T30/34 (U.S. Heavy Tank) 1:35 TAKOM

[GazzaS]

Nice work on a very attractive tank. 

[Daniel_Roxy]

4 hours ago, GazzaS said:

Nice work on a very attractive tank. 

Thanks. It should look great when I have finished it. 2nd tank that I have put weathering on so should be quite the challenge too.

[Daniel_Roxy]

Hears a small update. 

I have sprayed the small wheels that the tracks rest on brown. May try splatter them with some weathering. Also painted the exhaust boxes as well as a couple other parts that are to do with the exhaust. And also sprayed the muzzle brake with the same colour as I mixed it myself. And it looked like a burned colour and it looks good

[Daniel_Roxy]

So been painting and gluing some of the ideler wheels together.  My mum has been helping. And we have started to get the tracks and everything together

[Daniel_Roxy]

Left side tracks in place. 

Just a comparison between two of the track links. And how they differ slightly

 

[Peterpools]

Nice progress on a very interesting subject

Keep 'em coming

Peter

[Daniel_Roxy]

Sneek peak of what's to come

[Daniel_Roxy]

So just put together a gun and mantlet that I don't intend to use. And fitted it to the turret with some blue tack to see what it looks like. There should be a muzzle brake on the barrel but there is only one in the set and I intend to use it on the gun I actually want to fit to the tank.

[Daniel_Roxy]

right i am back almost a year since i touched this wow. doing the periscopes and front hatches driver and bow gunner i belive

I believe the instructions intend for the hatches to be glues down but I have left them free. The pices are too small for me to make a hinge so I'll just leave them loos for now. I propped them open with some tooth picks

I'll add pictures soon

[Daniel_Roxy]

done the back access hatches tow mount it something and towing eye. As well as a small cover thing. There should be a tiny little round thing but I can't find it.

[Clunkmeister]

Nice to see this up and going again

[Daniel_Roxy]

7 minutes ago, Clunkmeister said:

Nice to see this up and going again

Yeah was talking with my college friends and I just felt like doing it again. Hopefully get it done this time

[Daniel_Roxy]

Just finished 3 or so hours. Just touching up scratched paint and installing the bow gun

Front Before:

Front After:

Rear before:

Rear After:

I will add some more weathering after or close to when the tank is done

[Daniel_Roxy]

Well things just went wrong.

Was painting the two track sections for the front of the tank and I have a lamp with a magnefying glass and it gets hot. I went to get a drink and it moved and the heat melted the parts.

Going to try and get some replacement parts from TAKOM.

[Daniel_Roxy]

Painted a couple bits and has a play around with the gun. The mantlet is blue tacked together and to the tank

[Daniel_Roxy]

Glued the last of the little bits on. And glued the top to the bottom and added the back pannel

[Daniel_Roxy]

Drilled the holes in the track guard and dry fitted it to the tank along with a couple other pices now to glue all the handles on

[Daniel_Roxy]

I did some more work on the track guards. Cleaning them up attaching the speaker and cover and glueing the handles to the storage boxs and the boxes to the guardsspeaker

shot of the back with the break lights attached was tricky painting them green with the red.

gluing handles to storage boxes

also removed some detail from the alternative tank

[Daniel_Roxy]

Painted the wood on the tools. happy with the spadea little hard to see the handle and shaft are wood and the spade head and rest of the handle are aluminum with a green mounting bracket over the spade head

[Daniel_Roxy]

Touched up the paint again. And glued the Track guards to the tank along with the storage boxes. Then fitted all the tools. They look good. Took some time painting them all nice. Not quite the right colours on a couple but you wouldn't know unless you were a tank nutcant say how happy I am with that spade. Took alot of patience to get that paint perfect and I don't think I could have done it like that last year

[Daniel_Roxy]

Just tried fitting the exhaust parts to the tank. The long cover but at the back didn't fit so I had to file it down abit. Now to spray an edit it properly

[Daniel_Roxy]

I did fit the exhausts and put some weathering on them. But didn't take photos I'll get some of it done in afew minutes. Yesterday I put the towing cables on and glued the little holders for them down. Also took a look at the travel rest for the gun

[harv]

Wow, this is looking great!!....harv 

[Daniel_Roxy]

2 hours ago, harv said:

Wow, this is looking great!!....harv 

Glad you think so. Been quite the challenge

[Daniel_Roxy]

Guns travel restraint moves fairly freeley. And everything is done at the back. Glued the fuel tank caps on and what I believe is a breather pipe to stop a vacuum being created inside the fuel tanks. Also putting the head lights together