Dedmonwakin: Thanks for the praises. It took about 9 months off and on to complete. Some of that time was wasted learning to make and cast pewter in hi-temp molds, that failing, I then learned and tried the lost wax casting process but could not find a foundry to cast in bronze for a reasonable price, so it was back to the aluminum powder mix. Also a couple months were spent making RTV molds for all the parts, so I could send a kit to my friend in Spain. I had not originally planned to make this a full kit, but decided after working all the bugs out that others might like a Hetzer as well. I suppose had I just made it for myself, I could have done it in 4 months (spending an hour or two at night during weekdays).

Torpedochief: That is an excellent idea..........carbon fiber. I will try to locate some and give it a shot. Yeah........its real cool watching it run, but its like a tiny brother setting next to my Jagdpanther............. I think it will be real successful in our FRAG battles since it can hide practically anywhere.