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I think you mean dunkelgelb - there's lots of debate about what colour this really was. A dirty yellow is about the best approximation - try www.jpsmodell.de (look under "Products") for a reasonably authoritative view on the WW2 RAL colours. Provided your interpretation of dunkelgelb...

The Orlik model looks quite nice - I agree with others that the weathered winter camouflage is interesting (and a change from green). Looking closely at the model I have a concern about the attachment of the swing arms - the swing arm is pretty substantial but it's relying on a quite small...

Ok - we've concluded the Jagdtiger was a white elephant as a weapon - so who's going to do a build thread on the GPM model? A "real" cardmodelling hero would, of course, build the GPM King Tiger in parallel. I think that would ensure wrist damage from cutting out all those roadwheels...

Looks like the Kingtiger track is much the same as the Jagdtiger. The images of both on www.jagdtiger.de look the same to me. I still shake my head at the Jagdtiger - what use would such a monster vehicle be put to? Smashing Shermans and T-34s with a 128mm gun seems to be gross overkill. I'm...

I think the Henschel suspension variant may have used the same track as the Henschel King Tiger although the number of links would be different because the hull was lenghtened compared to the King Tiger. Fortunately the GPM kit is the Henschel variant. The other variant used Porsche longitudinal...

Fair point - (rude only applies when you attack the man rather than the argument) I don't think it contradicts my thesis that the Maly kits become collectable when the supply falls to the point where they become rare. It sounds like an investment opportunity to collect the (currently) reasonably...

I don't think so - except perhaps for the gullible. My impression is that Maly was a state run enterprise and produced print runs which didn't have much to do with market demands (perhaps our Polish members could fill in the details). The outcome seems to be that there are a large number of old...

I've got to disagree with this statement - the interior of the Jagdtiger model is limited to a representation of the engine and a simplified fighting compartment. In no way is the interior represented as it is in the later Halinski and GPM models. However, it may be a good model for an AFV...

Beaverford was in the same convoy as Jervis Bay and took on the blocking role after Jervis Bay was sunk - she held off the Admiral Scheer for something like 4 hours until finally torpedoed, no survivors. Regards, Charlie

Beaverford was in the same convoy as Jervis Bay and took on the blocking role after Jervis Bay was sunk - she held off the Admiral Scheer for something like 4 hours until finally torpedoed, no survivors. Regards, Charlie

It's not quite true that the papermodel publishers have ignored IJA armour - but rather that there are relatively few models. A list of available models is: Maly Modelarz - Ka-Mi (old) and Chi-He (recent) GPM - Ha-Go (old) The sites I know about with information on the Chi-Ha Shinhoto...

It's not quite true that the papermodel publishers have ignored IJA armour - but rather that there are relatively few models. A list of available models is: Maly Modelarz - Ka-Mi (old) and Chi-He (recent) GPM - Ha-Go (old) The sites I know about with information on the Chi-Ha Shinhoto...

There is the Reserves section of the Parts Bin which does this but I don't know what's required to build a .pdf out of the thread. I've had a few more thoughts on tweaking this technique but documenting these will have to wait until I get the Panzer IF build done. Unfortunately this might take...

There is the Reserves section of the Parts Bin which does this but I don't know what's required to build a .pdf out of the thread. I've had a few more thoughts on tweaking this technique but documenting these will have to wait until I get the Panzer IF build done. Unfortunately this might take...

It's a local field modification to turn the Ba-64 into a staff car - there are more variations of the Ba-64 at http://www.battlefield.ru/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=46 It's a bit of an odd modification since the Ba-64 was built on the chassis of the GAZ-64 jeep - I...

Did you try http://beute.narod.ru/Beutepanzer/main.htm. It's one of the best sites around for documenting captured vehicles in the GPW. Regards, Charlie

I think we're getting into the old "different countries different products problem". What I call waxed paper is a fairly heavy paper which has been waterproofed with wax - it probably wouldn't work. I think rice paper would work ok - something like the old "onion skin" paper that typists...

Just to wind up the thread and to prove that a complete set of tracks can be built with this method. Here's the track set for the WAK Panzer IF. The camera picked out a couple of places that need to be touched up. Regards, Charlie

I thought the SdKfz 265 was the command vehicle (Befehlswagen) based on the SdKfz 101? I agree that development of the Panzer I as a combat vehicle was ended in 1938 or so but there seems to have been a continuing development of the vehicle for reconnaissance and infantry support as well as...

No, that's the Panzer IF, it was an upamoured version of the first German tank design after WW1. Design as an infantry support tank, produced in small numbers (30) in 1942. More at http://www.achtungpanzer.com/pz11.htm#panzer1 The track from the Panzer IF you've seen already in my method for...