GazzaS Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Nice work on a very attractive tank. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Roxy Posted January 14, 2019 Author Share Posted January 14, 2019 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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Roxy Posted January 26, 2019 Author Share Posted January 26, 2019 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 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Roxy Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Roxy Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 Left side tracks in place. Just a comparison between two of the track links. And how they differ slightly 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Nice progress on a very interesting subject Keep 'em coming Peter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Roxy Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 Sneek peak of what's to come 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Roxy Posted February 1, 2019 Author Share Posted February 1, 2019 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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Roxy Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 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 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Roxy Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted December 9, 2019 Administrators Share Posted December 9, 2019 Nice to see this up and going again 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Roxy Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Roxy Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 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 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Roxy Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share Posted December 11, 2019 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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Roxy Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share Posted December 11, 2019 Painted a couple bits and has a play around with the gun. The mantlet is blue tacked together and to the tank 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Roxy Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 Glued the last of the little bits on. And glued the top to the bottom and added the back pannel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Roxy Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 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 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Roxy Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Roxy Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 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 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Roxy Posted December 19, 2019 Author Share Posted December 19, 2019 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 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Roxy Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 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 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Roxy Posted December 27, 2019 Author Share Posted December 27, 2019 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 Wow, this is looking great!!....harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Roxy Posted December 27, 2019 Author Share Posted December 27, 2019 2 hours ago, harv said: Wow, this is looking great!!....harv Glad you think so. Been quite the challenge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Roxy Posted December 27, 2019 Author Share Posted December 27, 2019 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 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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