this left me with this as my starting point

as you can see I filled them with resin, and opened the rear of the turret more.

Now...here I have replaced the frontal armor, 

the engine deck, added a Tiger II cupola, and started work on the gun.

here I began building up the mantlet area with Milliput

this is after several layers of Milliput, and starting the carving it to shape.

Here you see the mantlet getting closer to the final shape

Getting closer

here I spliced  loader's hatch into the roof, added a couple more items,

and started to mark out the details

I neglected to mention that I also grinded away the tail end (sides) to my desires.

here I gave the turret a coat of primer

I am trying to stay as close as I can to this drawing of the E-79,

while staying true to the Panzer front concept.

Here I began working on the front of the hull

as you see I have played with the periscopes, and added a vent fan to the hull roof.

I decided the open the hatches for the Driver and radio operator.

Here is the "lay out" for how I am doing the hull

This is how the Turret looks on the hull

here is an Over All  view showing the the turret and gun in place.

well that is where I am for now.

Please tell me what you think.