T-Bucker shipped in. I'll be driving it later today.
MENG 1/35th Panther slowly moving with this one, the elephant in the room is the tracks I'll just have to face it and persevere with them.
Pretty happy how the cammo turned out got the decals to go, tools, spare track then weathering, think I'll put the side skirts on this one if they are removable!
One thing I did do was made the barrel travel rest moveable as they had you gluing it flat !
Also another thing this model looks smaller than my Tamiya 1/35th scale panther I did.
I'll pic them together later on, maybe MENG have a different ruler!
tank crews were issued models to build for recognition purposes. The models were built by a wooden toy company called Haba located in Bad Rodach and apparently still produce wooden toys to this day. Good condition Haba tank models are apparently selling for over $3,000!
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Originally Posted by CINDERS
periscopes were a very tight fit though.
