Guys..

My second entry for this build.. the miniart su122 will be completed when this 2nd entry finished.

This second kit is an old classic kit from tamiya 1/25 series..

This kit was made in 1972 but the one that i bought is reissue in 2010 but all the parts are still original 1972 classic with the removal of the RC parts. It also come with a new partial instruction manuals and the original manuals(in japanese n english).

I will pretend to be innocent with this kit and ignore all the inaccuracies in this kit. Although i will try to improve it to the minimal. Here it goes.. progress was 3 days old.

The kit did not supply periscopes. With this large scale the empty periscope opening is too noticeable.



So using 2x4mm strip..i scratchbuild 4 of them. Very basic shape.

Then i cut an old film negative for the periscope 'lens'.


The gun mantlet are smooth so replicate the cast steel effect with mr.surfacer 500.


Add rust texture to the exhaust pipe too.


This kit is an open sponson kit...so i will cover the opening with styrene sheet ..

This is the progress so far


Very huge beast...


Thanks for looking

Sil

Awesome kit Sil I've toyed with the idea of building it myself. Is the suspension fully working? And are the tracks rubber bands? It was designed originally for remote control as you said.

Dustin great work with the Elefant. Isn't the Tamiya Zimmerit just the shiz? Just love the jeweler's wire for tow cables! Looking forward to seeing her with a coat of paint.

Bryan love the E-25 interesting camo scheme it certainly is eye catching. And the IR gear looks truly deadly!

Paul great work on the KV it certainly is BIG! I can't wait to see what you put it next to to give an idea of it's size and bulk.

Okay so I started work on my wingy thing and here is where I'm at after two days. This kit has photo-etch in two thicknesses the I.P is made from stainless steel close to a mm thick and it's totally next level in terms of detail. It does need undercoating though because I didn't and the paint literally just wipes off it. There are also parts to make the headrest. The harness is around .25 of a mm and has aerials and the band for the drop tank.

The kit would lend itself to have an aftermarket resin engine quite well as the cowling is a multi part affair. Being multipart though does create some complex joins that require quite a bit of finesse to get them to meet up. I built the engine cowl, the fuselage and the wings as separate assemblies. I then joined the wings and the fuselage together got it to fit reasonably well let it cure for a couple of hours and then attached the cowl. The bottom of the cowl where it meets the wings and fuselage was a definite challenge. The armoured ring that goes around the oil cooler at the front also has a representation of the front of the BMW801-D reduction gear ignition harness ring which will look good behind the cooling fan.

I'm enjoying this kit quite a bit I built the Fw190-D version of it in the promodeler boxing but it didn't have the etch that this does and it was the inline engine not the radial. (Wonders if he's just lost the armor fraternity)

For you guys that like aviation subjects as well, looks at Gary, if you get the chance to build this kit I humbly suggest you do. The wheel wells are a mini kit in themselves, with bracing and barrels for the MG-151 eight separate pieces in all. The landing gear is also very nicely detailed with an accurate depiction of the mounting of the gear doors ( to me at least). Anyway enough waffling onto the pics!

Aloha All,
Wow, step away for a bit and a lot happens here. Some great builds going on.

I've made modest progress on the JagdLuther. A bit more clean up, then I can prime. I've ordered the camo colors, so hopefully they will arrive soon.





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Happy Modeling, Zon

Sil: nice work on the jagdpanther. Somehow I missed that it is 1/25th scale. Big one. Good solution for closing the sponson and the periscopes.

Sil: thanks for the comment. The mat is Hot Pink! As I'm sure you know, when you live on an island, you learn to make do. It does give nice contrast to the dark greys though.

-zon