(SELF PROPELLED ARTILLERY) FERDINAND 722, Kursk, Sch.Pz.Jg.Abt. 654, Oberfeldwebel Klarmeyer

[HERMAN BIX]

Bei 95F ist Wasser nötig!

Well it was 41C here today !!

[HERMAN BIX]

She is a total beauty and I am very envious. As I've said before it is one of my favourite AFV. Also congrats on being the first to complete one of their Group Build this year

Much appreciate the kudos Mr Mechaniker, Im real happy to have it I can tell ya !!

[MrChef]

Happy to call this one done folks.......

Outside of a crew to position in the roof hatches I can sleep easy.
Thanks for looking in along the trip folks.
Now it what next ?

Always a pleasure to follow, concluding with Excellent results.

Well Done Bravo!

[HERMAN BIX]

Thanks Folks, I genuinely appreciate the credit from peers I respect & learn from.

I had a bit of a lucky strike I you will.
A mate of mine has bazigagillions of figures............(yep, thats a decimal term )
Some he likes......the ones I got from him = he does not
Me however ? well being the bottom-feeder that I am & not one to pass up anothers cast offs, these jokers are bloody sensational !

Familiar as they are to all of us, I swapped the heads from one to the other, cut the torso's violently short, and set the arms in place to suit the casemate roof & hatches for the loader.
For what I need, they are going to be good enough once painted.
Summer uniforms, small stature, easily cut low, and best of all..........free

[PainlessWolf]

Good Morning, Herman!
Those Figures Look Great even unpainted ( That Fellow with the Officers Cap desperately needs a Bottle of Schnapps in his clutching fingers! ;0) and go along perfectly with the Amazing Build that you put together! I love this particular piece of Armor and am looking forward to building mine. The work that you have done here will be a very solid road map to look over when that time comes.
regards,
Painless

[Stormbringer]

In this hobby you cant get better than free

[HERMAN BIX]

The TC will have a set of Zeiss binoculars in that hand once finished.
But he could do with a Cognac to calm down a bit!!.
He’s a bit edgy

[HERMAN BIX]

Bit of progress on these jokers.
Went with one having the black Panzerwrap and the other in a reed-green version of the same style. Sturmartillerie did that back in the day apparently.
Piping the crusher cap is always the single biggest challenge.
The red rayon piping that needs to around the crusher, collar insignia and shoulder boards is making me fret !!

[Stormbringer]

the figures are looking good mate

[Rob59]

Looking good so far Mr.B but that was the easiest part too haha!
About that piping….try to lay the hand which holds the brush to rest on somekind of a support.
A block of wood or even a thick book.
That might help getting a steady hand.
Good luck!
Rob.