The Hobby Thread
- D41
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Re: The Hobby Thread
Alright...I see a Sherman, a Sherman Firefly, a Churchill....what's the smaller tank....a Stuart??
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Re: The Hobby Thread
I always think vehicles like rhe M10 are a weird concept. You've got a fully armoured vehicle, and then no roof.
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Re: The Hobby Thread
Yes but they were ambush vehicles. Tank killers. So would be hidden Hull down somewhere until they struck. Any return fire hitting their front armour. I know what you mean though. Looks vulnerable and probably was. I imagine it saved on weight and resources though not having to do a roof
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Not having a turret has a lot of advantages in certain situations....as well as lower cost, easier & faster to build, etc. But they're defensive weapons for the most part, it seems.
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Absolutely. That's why the German jagdpanther crews were drawn from the artillery regiments. Tiger, Panther crews, etc. never regarded them as being "real tankers".D6 wrote:Think of it as more like a mobile AT gun. Those guys didn't even have a tank round them
Frickin' losers.
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Sorry for late reply. It's a painted canvas we used to have up on our wall. We have redecorated so got rid of itD41 wrote:What is the photo, beneath the photo of the boxlid??
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Jeez. Must be fun feeding them lolKwacky wrote:Facking hundreds if you include the babies.
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Very nice workD6 wrote:Some more ww2 stuff with a biro point shown for scale
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Mine is now all done.
4 months work.
Here's a few pics of the completed diorama![Image](//uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200723/ca39973916494086f2883a83bd568f1b.jpg)
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4 months work.
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Re: The Hobby Thread
Stunning attention to detail
very impressive ![Yes (y)](./images/smilies/emoticon-0148-yes.gif)
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Cheers Blade
really enjoyed making that one. Next will be USS Enterprise. But I'll be starting ghat in a couple of months. Need to get my rides and mileage up first! ![](http://emoji.tapatalk-cdn.com/emoji38.png)
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Re: The Hobby Thread
Fuel tank is not lined up.
Looks fantastic....the weathering has a real depth to it. I wish I had your patience.![Yes (y)](./images/smilies/emoticon-0148-yes.gif)
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Looks fantastic....the weathering has a real depth to it. I wish I had your patience.
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