Congratulations are in order.

awesome job and congratulations on that build

Congrats on the magazine article.  I like to read about building different models from the planes I usually build, and having tried a couple of tanks I see that some skills transfer pretty well, but others I'd need to acquire.  For the time being, I'm happy to sit back and just enjoy your great work.  Your tips are great, thanks for sharing!

Awesome Karl!!! I literally JUST read that story, minutes ago!! I didn't look to see who the author was tho... Your work truly sets the bar, greatly inspires me and gives me something to shoot for. Not a surprise to me that you are a man of several talents! Ian currently working on my second piece of armor, a dragon 251 half-track, and read an old story of one of your builds, and am learning from your mistakes instead of my own for a change!!! That one came out great as well. I am going to try the winter camo, and even found some resin Bits to try as a bit of a surprise. Congratulations, you have risen to the top of the pile my friend! Gives us who are learning quite a lofty goal!!!! Best of luck on your tour- stay safe

Rudy

Lol; I saw the thread title and thought it was a birth announcement! :-D

Straycat1911

Lol; I saw the thread title and thought it was a birth announcement! :-D

 

lol, Oh good lord, not for me, that's for sure!    No pups for thus Doog-unless they're Dachshunds, of course! 

Thanks again, everyone else who sent regards and commented and whom I haven't thanked so far. I genuinely do appreciate it! 

Doog, great job on the article and the model! I see that your tour takes you to Sweden. The company I work for is based in Stockholm, and we have a large factory in Linkoping (pronounced "Lin sho ping"). Linkoping is where SAAB has a factory that builds their planes, along with some of our medical equipment. Anyways, if you get a chance, you gotta go by there and check out the Swedish Air Museum. It is top-notch! And, if you've never been to Sweden before, you're gonna love it! Great country!

Gary Mason

 

Devil Dawg

Doog, great job on the article and the model! I see that your tour takes you to Sweden. The company I work for is based in Stockholm, and we have a large factory in Linkoping (pronounced "Lin sho ping"). Linkoping is where SAAB has a factory that builds their planes, along with some of our medical equipment. Anyways, if you get a chance, you gotta go by there and check out the Swedish Air Museum. It is top-notch! And, if you've never been to Sweden before, you're gonna love it! Great country!

Gary Mason

 

 

Thankhs, Gary, and thanks for the recommendation.Actually, Sweden is old hat to me; I've been here many a time, and to Stockholm many times, but never had time to really explore it. I'm in Trollhattan tonight, and spent two days here. Found an old paper factory that they destroyed and it has the most amazing strret Art on it--not like your typical vandalizing graffiti. I'm on my way to Stockholm tomorrow, but only have one night there and then I"m on my way to Tallin, Estonia....the wheels keep turning! 

 

That IS pretty awesome.

Congratulations for sure, although I feel like I'm saying "Nice game, LeBron".

As a regular contributor, you add a great deal to the mag, or in my case the online mag and forum.

Keep it up and keep your unique way of doing things.

 

No little Doogs?

I will add to my congrats here Karl. Always love one of your articles and your sharing on this forum.

Okay Karl ;

   You got me in hot water ! But you know what it was good .My son saw the article and had all kinds of questions on your fine build . Last time I made any cover it was the top picture at the Post Office - LOL.LOL.LOL.

 Love the depth you went to to explain your build steps .Thank You  Tanker - Builder         P.S. Let's see how many times you can hit the cover , Kinda like Micheal Jordan on Sports Illustrated . 

Well ;

    Got to comment on you taste in dogs . I love those little short legged weenies too . T.B.

Very nice model, as always, on the cover! I even e-mailed author Martin Popoff and told him about the model. A year or so back, I found some back issues of FSM that someone at my modeling club was giving away, found a couple with your models and sent them to Martin Popoff. ("Look at the fantastic stuff Karl does when he's not with his band!")

Many years ago, I once played drums in a couple of heavy metal bands. They never became famous (hey, the rural Hawaiian island of Kauai is not exactly a heavy-metal hotbed) and it's a wonder we didn't blow out power to half the island when we plugged in, but it was fun!