Your photoetch nightmare come true

Plaster “applique” upgrade. Very nicely done.

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Thank You, after few years I decided to back to modelling :slight_smile: I have some kits to finish, this M113 is one o these.
This Legend set is looking very good indeed, and its only looks hard to do, try compare it to Stryker slat armour, thats a nightmare :slight_smile:

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Yeah - I have Voyager Model PEA318 slat armour for D9R in my stash. One year ago when I was just starting the hobby I tough it would be a brilliant idea to use it for my MENG SS-010 instead of the kit’s slat armour :grin:

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I don’t know why but the rods seem to make it more difficult. The T-62 slat set looks very busy but at least you had notches to set everything.

I haven’t built the Meng kit but plan for a non slat version.

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Yeah I used that old Verlinden set many years ago and it actually came out nice but this set looks way more comprehensive.

Here is a Pontos Photo set in 1/700 scale. 4 large sections of PE for a 13 inch ship model.
Pontos Models 1945 Yamato Review (modelwarships.com)

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I would have expected better from Pontos. The quality of the plastic parts is a bit lacking. Looks like they contracted Trumpeter (or parent company) to do the plastic production. It would have been an awesome model if Pontos had contracted Flyhawk instead.
:smiley: :canada:

There is another kind of photoetch nightmare, recurring too – DIY…

:mask:

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In reply to myself, Robin’s post takes the win… That is the worse case scenario, x98. Or however may links there are per side. No. Thank. You.

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Imo just about anything from Voyager could be listed here…yet i keep buying and building them.

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can you show me a good ones? I continue over heating metals parts…

I was recently told of the existence of Part’s PE 1/72 scale TKS tankette:
https://www.super-hobby.com/products/czolg-rozpoznawczy-TKS.html
When built, the thing is 36 mm long!!!

And although not fitting the “PE nightmare” topic, but still a nightmare:
Eso’s 1/72 scale plastic kit of the same vehicle with individual tracklinks to build both tracks:
http://www.onthewaymodels.com/reviews/ESO/TKSprev.htm

Cheers,
Angel

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Holy micro-calamities Batman!

Those make the Eduard striped down series seem easy. :crazy_face:

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