1/72 le FH 18 German Artillery Piece Fun Build

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1/72 le FH 18 German Artillery Piece Fun Build

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Hello all!
This kit was just a fun and interim build while ordered parts arrive for the Early Pz IV Build. This took a couple of days + paint and detail and was relaxing and fun. It is the truth that building a kit is a great antidote to stress. Pics: (Click to Enlarge)
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Model Master Desert Yellow ... I was going to use an airbrush but the rattlecan pulled it off..jpg
Model Master Desert Yellow ... I was going to use an airbrush but the rattlecan pulled it off..jpg
Model Master Desert Yellow ... I was going to use an airbrush but the rattlecan pulled it off..jpg (81.39 KiB) Viewed 1940 times
Tamiya Primer.jpg
Tamiya Primer.jpg
Kit completed and only one fiddly part managed to disappear which required a scratched replacement.jpg
Kit completed and only one fiddly part managed to disappear which required a scratched replacement.jpg
Steps Three and Four.jpg
Steps Three and Four.jpg
Steps One and Two.jpg
Steps One and Two.jpg
Tiny Kit equals Tiny Workspace.jpg
Tiny Kit equals Tiny Workspace.jpg
Included Photo Etch.jpg
Included Photo Etch.jpg
Not a lot of pieces until you consider the scale.jpg
Not a lot of pieces until you consider the scale.jpg
This was supposed to be a research build but it turned into a filler kit instead..jpg
This was supposed to be a research build but it turned into a filler kit instead..jpg
Tiny Field Piece Proprietor.jpg
Tiny Field Piece Proprietor.jpg
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Re: 1/72 le FH 18 German Artillery Piece Fun Build

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Continued from Above:
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Arrival for countless hours of viewing duty....jpg
Arrival for countless hours of viewing duty....jpg
Off you go!.jpg
Off you go!.jpg
Hooked up and ready to go.jpg
Hooked up and ready to go.jpg
Transport appears in the form of an old Italeri Opel Blitz.jpg
Transport appears in the form of an old Italeri Opel Blitz.jpg
An idea of the scale involved....jpg
An idea of the scale involved....jpg
This gun will be a companion piece to the equally small Blitz from years ago..jpg
This gun will be a companion piece to the equally small Blitz from years ago..jpg
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Re: 1/72 le FH 18 German Artillery Piece Fun Build

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Blimey, that’s tiny!

Looks great and even better when towed


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Re: 1/72 le FH 18 German Artillery Piece Fun Build

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Cool Painless :thumbup:

But why isn't that truck RC???

No excuse now. . . .

Watch "Building an HO Scale RC Truck" on YouTube
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Re: 1/72 le FH 18 German Artillery Piece Fun Build

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Good Morning, Jimbo!
Thanks for looking in. Tiny and Intricate is cool ( after the work is done ) ;o) I had the Bright Idea that "wow!, it would be neat to have a small version of that big gun that I just built on my desk where I could look at it while I work"... Well, it gave me a chance to paint one in German colors. ;o)
regards!
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Re: 1/72 le FH 18 German Artillery Piece Fun Build

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Mick!
Good Morning. Have a Cookie! I have seen those trucks and also the tiny RC tanks that can be jobbed up. I have an RC 1/72 scale Tiger 1 and somewhere in Storage, an IR -Control 1/144 scale King Tiger that I had to put away because I could not find replacement tracks for it. A Man should not have to outlive the useful play life of his toys.
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Shelf with various static 1 76 and 1 72 and 1 144 built and bought Armor along with 1 72 RC Tiger 1 and 1 144 IRC King Tiger.JPG
Shelf with various static 1 76 and 1 72 and 1 144 built and bought Armor along with 1 72 RC Tiger 1 and 1 144 IRC King Tiger.JPG
Shelf with various static 1 76 and 1 72 and 1 144 built and bought Armor along with 1 72 RC Tiger 1 and 1 144 IRC King Tiger.JPG (79.47 KiB) Viewed 1894 times
172 RC Tiger1.JPG
172 RC Tiger1.JPG
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