After the Tortoise, I ordered a Nashorn and it just arrived. All in one piece and lots of details including the ammo racks. The side panel is a little warp but nothing a heat gun can't fix. All in all quite happy with it, again. Now waiting for the third one which would be a real treat. Also interesting way of splitting a tank but it makes sense when you think about it for open cab tanks. These 3DCults print are pretty clever. Metal suspension arms, plastic bogies/idler and sprocket for some strange reason from HL. Probably cheaper than trying to print them.

Here it is in red oxide primer. I have to download the 1/35 Tamiya Nashorn manual so I know where all the details bits goes as there is no good pictures of a Nashorn with those details. The reason he didn't use the PzIV HL chassis (just the tracks/sprockets/bogies and idlers) is because the Nashorn lower is actually longer than a Pz IV lower. tons of details in the cab as well as the main gun itself, with all the levers and turning wheel present. Servo elevation, servo recoil and motorized rotation are all pre-install. I did have to take the heat gun to it to bend back the upper hulls as some panels are warp.

Fighting compartment details:

Looking nice.

Surprised the last return roller doesn't look like the track touches it at all from the photos.

Pretty crazy amount of detail...

Well will be coming out this Saturday. All the detail bits fitted. Quite impressive I must say. MG mounts, scissor telescope, two sets of periscope and not to mention the single telescope attached to the gun. Gunner seat, XY axle adjustment wheel. Literally everything is there. Not to mention RC wise it has rotation/elevation and servo recoil. I need to adjust the rotation as the motor is not strong enough, but everything else works like a charm. All for under $500 just need to add Clark board. 

Looks amazing!

Impressive!

Look at all those empty ammo racks! LOL.

Looks nice!

Jarlath wrote:

Look at all those empty ammo racks! LOL.

Looks nice!

Yes will be looking for 3D print help from you and treemagnet. They only ship two shells. I got some from Dom at rctank.de but I think they are L55 ones and not the L71.

Need 16 to just fill the racks. 

I can use some shell casing too if you have any to spare.

sure anything you need I can draw up and print we got ya Mike

Have you figured a way to mount an apple? We need more interesting vehicles battling rather than just Tigers, Panthers, Shermans, T-34 and KVs

maybe I can work on a mount for you Mike

treemagnet wrote:

maybe I can work on a mount for you Mike

Thanks Tom...... You already did one for me, for my M12 and the Gepard which has the emitter on the side. I just need a place to mount the base. Maybe sitting on the elevation on the right side. It won't be pretty but it will work. 

I also have been using really small SMD LED for the barrel flash which leaves room for mounting the IR emitter in the barrel as well. Almost did that for tomorrow, but I still need to mount the apple.

Tom I will being the two shells that came with the kit. I might even be able to get you the file. I will ask.

Still waiting for Tom's 88mm Pak43 L71 ammos, but the crew showed up. I found a 1/35 tank crew  files that can be scaled up to 1/16 and got the Chinese guys to print it for me, so here it is....... For some strange reason, the dude that is kneeing setting the shell fuse is holding a L56 but you cannot  really tell.

This is my shelf queen diorama.........

Very cool. Were the figures already painted? My incompetence in painting figures rivals my incompetence in soldering skills

No, can't paint shit if my life depended on it. Just put some basic colour on them and that's it.

MikeC wrote:

No, can't paint shit if my life depended on it. Just put some basic colour on them and that's it.

Really? They look like masterpieces of figure art compared to what I would have produced 

Obviously you have not seen my cartoonish like painted tankers........

Thanks to Tom, now the Nashorn's racks are full and spent shell casings on the floor.........

Looks good Mike

Man the crew looks amazing. I'll definitely need a crew for the Waffle once it's here