1/72 UM SU-100 Self Propelled Gun.

[rtfoe]

Very nice indeed Jim, the photos distort the scale as Peter has mentioned.

Cheers,
Richard

[adt70hk]

Jim

Looking very good indeed. Excellent work.

ATB

Andrew

[Si Benson]

Well that’s come along quickly!
Nice job on the detail painting and chips.....looking forward to seeing how you tackle the burnt, damaged area.

[Steve Jones]

Nice to see the wet stuff on but I did enjoy the build part. You did some lovely detailing. Good luck with the weathering. How are things going with the tracks and running gear?

[Jim R]

Hi all
Gentlemen it is so nice to read your kind comments. With this very strange and restricted Christmas this friendly, cheerful forum has become even more important.

Some progress. I made a base and it was not good enough so I did a Peter D and scrapped it :tongue-out3: This is base mk2. Simply that foam board stuff with cork sheet to adjust the contours and then smoothed off with Sculptmold. Still plenty to do.




The tank is virtually finished. Oil work done. Must paint the periscopes :thinking: Any final touches will be done after it is on the base. Attached the track and painted in the smoke damage. Again I'll work on that when it is on the base, that way it will tie in with the blackened area on the base.






I have ordered a figure from a place in Germany called Fredericus-Rex. Only place I could find that had Arab civilian figures in 1/72. Stupid expensive but it's only money and I ain't going down the pub :rolling:

Stay safe and a very merry Christmas to you all. May Santa fill your stockings with goodies.
Jim

[Guest]

Lovely work Jim. The damage is totally convincing.

[Tim Marlow]

Looks great Jim. If you want more figures, try looking for 20mm modern Arab gaming figures. They should scale well with a 1/72 tank.

[Andy Belsey]

Just found this Jim. Excellent!!! Looks larger the 1/72. You’ve done very well.
Andy

[Jim R]

Peter - thanks. I must confess that I am glad to have got that stage done.
Tim - I hadn't considered 20mm gaming figures. I do find the different ways of expressing scales confusing.
Andy - coming from a modeller of your skills that means a lot.

No bench time today as on Christmas present delivery.

Jim

[JR]

Brilliant Jim . its time for a Race Towers.

[scottie3158]

Jim,
All looking very nice mate.

[Mini Me]

That is Beautiful Jim.....and Merry Christmas to you and yours! :smiling3: Rick H.

[Jim R]

John, Scottie and Rick - many thanks for the positive encouragement :smiling: :thumb2:

Well the figures arrived from Fredericus-Rex in Germany. Really well packed. I said earlier that they were 'stupid expensive' - that was very unfair. I paid £22.25 for 6 figures which includes P&P so only £3.70 each. If I only use 1 or 2 then it seems pricey but they are superb.




A little progress on the base.




Heavy rain, grey and miserable. Supermarkets like Paddy's market. Can't see my granddaughter for Christmas!!!! Thank God for a our shared modelling hobby and the support of this forum.

Happy Christmas one and all. Stay safe.
Jim

[adt70hk]

John, Scottie and Rick - many thanks for the positive encouragement :smiling: :thumb2:

Well the figures arrived from Fredericus-Rex in Germany. Really well packed. I said earlier that they were 'stupid expensive' - that was very unfair. I paid £22.25 for 6 figures which includes P&P so only £3.70 each. If I only use 1 or 2 then it seems pricey but they are superb.
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Heavy rain, grey and miserable. Supermarkets like Paddy's market. Can't see my granddaughter for Christmas!!!! Thank God for a our shared modelling hobby and the support of this forum.

Happy Christmas one and all. Stay safe.
Jim

Great work Jim. Those figures look good and make a nice change from the usual male ones!

[Tim Marlow]

Great looking figures Jim. Prices are slightly higher than most, but not excessively so....look at the price of Games workshop stuff for example...