Hi John I no you were look looking forward to getting this model, you certainly had a few trials and tribulations with it I hope you stick with it the work you've done up to now is certainly ok, as you mentioned glue there is a little bit here and there that you can see
.I hope you stay with it my friend.
Pete.
Yes I was Pete, spent a year waiting and still thing in the right hands it would look good. Thin plastic and my gluing is not a marriage made in heaven ! I shall continue, sliding in to the ditch.
I didn't mean to be flippant John. You've put a lot of effort into a not perfect kit. I know you can put it in its best light, so I'd hate to see you bin it. PaulE.
Paul I didn't think you had buddy, in fact walking away was the only way to get this far
The over use of small parts seems to be a common 'problem' - I guess the collective 'we' have spent years asking for better and better detailed kits and this is the result.
I have a few Bronco and a lot of
Miniart kits and they all have huge parts counts, usually separate track links and even etch, which of course results in fantastic detail out of the box without the need for aftermarket bits
They look daunting enough through two eyes - I can't imagine how incredibly frustrating it must be with your ocular problems
I hope you persevere with it John
Thanks Simon , well the box art sold it , and as I love these large lumbering beasts I went for it.
Have to say the the Trumpeter version of the ChTZ61 was far better engineered, coupled with the LZ resin engine. That I really enjoyed. The use of one eye for model!ing does have it's drawbacks at times !
Just wait until I start those
MiniArt models with internals, that should be fun
John,
you have my sympathy, looking forward to getting your model, then finding it's a real pig to assemble. The high plastic parts count seems to be a selling point for models, immaterial of whether it actually makes a model better, and the addition of tiny PE parts is yet another twist. Bogged down in a water filled ditch would be my suggestion..............
Dave
Hi Dave right on all counts , I was pleased that I was able to assemble those tracks, ------------ even if the actual fitting to the model looks as if they are about to fall off.
Already have a picture in my mind of the beast in that ditch with the group of villages standing looking at this sorry state of affairs.
Thanks for the comments. As you know I'll not be beaten by some plastic and wafer thin PE.
As Jim has said nothing that some Russian mud cant cover !
Off now to attempt a finish .
John .