Tamiya 1/35 Panzer 111.

[Andy the Sheep]

I'm following your fine work with interest. I like the Pz III in the last variants.
If I may suggest, after several deluding and sometimes painful trials with drilling my first set of Friul tracks (Panther late type), I found it easier to assemble at least a dozen of track elements on the edge of a rigid and adhesive support, e.g.: a small plastic chopping board stealthily subtracted from wife's reign and made sticky with some double-sided scotch tape (sorry but I'm missing the correct english name for that stuff :fearful:, I mean that scotch tape sticky on both sides :smiling6. This done, I proceed in drilling the holes, insert the pins, trim and glue them without any risk for my fingers and the proceeding is smoother and less boring, at least to me. I use the Tamiya electric handy drill: it looks like a toy, comes in a kit box but it works.

[Guest]

and made sticky with some double-sided scotch tape (sorry but I'm missing the correct english name for that stuff :fearful:, I mean that scotch tape sticky on both sides :smiling6.

I'd say you got exactly the right name there, or at least the most commonly used one.

[Andy the Sheep]

I'd say you got exactly the right name there, or at least the most commonly used one.

Thank you; I'll add it to my vocabulary.

[Richard48]

All looking good Papa John.Never assembled any Fruil tracks,Worst was indie placcy links on a Dragon Sherman V.B nightmare and some dick with ears namely me put them on tank wrong way round,
Carry on Papa.Percy.
Richard.

[JR]

I'm following your fine work with interest. I like the Pz III in the last variants.
If I may suggest, after several deluding and sometimes painful trials with drilling my first set of Friul tracks (Panther late type), I found it easier to assemble at least a dozen of track elements on the edge of a rigid and adhesive support, e.g.: a small plastic chopping board stealthily subtracted from wife's reign and made sticky with some double-sided scotch tape (sorry but I'm missing the correct english name for that stuff :fearful:, I mean that scotch tape sticky on both sides :smiling6. This done, I proceed in drilling the holes, insert the pins, trim and glue them without any risk for my fingers and the proceeding is smoother and less boring, at least to me. I use the Tamiya electric handy drill: it looks like a toy, comes in a kit box but it works.

Hi Andrea, thank you, that's a good idea. I spear my self occasionally, its like doing a blood test ! Might well have a go at your method, oh by the way nothing wrong with your English,:thumb2: I can't even speak Italian let alone write it.:disappointed2:

I'd say you got exactly the right name there, or at least the most commonly used one.

:thumb2:.

Thank you; I'll add it to my vocabulary.

:thumb2:.

All looking good Papa John.Never assembled any Fruil tracks,Worst was indie placcy links on a Dragon Sherman V.B nightmare and some dick with ears namely me put them on tank wrong way round,
Carry on Papa.Percy.
Richard.

Richard :smiling3: you are not alone my friend, I put some tracks on the wrong way, but was pleased when someone pointed out some tracks in a photos that were wrong, and that was in a museum !!

[JR]

Evening all , another fine day so the other tracks were drilled out, so now I'm ready to assemble.

Went back into the cave and started on the mesh for covering the air filers .

Used some.

Ok not the flattest in scale , but good enough.


Bit of a lift on the left, but again a bit of a struggle. Bit of kit on top and snow and all will be well .


A bit rough for the experts , but I'm happy.

C&C Welcome.

John.

[scottie3158]

John,
Nice additions.

[Guest]

Worst was indie placcy links on a Dragon Sherman V.B nightmare and some dick with ears namely me put them on tank wrong way round,

That’s not unheard-of in the real world, so not a major problem. Take a good look at the tracks on this Churchill AVRE that’s lying on its side:

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A bit rough for the experts , but I'm happy.

Just trim the bits to size when the glue is dry. It’s usually easier with this kind of thing to make parts overhang the edges and trim them back than to get the sizes right from the start.

[JR]

John,
Nice additions.

Thanks Paul, no where near your standard but trying :smiling3:

John Race said:
A bit rough for the experts , but I'm happy.

Just trim the bits to size when the glue is dry. It’s usually easier with this kind of thing to make parts overhang the edges and trim them back than to get the sizes right from the start.

Thanks Jakko, I'l leave for a day or so, other wise knowing my luck I'll pull the lot off :smiling:.

[Guest]

Nice John, much better than the grille-less original.

[JR]

Nice John, much better than the grille-less original.

Thanks Andy, I've another piece of mesh that I could put under the rear, but don't think it would even be seen.

[Steve Jones]

Nice to see you taking on the scratchery work of the air filters. Once tidied up and painted I'm sure they will look the part. Keep it comin my friend.

[JR]

Nice to see you taking on the scratchery work of the air filters. Once tidied up and painted I'm sure they will look the part. Keep it comin my friend.

Cheers Steve .

[Guest]

Nice scratchery John. All a dark art to me.

[Si Benson]

Morning John,
Nice touch with the screens, like the guys say with a trim and a bit of paint they’ll blend right in :thumb2: