KennethC, thanks for the compliment! you asked about the kit! It is the Italeri Demag D7 with Flak 38 of course it's 1/35 I couldn't possibly work anything smaller. the kit was a nice kit to build especially if you are fairly new to building individual treads. the entire chassis assembly can be added to the main frame after the wheels and treads are built up. I like that concept it allows you just a bit more space to work with and detail all your running gear, and believe me I need all the help I can get when it comes to building individual treads. I now have a fixture I've built to help in assembling treads! in fact I think you gave me the idea back some time ago. I need to spend some time in the techniques forum to get up to speed on drybrushing thats where I'm at right now. Ishould have a updated pic in a day or two. I tryed doing a little drybrushing today but I'm afraid I'm not to happy with the results. back to school!! back to the techniques forum, semper fi, mike Oh, read your piece on the carpet monster!! there evil! thats why I now have hardwood floors and tile throughout the house, it helps, but stuff still likes to disappear.