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Rubicon Panzer VI is now half built. Impressed at the brass detailed parts though I prob won't use them. Prefer my panzer iv's skirtless. There's about a million parts to the turret so that'll have to wait til tomorrow. On the whole it reminds me of my old Tamiya kit days as a teen, just as many parts as a model kit and fairly tricky to get it right. I prefer my wargames models in 3 parts these days, hull, turret, barrel = done. It's going to look good though. Just hope I can finish it for the vappa comp.

Looking forward to seeing this Tim, mine is supposedly on the way. Did you get the deal with the turned barrel? I'm currently looking at camouflage and vehicle walk arounds to see what I can do with the kit.

I do have a bunch of the Warlord kits, and they are fine for wargames models, but there's no reason why you can't actually have detail on a wargames model. I realised after I built the Rubicon Konigstiger that I had built the Warlord one ages ago, and there is just no comparison between the two. The additional detail on the Rubicon models (for very little price difference) gives me way more build options to make them unique, and more choices in how they are presented on table.

I also actually enjoy the model-making aspect. Just make sure if you are building Rubicon kits to use the ABS glue, not polystyrene cement, it makes life so much easier.

Shahbahraz wrote: ↑Thu Jan 21, 2021 3:20 am The additional detail on the Rubicon models (for very little price difference) gives me way more build options to make them unique, and more choices in how they are presented on table.

Yes, I was surprised at the low price of the Rubicon models, compared to Warlord (who have just put their prices up a couple of quid per model, and so are now often on a par), given that everyone says how much more detailed the former are. Personally, I'm happy with the Warlord versions, as they are only going to be used for CoC or What a Tanker and will therefore take a bit of a battering. Plus I haven't built a tank kit since God was in short trousers, so complicated is best avoided for me.....

Etranger wrote: ↑Mon Jan 18, 2021 2:04 am

The absence of front wheels suggests somewhere with a Liverpool postcode......

It was ever thus, probably the previous regiment in the line.

And.. the Rubicon Panzer IV J has arrived, I'm now really looking forward to building this - only I am conflicted as to whether to go back to Rubicon and order the resin 'Winterketten' tracks as well. It's not as if I don't already have Rubicon Sherman and Panzer III (Early) kits in the stash... and it would certainly look the 'winter' part. I just can't find amy images on tanks in the Ardennes,

I'd be interested how you get on. I found the turret shurzen so fiddly I abandonned it, despite having a handy gadget to help with the kit. It's a shame but I think they've tried to be too clever with this one. There are loads of irrelevant parts that must be for the other models but they've designed the sprues so they need minimum different ones for each kit, so you get lots of bits you dont need which gets confusing. I'm disappointed as I've not ended up with the tank I wanted but it'll do. I honestly dont think I'll bother spending the extra few quid on Rubicon in the future. I hope the Blitz builds better, I need to source my own windscreen material. Maybe an acetate sheet if I can find one? Be interested to compare with a Warlord PzVI. I have a couple of Warlord PzIII's a resin one and a plastic kit. The barrel on the pladtic one snapped off so easily I complained and they sent me a free resin kit. Ended up replacing the barrel with a brass rod and it looks fine now. Photo to follow of that one.

Shahbahraz wrote: ↑Thu Jan 21, 2021 3:35 pm And.. the Rubicon Panzer IV J has arrived, I'm now really looking forward to building this - only I am conflicted as to whether to go back to Rubicon and order the resin 'Winterketten' tracks as well. It's not as if I don't already have Rubicon Sherman and Panzer III (Early) kits in the stash... and it would certainly look the 'winter' part. I just can't find amy images on tanks in the Ardennes,

I have some panzer colour source books leave it with me!

Thanks Tim and that Pz IV still looks a lot better than the Warlord one. And a million times better than the Warlord resin one.

I'm thinking my version may have to be for solo handling only, given that the sides and back have a load of fragile parts.

tim.w wrote: ↑Thu Jan 21, 2021 9:57 pm

Shahbahraz wrote: ↑Thu Jan 21, 2021 3:35 pm And.. the Rubicon Panzer IV J has arrived, I'm now really looking forward to building this - only I am conflicted as to whether to go back to Rubicon and order the resin 'Winterketten' tracks as well. It's not as if I don't already have Rubicon Sherman and Panzer III (Early) kits in the stash... and it would certainly look the 'winter' part. I just can't find amy images on tanks in the Ardennes,

I have some panzer colour source books leave it with me!

Judging by photos, they weren't common in the west but there doesn't seem to be any reason why they couldn't have been used.