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[Bill from NH]

That King Tiger would make a great scratch built slot car. I don't remember the kit used, but a local racer built a tank kit on a flexi during the early 2000s for one of the raceway's special races.  

[Bill from NH]

That King Tiger would make a great scratch built slot car. I don't remember the kit used, but a local racer built a tank kit on a flexi during the early 2000s for one of the raceway's special races.  

[Dave Crevie]

I've looking over the military vehicles,  and when I have had enough cars, planes and boats, (probably soon) I'll get into those. I built an Army half track on a scratch built chassis, but the tracks were too stiff for the sprags to handle. Both sides stripped off. Still want to build at least one more ship. Possibly the Constitution. I built one of the wood kits years ago. I usually buy whatever fits my fancy at the time. If I do a tank, it will be an M-4 Sherman. I have a bunch of photos I took of the one at Cantigny, inside and out. Back when they let you climb all over the outdoor displays.

 

Thanks for the badly needed encouragement, guys. 

[Dave Crevie]

For you, Rick. I have had this Lindberg '52 Chevy for years.. What a crap model. Nothing fits. The body comes in several pieces, and has to be fitted, then the seams filled and sanded.  It came to me down through three other modelers who looked it over and decided, since it was 1/32nd, they didn't want to bother with it. I was racing with a basement club, and we were running a hardbody jalopy class. Anyway, I thought what a good model to build as an Army staff car. Didn't have all the decals needed in this scale. I'll build some military vehicles soon.

 

 

 

M-4 Sherman;

 

 

And here is the kit;

 

 

 

[dc-65x]

Very cool Dave.   

 

That Sherman will be awesome. I love the movie Fury with all the Sherman action.....especially going against a real Tiger tank.  

 

[Dave Crevie]

Did you see the show on how Tank Museum got the Tiger up and running? Great movie, Brad Pitt's best.
The Tiger did have a weak spot at the rear. A carefully placed shot would kill that Maybach V-12, which would render the tank useless

[MSwiss]

Here's one of Dave's cooler cars he built, I have to run over to him when I have the time.