Piececool Puzzles

[7mike]

My missus came across these online and is now cracking on with her second puzzle!. To say puzzle, the level of detail looks remarkable. To give you an idea, each of the sixteen main wheels for the panzer consists of eleven individual parts! She's got more patience than me Has anyone else come across these, or built any?

[Sporky]

Those look good - like a bigger, more complex Metal Earth sort of thing.

[7mike]

Sporky said:

Those look good - like a bigger, more complex Metal Earth sort of thing.

Damn! she's looking up Metal Earth now, spotted a Fokker she likes (she's German btw)

To be fair, it looks like she's doing a fair job of the panzer; swears as much as I did rigging Cutty Sark

[Sporky]

Sorry!

[7mike]

Finished!

[Super Sonic]

Cripes they look really difficult. Is it all flat sheet folded up into 3d shapes?

[Mirinjawbro]

How long are they taking to build?

[7mike]

They all start as flat sheets, and yes looks very difficult but my missus has more patience than me and she got hold of a good set of bending tools and fine snippers (or whatever they are called). I think she finished the panzer over a couple of weeks. Obviously, unlike other modelling methods there's no waiting for glue/paint to set. She's about to start her next project, the etching and detail on these things is really good;

[MBBlat]

7mike said:

Finished!

I find adding a lot of photo-etch to a plastic kit a pain, and your wife goes and builds a whole tank out of the stuff . At least you avoid the painting and weathering steps.