I am looking forward to this build, please keep us posted.

Looks like you have an awful lot ahead! I will be keeping up with this one, i've always wanted to do a Karl, just never wanted to shell out the big bucks!

There is a heck of a lot for this kit, I just can't wait for the photoetch and the beautiful aluminum shells that I'll post when I get to them. But I think I got this for a generous deal. $65.99! Everything you need for it is right in there, no aftermarket sets needed because of the detail, and considering most kits are around $55, an extra ten bucks for a massive beast isn't that bad. It just limits me because It'll take me a while to get other stuff for the process of turning it into a masterpiece.

Sorry, i thought I saw this kit online for somwhere near $100. Not sure. I do know that i've never paid near 55 bucks for a kit in Taegu. Perhaps they get them cheaper in Korea than the States. I will check on the price for this kit next trip to Taegu. Good Luck with the build Rich.

Also, while i am thinking about it. Remember this is not a very mobile piece of equipment, so the weathering wont quite be the same as a tank, its not as fast so mud shouldnt be everywhere.

I have both the Early and Late version with the Railway wagons. I have started the early version and have finished both the Railway Wagons and the support structures for the Morser. I have just started the Morser itself and the return rollers have some mean mould seams on them that change half-way around the rim which tells me the mould s were misaligned when they injected the plastic for my model...

Oh well.. a bit more work.

Hope you didn't have the same problem mate!

Looks like will be a good build.

A suggestion as this is constructive comments, is you might want to sand some of the left over nibs that are the attachment point from the sprue tree off.

Get yourself a Flex-i- file for the wheels.

Looking good so far. From reading your post, I probably already know the answer to this, but in your opinion, is the kit worth the money?

I'm getting a little bit of sandpaper today that will help me a lot with the nubs. I also have a small file I just found that will help me. Today I'm going to try better sanding off the seams.

Richard

Hello Richard,
The build looks to be comming along nicely. As far as the painting, not bad, but you may want to go with lighter coats and let the paint build up. After each coat dries, you can go back and lightly sand drips or runs that sometime form from rattle cans.

Keep the updates comming!