Hello All and all hello ...

Right ... so I got a new finished kit to show you dear readers. In all honesty, I am so stressed and will be until the 11th of September. I have a minimum of 18,000 words dissertations to write and I only done like 10,000 words on it, therefore; I AM FREAKING OUT. To calm down, I finished up this E-75 and took photos the other day and now, finally posting about it.

I wanted to go crazy with the paint scheme as this is a paper panzer but I cannot go over the words of she-who-must-be-obeyed ( only girlfriend in my case, no wife yet ). Girlfriend said she wants to see this in dark green and dark yellow. I tried negotiating for olive green as you all know olive green is far more correct but she didn't budge from dark green. I dare not cross her, therefore, dark green it is. Haha. I used Revell Aqua (Acrylic) Dark Green thinned with the fantastic all-around acrylic thinner from Ultimate Modelling Product. The dark yellow is a mix of Tamiya Dark yellow and other yellows and brown that I could find as I was running dangerously low with Dark Yellow.

The added on mesh armours were made from Eduard P.E. Mesh sheet and Ever Green Stryene Channels ( or angular U ).

I also put on some wood applique armour on the lower glacis plate. I used the actual wood from the ice lollies sticks ( whatever they are correctly called as I can't remember the correct term right now).













Well, that's about as much I can sum up about the build. More informations and more photos and bigger ones (4000X3000) can be found on my blog -


http://modeller-innovation.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/trumpeter-135-e-75-retaking-berlin.html

Please do have a look and thank you so much in advance for any feedback you guys may have. C&C are welcomed. Just be gentle... LOL.

Thank you for always supporting and for the kind words and various encouragements.

Until the next launch.

Very nicely done.

Very nice painting and weathering job

Thank you sir

Thank you kindly ...

very nice job! I like!

Great job Gary.... Your job is done here... Now get back to writing those 8000 missing words!

Fantastic job Gary, colours and weathering effects are very nice!
Did you use rubber tracks?
I think this model needs metal or separate links tracks to be perfect

thank you sir

ahaha.. yes sir.. actually, I have written the remaining 8000 words

I did. I used the kit supplied tracks. I couldn't be bothered to spend 10 quid more to buy the indi link tracks. I kinda regret that decision .. but meh ... I can live with it

Great work on he model really like it

But get out now!!!!!!!
If your girlfriend is already bossing you around and telling you how to do things, that means you are pretty much married lol

I wish were were .. I love her and like her ... sigh...
thank you sir for you kind words ... on the model that is .. LOOL

Oops, missed that one!!

What I like best is your choice of colours!! IMHO it's just perfect!!

As this build is "fantasy", I will just cheer the great skills that led to this "beauty".

Your technique for chipping and rust is superb!! Any tank found in the open after say 15 years of exposure may look like that.

A tank produced in 1946(?) and destroyed in the course of the year might look different!

But overall......WOW!!!! Well done Sir!!!!

Cheers

Romain