The Little World

The tanquistas at my scale model club are variable creatures. It pays to be careful when you talk to them.

While they are building the hulls and turrets they are cheery. You can have a jest about anything. While they are painting interiors they are happy and contented. When they are assembling tracks from a bag of 600 parts they are the most dangerous creatures on the planet.

I was not faced with such a task building the Emhar kit, but I had another worry – would these soft plastic bands conform to the sharp curves round the ends of the lozenge? I googled another’s experiences and they were slightly comforting, but I did note his advice to super-glue the things in sections. I also pre-bent the ends as I worked.

It came out well – the tracks fit pretty well, and any small discrepancies can be put down to the terrain.

The basic tank could be built before any paint was to go on – and it looked to be a beauty once the grey 1200-weight undercoat was sprayed. I am told there are errors in moulding in the kit, but I am no going to be pedantic. The closest I can come to it is a google illustration of a museum piece.