Looks great....I like your use of colours! No comments so far, keep up the good work.

Tony-- another fine piece of workmanship.
Looking good!
DJ

Nice looking model and it is huge. Bob

Well done! It's very impressive and good looking Greetings

Great build, the rusty sides look awesome!

Hi Keith
I think that's representing Red Oxide primer shown because the side skirts are off not rust as such.
Alan

Hi Alan,

I stand corrected..........still looks good though!

Nice build, Tony.

And I really like the guys in the chemical suits - great idea, and very sinister-looking.

- Steve

Looks great so far. I have never seen a wwii guy in a chem suit. But there is so much for me to learn when it comes to armor. Looking forward to see more progress.

Sorry but there is very little factual about the Second World War to this model, excellent though it is, it's based on some progress made on a prototype the Germans started to build, and thats only the hull.

The turret is a complete fiction, created originally by another talented modeller whom I understand has come to an agreement with Trumpeter about its use.

It's what is commonly described as a "Paper Panzer" something that was thought of, maybe sketched, even plans drawn up (hence the nickname) but never saw reality.

So please don't think this is anything other than a very well made model, including the figures of a "what might have been" scenario. Well executed fiction.

Alan

It still might be rust then?

Hi Keith

I think we should leave Tony to say what he is trying to depict here but if you look at the gun barrel the end section closest to the turret has also been painted the same colour, as I said to depict red oxide primer.

I think the difference is Tony has weathered the hull sides to show wear and tear, staining from dirt and rain etc.

Look forward to the next build update.

Alan

Woudn't the barrel be in the same state as the sides?

Surely the grey wouldn't rust cus it is primer!

But is the grey primer? Or just a can of Dunkelgrau found lying in the corner of the factory....

Mie -a-goshen !....
'Eeeeeee. Lad thats a cracker '.. ..no wonder the guys have 'noddy suits' on with the size of that thing you would need them when spraying it ....need gallons of gloop !!
You sure that they can get it covered in time for the show??
Hope they didn't have beans for dinner

Nicely done ......coming on a treat .......got a bit of life coming through now ....so keep going you mad fool .........
Watching ..........
aye
BARV
(GOSMG)

that looks great I love it.

Really cool model- love your paint scheme. Are the figures scratchbuilt ?