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E25 Tank Destroyer Build Log – Part 3

Posted on February 15, 2015 by ttheobald2020

Photo-etch parts Although the Trumpeter kit does come with some photo-etch parts for grilles and fenders, there are a couple of extra 3rd-party PE kits to go with it that add an even more dramatic level of detail. For this … Continue reading →

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E25 Tank Destroyer Build Log – Part 2

Posted on February 7, 2015 by ttheobald2020

Back again – sorry for the delay in posting, but our living room lamp blew out and I haven’t had an evening with sufficient light to do any work. Tonight I’m going to be talking a bit about the suspension, … Continue reading →

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New Build Log: the Trumpeter E25 Tank Destroyer

Posted on February 4, 2015 by ttheobald2020

Hi all – Quick post today – last night I started the build on the E25 Tank Destroyer, as produced by Trumpeter.  I’ll post a quick update later tonight, but last night I did up the suspension units and some … Continue reading →

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WE WON!

Posted on February 1, 2015 by ttheobald2020

We came in first! I want to thank everyone for the votes, even though most of you don’t know me, it’s still great to get that upswell of support – very much appreciated, especially the strangers among you who just … Continue reading →

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Made it to the top 18 entries…

Posted on January 26, 2015 by ttheobald2020

Well, my Tiger (build log previously entered) has made it past the judges and is now in the top 18 entries for voting – if you do like the thing, I’d appreciate it if you visit their FB image and … Continue reading →

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Build Log: Italeri “World of Tanks” Tiger 1 Model – Final

Posted on January 20, 2015 by ttheobald2020

Here’s Helga, all done up!  I still intend to go back some time and add some basing, but I haven’t figured out what kind of terrain to site her in.  Meanwhile, I hope you enjoy the pics (large versions are … Continue reading →

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Build Log: Italeri “World of Tanks” Tiger 1 Model – cont’d

Posted on January 19, 2015 by ttheobald2020

Part 9 Approaching “done” status on the model itself – for the time being I’m going to leave the base very plain, but I’ll probably revisit it at some point to add some terrain and give the weathering on the … Continue reading →

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Build Log: Italeri “World of Tanks” Tiger 1 Model – cont’d

Posted on January 18, 2015 by ttheobald2020

Part 6 Not a lot of action today, though it might look like it – I applied the “dots” of the ambush camo pattern today, and that’s likely to be it for the day.  I used middlestone and chocolate brown … Continue reading →

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Build Log: Italeri “World of Tanks” Tiger 1 Model – cont’d

Posted on January 17, 2015 by ttheobald2020

Part 3 Today’s operation was pretty simple – I used tack paste (Brits call it “blue tack”, don’t remember a US analog for this stuff – it’s basically a gum paste that people use to stick posters and things to … Continue reading →

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Build Log: Italeri “World of Tanks” Tiger 1 Model

Posted on January 11, 2015 by ttheobald2020

I picked up one of these models to participate in the WoT contest coming up, and figured I’d keep a build log as I went along – so if you like building models or just want to see some of … Continue reading →

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