I have a confession to make. Even though I'm in the middle of about 5 aircraft builds and involved with two group aircraft builds -I bought 3 armor kits in the past couple of months - Two Panthers and a Sheman A3. I've even posted in the armor column a few times for advidce (Hi , Shermanfreak!
) Even now I'm scowering ebay for a good deal for a T-34,Panzer IV and a Matilda.
It started innocent enough. I was looking for another 1/48 A6M2 kit on ebay and I came accross a Tamiya Type 97 Chi tank kit for $9.99 and no bids. I thought 'It's still WWII Japanese. Maybe I could put the two together in a diorama. So I bid unopposed and got it. When I received it and opened the box and started looking at the parts on their trees, something happend. Those rivets! The treads! That main gun! I needed more!! I saw a Tamiya Panther A on ebay. A bigger gun! Bigger treads! I got it! Then I found out it was not accurate. The A kit was did not include all the needed road wheels. The armor forum posters said the 'G' was a good Panther kit. I checked ebay. There's one ! Got it!
Hey, all my aircraft kits have associated adversaries. My new tanks need them too! I need a Sherman!.............................
God ! I can't stop!