Paulster Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Have the chassis done, minus paint of course. Tamiya kit. Fruil tracks, Voyager Basic pe upgrade and Legends and Mig T-55 fender fuel tanks upgrade. Used about 60% of the Voyager set as some it seemed almost silly to use as a kit replacement. I will break this down into a few segments as I don't want to bombard you all with 30 something pictures all at once. Step one was to assemble the tracks. Did them in 10 link lengths then put them together to make them 82 links per side. I then soaked them in Micro Scale's "Blacken It". Waste of time. Going to have to paint them anyway. Threw the rest away. I made the track painting jig a few builds ago. Balsa wood, cost about $3 to make. Then I assembled the road wheels, taped them to an opened up empty Coors Light box. Always seem to have one of those around somewhere. Then I primed and then sprayed the rubber part with MM enamel "Helo Drab". Unless otherwise noted, all colors are MM enamels. Next was to cut all the molded on fender brackets to make room for the Voyager replacements. Fill all the pin marks under the fenders. Then prime with Tamiya Surface Primer. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikester Posted January 6, 2014 Members Share Posted January 6, 2014 Glad to see you took the "Mike Witous" approach and bought every single piece of A/M available! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelR32 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 I think I'll pull up a chair for this one!! I just love to see AM used in online builds... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulster Posted January 6, 2014 Author Share Posted January 6, 2014 Tiran 5 Pt. 2. Finished the hull. Filled in the fender bracket holes with strip styrene, CA glue and Tamiya Surface Primer (bottle) and sanded smooth. ran some small gauge solder for the electrical wire going to the headlight. The fender tanks and pe are from the Legends T-55 fender tank set. The hose and hose connectors are from a left over MIG aftermarket set that is obviously no longer available. I drilled the resin connectors all the way through (yes, before O-beer-thirty) so I could then just slide the fuel line through it. That way I could just move the connector where I wanted it instead of needing to cut precise lengths of wire. I scratch built the tow cable hold down pins with plastic rod, .010 solder wrapped around to kinda look like a spring and a brass bolt head on the end. Stowage is from the spares box with one item made from 2 part putty formed to fill a gap in the rack I didn't know what to do with. It's my first attempt at the putty rolled tarp, which would explain in part why it looks like a$$. Everything else is from the Voyager upgrade set. I must say that their pe is the easiest one I have ever worked with. Bends easy and minimum amount of connecting frets. Which makes cleanup much easier. The pioneer tools are Tiger Models Sherman set. I was fresh of Brit stuff. After putting away the photo booth, I downloaded the pictures. Then I realized I forgot to strap down the goodies in the rear stowage bin. Some thin tape and a buckle, then I was done. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave J Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Nice start Paul! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelR32 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Gorgeous, simply gorgeous!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One-Oh-Four Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Wow! Looking super! Mazzel tov! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikester Posted January 9, 2014 Members Share Posted January 9, 2014 Daaaaammmnnnn, son! That's some nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulster Posted March 25, 2014 Author Share Posted March 25, 2014 PROGRESS!!!!!!! Taking a while. Life gets in the way. James and Dave make me slave away here. Super Bowl. Beer. You know, the usual suspects. Voyager PE. Great stuff. RB barrel. Best barrels on the planet. The stowage in the rear bin is Academy crap from the spares box. Covering with tarp so I don't care how it is. Just wanted shapes. Straps are made of 1mm tape with Alliance buckles. The tarp is 2 part Milliput(sic?). My first experience with this stuff. Rolled it out on wax paper constantly sprinkling body powder then cutting shape with scissors. I put the tarp on the stack of stowage. I folded one side ala boot camp folding the blanket on the rack. Too neat. So the other side I just kinda crumbled it up. Suits me. The jerry cans are from the "Tank Work Shop". Good clean stuff. The bed/tentroll was hollow on the back. So I filled with the left over putty, dried and filed creases and shapes, super glued to hand rail then ca glued tape on the back for straps. As before, picture intense. PRIMER TOMORROW!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUY5Y Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 That really is quite incredible....nothing more to say! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One-Oh-Four Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Wow, that really looks terrific!! Can you please elaborate how you fixed the "trackpins" to the links? I face that challenge for the tracks of my AFV-Club Centurion Sho't... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave J Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Lovely work there Paul. Impressed with the extra PE detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Scanlon Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Superb work Paul, very impressive build, love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulster Posted April 29, 2014 Author Share Posted April 29, 2014 Getting there. Primered, pre shade, MM IDF Sand Grey sprayed and gloss coat layer on. Decals go on today and with this heat I'll also be able to clear coat again today. Oh yeah, base color on tracks also sprayed on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Scanlon Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Really impressed with this Paul, your detail work is excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Mike Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Outstanding build Pauli. Congrats on taking the silver at Ontario IPMS contest yesterday. What’s next? a Leopard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphSarc Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Outstanding job Paul. Following with great interest as I'm approaching my first armor build. I can only hope my Tamiya Panther looks one percent as good, lol!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulster Posted June 30, 2014 Author Share Posted June 30, 2014 Thank you Mike. Was quite surprised. Coming in second behind only Jim Wechsler is like a first place to me. Will post pictures in the "finished" forum after I get my camera issue's worked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulster Posted June 30, 2014 Author Share Posted June 30, 2014 You'll be fine Ralph. Been following your Junkers build. Armor is much more forgiving as you can jack something up and just call it "battle damage". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphSarc Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 You'll be fine Ralph. Been following your Junkers build. Armor is much more forgiving as you can jack something up and just call it "battle damage". LOL Paul I hadn't considered that :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Scanlon Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Hey Paul, this looking superb really like the work you have done here and congrats on your silver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulster Posted July 1, 2014 Author Share Posted July 1, 2014 Thank you Steve. Was clearly surprised. Some fine builds there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Nice start. I like those spring-mounts on the tow eyes. Good job with the tarp. Where did you get your resin bolts? Thank you. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulster Posted July 1, 2014 Author Share Posted July 1, 2014 Apologies Mark. Which bolts are you talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Apologies for taking so long to respond. Bolts are here. Sincerely, Mark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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