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Post by SteveM on Nov 15, 2020 20:03:16 GMT
Evening chaps After a series of disasters I thought I should run for safe ground and what could be safer than a classic kit from Tamiya? So grabbed a kit that’s been in my stash for over 15 years and broke out the glue and.... it FITS TOGETHER! I enjoyed it so much I hit EBay and bought some bling an an RB main gun barrel ..but forgot the MG..doh! Anyway, here she is a few hours in  This is a closeup of the stick on Zim, I’ve had that a few years and feared the adhesive might have gone funny but no, it works perfectly. I dunno what happened to the colour in the pic though? It is the same tank   Maybe wheels tomorrow  |
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Post by Snipersmudge on Nov 16, 2020 6:33:46 GMT
Very nice, you just can't beat a tamiya kit to help boost the old mojo!
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Post by Paul B on Nov 16, 2020 8:53:26 GMT
This is going to be fun  . It'll certainly get your mojo up and running again  |
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Post by Paul H on Nov 16, 2020 10:48:07 GMT
Love it Steve. The Tamiya Tiger is on my must do list, but I'm gon a take the easy way our and so it as a plain Jane sans Zim. Going to follow with interest.
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Post by Paul H on Nov 16, 2020 10:48:42 GMT
Very nice, you just can't beat a tamiya kit to help boost your ost the old mojo! . Everytime! |
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Post by tommygunn on Nov 16, 2020 13:17:38 GMT
Was it easy to cut out the zimmerit?
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Post by SteveM on Nov 16, 2020 17:27:00 GMT
Was it easy to cut out the zimmerit? It’s not pre-cut but a nice sharp blade around the edges makes easy work of it. I figured that as Zim was applied by hand I could fix any errors with filler or make it look like damage. The only issue is the fact that its clear so you can’t see the gaps or edges very well. A coat of grey primer will show anything I need to look at I’m sure . |
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Post by jabbly on Nov 16, 2020 17:36:04 GMT
Love it Steve. The Tamiya Tiger is on my must do list, but I'm gon a take the easy way our and so it as a plain Jane sans Zim. Going to follow with interest. The Tamiya zimm. stickers are a bit of a pain to cut out but the set I used on Elephant which pretty easy to apply. I’d use it again if if wasn’t for the fact that German WWII armour isn’t my thing. |
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Post by Ian H. on Nov 16, 2020 18:00:32 GMT
Looking forward to this one, Steve, and great start!
Regards,
Ian
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Post by beano on Nov 16, 2020 19:30:38 GMT
Just love Tigers 👍
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Post by armorguy on Nov 16, 2020 20:10:42 GMT
Tamiya rules when it comes to mojo saving.
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Post by Boots on Nov 16, 2020 20:20:10 GMT
Oooooh didn`t see this one sneak in Mr M  ...........great choice Stevie dude and top work so far......liking the Zimm  |
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Post by tommygunn on Nov 17, 2020 4:20:45 GMT
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Post by SteveM on Nov 17, 2020 8:07:02 GMT
Great dio buddy, really tells the story
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Post by PorcoRosso on Nov 17, 2020 9:08:03 GMT
Nice choice for getting the mojo back. You just know with a Tamiya kit you won't have any fit issues along the way.
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Post by SteveM on Nov 25, 2020 19:39:54 GMT
Great to have you along fellas  Caught another hour or so at the bench this week. Bought some Tamiya AM grills so dropped them on. Along with a few more details.  Used Paul’s tip of spraying the inners of the plastic grills black first and also painted the back of the tank to see what the Zim looks like under paint, looks good to me  More when I can  |
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Post by Paul B on Nov 25, 2020 19:52:16 GMT
Looking grand Steve . The Tamiya AM grills certainly make a huge improvement |
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Post by Boots on Nov 25, 2020 20:09:53 GMT
Top dollar work Stevie dude  |
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Post by Ian H. on Nov 25, 2020 20:10:32 GMT
Looks awesome, Steve!
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Post by tommygunn on Nov 26, 2020 12:26:01 GMT
The zim looks fantastic too.
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...........great choice Stevie dude and top work so far......liking the Zimm 
