Nearly completed my first 'proper' build............

Evening folks,

Well, I've nearly completed my Tiger. It's a 1/48 Tamiya Tiger I and it's gone very well for a first attempt. I've really got the bug now.

I had the turret assembled first (the easy bit) then today I've been putting the main hull together. I love the Tamiya die-cast hull-the model feels superb and the extra weight really adds to the realism. All I've got left to do is is the painting & affixing of some very small parts and then it's down to the weathering-that should be fun! I've done as much homework as I can, I've got a good selection of paints, powders and tools so it's trial and error time now.

The one thing I really struggled on with this kit was the bloody tracks! I'm sure a skilled modeller would have them sorted in no time but as a total newbie the plastic tracks with straight links and single pieces that you build around the sprue to form the curves are sooo fiddly-they look great when assembled but a LOT of patience required!

I've got the tank crew on order with my local shop and I'm planning on making a very small and basic diorama.

I've also got my next build planned-a British Sherman with the long barelled 17 pounder gun which looks like a nice kit, again Tamiya 1/48. It has the die-cast hull again which is why I chose it. I've looked at other kits and I get the impression Tamiya are one of the best.

I'll post a picture or two on total completion-I'd love to hear some suggestions and verdicts.

ATVB

Ben