Eric, that zim really does look good.  

I too still hope to join you at the finish line with my 1/48 Tiger, but that project has been shelved briefly as an another GB I'm in has taken over, but is due at the end of July.

regards,

Jack

Eric -- LOVE that Cavalier zim, it just looks so good!

Gamera -- you are SOOO right! Finally I can pick up this project and get it done... Phew!

M/TB379

Thanks. Don't know if I'll finish before the deadline, but it will be fun trying. Hope to hit a new GB in the fall, whether it's mine or someone elses.

Eric-looks like you're off to a great start.

Mike: Good to see you found 'em! Always a celebration when the long lost *BLEEPING* missing part finally *BLEEPING* shows *BLEEPING* up!

Eric: Looks good! A lot cleaner than putty and a razor saw!

It's great stuff Carl. Just need to do some trimming on occasion.

Wow ! That looks perfect Eric . Defintely the way to go when doing zim .

A couple of photos of the mostly completed turret (need to add the periscopes) showing off the Cavalier zimmerit. I have a little cleanup to do.

Glad to hear the good news Mike.

Hi guys -- all things come to him who waits, and I just found the missing sprues from my King Tiger, with the retaining caps all painted on them! Phew -- now I can finish that beast!

Mike/TB379

Sounds good Eric .

Slowly working on the Turret to the Tiger. There are a lot more parts on this Tiggy then I thought. Hope to get my Cavalier zimmerit applied soon.

Thanks, guys. Looking forward to the weathering myself. Hope to get some bench time this weekend... have a lot planned though.

Dave-I have to agree with the group-numbers look good-looking forward to seeing what you do with the weathering.

Nice camo Dave. The stencils came out looking good.

Looking superb Dave !

Dave: Looks good! I've seen people use stencils like that for stuff like American stars but I always make a mess with them- good work!

Well, it appears the warmer weather is taking a toll on the GB updates... 

I managed to get the camo down on my Panther. It is supposed to reflect what a Wiking Panther in the Warsaw area 1944 would be like. (It isn't totally representative of the real 822, but I'm not gonna sweat it.)

Turret number stencil:

Turret numbers are a touch thick, but I think passable. 

Let the weathering begin! 

Armor those Fruils look good .

armor86

Hasenpfeffer - Base Paint looks great - assembling friel track photos below. Armor86

MMMMMM Fruils. I hadn't realised how much I was missing them.

Thanks, fellas! Always appreciate the comments. 

Eric - yep, used a circle template. Cleanup will follow.

Dan - those Friuls will be totally worth it. 

Dave and Dan , I'm liking your builds guys .

Dave: That's a beautiful base coat there, a solid foundation to build on. Just more proof it's not the model - it's the modeler, great job beating that old classic kit into shape.

Dan: Ohhhhhh, those Friels give me the willies- but they look so good when they're done.

Hasenpfeffer - Base Paint looks great - assembling friel track photos below. Armor86

Dave, that is looking sweet. As for the idler wheels and sprockets, yep, your not alone there.

Dan, looking good, and the guys are right about those wood handles, very nice indeed.

Gamera, now I will defiantly be keeping an eye on that one.

Dave-continuing to impress-you've done an outstanding job with a 'less than desirable' kit-you are building a winner....looking forward to seeing more progress pics.

Dave it's looking good. Did you use a template for the wheels? 

Dan - Great work on all the detail painting. She's really coming together now... looking forward to more!

... and thanks fellas for the comments on the primed beast. 

I have the base color on. I haven't decided yet on how to proceed. I think I'm still leaning toward a Warsaw Wiking vehicle. 7th company perhaps? (723?)  I'll be trying to figure out what I'm gonna do this week. Wheels have the main bit of painting done as well. The over-spray will be corrected either with tire color (dark rubber), or a worn, shiny steel look where appropriate. Of course after I was finished cleaning up the AB I noticed I had neglected to paint the drive sprockets and idler wheels. DOH!

Anyway - where it stands now: barely recognizable as the Italeri kit I started with... It's more of an Italeragon... or Drageri. 

Thanks for looking, fellas... hope you like her.

No answer on the exact number per side from but who can count them anyway right ? Not me anyway .

IMO when the sag looks right then that is the correct number of links .