But wait! There's more! (E-100 pix, that is!)

Thanks, Build22!

My thoughts exactly on the spare trax. Just too much blank space on that huge turret! I wish I would have put the skirt-changing crane on there, too!

The kit comes with a bunch of spare links, but no hangers. I used the hangers that came with Tamiya's King Tiger link trax set. If anyone else is gonna try this, be sure to sand the base of the hangers a bit so they don't angle so sharply upwards. I didn't notice this the first time, blindly stuck 'em all on, only to find the links wouldn't fit on the hangers! The angle made them too short. SO, I ripped 'em all off, and glued a fresh set of sanded hangers on. Luckily, that Tamiya links set comes with a billion of those hangers!

Funny thing, I was never very interested in the E-100 (or the Maus) for the longest time, but then I started playing a PlayStation 2 game called "Panzer Front bis" (ya'll have that overseas? EXCELLENT armor game!) where you can operate a Maus, and caught the outrageously large German armor bug. Got the Maus kit, then did a little research on the E series, and decided to build the E-100 first.

And there ya have it!

J-Hulk,

You can copyright the idea, cast a bunch of tracks in resin, call it the "J-Hulk conversion for the E-100" , charge $25.00 for it and dopes like me will buy it. You'll be all set.

The tracks look great despite the setbacks - (good info)- it makes the model!

Great job

Not a bad idea!
Other than the fact that both Tamiya AND Dragon would bust me for casting their parts!
Just a slight technicality!
Thanks for the comments and compliments.

I actually did toy with the thought of redesigning the whole turret (getting rid of that nasty trap shot) a la Wehrmacht '46, but I'm simply not that amitious!

how did u get the faint sign of dirt on the sides af the hull?

Hi, juniormodeler!

That was all just done with the ol' airbrush, using gradually lighter shades of Tamiya acrylic Dark Earth and Buff.

This is the first model that I didn't do much drybrushing on. I've been reading a lot lately about the logic and physics of weathering, and decided to give the "no-(well, little!) drybrush" technique a try. Since I wanted to depict a relatively clean vehicle, I thought this technique suited the subject.

I used the airbrush much more than the drybrush on this model. Rain streaks, soot, dried mud, dust, all ABed on.

And the toothbrush! I love that technique! I wanted to get a look of a dry, dusty vehicle that may have been through a puddle or two in the last coupla hours, so I loaded a toothbrush with what was basically a dark brown wash, and just lightly flicked it about the front and rear fenders and other places I reckoned a drop or two would reach.
Looking at the pix, I should have gone a little heavier on the toothbrush splashes. I can barely see them!
I find the look quite convincng, though.