Photo Review: Trumpeter's 35th Scale German Pz.Sfl. IVa "Dicker Max"

[Sharkmouth]

Sharkmouth submitted a new resource:

Photo Review: Trumpeter 35th Scale German Pz.Sfl. IVa "Dicker Max" - The 10.5cm Sfl. was NEVER called Dicker Max during the war...

Trumpeter has been known to release kits of lesser-known vehicles which have appeared as resin kits. Several of these, such as Pit Road’s JGSDF IFV, and On Track Models’ 12,8cm Sf. have already appeared as kits with very good detail, fit, and finish. When Trumpeter announced their ‘Dicker Max’, Dragon announced theirs as well and the race was on to be the first to release the kit. Sadly, this kit shows the effects of rushing to production. While not credited, Mr. Lam, of On Track Models...

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[Sharkmouth]

Sharkmouth updated Photo Review: Trumpeter 35th Scale German Pz.Sfl. IVa "Dicker Max" with a new update entry:

A silk Purse our of this Sow's Ear?

While the kit really is a pig's ear, I did start the build.

The lower hull needed to have the fuel ports removed and the belly plate had all bogus hatches removed and updated so it can be closer to my standards:
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The rear hull plate needed updating as well:

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[moon puppy]

Neat use of the Resources Saul. Never thought of doing a build blog with the "Resources" section and updating it as the build goes.

 

[Sharkmouth]

Neat use of the Resources Saul. Never thought of doing a build blog with the "Resources" section and updating it as the build goes.

I simply was wondering how it would work for all those sandbagged builds.