A sharp new pointed blade heated somewhat will help
Thanks guys, I will go for a try, but that will be on Sunday. Tonight I just tried to find location for the figures, something like these pictures show is the setup right now.
I have moved the red/golden chair into a more central place. Also there is a new group of mostly Dragon paratroopers, they are definitely of more quality than the Caesar figures I had in the first setup.
Cheers
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Nice additions with the new troops. All the placements look good and add to the feel of a real scene. This is going to look very good 
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Guys, I assume some of you already have noticed a mistake I have done? Maybe I have done more than one, but this one is a major one.
When applying the clay, the ground level got a little bit higher on the clay area. That’s not a good choice because of the fact that the tank is quite heavy, right! It should be the other way of course. Sorry for that.
I just cut out the part and will rebuild it. Hope to get a little time tomorrow. Now we all can have a good sleep after this mistake has been notified.
Cheers
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Eric, that’s like saying open heart surgery is just putting a plaster over it…that is some major cutting… Which not many people would of done… Well done for taking that big decision. Your attention to the smallest detail is tremendous.
A very dedicated craftsman
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Your “little” mistake went by un-noticed by all of us, otherwise some one would have mentioned it earlier.
A bold and courageous move by the true artist
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Thanks guys!
Ha ha that leftover could be used for something else, just kidding 
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Lol… The master of repurposing !!! 
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Yeah! Title “tracks of death” lol
Okey, I could not wait to do the new groundwork base.
Now I can have a good sleep and let it dry over night. Over and out.
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After the morning coffee I did some improvement on the track marks. I pushed deeper holes after the tracks. In this type of loose soil I thought this way looks better.
Another improvement I want to do is the windows.
From the start I was happy just to have the real glass look with black background. Even that is better than a building that I could buy and just paint. At the start that was good enough.
Now I want to build the best 1/72 diorama I ever built, and then I have to take it to another step, not just another diorama.
Therefore I tested to take out one window and cut out the material behind it. I placed a piece of paper in the back to act as a curtain. I think this move is a step up for the hole scene. Hope you like my “improvement mission” in this work.
If there anything you see that is a questionable detail, just tell me.
Cheers
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Groundwork looks very good Erik and the curtain behind the window is also very well done. Doing it that way, it also gives you what looks like in the pictures a bit of a reflection as well. Nice improvements
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Very good as usual and extremely detailed for the 1:72 scale Keep on / Micke
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If anyone thought I was out of the game just because I haven’t posted something for a few days, that’s wrong 
I am working with the PE, that’s just to small and to uninteresting to write about……
Cheers
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Wow, that is certainly comes under the heading of dedication. All these small fiddly parts, and all the more so because it’s in 1/72 scale, wow:+1:
(I’m also doing models in this scale, but no where as good as you 
)
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Coming together well Erik. The fiddly tiny mudguard hinges and supports look good on it and it looks like you managed to cut out the radio Op / hull MG gunners hatch nicely as well. Nice work
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Ahhhh PE.
Better you than me my friend. I hate airbrushes and PE,
J
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Don’t use airbrushes, only the hairy stick.
PE is a necessary evil, and thankfully most 1:72 scale armour models don’t have it or very little.
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Thanks guys! I will only use about a 1/3 of all the PE parts in the kit. It’s to much and difficult work for me to remove all the molded details on the tank.
Please note that I will have a hold on modeling for a week because of two business trips. This includes a nice trip to Milan Italy for the EICMA motorcycle fair next week.
Take care boys! /Erik
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