Finished Tasca Luchs, finally!

Looking great! Lovin that camo job and suspension, base looks to be coming along nicely as well!

Looks great! The base looks cool...

That looks great. Maybe it's just that the picture doesn't show your admitted faults, but it sure looks good to me. I'm a big fan of weathering and wear and tear. I really like your interpretation of this subject. It looks just right for the time frame. Build more! There can never be enough pictures!

I like it alot, but am confused about the lower front of the hull. It looks like some tracks were there and now they are gone. Am I seeing things? Other than that, job well done.

 Nice lynx, dude. Would it have had a series of four numbers, tho or three? I don't know too much about the German markings, but I was thinking they usually only used three numbers?

tigerman wrote:

I like it alot, but am confused about the lower front of the hull. It looks like some tracks were there and now they are gone. Am I seeing things? Other than that, job well done.

No your not seeing things...I see it too.

Other than that nice build reb.

Really nice work. I have only read reviews of this kit and by all accounts its meant to be excellent.

I like your finishing, nice work, congrat's.

Regards,

Terry.

Hi! Your Tasca Luchs is quite impressive. Your weathering is nicely done. Did you have any trouble on the working suspension? Did you use the kits rubber tracks? Also was the Commanders antenna hard to build? Is the Commander the original figure in the Tasca kit? I had heard the the original Tasca Luchs kit is currently out of production and was wondering about your build. Nice job! Waffensoldier

thanks for all the comments guys!

Eric, You're not seeing things. I got the idea for this after seeing it on a couple of pz Iv's where the crew had painted the camo with the tracks on, but then needed to use the spare tracks. So in the end it was like it was masked. I did this by putting the spare tracks on the rack when painting camo, then took them out when I was done.

M60, The german numbers where usually no more than three. The numbers stood for company, platoon and vehicle. I've seen four numbers on halftracks and some other non tank vehicles. The instructions call for the 4 numbers on all of their schemes so I just followed directions. It could have something to do with it being a recon vehicle.

Terry, It was a great kit!

Waffensoldier, I had no troubles with the working suspension at all. It was very simple and a great design. I did use the kits rubber tracks. They are very well detailed for rubber tracks, but for this vehicle it wouldn't be a bad thing to get am tracks (sag, and working suspension would be easier to replicate).

The antenna was a piece of cake. Its a plastic rod with  a pe part for the top. They include a special forming cone that allows you to bend it into the correct shape. 

The figure is not the Tasca figure. I am currently painting the tasca guy.

As far as I know the kit is still in production.

 

I really like the Base that you made showing the working suspension of the fabulous Luchs from Tasca! Is it a plaster creation? Your photos are top notch! I had wanted to do a small base like that to show off my 1/35 Dragon Kettenkrad doing a small maneouver similar to the Tasca Luchs converging on a small hillside. Thanks for the reply. This is my first experience on the Military forums. I am wondering what your next  kit venture will be? I myself am going to put all other projects aside and superdetail the Tristar Panzer 1A kit with the Tristar resin  interior detail set as well as the Lionroar photoetch set. The Tristar interior set is I am afraid  out of production and very hard to acquire.The Modelkasten tracks included in the Tristar Panzer 1A kit are a little daunting but are nice! I hope I can pull it off in time for the Military Modeling show in late 2006!  Have a great and prosperous New  year everyone! Waffensoldier

Nice job. I've wondered what it would look like taking parts or equipment off of an over sprayed camo. Never had the guts to try it. It's really different and a nice touch. Thanks for sharing.

nice lookin build man--i like everything about it except(sorry) where the extra tracks are missing-- i think you should just weather it a little more there  or put them back on(i think i see pin location holes)-- othewise first rate!-- nice job!-- treadwell-- p.s. the last photo coming over the berm or hilltop is cool lookin-- nice shot!

Mathew, treadwell, thanks for the comments. I ordered some mig pigments this week so I could try making some rusting streaks were the tracks were.

waffensoldier, The base is a little of everything. First I layed plaster-cloth on some styrofoam and then I covered it up with a product called celluclay. The sides are plaster and painted black. Then I added some kitty litter rocks. I am still working on it, I plan to add some tall grass soon.

My current kit is the Dragon stug III ausf G late. I'm about 60% done with it.After I finish it I will be putting it in a dio of Berlins defense.

Your tristar project sounds awsome! I've had my eye on that kit for awhile. I believe the interior is still available, but if its not, Aber just came out with one for the same kit.

 

Fantastic work. Gonna have to bust out my ICM kit.

rebelreenactor wrote:

My current kit is the Dragon stug III ausf G late. I'm about 60% done with it.After I finish it I will be putting it in a dio of Berlins defense.

Not to go OT here, but are you going to do a waffle zimmerit. I have the same kit and was thinking about it, but realized that being a Late G, I needn't do it for they were built until the end of the war. However, I always kind of liked waffles!

Good job Reb.....

Steve

Zok, steve, thanks!

Eric, I'm not doing any waffle zim. I am building a vehicle from the last days of Berlin, no zim needed.

I did see the same kit with some waffle zim and it does look really neat. I do plan to build this kit again in the far future, maybe with some zim then? ( the stug is becoming one of my favorite vehicles.)