Tamiya 1/35 Churchill Mk VII Tank

[Neil Merryweather]

Good to see you getting back on the horse Steve……enjoy it. As the guys say, that’s a good choice.

Ditto that Steve.
Remember this is a hobby not a professional exam, so cut yourself some slack, enjoy the process itself and allow yourself to make mistakes,as that's how we all learnt. By all means gain inspiration from stuff you see online but don't judge your own efforts by them.
And keep posting the results on here,it's THE most helpful and supportive environment.
Good luck
Enjoy
Neil

[langy71]

This Tamiya Churchill turns into a rather nice looking build when finished, it goes together easily and really does look the part when finished. I've gotta admit I'd never built a Churchill before and really enjoyed throwing this together,

My Churchill

[Guest]

Agreed — they’re the best Churchill kits you’re going to find, but they’re definitely not for the first-time modeller :smiling3: (Which goes for just about all AFV Club kits, by the way. Cut your teeth on brands like Tamiya and Italeri first.) Steve, if you want a comparison of the suspension between your kit and the AFV Club Churchills, look here — OK, that also covers building the suspension pushed in a little, but in short, it’s a difference of something like 40 parts per side between Tamiya and AFV Club Churchills, in the suspension alone :smiling3:

Wow! that looks equally cool and frightning :astonished:

[Guest]

This Tamiya Churchill turns into a rather nice looking build when finished, it goes together easily and really does look the part when finished. I've gotta admit I'd never built a Churchill before and really enjoyed throwing this together,

My Churchill

That looks so nice and great work on the figures too!

[Guest]

I spent so much time on the last kit looking at the sprues trying to figure which was which (my eyesight is not sharp)
so I figured I'd solve this by getting the dymo out and making some labels this time.

Cheating? maybe, but I don't care.

[Tim Marlow]

Not cheating, a very worthwhile wrinkle I’d say. I do something similar, sticking labels to the top of my Tamiya paints so I can tell what they are without having to take them out of their box.

[Waspie]

I spent so much time on the last kit looking at the sprues trying to figure which was which (my eyesight is not sharp)
so I figured I'd solve this by getting the dymo out and making some labels this time.

Cheating? maybe, but I don't care.
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Sounds like common sense to me!!!! :thumb2:

[Andy T]

I do that with tape & a sharpie, but similar principle.

[Guest]

sticking labels to the top of my Tamiya paints so I can tell what they are without having to take them out of their box.

I do something similar, but approaching it from the other side, with any paint that doesn’t have a cap or lid in the (approximate) colour of what’s inside: paint it with the contents.

[Tim Marlow]

I do something similar, but approaching it from the other side, with any paint that doesn’t have a cap or lid in the (approximate) colour of what’s inside: paint it with the contents.

That works up to a point, but the label also states the colour number and if it’s already diluted for spraying Jakko.

[JR]

Seat please Steve.
Front row if possible , with coffee and of course biscuits. :smiling3:

[Waspie]

Seat please Steve.
Front row if possible , with coffee and of course biscuits. :smiling3:

Hope your not Q jumping Mr JR?? :smiling2: :smiling2: :smiling2:

[JR]

Hope your not Q jumping Mr JR?? :smiling2: :smiling2: :smiling2:

Certainly not, sorry I didn't see you there Doug . Why are you lying on the floor ?

[Gern]

Ohhh! This seems ideal, thank you so much!

Just remembered (unless I'm thinking of another of this guy's builds). Apparently the early versions of this kit had rubber band tracks which needed to be welded together by melting the tracks. I wouldn't bother. As the top run is hidden behind the hull sides, just use a couple of staples.

[Scratchbuilder]

I spent so much time on the last kit looking at the sprues trying to figure which was which (my eyesight is not sharp)
so I figured I'd solve this by getting the dymo out and making some labels this time.

Cheating? maybe, but I don't care.
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Sensible, saves all that time searching through the sprues, says he who never labels his....