Cromwell Tank
1April 14, 2022The Kit!
2April 14, 2022Only a few pieces in I started modifying and trying to add detail
3April 14, 2022
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6April 14, 2022Drilled out gun barrels. This was very fiddly but well worth it
7April 14, 2022
8April 14, 2022The smoke dischargers on the rear took a lot of effort to assemble
9April 14, 2022Drilled out the lights to add wire
10April 14, 2022Wires bent and affixed. Superglued from undersid
11April 14, 2022Filled in the slots for one of the lights' guard rails
12April 14, 2022First time trying Bicarbonate of soda and superglue as a filler, went
13April 14, 2022Mudguard after the fi
14April 14, 2022PE details on the hatches
15April 14, 2022The commander's sights were another tedious detail, but the PE looks so much better than the kit's plastic
16April 14, 2022
17April 14, 2022Chiseled off the handles on the hull
18April 14, 2022Drilled out holes using 0.4mm PCB drill bits by hand and bent wire to make han
19April 14, 2022The handles were each glued with superglue from the underside
20April 14, 2022
21April 14, 2022Some wax on a stick works fairly well as a makeshift pick and place tool for PE
22April 14, 2022The tow ropes were replaced with twisted wire, and i carved a sandbag to fit around the light guard
23April 14, 2022All the PE on the hull in place
24April 14, 2022I wanted to add some detail to one of the turret stowage bins, so soaked some layout paper in diluted PVA
25April 14, 2022this was then moulded into shape with cockt
26April 14, 2022After a day or two it was dry and surprisingly soli
27April 14, 2022Lid bent out of shape to allow the tarp to flow o
28April 14, 2022Parts washed ready for painting
29April 14, 2022
30April 14, 2022Tried AMMO Oneshot primer for the first time
31April 14, 2022Trying to prevent dust, I used some propogating tubs for gardening
32April 14, 2022Main components of my homemade SCC 15
33April 14, 2022
34April 14, 2022I darkened the mix and tried post-shading the panel lines etc for the first time, so happy with the results!
35April 14, 2022
36April 14, 2022Painting up the roadwheels
37April 14, 2022The individual track links were lined up on tape before being glued. I left them to dry for a short while before carefully taping them up in place
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40April 14, 2022The lower track runs complete. I had an upper and lower run for each side, and a short section of 4-6 links to go around the sprocket wheel
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42April 14, 2022More detail painting and decals done
43April 14, 2022The decals are quite thick
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45April 14, 2022Weathering with oils
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48April 14, 2022After wiping off excess oil with odourless thinners
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50April 14, 2022Tracks glued in place with superglue
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52April 14, 2022I wanted the TC to be removable, so I left one of the spikes in his left leg and drilled a hole in the turret basket. He's sits in place nicely and can be pulled out without much difficulty
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Build of Tamiya's model, with Eduard photo etch details and individual plastic tracks. The PE was quite a challenge but I'm happy with the result, the main difficulty was not making a mess with the superglue.
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2+Cromwell Mk.IV
British Army (1660-now)C Sqn., 5 Royal Tank Reg., 22 Arm. Brg, 7 Arm. Div. T 190041
World War 2
S.C.C. № 15 Olive Drab