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Seeing the elephant is a reference to being personally involved in armed conflict. Hannibal took elephants over the Alps to help fight the Persians. Hence the reference to seeing the elephant. History lesson now concluded.

Your StuG is looking really good by the way.

Herman

May I point out that Hannibal crossed the Alps with his elephants to fight the Romans. The elephants were not a success, being stampeded and trampling on the Carthaginians.

Herman your model is amazing, authentic, and inspirational!! It isn't just a model but a work of art and anyone can see that there are many, many hours of effort and dedication invested in producing this masterclass. I can only look on agog. Alwyn

Herman Bix, this is a fantastic looking StuG!!! Great weathering.

GreenAmphibian wrote:Seeing the elephant is a reference to being personally involved in armed conflict. Hannibal took elephants over the Alps to help fight the Persians. Hence the reference to seeing the elephant. History lesson now concluded.

Your StuG is looking really good by the way.

Herman

Thanks Mr Green, I get it now Mr Painless !
I would say that this thing has not only seen the 'Elefant' but sat behind it too long after dinner

AlwynTurner wrote:Herman your model is amazing, authentic, and inspirational!! It isn't just a model but a work of art and anyone can see that there are many, many hours of effort and dedication invested in producing this masterclass. I can only look on agog. Alwyn

Thats real kind of you Mr Turner.............but your builds done out of nothing more than a set of blueprints and flat plastic sure do set you amongst the special folk that I look to as magicians

MAUS45 wrote:Herman Bix, this is a fantastic looking StuG!!! Great weathering.

Cheers Mr Maus, much appreciated.

At the risk of updating a 'submarine thread', got new tracks from the 'track fairy' !!

Got the Ostketten painted & in place.
After 3 years of latent existence, and despite looking pretty good when I finished it, these tracks are just that much more righter'er !!
Now I have to find a unit/period to match this configuration.
Still to add pigment on these to the same level of the now infamous Winterketten, but I am much enamored with the chunky Ostketten's

No more late first spring-post Kursk GrossDeutschland .............the quest begins.

I would say that those tracks look familiar, but they are so much better weathered!

Nice tank!

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Thanks Mr Track Fairy !!
Pigment is the new Black ya know !!
Im out of stock of the MIG pigments I used to do the original tracks, but as they still make it, Im going to get new stock & hook in big style.