What's a TNEH I hear you ask?
Why, a TNEH is that one thing that every modeler - nay, every collector - strives for. That one piece that has the potential of becoming the centerpiece of their collection; the envy of all other modelers. The TNEH is that legendary, almost mythical creature ....
The Thing Nobody Else Has.
(So, Wibbly, if you're reading this, please don't go mass-producing these, mmk?)
So, here some pictures of what Wibbly has created and deemed me worthy of possessing:
Looking good ... Here compared to my KV-2:
The MT-LB is almost as long, but so much more squat. It's a very compact vehicle. In fact, that was my first thought: 'Wow, this thing is compact'.
My second thought was 'Wow, this thing is solid'. I know Wibbly described it as 'rock solid' in his build thread, and he wasn't kidding! It feels more solid than equal size HL tanks, for sure.
In pieces:
Compact, rock solid and roomy!
This was also included in the package:
The Taigen set is the older type with the basic older RX-18 sound set, but it's nice to have a spare set of electronics lying around to test things with.
Overall, very happy! Very pleased. However, that said, there are some problems.
The gearboxes are also old plastic ones:
Functional, but I'll replace them with something sturdier. Not really a problem per se. This picture also shows the mechanism by which Wibbly has bolted the forward and rearward hull halves together. Very strong.
There's also a seam that needs attention.
Seam between the forward upper hull and the lower hull, most intrusively visible on the bow. However, some filing and sanding and filling will do the trick I'm sure.
Here a close-up of the nose:
There are horizontal lines across the nose, an artifact of the 3D printing process. Those will also need some attention and sanding / careful filing.
Here is the roof panel:
My heart sank when I looked at MT-LB pictures online and found out that the forward 60%-ish was the wrong way around. Compare with this blueprint:
However, the roof panel is just two panels separately printed and glued together on a piece of plasticard, so it'll be very easy to separate and turn the forward 60% the right way around.
The last issue is one that I knew beforehand, that Wibbly already addressed in his build thread. The tracks are Pz III / IV ones, with the single centerline guide horns. The real MT-LB had tracks with dual guide horns, towards the outside of the track. However, this is not really something that can be helped, as AFAIK there are no scale tracks available of the correct type, and these are at least functional and moderately close in design, so it'll just have to do. And, as stated before, I knew this going in.
I'm planning to build it like the version in the blueprint pictures above, so there'll be some more work to go - sanding off and scratchbuilding new hatches - they won't be opening so as long as it looks right it's good enough for me - scratchbuilding a turret, fortunately it's a very simple shape - scratchbuilding fenders, light fixtures, tools, towing cables, small hand-holds ....
All in all nothing very difficult to do, but this project will keep me busy for a while to come. Very happy with my purchase!
I've often wondered how accurate some of the blueprints are. It's easy to assume that these must be the ones the manufacturers worked from; and yet many of the WW2 tank schematics I've referred to lately are all largely the work of one Dr Dan Saranga. 
I don't think he was around in the 1930s and 40s in Germany, the US and Britain, which leads one to wonder what he used for source material.
