Spanjaard
nice details 🙂

Villiers de Vos
A classic. Nice progress.

Stephen Lesley Автор
Thank you Spanjaard and Villiers. Yes, a classic indeed, but as always with a few issues. As the saying goes "some days a diamond , some days a stone". Today was a stone...

Spanjaard
classic indeed, i have a very similar project inventory, so really interested in the issues you may find 😉

Stephen Lesley Автор
The issues I found were with the lower hull and the rear panel. These have to be carefully lined up or it can affect the fit with the upper hull. The turret was slightly warped which affected the fit with the turret ring and how it sits on top of the hull. The most annoying issue so far is the fitting of the side skirt brackets to the frame and the frame to the hull. The sprue gates for the brackets are on the mating surface so if you don't file them perfectly flat, they are out of line. And in a complete brain fart on behalf of Tamiya they designed the kit in such a way that if you attach all the tool racks etc on the the right hand side of the hull using the mounting holes, it prevents you attaching the side skirt frame properly, because the tools end up too low on the hull side. In the end I had to break off the jack block and some of the tool clamps to make the frame fit on the side. Not happy!

Spanjaard
thanks for all the info!

Neuling
Top result!

Stephen Lesley Автор
Many thanks Neuling.

Villiers de Vos
Very nice work and finish.

Stephen Lesley Автор
Thank you Villiers. Much appreciated.

Rui S
Well it seems I've missed this album. Very nice work all round 👍

Stephen Lesley Автор
Thanks Rui. Glad you like it.

Desert Marlin
Awesome subject!

Desert Marlin
Excellent camouflage and the winter overcoat is never easy to get right. This one looks great!

Stephen Lesley Автор
Thankyou Desert Marlin. I found that by using a combination of washable white and standard white with chipping fluid gave a good combination of winter finishes.

Mr James
Top notch winter weathering. Beautiful work

Stephen Lesley Автор
Thank you Mr James. Not too bad for my second tank. Looking forward to your Tiger as well.