Thanks mates, for the encouraging posts on this topic.
Minuteman wrote:... Esci did at least provide plenty of vehicles that others (eg: Airfix) did not provide. Since then we of course have a much greater choice.
That is right for sure and I have a lot of them in my collection. Some of them are really nice and building them worked out well. But this time it was really difficult.
JurgenH wrote:I have to contradict them .
I think the Esci single link chains are very good. They are beautifully modeled and easy to install, which doesn't necessarily mean fast.
By the way, the best Pz PIV should be those from Zvesda
Thanks for your comment as well, Jürgen. I will try to be more patient next time. But I have problems to attach the single parts of the chain, because they did not fit correctly into the gaps of the wheels and rolls. But maybe I made mistakes when attaching these.
But the biggest problem in this case I had with the side skirts. The connecting parts did not fit and there was no defined point to glue them on the tank. After fixing them on the defined points on the skirt, I had to glue them on the top of a hatch of the tank for example.
But reminding me to work more slowly and maybe with more precision as a result, should be an incentive for my next ESCI project.
Talking about Zvezda: I have the PIV from this brand as well. It is here since more than two years but I did not find the time to build it. Same for the Tank Destroyer Jagdpanther. So still a lot to do in the future...