Panzer III J, North Africa 1942

[Vincent Power]

Don't worry Philipp, you aren't the only one who hasn't started

Vincent

[Shawn Ramsey]

I posted progress before you guys did. But don't worry, with my track record I wont even finish my build.

Shawn

[Philipp Gross]

I have a feeling if I don't start soon someone else will build it for me

Shawn, I haven't yet finished the last four builds I started

Philipp

[Philipp Gross]

Woohooo! Finally managed to glue some plastic together!

The result of two evenings of work:



I've left the middle torsion bars workable for now, might come in handy later depending on what base I'll use. Might recreate that rock climbing base I made for my 223

Philipp

[Mark Aldrich]

It's a start!

[Steve Hutchinson]

Well Done Philipp

You WILL ENJOY build!

I must get my desert GB launched too

She will just fall together and be a pleasure to make from here on in

Regards

Steve H

[Philipp Gross]

Thanks gents!

It really is a nice kit...not quite as foolproof as Tamiya but a lot more pleasant than most other kits on the market.

Philipp

[Philipp Gross]

Lower hull mostly complete:


And because I just need to add some extra pain I decided to add Masterclub resin tracks... But to be fair, the kit comes with rare initial 40cm tracks and the two tanks I use for reference both have standard early 40cm tracks.


Assembly so far was tedious. Every link needs to have its holes drilled out because the slightest obstacle will break the track pins. At least they remained nicely workable so far.

They do fit fairly well...


I might continue the track assembly piecemeal alongside the rest of the build. Might help preserve some sanity

Philipp

[Mark Aldrich]

Looking good. I love Master Club Metal track. Have never used their Resin options before.

[Philipp Gross]

Thanks Mark. The tracks look fine, fit together very well...it's just the weak pins that make assembly somewhat difficult. A jig would be helpful too

Philipp