1/35 Dragon Leopold--Build Complete: 89 hours over 21 days!

Thanks for the kind words! I'm in plastic withdrawal right now since I'm travelling and didn't have anything portable enough to bring with me. A whole week without building is going to be tough!

I will be submitting this for the IPMS DesertCon October 23rd. I'm wondering if they will allow me to submit it as a kit or will require it to show as a diorama because of the crew...

I think they will not accept it as a kit. If I remember it right, bases and figures are excluded when submitting an entry for the "kit" only.

But hey, even without the crew...that thing rocks!

QUOTE: Originally posted by Dwight Ta-ala I think they will not accept it as a kit. If I remember it right, bases and figures are excluded when submitting an entry for the "kit" only. But hey, even without the crew...that thing rocks!

See that's the catch with this one...the base (the railbed) and the figures are all part of the kit...not add-ons or scratchbuilt, so I don't know how that will factor in. I need to find out from the organizers I guess... I know ordinary vehicles are allowed crew figures and still be counted as a kit but I don't know if that would stretch to 6 in this case. The Artillery category is separate from the AFV categories, so maybe it has some different guidelines.

Bill I really enjoyed following your build, haven't started mine yet due to awaiting workbench space. Thanks for highlighting the errors and problems with this kit it will help greatly.

You have done a very good job on the kit, looks good. Thanks for sharing.

Be nice to have the PDF as I have a modeling mate who is completely computer-illiterate. He is building this big baby now!

Btw, magnificent work, well done!

cheers

Mike

Excellent,Excellent,Bravo,bravo what a job you did on that.Plasitic withdraw I would not think so on something that big.Hope you win something out of this,I know that this kit must have tried your pateints.Good luck and good work.Digger

South Aussie,


Thanks for the support, Dragon is known for their awkward instructions but this one had some doozies for sure that I hope others can avoid.

Workbench space is definitely a big requirement for this monster! I ended up with finished sections stashed around various shelves around the workbench and computer desk in an attempt to keep things out of harm's way and the cat's reach...and was successful for the most part. Biggest challenge is keeping the larger pieces from warping over time, the main box comes in very handy for this with it's internal supports designed just for that.

Madmike,

Thanks for the kind words!

I will try to get that pdf put together this weekend. I need to figure out the best way to handle the progress pics (there are over 40 of them) in order to keep the overall size manageable.

Digger,

Working on this monster was like a huge sugar rush...followed by the crash! I'm thinking of tackling either the Pz I-B or the 223 scout car when I return home. Need something that I can measure in inches instead of feet to return to some "normalcy"

I thoroughly enjoyed the build from start to finish even with all of its quirks as that's what makes a challenge a challenge! All of the larger pieces went together perfectly, hardly any fit issues or extra flash, just the usual struggles with the instructions common to Dragon to deal with.

wbill,
congratulations!
great job on this monster. you did a nice job hand blending the decals in.

thanks for the insight on the kit, and for taking the effort to keep us abreast via this log.

I just got back this past saturday from the IMPS here in omaha and there was a few kits with figures including mine that did not place in the diorama catagory,however they did take my friends out of the advanced and place him in the diorama catagory, only because there was 2 dio's for entries and they needed a 3rd. Good luck.

By the way the beast looks increadible,just when I thought I was the one with the big guns around here hehehe

Ed,

Thanks for the compliment!

Thundergod,

That's good to hear...the DesertCon is a recently revived event so not sure how many will participate or even if the categories will all be represented! Mine might get moved for the same reason as your buddy's, will just have to see. I'm not going to permanently place the figures but will use poster Tac on their boots (just a teeny bit to help keep them stable) so they can be repositioned or removed entirely if the situation calls for it.

QUOTE: Originally posted by wbill76Hello everyone, this is Bill's wife Sharon Plunk. Bill wanted me to let you know that he was admitted to the hospital again last Sun. which was exactly 1 week ago. He asks that you pray for him as he goes through this time. He has been thinking a lot about you guys and wanted me to tell you what is going on cause you have a right to know. Thank you for already being his friend. He is in the hospital right now for seizures and the doctors say that he has a seizure disorder. Please keep him in your prayers and spread the word cause this is what he wanted me to do. I will keep you posted in a few days. Thank you.

sharon let bill know he is in our thoughts and our prayers. hoping for a speedy recovery.


joe

AWESOME JUST AWESOME! Full crew and everything ! And you know how I feel about P grey !

Wow, a spectacular build. That beastie definitely took it's toll on time required, but the finished result looks magnificent.

one question only 21 days how !its taken me months so far, great finish thanks for the tips about the decals they,re next, and just think we build these things for fun