Global Scale Modeller

Hi I'm starting this while I'm waiting for parts to arrive in the post

The Elefant (German for "elephant") was a heavy tank destroyer used by German Wehrmacht Panzerjäger during World War II. It was built in small numbers in 1943 under the name Ferdinand after its designer Ferdinand Porsche, using tank hulls that had been produced for the Tiger I tank requirement which was rejected in favour of a Henschel design.






Wheel & suspention parts L/H & R/H










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Nice project! I'll be watching

Sergiotron wrote: Tue Feb 21, 2017 9:39 am Nice project! I'll be watching

Hi you are most

Fitted front armour plate & m/gun.



Fitted lower hatches, grill, side stowage box and side skirts .




Made up main barrel, fitted up hatches.


I use this book to check what is missing from the model and so whats got to added or made.




Added exhaust and some more fittings.





Two thing missing is the periscope and a sledgehammer, had both in my spares box.



Fitted barrel .




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Now this is all looking a little familiar

Good luck with the build mate

Great stuff going on there Pete. Are you stress testing your new workbench to see how many models you can have on the go at once?

OneSmallStep1966 wrote: Wed Feb 22, 2017 12:45 pm Great stuff going on there Pete. Are you stress testing your new workbench to see how many models you can have on the go at once?

Hi Norm thank you, I'm doing a lot of modifications to Elefant, then I'll be back on King Tiger which I could have put in the picture but it's in primer.

Hi got a bit more done, one of the biggest mistakes with this kit is the tracks they two meany guidehorn and no guidehorn holes so the first job remove every 2nd one then drill a hole in the remaining ones

This is they look like


Befoer and arfter.


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Fitted the remaining odds & sods modifying as I went a long mostly missing nuts & bolts.









Added front gutter bar



Not even the Dragon kit has the rear gutter bar



Added wiring to the lights




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Hi managed to finish the build stage, not bad 3days








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Next up is paint (That make's three )

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Great solid start

Dan

Kingdan wrote: Thu Feb 23, 2017 2:28 pm Great solid start

Dan

Thanks Dan much appreciated

Looking nice, pete. Going to look great with paint on

spock1701 wrote: Thu Feb 23, 2017 3:32 pm Looking nice, pete. Going to look great with paint on

Thanks very much, as you may or may not know I hate painting

Hi got the primer and base coat on as always I apologise for the hand painting








THis is my bench at the minute (THE TANK FACTORY)


This is a King Tiger with PE zim I hope this time I'll finish it





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nice! Haha it really does look like a tank factory.

Thank you,I must finish this lot

That Zim on the Tiger looks superb mate.

And I still roll my eyes at your painting skills. Your brush work looks better than my airbrushing

Stokesy44 wrote: Wed Mar 01, 2017 6:54 pm That Zim on the Tiger looks superb mate.

And I still roll my eyes at your painting skills. Your brush work looks better than my airbrushing

Hi, thank you kind sir

Your brush work looks better than my airbrushing

If only that where true

Good looking Tanks Pete, KUTGW

OneSmallStep1966 wrote: Wed Mar 01, 2017 8:30 pm Good looking Tanks Pete, KUTGW

I'll do my best

Hi got the detailed painting,decals and a wash on the wheels/ running gear.







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Hi got the tracks all done.




Managed to finish the hole thing, as always I apologise for the hand painting skills



















Thank you for taking the time to view this build

It looks great. Have you seen the real one at Bovington yet?

OneSmallStep1966 wrote: Thu Mar 09, 2017 8:17 pm It looks great. Have you seen the real one at Bovington yet?

Thanks Norm, haven't seen it yet but I have my ticket

privatepete wrote: Thu Mar 09, 2017 8:57 pm

OneSmallStep1966 wrote: Thu Mar 09, 2017 8:17 pm It looks great. Have you seen the real one at Bovington yet?

Thanks Norm, haven't seen it yet but I have my ticket

See, this is one of the bad things about being a modeler in the States. There are few, if any, places to go to see tanks in person, and the ones that do exist are annoyingly far away.

spock1701 wrote: Thu Mar 09, 2017 9:49 pm

See, this is one of the bad things about being a modeler in the States. There are few, if any, places to go to see tanks in person, and the ones that do exist are annoyingly far away.

Your have to have a long weekend at the AAF Tank Museum, the one I would love to visit is the General George Patton Museum, Fort Knox, Kentucky,

Great build Pete the weathering is really good mate I've never built one of these but I may just add one to my stash now

Kevthemodeller wrote: Fri Mar 10, 2017 1:20 pm Great build Pete the weathering is really good mate I've never built one of these but I may just add one to my stash now

Thanks, there really nice to build you must have room in your stash for one more

Kevthemodeller wrote: Fri Mar 10, 2017 1:20 pm Great build Pete the weathering is really good mate I've never built one of these but I may just add one to my stash now

Thanks, there really nice to build you must have room in your stash for one more

privatepete wrote: Fri Mar 10, 2017 1:55 pm Thanks, there really nice to build you must have room in your stash for one more

Pete I've shocked myself at just how big my stash has got 23 and I'm still adding

Kevthemodeller wrote: Fri Mar 10, 2017 4:08 pm

privatepete wrote: Fri Mar 10, 2017 1:55 pm Thanks, there really nice to build you must have room in your stash for one more

Pete I've shocked myself at just how big my stash has got 23 and I'm still adding

Oh I'm a mere boy I've got 8 , at the minute