I generally leave most of my builds in a ‘museum display in running condition’ aesthetic but depending on the mood I have starting making bases and some lend themselves to dioramas. This one I probably won’t dirty up too much; just some dust from driving around the field in front of the ‘audience’ but I did do more with the Pz. II Ausf b I posted in the Hot Out Of The Molds 2024 thread.
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That’s cool - it’s an impressive beast!
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The tool is done. I’m leaving it pretty clean, as it’s pictured in the original photo that got me going. I ended up taking about 5mm off the front and back of the gun tube, based on how many segments are in the thermal sleeve.
IMG_4432 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
IMG_4433 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
It still looks like a lot of gun for a small tank, but I guess that was the point: fire[ower in a small package.
IMG_4434 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
IMG_4435 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
IMG_4436 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
IMG_4437 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
IMG_4438 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
I need a couple of guys in short sleeved white shirts, bow ties, nerd buckets and white motorcycle helmets in the turret hatches.
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That looks great!
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Looks fantastic, Russell! It looks great in clean configuration. It would be impossible for me to resist the temptation of adding decals, but that’s just me. 
Congrats on a great build! 
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I couldn’t see any markings in the pic I worked from other than the tank’s original serial number, but I did look for something that might indicate either a test or promo status in my decal stash, found nothing.
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