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Tamiya Wespe - Kursk
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Posted: Sunday, January 06, 2019 - 10:12 AM UTC
Steven Eldridge shares some pictures of his Tamiya Wespe at Kursk in 1/35.



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hetzer44
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Posted: Monday, January 07, 2019 - 02:22 AM UTC
Well done, Steven. I really like the camo scheme you used for this one and I think the interior fighting compartment painting and weathering is fantastic.

Cheers!

chuck
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Posted: Monday, January 07, 2019 - 12:28 PM UTC
Well done, indeed! I agree with the previous comment, plus, I like the poses of the crew. They actually look as though they're reacting to the blast of the gun.
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Posted: Tuesday, January 08, 2019 - 06:23 AM UTC
Nicely done! It is great to see that such craftsman-like kits as this Tamiya are still so appreciated so long after their release. This is undoubtedly because it is arguably the only mass-market desirable kit of this vehicle on the market even now; this in spite of the market share erosion posed by the plethora of Chinese companies now competing for our money. I personally would like to see more reviews and updates that are offered on these legacy kits as we all probably have many of them squirreled-away in some corner waiting bench time.
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Posted: Saturday, January 12, 2019 - 06:26 PM UTC

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Well done, Steven. I really like the camo scheme you used for this one and I think the interior fighting compartment painting and weathering is fantastic.

Cheers!

chuck



Thanks mate, really appreciate it!


Quoted Text

Well done, indeed! I agree with the previous comment, plus, I like the poses of the crew. They actually look as though they're reacting to the blast of the gun.



Cheers! Luckily there are some pretty decent reference pics of a Wespe firing at Kursk!


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Nicely done! It is great to see that such craftsman-like kits as this Tamiya are still so appreciated so long after their release. This is undoubtedly because it is arguably the only mass-market desirable kit of this vehicle on the market even now; this in spite of the market share erosion posed by the plethora of Chinese companies now competing for our money. I personally would like to see more reviews and updates that are offered on these legacy kits as we all probably have many of them squirreled-away in some corner waiting bench time.



Thanks! This was actually my first Tamiya kit, and I enjoyed its simple and fast build a great deal. Truthfully, if there was a Dragon or Meng alternative, I would likely have gotten that, but I am very glad I got this one, as it has shown me that Tamiya kits still have a place today.
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