I do have 3 more kits I could do. Haven’t experienced Hobby Boss and the only Meng kit I worked on was their Russian Light AA guns.
There are also CSM kits, but I’ve never tackled one before.
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You have some really nice models in that group. I am rather envious. 
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Nice, I have worked on two and have third in the stash.
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Of the tank kits, the Whippet is the winner. No interior and no Photo-Etch! Going through the CSM kits to see if there is a winner there.
And the winner of the CSM kits is the Gruson Fahrpanzer.
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The Whippet is a nice kit. I build it some time ago. While I wanted to create “Golikell” in Northern Ireland (no idea why I would do that 
), I got the Takom decals from @G-man69 and had to create the stowage bins on the rear. The only place that really warrants some extra attention, is the spare links on the roof…
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Final winner is the Whippet. The Fahrpanzer is a bit complex and has an interior (although I could make it closed).
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The turret housing can be a bear with folding plastic like pe. Go slow and use the top as guide. Normal to free a third hand would be helpful.
CSM Fahrpanzer walls can be finicky. I stalled on mine as I could get everything to line up correctly. Fully admit it could also be builder error.
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@Gary_Kato, I have build the Schneider kit. Super nice kit! The tracks are a bit fiddly to work with, but nice when finished.
If you are in the mood for crazy camouflage - this kit is for you!
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I have started the Whippet. A bit nerve wracking bend plastic!
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That finished Whippet really looks the part Erwin, a nicely rendered version of your namesake, 
…and thanks for the name drop regarding the decals, much appreciated, .
G 
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You’re a better man than me Gary, … I gave up with the bending of the superstructure, I just new I’d end up snapping it with my clumsy fingers, 
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G,
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Now you are downplaying your skills. What you do in 1:72 makes 1:35 look clumsy. It is not that hard to create the bend. For my info: does the Meng Whippet need the bend too?
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As suggested, I am gluing the panels to the roof.
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Creating the bend is not the issue, Meng does a good job belong you with that part. It’s setting the angle and juggling the all parts and glue that can be a challenge. Gary is smarter than me. Doh! Why didn’t I think of using tape.
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Added another plate to the crew compartment. Also added “stuff” at the rear of the hull.
Crew compartment almost done. Not perfect though.
Test fit of crew compartment and hull.
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Looking good to me…
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Just watched a video from the Tank Museum on the Whippet. Evidently, the real thing had gaps in the armor.
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Fuel tank and crew compartment glued to hull! Still need tape at the front of the crew compartment.
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Glued the bottom plate and some engine compartment vents to the hull.
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I made a decision to put the Ehrhardt on a low burner for the moment. I will continue to work on it, but probably won’t make for this campaign. The reason is the exceptionally scarce detailing of the interior. Though the Polish replica might be off too (one thing I noticed is that they put the drive controls on the left side, instead of on the right, as per the original) it looks still more convincing than the single, solid cast “bench” that CSM put in it. I also want to recreate the mounting frames for the armor plates. These can be clearly seen with the door open. These decisions will pull me more into scratch building than I generally do.
I therefore am going to build something more easy: Takoms’ Mark.IV Tadpole.
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