during the production of the J the vision ports were discontinued on the sides of the hull as well as the turret side doors ..

Rick

FWIW Matt,

Throwing money at a project does not 'help' it do well at competitions. Much of the judging is based upon well done construction, a well done paint job.

Obviously accuracy doesn't hurt, but it's typically NOT the most important thing. I would suggest just putting together a very good solid model, and taking it to a competition. The feedback you'll get from judges, as well as actually seeing first hand how everything works is more important than buying yet another aftermarket set for whatever tank you're building.

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FWIW Matt,

Throwing money at a project does not 'help' it do well at competitions. Much of the judging is based upon well done construction, a well done paint job.

Obviously accuracy doesn't hurt, but it's typically NOT the most important thing. I would suggest just putting together a very good solid model, and taking it to a competition. The feedback you'll get from judges, as well as actually seeing first hand how everything works is more important than buying yet another aftermarket set for whatever tank you're building.

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The only am parts I will be buying is a Griffon set of pe and the zimm. I am currently building the Pz.IV G and am sparing no expense to make it accurrate. I fully expect that the judges will be more interested in the detail work. I just enjoy working with pe and other am parts to set it apart from similar models.