It was indeed an experimental tank by henschel , but the project was dropped in 1942 for the vk 45.01 . As someone else said they used many elements in this design ( vk 45.01 ) The turrets for these and eventual tigers a we know were built by krupp
It isn't a Tiger, it looks like the VK 36.01 (H) which was an experimental tank produced by Henschel, many elements of the VK 36.01 (H) were eventually used in the Tiger but the Turret and gun were very different.
I've built the Hasegawa boxing. Other than the air intake trunkings, which are merely blanked off and an aesthetic issue more than anything, the only real fit issue I had was the air intakes either side of the fuselage. Whilst I can't be certain, I think these are fouled by what are the catapult hooks which need to be fitted on the underside. I think if the 'blind' side of these are trimmed down a bit, they won't protrude upwards as much, allowing the air intakes to otherwise fit more snugly. Easier to see than explain.
Mark - you asked in this video if there were any other builds of this kit. I have just discovered Genissis Models channel and his build series, with lots of added parts. Only just started watching myself but thought you might like to take a look too. EDIT - some of those videos are now behind a pay-wall.
Amusing that the box says "Level 5" and the instruction manual says "Level 4"..! I have a 1:72 Airfix RAF Phantom in my stash, so this (I hope) series will become part of my 'reference material' one day. Thank you in advance..!!
RU-vid “I ♥ Kit - SPAD S.XIII 1:24 scale model kit” (Mark Bukumunhe, Friday, 15 March, 2024) David R Lentz, Columbus, Ohio, USA (Monday, 5 August, 2024) I especially seek a 1:24th-scale static model kit of an Airco DH-4 Scout Bomber from round 1918. Following the Great War of 1914-1918 the U.S. federal government had acquired from the U.S. military several dozen surplus, numerous of which (along with the Boeing Model 40) the U.S. Postal Service had put into service as mail planes (in this scale, the model would be just 21 inches in wingspan!). I wish to incorporate a pair of them into a streetscape diorama of the Roaring ’20s depicting a midwestern or mid-Atlantic USA small town setting, with Ford Model T automobiles-a sedan, a coupe, pickup trucks, one reworked into a tow-truck, a depot hack, etc.-as well as some vehicles of the other car manufacturers of the time; Plymouth, Dodge Brothers, Pontiac, R. E. Olds, Chevrolet, etc. (I have a hunch that these would be appreciably more difficult to find-or to afford!) I would like to place them in a morning rendezvous with a quartet or so Ford Model T trucks delivering mail for them to take, their drivers accepting what the planes had brought. Each aeroplane is bound for a different town a few hours distant. I also would like a few of the others, to rework as the brightly coloured “barn-stormers”, “a form of entertainment” that a century or so past had been popular. During these events, “stunt pilots [and various sorts of daredevils] performed tricks individually or in groups that were called flying circuses” (Wikipedia, “Barnstorming”). The idea of combining models of automobiles and æroplanes in common tableaux intrigues me. I wish I could find contemporary private and commercial planes, civilian helicopters, recreational boats (ocean-going ships in this scale would be enormous: a replica of a freighter 300 metres long in this scale would be slightly over 41 feet long!). I years past had found a 1:24th-scale static model kit of a steam engine (train) that had been in service during the mid-1800s; I wish I had bought it.
This is a great review of the kit, thanks for posting! If you’ve gotten around to building it, how was it? I’m thinking of getting it myself but I’ve never heard of that manufacturer
Thanks Mark. Nice video again on the B17. I'm interested to know the name of the glue you use on the canopies. I might just purchase one bottle. It's seems very good because it stands out showing where you have glued parts and if anything else needs to be done. Hope to hear from you soon. Thanks again Dean.
For a non-modeller this is a most interesting peek into your world. I'm amazed that parts have to be modified to fit - is that typical? Thanks for showing us Mark and I look forward to seeing the progress. Thanks again.
HI. Yes, modifying parts is a thing mainly with older or ... how can I put it nicely... less well engineered kits if you want them to fit together properly. Highly engineered kits (the expensive ones ;) don't have this issue and will often fit so well that a coat of paint before assembly my put parts out of tolerance and they won't fit properly. This is less of an issue with recent kits but older kits and, most often cheaper kits do have poorly fitting parts that will require a little surgery to allow the finished model to look good. For me and quite a few modellers it is fun and a bit of a challenge to do this. But for some, modifying models is taken to the next level. Have a look at @A4garage's channel. He makes cars kits and the amount of work he puts into the models is astonishing, for example, most car kits don't have opening doors, but they do when he's finished with them :) I may mention this in a video late, thanks for the inspiration.
A lovely video Mark in a beautiful wooded landscape. Nice to get out and about away from the aircraft build factory. Thanks again and the link to that music which I listened to today. Dean.
Nice video Mark. Not heard from you for a while. Its great that the B17 is coming together. Please advise on the music too. Who is it by? Its very good and goes well with the video. Let me know thanks Dean.
‘She knows what I like….well especially after I told her’. What a lovely sister you must have. With a confused brother in law as a bonus. Another brilliant 40mins❤
Isn’t “open hatch in wing” just telling you to use those particular parts if you’re going to show the ammo runs by having the loading hatch open? Actually I’ve given up on new premier kits in 1/48 they can just reduce larger kits in CAD making a lot of ridiculously small parts that I have no hope of fiddling together lol.
Hi Mark. Nice video again. I must admit I do like the 54th Fighter Squadron markings with camo scheme. Just a little different than the standard if you do decide to pick that one. Real nice kit though. A P51D Mustang kit added to it will be great too in the future. Thank you.
Hello Mark. I'm not a kit builder but I enjoyed your presentation and choice of opening music so much that I thought I'd subscribe. Thanks and I look forward to seeing more. Cheers mate.
Thank you so much! Also, I heard the music on instagram back in I think 2020 and asked the band if I could put it on my videos and they said yes. Thank you again, and followed back :)
Hi Mark, your video popped up tonight and I’ll be curious to see where you’re at with your build when I go to your channel. I’m in on the group build as well with Jason, but I just started tonight as I had another kit I wanted to finish first. So I’ve got a little catching up to do. Interesting that your vid showed up just as I started , serendipitous!
Hi Mark. Very good video. I agree one of those days when parts do not fit straight away and the air brush does not work correctly. It has to be cleaned. However, you got there eventually and the build is looking good. Looking forward to Part 3 soon. Thanks Dean.
Spad is one of my favorite biplanes. I assembled a 1/24 Revell. It came with a detailed Hispano-Suiza 8 engine. It is an excellent kit and assembled very well. Not much detail in the cockpit, but I made up for it with some scratch building. I highly recommend the Revell model which had very few challenges, unlike many Revell models.
Hi Mark. The Gundam model looks very good. I'm sure if its painted in certain parts it might well - really stand out. Looking forward now to Part 2 on the B17 G. Thanks again Dean.
It's kinda funny americans were the first to achieve sustained flight, but by WWI they had to buy planes from every other country. French Spad's were pretty much the best America had.
Hi Mark. The B17 cockpit looks great considering no primer like you say on the flooring. Super. I like the detail on the Pilot and Co Pilot seats and decals. Additionally, keeping the main event area on the sprue for the time being. Looking forward to the next video. Thanks.
