1/35 Great Wall Hobby 12. 8 cm Pak 44 .

[Jason Crausby]

Looking good so far John.... and the bench as well!!!
Jason

[mrtintheweb]

That's a hefty kit for what it is. I expect it to look great once built.

[Guest]

Hi great start but have you done with John Race :smiling6:.
Pete.

[SteveH]

Nice bench John

Still got your skill set in those hands

Nice start on this one too, hopefully the soft plastic wont be an issue with mould lines

Looking forward to seeing it develop over the next week and a metal barrel, that is a real bonus

Well done

Steve H

[Guest]

Nice start John. Those wheel assemblies do look fiddly - rather you than me.

Thought of you yesterday as I watched a Russian film called White Tiger on U-Tube. It's about a Soviet T-34 crew trying to knock out a phantom white German tiger tank. Lots of mystical nonsense and a messy narrative, but it looks good - plenty of T-34s and a terrific battle in a John Race-style Russian village, all mud and spatter and half derelict wooden buildings. Interesting to see the weathering on the tanks as well..

[Wouter]

Nice start on what was a very heavy gun John, looking forward to see it finished.

Cheers

[BigGreg]

That is a BEAST of a cannon...and l thought that 88 was deadly......

[Guest]

John. A couple of stills from White Tiger:



(For reference only).

[Wouter]

John. A couple of stills from White Tiger:

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(For reference only).

At least the T-34's are T-34's. That Tiger in that film is just...horrendeous :flushed::tears-of-joy:

[JR]

John,
Apologies mate only just found this, can you please find me a place amongst the rabble.

Paul always room mate, just ask Chris to more his mooring up a bit. :smiling2:.

Hi John
Improved bench looks good. For someone with your skills not a big job. I'm sure it will make a lot of difference.
Kit looks nice. No flash and good fit.
Jim

Thanks Jim, I enjoyed building it.

Got room for me John? I will be taking nores as I want to build a gun sometime.


Andy.

Andy, your more than welcome, take notes on how not to do it might be better ! :smiling3:

Looking good so far John.... and the bench as well!!!
Jason

Cheers Jason.

That's a hefty kit for what it is. I expect it to look great once built.

Must have been quite a sight Toby in real life, even the kit is a fair size.

Hi great start but have you done with John Race :smiling6:.
Pete.

I quite understand your question Pete. Occasionally I have these moments of tidiness. Christine who I'm convinced is a member of the Tidy Bench Club and a spy for Jim takes full advantage of such times. We are currently cleaning the cave, shelf by shelf. This morning it was the book shelves.

Nice bench John

Still got your skill set in those hands

Nice start on this one too, hopefully the soft plastic wont be an issue with mould lines

Looking forward to seeing it develop over the next week and a metal barrel, that is a real bonus

Well done

Steve H

Thanks Steve, seems to be going ok................................ so far :smiling2:

Nice start John. Those wheel assemblies do look fiddly - rather you than me.

Thought of you yesterday as I watched a Russian film called White Tiger on U-Tube. It's about a Soviet T-34 crew trying to knock out a phantom white German tiger tank. Lots of mystical nonsense and a messy narrative, but it looks good - plenty of T-34s and a terrific battle in a John Race-style Russian village, all mud and spatter and half derelict wooden buildings. Interesting to see the weathering on the tanks as well..

Peter at least there are no separate plastic tracks or chassis to drive me to despair.

Thanks for the info on the Youtube video, I've added it to my watch list.:thumb2:

Nice start on what was a very heavy gun John, looking forward to see it finished.

Cheers

Welcome Wouter.:thumb2:

That is a BEAST of a cannon...and l thought that 88 was deadly......

Tis a beast Greg, unfortunately German. :disappointed: .

John. A couple of stills from White Tiger:

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(For reference only).

Thanks Peter, I had a look at U tube just now, so plan to watch tonight.

At least the T-34's are T-34's. That Tiger in that film is just...horrendeous :flushed::tears-of-joy:

Suppose Wouter there are plenty of T34's about, but thes Tiger safely locked away at Bovington during this movie.

[Wouter]

Suppose Wouter there are plenty of T34's about, but the was Tiger safely locked away at Bovington during this movie.

True that, but there are better fake Tiger I's out there, like the one used in Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers...ok, based on a T-55 or 62 it's still ugly, but much better. This one looks a bit like Belgium's minister of social affairs and national health Maggie De Block (google her :tongue-out3: ). I remember the Russians even built a good copy of a Tiger I couple of years ago for a film, but can't remember what it was called.

Cheers

[JR]

The addition of some more figures sets arriving this morning has increased the choice.

will use all of those, along with some of these Iv'e used two of the officers on an other dio, and only some of the tankers will be suitable.
Should make for an interesting mix.

[JR]

True that, but there are better fake Tiger I's out there, like the one used in Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers...ok, based on a T-55 or 62 it's still ugly, but much better. This one looks a bit like Belgium's minister of social affairs and national health Maggie De Block (google her :tongue-out3: ). I remember the Russians even built a good copy of a Tiger I couple of years ago for a film, but can't remember what it was called.

Cheers

I look fwd to seeing this more knowing it is wrong, be interesting to see If I notice anything amiss. Now off to look at your minister.
Arg ! and she's a Doctor as well , heaven help you all if shes runs a keep fit progrograme :flushed:

[Guest]

Broadsword calling Danny boy..... Broadsword calling Danny boy "oops" broadsword calling Christine update on "The Bench" use frequency 10 at 2100 hours.... Over and out.

[Guest]

True that, but there are better fake Tiger I's out there, like the one used in Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers...ok, based on a T-55 or 62 it's still ugly, but much better.

T-55, IIRC. There’s also the the Kelly’s Heroes ones, which were T-34-based but looked quite convincing. Even cooler with those, though, is that someone built a diorama that featured in some 1980s Tamiya catalogue based on the movie, with a “Tiger” made in the same way.

Maggie De Block (google her :tongue-out3: ).

No, thanks