Originally Posted by
migmadmarine
All right, I'll keep ears out for those Ausf. I'm mostly a static modeler, so I don't intend to battle with it, more just to have a good looking piece that runs under it's own power, but as you say, if I can get to one I expect I'll learn a thing or two.
I'm a static modeler first myself. I felt the same for years, I built the Tamiya Tiger I and M4 and they sat on shelves for the most part until on a whim I picked up two battle units for them and a whiole new world opened up.
You won't see much detailing at NEAD, mostly Tamiyas set up to fight, but you'll pick up a lot of info on how things work, even if it's just to drive around.
I like to over detail stuff, even if it's to battle. 1/16 offers a bigger canvas to work with but a complete empty vacuum of AM compared to 1/35. Besides some generic clamps and Aber sets for the Tiger, scratch building is your only way.
Here's a HL Stug reworked for IR battle, and some added detailing to a Tamiya
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