Scotties Bergpanzer Buffalo.

Strenko J · Tuesday at 3:16 PM

SPECTACULAR looking…details are Incredible

A_J_Rimmer · Tuesday at 3:18 PM

Amazing work!

Scratchbuilder · Tuesday at 3:54 PM

scottie3158 said:
No pics today. But I have been busy and received some 5mm x 1mm magnets today. See if you can guess what they are for.

Er! hold your teeth in....

Scratchbuilder · Tuesday at 3:55 PM

Great idea with the magnets so that you can show the pod removed and what is under it.

JayCee · Tuesday at 4:10 PM

Paul, performing magic as usual. Feeling very jealous.
John.

scottie3158 · Tuesday at 6:28 PM

Strenko J said:
SPECTACULAR looking…details are Incredible

Thanks Joe glad you approve.

A_J_Rimmer said:
Amazing work!

cheers Arnold.

Scratchbuilder said:
Er! hold your teeth in....

No I use superglue for that.

Scratchbuilder said:
Great idea with the magnets so that you can show the pod removed and what is under it.

Thanks Mike it works quite well .

JayCee said:
Paul, performing magic as usual. Feeling very jealous.
John.

No magic John, just a bit of luck here and there.

scottie3158 · Wednesday at 6:01 PM

The work continues. I have been adding the bar armour. It would have been nice to have PE bar armour in the kit. I do have some brass strip but I honestly couldn't be bothered to try and replace the kit offerings. The only thing I have done is to spend some time cleaning the slats up.
One thing I will say that this one wide puppy when all the extra armour is added.

next the tow bar was detailed.

cheers
Scottie

Airborne01 · Wednesday at 7:05 PM

You're beginning to annoy me Scottie - what's wrong with remaking the bar armour - chicken? I think NOT ! - this is superb as always!
Steve

scottie3158 · Wednesday at 7:37 PM

Airborne01 said:
You're beginning to annoy me Scottie - what's wrong with remaking the bar armour - chicken? I think NOT ! - this is superb as always!
Steve

Haha cheers Steve.

Scratchbuilder · 2024-07-04T09:52:25+0100

Bar armour... Too late now but you could have re-cycled the Eduard set for a Leopard 2A6M which is what the Canadians have done. The problem I find with these kits and others that include it as part of the build is that it is way too thick. I realise they have production limits and have to cater for those that cannot build etch brass, but perhaps as kit manufacturers today include all kinds of different add ons or interiors in both brass and aluminium, that cannot be seen or give you 650 different variations of one model, then the addition of a small amount of etch brass would not go amiss.
Like the latest Warrior that has come out, the slat on the kit looks like wooden slats for a garden fence....
Keep the build coming, excellent as always...

scottie3158 · 2024-07-04T16:52:55+0100

Scratchbuilder said:
Bar armour... Too late now but you could have re-cycled the Eduard set for a Leopard 2A6M which is what the Canadians have done. The problem I find with these kits and others that include it as part of the build is that it is way too thick. I realise they have production limits and have to cater for those that cannot build etch brass, but perhaps as kit manufacturers today include all kinds of different add ons or interiors in both brass and aluminium, that cannot be seen or give you 650 different variations of one model, then the addition of a small amount of etch brass would not go amiss.
Like the latest Warrior that has come out, the slat on the kit looks like wooden slats for a garden fence....
Keep the build coming, excellent as always...

I agree mate I probably could have got that as an after market from the Leopard but didn't want to waste my money if it didn't fit. Given the tiny parts they can now mould I'm sure they can go a bit thinner on this sort of detail. but hey ho it is what it is. I do have a little bit of brass strip somewhere I might have a go at doing the bar armour on the top.

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